Page 17 - Crosman Premier .22, .22 Reviews

Not only these but all of the pellets I have ordered from PA have been packed well in foam to prevent damage from impact during shipping. My Talon SS likes the Crosman Premiers straight out of the tin and will consistently get one hole groups with these economical pellets at 25 yards.

When I shoot my air rifles with my grandson we go through the pellets like crazy. It is not unusual for my grandson, nephew and myself to go through at least 2 tins in one day of shooting together. I would like to see an even larger quantity container of pellets, maybe a "milk carton" box of 1250 like the .177s come in. I also wish Crosman would make a heavy pellet in 22 caliber like they do in 177. Something round 20 grains would be nice.

For the price, the Crosman Premiers are decent pellets but you will find some small variations in skirt diameter. But they still work very well in the choked rifle barrel on my Talon SS.

I like theses a lot definitely will be buying them again I think they were better then the premier dome pellets i bought. they seem to be more accurate then the domes were / but i will keep using both to get a proper conclusion

please take time on this site to learn about air rifles because they have a lot of info
its so important to load and make sure the pellets are seated properly when loaded it makes all the difference in a straight shot

i found out the hard way then wound up reading a review about the same subject pellet loading!!
i USE A EMPTY BALL POINT PEN THAT THE TIP IS SHAPED TO FILL THE PELLETS FLARED END TO SEAT IT PROPERLY ALL THE WAY IN WITH NO DAMAGE.. and then my shot were way better!! so read and learn / learn how to check and make sure your stock is tite before adjusting your scope.
its important information for good air rifle performance

Cheap.

Quality control. Varies from too loose to too tight. Last variation in vertical POI.

good all around pellet.Not a bad price.good for plinking cans and targets.

weights are very inconsistant.

price and availability locally at several stores.500 pellets in a much appreciated screw on lid container.Shoots very accurately out of my Benjamin trail NP producing tight stacked holes at 30 consistently.Good mushrooming of head at impact.

little bit better quality control.Out of 3 tins so far I have about 150 domed pellets and another 150 loose fit ones that produced small flyers. quite a few skirt shavings as well.

little bit better quality control.Out of 3 tins so far I have about 150 domed pellets and another 150 loose fit ones that produced flyers. quite a few skirt shavings as well.

pellets were free with the purchase of the rifle

almost everything

accuracy in most of my rifles; price, terminal performance on small game.

nothing comes to mind

These are a great general purpose round, and I have 40 air rifles, and these shoot well in most of them, and the price is fair for the amount you get, as well as their consistent accuracy...as long as you do your part...they are a great hunting round, as I have taken different types of game with them, and most were one shot kills, and the terminal shock to game is good with these...if your weapon shoots them accurately, you will not be disappointed with these as a hunting round.

They are a great price, 500 for $8 thats awesome! and there are no size/shape irregularities

performance

they are AWFUL in my benjamin 392. 3''+ groups at 25 yards. cant get them to group, they were all over the map. bought two tins (1000pellets) and will not be using them

The price is good but these pellets are useless.

crosmans quality control is horrible. my first 3 tins were excellent on my 4th most of the pellets were undersized. could not get any decent groupings. pellets are all over the paper. replaced scope, mounts, bases, gun. did not suspect the pellets.

I was shooting these pellets for a about 2 months. My first 3 tins were excellent.
I was getting dime sized groupings at 20 yards with an occasional flyer. Then all of a sudden i could'nt hit a barn door. At first i did'nt suspect these pellets cause
they've been so good in the past. I suspected everything else, scope,mounts,bases, even the gun. I was about to give up when my brother in laws neighbor let me try some rws hobbies. what a difference. back to shooting same hole over and over and having fun again. I ordered 8 tins of hobbies, 2 tins of jsb exacts dome 18.1 grains, 3 tins of rws super domes, 3 tins of rws h point. all seem to be pretty good especially the jsb's. I'm going to try different weights and be ordering from pyramid air again. Got my order pretty fast.

Crosman Premier hollow points were included with my Benjamin Trail Nitro. Smart move. These pellets fly true, group tightly and consistantly. The breach fit is perfect for this rifle. I'm ordering 1000 more today!

Put the weight of the pellets on the can.

I have not had great performance from crosman in my other rifles. What a suprise to see these group so consistantly!

Pin point accuracy. I aimed on a 2 by 4 construction wood, 50 feet distance, and the pellet went in deeper then any other pellet. Lighter pellets will reach higher speeds but fail to penetrate deep.

Gives out too much lead...

Yeah, if you shoot more then 50 times a week you gotta clean the barrel once a week. If it's a brake barrel just get a long wood stick that can go through the barrel and get a piece of cotton, make sure the cotton will go through the barrel with a little force. If the cotton goes in the barrel without force the barrel won't be completely clean. Before pressing the cotton in the barrel with the stick give several drops of FP-10 lubricant for the cotton to absorb. Go from one end and go out from the other end, do this 2-3 times - always new cotton & lube. At the end do this without lubricating the cotton so the cotton will absorb the excess lube inside the barrel, and that's it! The procedure takes less then 7 minutes.

Good value for the money

Nothing

This pellet is great for both hunting and plinking

The price, accuracy, and looks of the pellets.

These have more penetration in my XL 1100 than the Crosman Premier Domed.......Get these instead of the Domed.

very good air rifle, my best out of 5.my 22cal love crossman preimers

offer a tripod package with it.

5 star rating

$ , accur.

wash the pellet at the plant, man u might get lead poison. fingers r coated w/residue 20 pellets loaded sick leaves prints all over the scene

dirty pellets DIRTY not a pleasure to shoot need to keep wiping fingers off every time u load

These pellets shoot well in my new Marauder pistol. They feed smoothly in the same gun. I like the 500 count tins with screw on lids. You can spend more but why do that when you can have it all, for less.

I like long skirted pellets, maybe they coud take a little bit of lead out of the nose and extend the skirt 0.050" or so. The rest is good.

Try a tin of Crosman Premier hollow points side by side with a box of Crosman Premier Field Target pellets. They are so close it is difficult to tell any difference for me.
Thanks,
Sparky

These perform about second best in my Discovery (JSB 14.3 Exacts are the best.). The Premiers would be right up there, if one out of seven weren't a flyer. But hey, they're half the price of the JSB's.

Big improvements, like quality control, mean big price increases. So, Premiers serve a purpose just the way they are.

The lead is very hard, which means great penetration but virtually no expansion. I haven't noticed the negatives of some reviews (dirty, damaged or extreme size inconsistencies). My Discovery fires the Premiers at 800 FPS. This speed is about average for 14.3 grain pellets.

The pellet flies straight and true. It fits nicely in the magazines for the Marauder, both the Pistol and the Rifle.

Nothing

It's hard to beat Pyramyd Air's deal of buy 3 tins of pellets and get one free.
It makes nice hole when we tested it in our basement shooting range.

Accuracy, energy and penetration. Shot through dog food can at 75 yards consistently using Remmington NPSS.

Every few pellets were too big and some too small. 500 tin but you really only get 400 good ones at this rate.

Worth the money. Good hunting pellet. Just toss the bad ones.

Price is attractive but you can only use 50% of the pellets...

Quality controls!!! Every other pellet is so small that I just falls out of the breech. The other half is so tight you almost damage them by pushing them in. The pellets are dirty and full of lead debris.

I only shoot with the tight ones which seem to be consistent with my Gamo Whisper .22, the lose ones are so bad I only get a 2 inch grouping at 15 yards.