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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » PBA story-thoughts Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  PBA story-thoughts   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:34 am stewartlittle Member Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 60 Went out of town this weekend and took my son to Starcadia,Bass Pro Shop was right around the corner so we went there afterwards. I was at the airguns and this guy said to his wife,"This thing shoots 1200 fps,thats probly with lead,I bet if you shoot PBA's it'll shoot 1500 fps". So,being the guy I am,I tried to tell him that I just started looking into airguns a couple months ago and from what I'v read about PBS's,they are not that accurate shooting that fast. He asked me "Have you ever shot PBA pellets?". No,I repied. Don't knock'em till you tried'em.They are one of the most accurate pellets I'v shot. Well,I did kinda felt stupid after that,but I'll still believe what I'v read on forums v/s his word.   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:39 am AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6929 Location: "Out There" Buy 'em and try 'em then you'll know for sure. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:43 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Maybe it's like with those Enfields. At a certain moment they had a round that was hugely inaccurate at close range, but hugely accurate at long range. I have no idea, why, but that's why they had such a weird caliber. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:23 am lauchlin Supporting Member Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 184 Location: Vancouver Island BC Just another gimmicky pellet i have try them at 40 yards my opinion is there crap..... i also think there hard on a gun almost like dry firing.. i never tried shooting them under 1000 fps they mght be OK in low power guns   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:43 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA I tried them in my Slavia 631 (603 FPS w/8.2 grain Meisterkugeln's) and they weren't that accurate. For that price they should loiter for an hour and seek targets themselves! Plus, Gamo is so into velocity hype to sell their products that I don't trust them. That said, I have to acknowledge that there are people that that swear by them. Try them out; maybe your gun/pellet combination is the one where they work. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:57 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands These, right? Anything sold in a package with that shape is bound to be money in the bin. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:43 pm stewartlittle Member Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 60 Yep,looks like'm. I dont know,maybe in the pump guns they might do OK.I never asked him what gun he shot them out of. But never the less,being that lite,I dont think they would do too well at knockin squarrels out of a tree.Maybe a 250 lbs hog,but dont let it land on ya.   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:03 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6929 Location: "Out There" stewartlittle wrote: ...maybe a 250 lbs hog... That is, without a doubt, one of the most absurd and offensive things ever done by an airgun manufacturer. If there's a reason to not deal with a specific manufacturer based on morals- that whole killing a boar with a .177 air rifle with these "magic pellets" was definitely it. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:22 pm dummyracer36 Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 723 Location: St. Louis, Missouri AirGunEric wrote: stewartlittle wrote: ...maybe a 250 lbs hog... That is, without a doubt, one of the most absurd and offensive things ever done by an airgun manufacturer. If there's a reason to not deal with a specific manufacturer based on morals- that whole killing a boar with a .177 air rifle with these "magic pellets" was definitely it. agreed _________________ "not tonight dear, i have a race in the morning"   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:21 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I bet the hunt was staged... it seemed like it was too easy for him to walk up and pop the hog. I personally do not associate with GAMO except to buy thier match pellets, which have suffered over the years. They used to be much better, but have now gotten less accurate. But I cannot stay away from those pellets because they are so cheap and decently accurate. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:44 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA Ya the kill was staged I'm pretty sure...and makes us all look bad. Use enough gun and round to kill anything, pig or otherwise. I use PBAs in my co2 pistols or my 1077 now and again. They aren't bad if you're not trying to push them beyond sound speed, but they aren't as said before, "magic". Maybe if they made some pellets out of silver...????... _________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:07 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Just in case someone reading hasn't seen the video: http://www.gamousa.com/Videos/62_wmv.htm Or the other video where they claim that the PBA increases velocity and energy: http://www.gamousa.com/Videos/79_wmv.htm _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:56 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6929 Location: "Out There" Slavia wrote: ...where they claim that the PBA increases velocity and energy Wow- those guys are getting advanced- now they can even contradict the laws of physics! Impressive. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:52 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6929 Location: "Out There" Just thinking about it- one day Gamo might decide that those videos really don't do much for their public image or sales and might yank them. So- I have archived them for future reference: http://www.airgunhome.com/forumdocs/gamo/gamo_pba_ad.wmv http://www.airgunhome.com/forumdocs/gamo/gamo_2008_hogshoot.wmv _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:19 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Only have 3 words on the PBA subject... RUBBISH CRAP JUNK _________________ Career Infinity PCP .22 Webley Patriot .25 Hatsan mod 75 .22 Hatsan mod 99 .177 (Quattro & SAS) Kral underlever .177 ............................................. . 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