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| Value for Money | 5.6/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 6/10 |
Full review by
Belatucadrus
on 12th Aug 2007
User Rating : 9
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Good Points: Accurate Well made Great fit in older guns
Bad Points: None at the moment
General comments: Having tested a variety of pellets in my old BSA Mercury, I've settled on the Eley Wasp 5.6mm as the pellet of choice, a fairly ordinary looking silver Diablo style pellet with a very mildly recessed flat in the tip, not enough to be classified as a hollow point, but it's consistent, so presumably is a design feature. While not up to the quality of finish shown in a Powerpell, the current pellets are well made, quality problems mentioned in reviews from a couple of years back appear to have been rectified. I'm currently getting very good results, with only the occasional flier, though that's probably my shooting rather than any technical defect in the pellet.
A good general purpose vermin/plinker pellet, though I suspect competition shooters would want to spend a bit more. The extra fraction on the calibre makes it ideal for older guns, but pretty near useless on new ones, I tried as a matter of interest to use them on my new Gamo Stutzen and it was a complete no go.
Belatucadrus's review and ratings | 188 words
Review by
bedroom sniper221
on 17th Mar 2007
User Rating : 9
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I find that the wasps are really good pellets i own a Webley Raider .22 2 shot and I find my self shooting starlins at 60yrds and some times over that with these pellets the 5.6 version is i think better for bolt action rifles because you have the advantage of pushing the pellet in, a friend of mine owns a Norica Dragon in .22 which is a break barrel and he said that he found it hard to push the pellet in, other advantages of having that extra .1mm is that it hugs the barrel more so it is more a ...
bedroom sniper221's full review | 109 words
Review by
ace mase
on 30th May 2006
User Rating : 7
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I use the Eley Wasp for pest control and find they are really effective at distance as they penetrate well. My air rifle is at 10ftp (below the legal limit) and find I have taken rabbits out at 25-30 with no problem
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Review by
BomBom101
on 25th Jan 2006
User Rating : 5
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Well I got some of the Eley Wasp for a change just to see what they were like, my mate used some in his BSA Meteor and seemed to do well
However what I didn't know was his BSA Meteor was 5.6mm where as my Webley and Scott Singray was 5.5mm (oh dear) and they took some pressing to get in! But eventually they did and they performed reasonably well 1/2 inch at 30 yards but Lazadomes are loads better
Apart from them not fitting well in 5.5mm barrels they are alright but I don't intend on going ...
BomBom101's full review | 131 words | 5 comments added.
Review by
Lightning22
on 30th Mar 2005
User Rating : 0
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Eley Wasp 5.6mm:
Years back I used to shoot a .22 BSA with a 5.6mm barrel (as opposed to the 5.5mm now on BSA's).
I remember them to be some of the best made pellets around, always nice and uniform in shape with a nice shiny finish. In my old BSA they were unbeatable and I must have shot around 8000 of them over the years, if I missed, it was my fault.
I bought a tin today for an old Webley pistol I have just bought, I opened the tin waiting for all the memories to come flooding back......
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