JSB 15.9gr. 5mm pellets

[Ribbonstone]

Haven't got to shoot the new JSB 5mm pellet (#2 below)...just kind of surprized there waws a new 5mm pellet at all.

Just a comparitive selection:
DSCN1818 (2) by Robert Dean, on Flickr
1. EunJin 22.4gr
2. JSB 15.9gr
3. Crosman 14.3gr CP's
4. Crosman 14.3gr Cylindrical
5. JSB 13.7gr
6. Predator 13gr
7. H&N Field Target Trophy 11.4gr

Of the above 7, only #2,#4, #5, #6,#7 are in production.   The H&N Baracuda 13.6gr. is also in production....it just missed the class picture.

Going to have to find my scale....I'm wondering about the real world weight of the new JSB.  Does have a very shallow hollow base but is actually a little shorter than the old 14.3gr.CP's.

Never tried all the 5mm....not for lack of trying....but there are WAY more 5mm pellets NOT MADE any more than are...which makes a new offering kind of unexpectedly nice.


 Now we'll see if it can shoot in any (or most...or all) of the 5mm's still on hand (and I'll try to borrow the Sheridan my Nephew now has).

[Ribbonstone]

Quick first test:

Figure to start left to right (the rifles pictured above)...considering my lack of springer practice, and certainly  going to leave the springer for last.

DSCN1820 (2) by Robert Dean, on Flickr

Definately the potential is there. If I hadn't screwed up the first group, would have been about as good as I've ever done with this rifle.

[Ribbonstone]

Quick test #2:

Ttried just 10 shots (two 5-shot groups) with the 2nd rifle from the left (HAtsan/Webley Raider 5mm).


If this keeps up,we have a new winner. DID love the 14.3gr. CP's,but those are running out.  This is AT LEAST as well as I'd hope for with it's previous "best pellet"

DSCN1827 by Robert Dean, on Flickr

So scroe the new JSB 5mm "heavy" as  being 2 for 2 so far. 
 The QB is more like a 13 foot pound rifle (lets say something like 15.9gr. @  625fps) and it liked the new JSB's.   The raider is more like a 24 foot pound rifle (15.9gr. @ 825fps) and it really seems to like them.


Tomorrow, will get the old Summatra out and kind of adjust it down a bit,looking for something more like  32 foot pounds (which would be these 15.9's at somthing like 935fps).

As for the springer on the end...I'll have to practice a bit first (maybe Sunday?).


Right about now,if you happen to have a 5mm hanging about the place,might want to give these 15.9 (OK...listed as 15.89gr) a try.

[Habanero69er]

I have a few tins of RWS 25g pellets. They look pretty much like the 22.4g Eun Jins you have pictured.

[Ribbonstone]

Sometimes the ads don't change as fast as the pellets do. 

Did find the old-old versions of the Samyang/EunJin/ (and others) were heavier in the past. Softer lead, fatter skirts, and wider bands (besides being a duller color).




Have seen a lot of weight claims...and have found a good bit of difference over the yearson a scale...but I think someone just got lazy and didn'tverify the newer versions.....just plugged the new pictures into the old data.