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| Value for Money | 8.5/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 9/10 |
Full review by
jackflintstone
on 29th Aug 2006
User Rating : 10
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Good Points: Over many years of shooting, this pellet ended up being the pellet of choice for my Beeman S1 in .177 cal. It is a light weight pellet at 7.1 grs and is well designed for cutting sharp holes in paper (my use) and hunting (nice to have the option). At 10 yds, 5 rd groups consist of a single ragged hole at the point of aim and the muzzle velocity is a decent 750 fps. I get 999 fps (ave. 10 shots) with my B-21 with these pellets. The pellets fit the bore snugly on both the S1 and my Chinese B-21 in .177. The Silverbear had the lowest standard deviation (4.12) and smallest extreme spread (12.81 fps) over 10 shot strings, eclipsing many other different brands and weights of pellets in my B-21. These are very good numbers indicating a high degree of consistancy, i.e., quality. In the S1, some of the other pellets stood up numerically to the Silverbears, but the Silverbears grouped tighter making it the exclusive food of the S1. I want to utilize a heavier pellet in the B-21, so the search goes on there.
Bad Points: The price of these pellets (more than $9 per 500) is as much as 500 .22 long rifle rounds (when they go on sale at Big 5) - kind of hard to understand that but still I pay up anyway.
General comments: If you have a moderately powered air rifle, these pellets will likely give you the most performance for your dollar. If you have a high powered air rifle, these pellets will realize the higher velocities your weapon is capable of while delivering a very accurate and potent little pill.
jackflintstone's review and ratings | 263 words
Review by
Dual Mag Mike
on 29th Jun 2006
User Rating : 8
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Beeman Silver Bear pellets are a very light hollow point pellet. In .22 they weigh 12.6 gr. and 7.1 gr. in .177. An odd thing about these pellets is on several occasions they have clocked at considerably higher velocities than Beeman Laser pellets which weigh only 6.5 gr. The only thing I can figure is the Silver Bears have a larger diameter and fit the bore better. They have a small hollow point and a wad cutter edge further down. The combination of the high velocity and the sharp wad cutter ed ...
Dual Mag Mike's full review | 238 words
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