Best pellet for HW30

[lizzie]

My HW30S shoots about any pellet good but without a doubt the JSB RS 7.33 grain pellet is off the charts.  Buy a bunch of them.  If you research you will find I am not the only one that has figured this out.  A HW30 and JSB 7.33 pellets are a winning combo.  They were made for each other.

Cool! Thanks Brazos!
Btw- the Brazos is about 5 miles from my house- haha!

[SpiralGroove]

Hey Lizzie,
IIRC, it's already been established; the AA 7.32 gr. // JSB 7.32 shoot best the HW30S .

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Hey Lizzie,
IIRC, it's already been established; the AA 7.32 gr. // JSB 7.32 shoot best the HW30S .

Ha ha!

Not always, I wish it were so simple, gracious. I have forgotten exactly how many of these buggers I have had over the years, but I shot the daylights out of most of them, and a few did not like them especially well. Bore sizing has varied a LOT in these guns over the years, as has the degree of choke you might find in any given barrel. JSBs of any size fell right out of the breech of an 80's R7 I once owned. One size just don't fit 'em all, I wish it did, but, nooo...

But, to me, one of the best parts of having an HW30 is doing all the accuracy testing yourself. The gun is so accurate inherently that target shooting is almost always rewarding. By the time you have your 'top three' pellets outta the dozens to choose from figured out, you know that gun inside out. Don't even get me started on the joys of chrony work, lolol...

[SpiralGroove]

Yeah PCP,
I'm thinking of the ones produced in the last few years .
I forgot, Lizzie has a vintage model ...............

Where in MI do you shoot?

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Where in MI do you shoot?

At home, but also on family properties.

[Dead Springer]

Mine is shooting JSB RS really well.  With that said, the other day I grabbed the wrong tin of pellets and shot the JSB Express and they were just as accurate but with a little POI shift.  So, as others said, it shoots almost everything well!  It is such a great little gun.

[Oldgringo]

Of my two 30S', one prefers the AA 7.33 while the other seems to prefer the JSB 7.33?  Actually, the peep sighted girl shoots either pellet as well as my old eyes can focus on the sights and the target.

[lizzie]

Thanks David and Greg!

[SpiralGroove]

Where in MI do you shoot?

At home, but also on family properties.

I had previously asked because I grew up in St. Joseph, MI, but had other ventures in Coldwater, MI, Detroit and Houghten/Hancock, MI. ............. Kirk

[wjjones]

Hey Lizzie,
IIRC, it's already been established; the AA 7.32 gr. // JSB 7.32 shoot best the HW30S .

Hmmm, I don't know that.  A lot of people find either the JSB 7.87 and 8.44 to be the best in their HW30s.  All three shoot very well in my 30, with the 7.87 possibly having a slight edge.

[Brazos]

Cool! Thanks Brazos!
Btw- the Brazos is about 5 miles from my house- haha!
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Where do you live Lizzie?  I live by the Brazos and is how I came up with my handle.  We may be neighbors, but the Brazos is a long river.  Both Texans though.

[lizzie]

Cool! Thanks Brazos!
Btw- the Brazos is about 5 miles from my house- haha!

Where do you live Lizzie?  I live by the Brazos and is how I came up with my handle.  We may be neighbors, but the Brazos is a long river.  Both Texans though.
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Lol- well, if I jump in my creek, and swim about 4 miles, I will get to the Brazos, then depending on whether you're up toward PK, or down toward Whitney, I'll see ya in a couple of days, or maybe weeks. LOL

I am due west of the DFW metroplex.

[Brazos]

I am due west or SW of DFW in Granbury.

[Smaug2]

JSB 7.3 or Air Arms Falcon 7.3 are accurate and give a good balance of velocity and accuracy.

JSB/Air Arms 7.9 and 8.4s also shoot well and seem to penetrate a little better than the 7.3s.

Crosman 7.9 also shoot well and are slow enough (< 750 fps) out of the '30 that you don't have to worry about leading the bore from the alloy they use; and no need to lube.

One cool thing about the '30 is that it doesn't shoot hard enough to overpower wadcutters, so they're back in the game. Mine likes RWS Meisterkugeln Pistol. If you find they're accurate enough at your typical pesting ranges, you're going to like the impact they lay down. Of course for plinking. I would also try some of the lightweight Beeman hollow points with the sharp edges.

For pesting, I got a couple gray squirrels and also wounded a couple. Needs a few more FPE to be reliable on nutters, I think. I've never failed to put down a sparrow or starling though!

That gun is going to spoil you, I think. You'll pick up your R1 and be like: "Gee, suddenly this is hard to cock!" 

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For pesting, I got a couple gray squirrels and also wounded a couple. Needs a few more FPE to be reliable on nutters, I think. I've never failed to put down a sparrow or starling though!

We have very large fox squirrels here, over 3 pounds sometimes, and thick-furred and big-boned. Buut, put a pellet directly in between the eyes, straight into the brain, and even the biggest ones drop in place. With glass that is worthy of this gun, it is a surgical instrument, they are amazing when scoped, especially, imo..

[lizzie]

JSB 7.3 or Air Arms Falcon 7.3 are accurate and give a good balance of velocity and accuracy.

JSB/Air Arms 7.9 and 8.4s also shoot well and seem to penetrate a little better than the 7.3s.

Crosman 7.9 also shoot well and are slow enough (< 750 fps) out of the '30 that you don't have to worry about leading the bore from the alloy they use; and no need to lube.

One cool thing about the '30 is that it doesn't shoot hard enough to overpower wadcutters, so they're back in the game. Mine likes RWS Meisterkugeln Pistol. If you find they're accurate enough at your typical pesting ranges, you're going to like the impact they lay down. Of course for plinking. I would also try some of the lightweight Beeman hollow points with the sharp edges.

For pesting, I got a couple gray squirrels and also wounded a couple. Needs a few more FPE to be reliable on nutters, I think. I've never failed to put down a sparrow or starling though!

That gun is going to spoil you, I think. You'll pick up your R1 and be like: "Gee, suddenly this is hard to cock!" 

Great information- thanks!
And yup! You're right about it spoiling me! I already want to use it for pesting, but the sights situation isn't right yet. Even reconsidering putting a scope ot her, and forgetting the purist tendency I have. Hah!

[lizzie]

I am due west or SW of DFW in Granbury.

Just recent took a new job position,  but I worked down there fir the oast couple of years. Really seems to be still growing!

[north country gal]

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...  Even reconsidering putting a scope ot her, and forgetting the purist tendency I have. Hah!
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Easy solution, of course. Our HW30S wears a Williams peep and our HW30S Lam wears a Nikon Prostaff EFR.

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...  Even reconsidering putting a scope ot her, and forgetting the purist tendency I have. Hah!
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Easy solution, of course. Our HW30S wears a Williams peep and our HW30S Lam wears a Nikon Prostaff EFR.
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Same thinking here!

My grey lam HW 30s LE now wears an Optisan FTMD 4-12x40, and the Williams peep is on the plain jane HW 30s.

The lam balances better than the beech with a scope on top, and with the peep, the beech HW 30s is super-light. Both are a privilege to shoot and own. Love these guns! :-)

[Brazos]

I am due west or SW of DFW in Granbury.

Just recent took a new job position,  but I worked down there fir the oast couple of years. Really seems to be still growing!

Well if you ever want to meet a bunch of people in the TX air gun community come to my next field target match on the second Saturday of July.  I am the match director and we have a great group.  Our last match we had 30 people.  Since you say you live due west of DFW then grab Tom Gaylord and bring him with you.  He hasn't been down here in a while.