Page 2 - Golden Rod Long-Range, .177 Reviews

These pellets fit the chamber very well and seem to be quite accurate with excellent penetration.

I wouldn't change anything.

They are fairly quiet therefore I would guess they are not actually hypersonic. As fast as a lead round but at least they are lead free.

Michigan is leading the charge to outlaw lead in fishing weights and ammo. Being a serious hunter I'm opposed to this since I have not found too many lead free pellets I like, but I try them as I discover them. I got these with the high hopes I found a decent lead free pellet with a low cost. I tried these in several air rifles including one of my favorites that's out of production now, the tech force 6. I found these not only have an issue with size (sometimes I find a few that are just a bit too big to fit), but even with a high power rifle they are inaccurate, have low penetration and surprisingly close drop off. They just don't fly all that well. The more power I put on them the worse they seem to get. I doubt I'll buy more when my current supply is finished.

I can't think of a cure for these things. They look cool though. My theory is these have too much surface area in contact with the air when they are fired, which creates too much friction and acts as a brake on the pellet.

Not the best pellets I have tried.

no lead residue!

amazing penetration in short range tests. good for a practice load but poor hunting load.

not as accurate as i'd like in long range tests. slow for a non-lead pellet and drops off quickly. The pellet itself is unimpressive looking and I had a tough time taking these things seriously. I'll noy buy these again

These are a pellet that are not to be taken very seriously. the long range is about 40 yards and they drop loke a rock. If you are hunting, get a different pellet.

THESE ARE A FUN PELLET. I bought these because....I hate to admit it.......They looked cool. Well, this is what I found. These pellets are just fun. I wouldn't hunt or target with them as I don't find them that accurate. They will rip through a lot of stuff, if that's what you want. Penetration is amazing, and they are "fairly" accurate. They will drift, but, regardless of the drift, I still like these pellets. I would recommend these to anyone just for fun.

Maybe they could be offered in a heavier grain. That might make them more accurate.

Make sure you know what's behind your target......I'm not saying you will miss, but more that, these things go through stuff more than your regular pellets.

Awesome penetration, lead free, look cool.

Offer a larger tin, they can be a bit inaccurate.

These pellets are great. They have ridiculous penetration and are fairly accurate. I have a Gamo Shadow 640 (640 fps) and these will punch through just about anything you can put in front of them, even with the low power. The first day I got them I shot a spaypaint can. The pellet went right through the side of it, and the can took off like a rocket. It was amazing to see the power of these pellets, not to mention the fireworks that resulted after the can took off. This was really impressive because of the power of my gun. But they can be a little drifty. At 20 feet I shot a cluster of about 2 inches. This may also be due to the low power of my gun. Regardless of the drift, I love these pellets. They have incredible power and superb penetration. I would recomend these to anyone who wants a fun pellet.

Works well in my RWS 34 panther.

The price! Have 250 or 500 count tins and lower the price.

With my RWS 34 panther factory gun, these pellets can puncture my Beeman metal pellet trap if I don't use duck seal to stop them.

MUCH easier to load than any standard pellet type - nice long bullet shape. Good penetration (killed a crow with this pellet at 40+ yrds - in the neck straight through with a Crosman G-1)

They need to be heavier - how about a lead version?

These pellets really don't deform much at all and they sometimes 'bounce' back. Be careful what you're shooting at.

Groups around an inch at 25yards when shot from a daisy target rifle, very few fliers, no defective pellets so far.

at only 150 per nine dollar container, these cost as much as good rimfire ammo, which kind of takes the cheap part out of shooting with an airgun, as opposed to a .22 LR

These shoot considerably better than "match" lead free pellets, the accuracy's about the same, but these produce many fewer fliers.

wow!!! AN AWSOME PELLET!! It is fast, accurate and made well damage... what do you want more???? For me they're very cheap..... (without postage ;-D) In swiss I pay the same price for normal domed or wadcuter pellets!!!

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on a well powered gun, they made well damages on whatelse you shot. Buy this and you will be fascinated!

Penetration is good, but expected w/ a Skenco round. 2 out of the 3 .177 rifles I own liked them good enough, they sucked in my Recon(modded),Looked like a shotgun spread after 10 round's into the target.

just a tad thicker would certainly help alot, maybe 4.51mm.

Pyramyd Air is the best place to buy pellet's.

these are hard hitting pellets, penetration is remarkable, accuracy is ok

cost

these pellets will go throuogh soft or thin metal but any hard surface will make them ricochet, these are good for tough skinned animals and birds, easily killed crow at 35 yrds with an RWS 94

These will blow through peices of metal that no other pellet will penetrate with my gun. Even heavies. Their accuracy isint really good enough for me to try and hunt with. I certainly dont think i would try and shoot anything at "long range" which to me is 50 yards + They dont penetrate things like wood though very well.

If you want a pellet to just shoot random things with these would be good for some stuff. A bit expensive for that kind of shooting though. These are not like a regular pellet with a plastic rear area like i thought. They actually are metal all the way down the gold plastic part on the inside.

They ARE easy to load, they just fall right in, accurate, and incredibly hard. Shooting our spinner target with a load pellet or anything else usually turns them into pancakes. Shooting it with this, the pellet came out of the sabot, and had a small dent in the tip.

The price, definetly a little high, but then again, these pellets aren't exactly your everyday pellet.

great pellet for hunting, heavy and smooth easy to load consistent and they look cool. these pellets will penetrate through almost anything went right throug a quarter with my gamo big cat.

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if shooting in your backyard use a backstop and a thick one be cause these tings keep going even after hitting the target, I suggest at least a couple layers of half inch plywood!

Longer than traditional pellets, thus easier to grab and load. Don't leave lead deposits in barrel/envioronment ...and they look like bullets.

Rather than zinc-alumin alloy...I would have them use steel for more penetration.

Wear eye protection when within close proximity of non-game targets. Ricochets are a possibilty on hard targets.

Very Powerfull; Penatrates steel!

A little pricy!

Thease Pellets DO NOT decentigrate on contact! By far the most dangerous pellet I have ever shot! Take great caution when shooting hard objects. I shot this pellet through the side of an old fridge in the back yard. Went right through one side and left a nice welt on the inside pannel

lead free

the lable it says golden rod and 9.5gr whos right?

the weight gives it knock down groups at 20 yards werent bad 3/4"