Buying pellets

[cheewee]

ok, where do you guys get yours? Was in academy sports today and they had NO .22 pellets and a very limited supply of .177.
Did pickup an interesting blister pack containing 500 crosman competition premium grade wadcutters, weight unknown(crosman how hard is it to include a weight on the packaging).
I have never been a fan of wadcutters, until fairly recently i have only been a rifle shooter and in my mind how can a pellet as flat as a brick not fly like a brick. i will be trying them in my pistol tomorrow and im sure i will be pleasantly surprised.
anyway getting of topic, i guess most people order there pellets online but the cost of shipping added to the ever increasing cost of pellets must be a burden.

[sandpiper]

I ordered pellets with my last gun from AGD. I also bought a four pack of wadcutters, pointed, pointed with ridge and dome at a Dick's Sporting goods for $9.99. I was in Walmart the other night and picked up Crosman premium dome hollow points in .177 and .22 for $7.99 and $8.99 for 500 ct. tins.

I quickly realized after getting back into airguns a few weeks ago that pellet quality is a major factor in accuracy. The one question I did have while in the store was the weight. There is no grain weight marked on the package.

[breakfastchef]

I buy most pellets at Pyramyd Air. It is hard to beat the buy-three-get-one-free deal. Add in current coupons and you can save an additional 10% or so. I have two pellets I really like and was looking for the best deal on large quantities. After visiting several websites and running the numbers, PA still came out the cheapest.

If I want cheap and local, I will buy a tin or two at the local Walmart.

[cheewee]

everytime i am in walmart i grab a tin of crosman pellets but i am wanting to try some different brands in the hope of improving accuracy

[slothart]

everytime i am in walmart i grab a tin of crosman pellets but i am wanting to try some different brands in the hope of improving accuracy

I've been trying to convince my wife that this would make a good gift for me...
http://www.straightshooters.com/straight-shooters-full-pellet-sampler-.177.html
http://www.straightshooters.com/straight-shooters-full-pellet-sampler-.22.html
... so far she has disagreed, but might be the ticket for you if you want to try a lot of different pellets.

[sandpiper]

That's a great variety of weights. I might have to figure out how to justify a box.

My wife said she wants a locket for our anniversary next month. Can't wait to see her reaction when I show her a pic of the CCS 2300KT she's going to buy me 

[641]

I stick with H&N pellets now, and really like the Barracudas in .22 caliber (21.14 grains) for squirrels and such.

[cheewee]

pellet sampler pack sounds like the way to go 

[0351_Vet]

PA & AGD   

[mr007s]

On a previous purchase I compared cost between PA and Straight Shooters. With the 10% off code and the free 4th tin PA was cheaper. That was until I noticed the pellet count per tin was much less with PA. After regulating, SS was the better buy with shipping being almost the same.

Champion Shooters doesn't have a large selection but if you shoot RWS Hobby Wad cutters they sell a carton of 5000 at a discount. I have a carton and think it was a heck of a buy.

[Cross Pistol Packer]

Wadcutters are great for punching a neat round hole in paper targets,and if your target range is short,say up to 15m good hunting pellet ( at 12 ftlbs ),all energy transfered to target & no exit hole,unlike some pointed pellets I have used,in one side of tree rats head & out through other & that exiting pellet could end up some place you dont want it.

[cheewee]

ok was pretty impressed with the crosman wadcutters today. shot some pretty nice groups despite the nasty weather here. so i guess i have my non crosman paper puncher and short range rat gun taken care of,  now if i can just find a pellet the 2240 likes i will be in business.