Skenco NewBoy, .22, .22 Reviews

In .22, there was excellent expansion and penetration for being essentially a cup. These easily penetrated an O'possum's head from approximately 15 yards, and provide crazy expansion in the retrieved pellets. They fit very tight in the barrel and need a good push of the thumb to get them in. The heads and skirts are all very uniform and not deformed in any way, at least in the batch I received, and the pellets are really sturdy, well made, and heavy. I will purchase again for its kill potential.

100 pellets in a "Tin" is enough for me, an occasional shooter, but for those who find themselves shooting hundreds of pellets every other day may be wanting more per "Tin". This is a hunting pellet not a target pellet, however it does punch really nice holes in paper.

These pellets fit very snug in my Benjamin Prowler .22 break barrel, and do not seat completely flush. Maybe 97%, which for me is enough. Other pellets like the Crosman Premiers essentially fall into the barrel, and is probably why I get such horrible accuracy for being so loose in the barrel (IDK really but this is my observation with other pellets). In the 1300KT I have no issues with seating. In the Benjamin I can get about 1/2" to 3/4" at 15 yards, which is not that great if you want to shoot at further distances, but that is in MY rifle on a wobbly table top shooting bag. In the 1300KT I get consistent 1/2'' groups. I posted some pictures of the unshot pellet near the recovered pellets, and a Crosman Premier Hollow Point for comparison. The "tin" is plastic with a measly thread. Again, it is fine for me since I shoot from a table and don't walk around with them, but if someone were to drop this tin it would likely break open and spill its contents.

Everything! My rifle loves them and the pecan thriving squirrels hate them! Great results.

Nothing

Great pellet for my nitro piston Benjamin. It seems to favor a light heavyweight pellet and these fill that bill nicely. Great price, quick shipping- whats not to like?!

Not a thing.

Very accurate out of a Gamo Swarm Magnum. Oddly they consistently impact higher than lighter lead pellets. Expansion and penetration on ground squirrels is excellent.

These seem to be a great pellet. A larger hollowpoint cavity might be good, but it might change the accuracy.

Great hard hitting pellet for the money.

The container

Diameter is too large for my Benji Trail NP2. Too tight in the barrel.

I love the Skenco Ultramag metal tip in the my gun.

Seemed consistent size and weight. Hit hard.

Shoot well in my Air Force Condor. Nothing special

Value in cost and quality of pellet, shape and appearance, I like the fact that they come in containers of 100 which saves money when only testing them..

Nothing

Reason for 2 stars is only that they were not accurate in my PCP Marauder .22 cal and I wil not be orderring any more of them for this reason..they may be more accurate with other shooters and air guns..

Nice big fat honker of a hollow point. Clean,perfect fit,zero deformities. All 3 Magnum Hatsans ive used them in shoot these very well.

cro mag on roids.

For some odd reason which I haven't figured out as of yet these pellets literally produce the most and 2nd most energy across two different guns/vendors. I have many different containers of.22 ammo. All of which were highest rated here. To be exact, 19 different kinds. Mostly spread across the weights and diverse across the head types. My two different air guns are an almost 100% modified Crosman 2289 Bugbuster/Backpacker carbine and Umarex Octane rifle. Currently using this Big Boy Hollowpoint pellet @ 15 pumps my 2289 gets 8.13 ft/lbs energy and my stock other than new O-rings/shims and better scope Uma gets 25.25 ft/lbs. So in fps that means 424 fps for 2289 and 747 fps for Uma. That's actually slower fps compared to other pellets its just that the weight of pellet balances it out as more energy.

Make a larger package or 200 pellets or best yet 500 count!

That top pellet for 2289 and 2nd top for my Uma. Uma's top is Beeman Kodiak but these results are most likely unique to my Uma as it does not perform A+ more like A-/B+. When I went to loc-tite my main screw under the trigger it was not only stripped but bent from the factory. To me explains it isn't performing A+ and little off tolerance and alignment.

Skenko pellets are an odd-ball design that just works! The pellets "tumble" through the air vs spiraling because of the crazy weight distribution of this unusual pellet, and cause incredible damage when poi is reached. I've been using the 25-Caliber Big Boys in my Marauder rifle for more than a year and counting, and they are Plain Jane deadly in all respects, just like the 22-Caliber is. Note the "square punch marks" in targets, and in game killing the exit is just huge.

The case could use improvements, although I like them just because they're so different with their tiny little upward catching clips. Many would like to see a screw can but I think they should simply improve what they have to where it stays shut, and is easy to open.

Don't be afraid of the large and strange heavy-weight pellets out there, if you have the firepower to actually use them. The corollary: don't use this kind of heavy pellet in an inferior rifle or pistol package and then blame the pellet for poor performance!

they are alittle heavier then the crow magnum so they should hit harder and they have almost the same cup but with weight comes fpe.

more then 100 maybe 175 or 200 per tinalso away better tin with screw down cap.

people should compare the heavies in 22 cal and 25 cal the heavies are the same in weight but the 22cal is traveling faster thus more fpe at the end.just compare them.

Accurate, deadly

Packaging!

Definitely keep a spare tin the package sucks. I have shot birds at only up to 15 yards so far, and they are deadly. At ten yards if you do your part you can shoot them into one hole with my cheap stoeger x10.

Nice shape and very clean. Perfect HollowPoint for close range.

More pellets in a tin

Works great in My Rainstorm up to 30 Yards. Same poi as the Barracuda's. These are my favorite short range pellet.

Perfect shape and weight for my needs. I use them for removing pests. They have the same POI as the Barracudes at close range. I'd say up to 20 to 25 yards.

They need to sell these in 200 count tin or PA can sell these tins in a two pack. That way the over all price is closer to the other popular pellets. That would make the buy 3 get 1 free more efficient.

I tested this pellet only in my Rainstorm. I did notice a larger than usual exit hole. I'm very impressed with these for removing pests.

The size, shape and weight are real nice. They mushroom real nice.. Excellent for hunting small game. About a half inch group at 35 yards not to bad.. Very good hollow point.

Again stupid tin design... Wow can they make one any cheaper....they should just sell them in little baggys if they want to be cheap... Why the hell does skenco put them in 100 tins? Ooooo I know to be cheap....

They work good in my banjamin marauder.. Try them what do you have to lose, $6.........Save a favorite empty tin you will need it!!!

I thought that being a "Skenco" product, there might be slight variations in the sizes, but so far all the rounds seem to be almost exactly the same size. Just what you need when your hunting.

The only thing I'd change is the packaging. The small plastic container is just to different from most other brands. Get a tin if possible.