Page 19 - Crosman Premier .22, .22 Reviews

This is my second order and review on these.The price,accuracy,and good hunting pellet.You can shoot a lot for a little money.

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I have used more expensive pellets that didn't shoot near as well.

My ratings are based on the current problems I am having with this pellet. This used to be the best grouping pellet available.. read below.

I had no problem with these for years, but they are no longer uniform in size, some fall right through the barrel of my RWS-48, or are so loose that if you tip it upright after inserting the pellet they fall right out of the breach.

I contacted Stacy at PA Tech Support and reported the problem. She has contacted Crosman because I wasn't the only one experiencing the same problem.. but she hasn't received an answer as of two days ago. I've shot these pellets for years and they were the most accurate at 40 yards that I've ever shot, consistent groups smaller than a dime. My last few tins have been horrific. About every other one is so undersized I'm afraid to shoot them because of doing damage to my gun. I actually thought there were some .177 mixed with my .22's. When I do shoot one that is undersized they drop out of the grouping by about 3 inches low at 40 yards. I'm assuming this is because they are so loose air escapes around them going down the barrel causing the velocity to drop off drastically. I don't have a Cronograph so can be specific but a loss of velocity from being so undersized sure seems to be the problem for dropping out of the group that much. My last order was for two tins. When I noticed the problem I thought it could just be a bad tin but after opening the second brand new tin the results were exactly the same. I sure would like to know what is going on because this was my main pellet for years and were very snug fitting, uniform and shot like a dream. I weighed about half a tin on my scale and it has nothing to do with the weight as they all seem to be pretty consistent between 14.2 to 14.4 grains. I made three piles thinking the lighter ones must be the loose ones. But not so as some of the heavier ones fell out and some of the lighter ones fit tight, so there isn't even a way to short them by weight to get rid of the problem. Not sure if this is a manufacturing problem or a quality control problem, but definitely a problem that needs to be looked into at Crosman. In the mean time I'm going to switch to a different pellet.

pellet after pellet are all very uniform i havent noticed any flaws in the shape or design of these wonderfull pellets, they are big and it takes me a little bit to get used to cause, the fist airgun i got was a crosman 760 pumpmaster that just recently quit but it lasted and it was 177 cal and the pellets were small but pack a punch but when i held these i know when i would go hunting i could take down whatever i wanted too out of my Beeman rs2 (great gun) this is a great pellet i ordered 4 tins which of course the 4th tin was free i just paid for the 3 tins whihc i think is a good deal

maybe a bigger hollow point cup but it still expands on contact out of my Beeman RS2 sportsman

um nothing much exept to get some money and buy 4 tins of these and get the 4th free (2000 pellets wow!!) for a little over 30$ and thats including ground 3-5 day shipping....

Very accurate in all my air guns.

those pellets are very dirty, wouldn't hurt if they were cleaner.

Corsman pellets are very hard, don't expect much expansion, they hit hard though.

The pelets that fit snug in the breche shoot well.

I would make them all the same size.

Be ware of the pellets that fit to loose in a spring gun you may get some piston slam. I had some drop through the barrel that is when i started to measure them.

Good average pellet. Cheap.

Too hard for good expansion on game. I'm sure they will kill things, but I prefer a softer pellet for hunting.

Great for punching targets, maybe rats also.

Performed best out of 15 top rated pellets that I tried in my Benjamin Discovery.l shot strings of ten at 30 yds and recharge the rifle between each string then repeated the test, this one performed the best with the tightest 3/4"groups at 30 yds. After a lot more practice I set up 12 gauge shotgun shells at a measured 60ys. I hit all five shells with 6 shots using a RWS 4-12x50 scope, the shot that missed, grazed the shell and caused it to wobble. I also set up a target at 60yds and shot a string of 20 shots with a 2" group without recharging the rifle, two of the shots were fliers that opened up the group,or could have been pilot error. I will test some more pellets in the future but I have pretty much settled on this one being the pellet for my gun at this time

The tin comes with the lid to tight. I have to use channel lock pliers to open up each new tin.

Quantity and low price. Accuracy just as good as pointed Premiers in my Discovery at 850+ fps.

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I tried the sample pack hollow points that came with my Discovery after zeroing the scope with the pointed Premiers. Sample hollow point pellets, one inch high and to the right from the bull, where the pointed ones were zeroed. Terrilble! BUT, when I started using the ones from the 500 ct. can, there were right back dead zero on the bull. Sample packs might be made up of rejects from the regular production. They didn't look as good either. Casting pits, size differences, etc.

price. 500 per tin. screw on lid

Sizing!! Not all same diameter!

They are accurate IF you use ones that are the same size! I shot these out of my RWS 350 and some fit nice and snug, those that are snug group well. But some, actualy quite a few are undersized and fit very loose in the barrel and accuracy with these loose pellets never hit the mark! However i do still shoot these but when i get a loose one i take it out or just fire it off and move onto another pellet. These averaged 868.7 FPS in my RWS 350

The Crosman Premier Hollow Points are some of the most accurate, hardest hitting, and consistent pellets Ive used. I've been shooting them on pretty much a daily basis in my RWS 34P and RWS48 and so far their performance has been second only to the RWS superdomes. Ive been told these pellets perform well for most airguns but my experience so far has only been with RWS. Definitely among the best Ive seen.

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These are very consistent in delivering punch and accuracy. Absolutely worth a try.

The cost, how many you get. they shoot great in all of my rifles with no, or little keying. at 10yards - 50yards. good grouping too

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I can't think of anything. sorry Guys.

The price

Quality Control

I read the reviews before I purchased. I am sorry to say that my experience was far different than most. I normally use Discovery .22 pellets and like them alot. The Crosman has been referred to as the best of the two and the Discovery being rejects of the same pellet. Being cheaper I thought great. First off the crosmans are shinny and look clean but they are not. And more importantly they vary a great deal in size. One will fit snug and the next three will fall into the barrel, then get snug again. Accuracy was horrendous. These are some of the worst pellets I ever shot. I will never buy them again. Maybee I just got a bad can but I have shot many cans of the Benjamin Discovery and every pellet fit my barrels perfectly and are very accurate. I will gladly pay the extra $2.00 and now I understand the price difference. Both brands are equally dirty. This is no reflection on the .177 pellets of the same variety that I consider a great value.

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Quality control. Just bought a new Discovery, and every other Hollowpoint premier jams (can't close the bolt; have to remove with cleaning rod)

Screw-on lids in .22 cal. Clean pellet compared to the dirty .177 Premier.

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Of the 7 different brand/configurations of pellets I bought with my 1st gun in this cal (RWS34).... the Premier freebie has given me the closest thing to one hole accuracy at 10 yds.

Accuracy and the price. I tried alot of different pellets and these are the ones that performed the best for me. Its not often the best performing ones happen to be the cheaper ones!

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The air guns Im using are the Beeman RS 2 and a Daisy SG.

Shoots good in my rws 34 P very accurate

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buy it.. hits hard

Usual Crosman quality and accuracy, and these pellets are CHEAP compared to the Crosman Premier Domed of the same weight, in the cardboard box. If I buy 4 tins of these (buy 3 get one free,) I get 2000 pellets for about $25 vs. 625 Premier Domed for about $23. It's a no-brainer. Those legions of guys looking for a cheap pellet need look no further.

I'd rather these were domed than hollowpoint, but it's not a big deal. You won't get any expansion with these pellets unless you hit a hard target at very close range with a fast airgun, or could shoot them at soft targets from a cannon, so there's not much point in this design.

Yes, they're CHEAP, INEXPENSIVE, LOW PRICED AND DID I SAY CHEAP?

Nice and clean and the screw cap is great.

I havent had a chance to shoot a lot but my Gammo Whisper w/Air Venturi Ram conversion seems to like them also. At 15 yrds my grandson and I shoot dime size holes with open sights. They open up to quarter size at 30 yds

The price,and accuracy are great.They are not the most accurate but they shoot very well up to twenty five yards.

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I have an air gun collection dating back to the 1940s and premiers shoot well in most of them.Some of my guns don't shoot well with any pellet.

These are VERY accurate in my 22 Cal RWS 350 Magnum (1/4in groups at 20 yards)

they are good as is

these along with the Benjamin Discovery pellets are a very good buy