Page 6 - JSB Diabolo Exact, .22 Reviews

This is my first experience with .22 caliber pellets. I have used .177 JSB's for quite afew years. I was not disappointed with these either.

Wish I could lower the price but they are worth it.

The lid on the tin of these 500 count .22 pellets is vastly superior to the older version tins. PA does a good job of packaging pellets for shipping, very important for these pellets, they are very soft.

These pellets shoot great in my RWS 350 Magnum 22. caliber . They have the most shot to shot consistency of any pellets I use. In a 10 shot string their maybe only a 10 fps difference.

Wish JSB would make these in a hollow point

Awesome size and weight consistency . Great accuracy for hunting and great energy retention down range . The pellets are clean and no need for sorting . JSB puts double foam in the tins and in the first 500 tin I shot I found no deformed pellets. A little expensive but worth it .

I think these could have been a good pelllet if tin I got didn't have the lid smashed in.

Screw top lid of course.

The tin I got had a lot of mangled skirts that had one or more flat sides to them. I got fliers and not very good groups of course. Maybe if I'd throw out all the visually bad ones and re-test. This doesn't agree with most reports I've read about JSB pellets. My RWS 350 mag likes the JSB Exact Extra Heavy Weights.

Extremely Accurate!

A screw on lid!

The JSB Diablo Exact is a very accurate pellet. I have shot about every brand and size of pellet made and these just simply out perform all the rest. A lot of people don't like the thin skirts but that's part of what makes them so deadly accurate. The weight forward design stabilizes the projectile in flight resulting in very tight groups and more energy on impact. All of my guns love them! My Discovery will shoot 10 shot groups at 40 yards that you can cover with a dime. I have made perfectly placed head shots on raccoons at up to 45 yards killing them instantly. Buy them and you will be glad you did!

These do quite nicely in my Gamo CFX, hovering around 0.25" @ 25 yards for five shots. These also shoot about one mil-dot higher than the slightly heavier JSB Exact Jumbos, making these a good choice for longer shots. The 500 count tins is also far sturdier, with better lid retention, than the 250 count tin. I also want to specifically mention that PyramydAir now packs all their pellet shipments in form-fitting closed cell foam. The end result? Not a SINGLE deformed pellet out of 2,000 pure lead JSB pellets ordered! PA is to be highly praised for their outstanding solution.

This is not PA's fault, but it would be nice if JSB were able to get these to their dealers better, as availability has often been hit and miss.

JSB has a richly deserved reputation for turning out a quality product.
My recommendation to anyone wanting to find his single "go to" pellet would be to buy various brands of pellets - in the smallest containers possible - that look promising, most likely in roundnose profile.
JSB sells 250 count tins, so that is what I would buy first.
Then, I would test all pellets I have until I find the best, then order thousands of that type.
My particular rifle best likes the JSB Jumbo Exacts, but these are my secondary pellet when I need to make a shot at ranges extending beyond 50 yards.

Very clean and shape seems uniform. It is now the pellet that my RWS 34 Panther prefers, giving me my first sub 1/4 inch group at 20 yards. The Crosman Premier domed also shoot well, but they are very dirty.The Exact Jumbo Express is giving me very consistant accuracy, with most groups at 20 yards being 1/2 inch or less.

They are a little expensive. Why does JSBs 14.3 grain Exact cost more than their 15.8 grain? Also, the pellet skirt is a little thin, you have to be carefull not to bend it. I don't know if the thin skirt contributes to its consistant accuracy or not.

I purchased 8 tins of these pellets (after puchasing 1 with a different order) for the reasons stated above, but that does not mean that everyone should do the same. The best pellet for your air rifle is the pellet that shoots the best. That is, the one that gives you the most CONSISTANT accuracy. It should also be the pellet that you hunt with. The Beeman Crow Magnum and JSB Predator have a lot of killing power, but if they are not consistantly accurate in your rifle (and they are not in mine) they should not be used to hunt with. I have heard that a lot of air rifles seem to like this pellet so it is certainly worth trying. Remember, it isn't which pellet YOU like the best, it's which pellet YOUR RIFLE likes the best.

Well made uniform and very accurate.

nothing

These pellets seem to be more accurate than the heavy JBS pellets . I will buy these from now on. Highly recomend.

Good accuracy when using the non-deformed jumbos.

Quality control on these pellets in the undamaged tin that I received is terrible!

1 in 10 pellets suffered misshaped skirts. 1 in 20 suffered extreme damage to the skirts--some would be dificult to get into the chamber without a great deal of reshaping. Interestesting, as I never experienced this with the .20 caliber exacts. I will not buy this pellet again, particularly in the 500 quantity, without examining them first. From a quality control standpoint I have had the least problems with the Beeman line of pellets.

Extremely precise,soft lead for top energy transfer.Very uniform and accurate.

A little pricey.

This is a top choice in my Diana 34.

This pellet is fabulous. Quality control is excellent as it is rare to have a pellet come out of this tin with a damaged skirt.

Nothing.

Great pellet for the Umarex 850 air magnum.