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deadrats · Member

Why are crossman destroyer pellets so cheap? Are they lousy in some way? I'm asking because at walmart i saw a number of crossman pellets all in cans of 250 and most were 3 times the price of the destroyers. Most around $6, destroyers were $2.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

Walmart is obviously dumping them.

I have never heard of anyone having much luck with them, or any pellets of that style made by other companies.

deadrats · Member

what style do you mean? Shape? material?

EDIT: i just went to the pyramid site and started reading reviews on the destroyers. I'm confused now because the reviews so far are the most positive i have yet seen there on anything. Thats after page one, maybe the worse are yet to come, but so far extremely positive. one guy even saying "finally, a pettet that actually expands", which to me is important since killing power is my #1 concern. a quote from one review...

oddtodd · Silver Status Member

I had gotten some free with my discovery, but I could never figure out why I got free .177 pellets with a .22 rifle. lol I used them in my son's daisy, but it didn't have enough power to hunt with. I don't remember anything remarkable about them.

sureshot18 · Member

i use them in my g1 and they are way more accurate then the crosman pointed. they are the best pellet i have found for my gun so far...

deadrats · Member

Wow, hard to understand how opinions on something conflict so much. But i read a lot more reviews and tons of remarks about how hard they hit and how good they kill. i guess if a pro exterminator says they're the best at that it's gotta be a pretty reliable answer.

rsterne · Moderator

Expansion would depend entirely on the velocity.... In my experience, hollow points do not expand much in a 500 fps rifle.... Now a 900 fps rifle is an entirely different story....

Bob

Bozo · Veteran Member

The obvious answer is for you to buy a tin or two, especially since they're so cheap, and try them for yourself. Since you say

Doc Sharptail · Member

They are not a bad pellet- out of a 24" Crosman bbl, they group well. Nothing earth shattering- just consistent. Like all Crosman pellets, the lead alloy is a bit on the hard side for an air gun pellet. I wouldn't expect much in the way of expansion from them, unless they are driven above 900 fps.
Accuracy wise, they seem to do best in the low 700 fps bracket- 700-720 fps. Groups start opening up markedly at 760 fps, and above...

Personally, I think they are a bit on the light side for hunting- but that's just me. They act a bit like a wad-cutter- I.E. : groups start opening up considerably beyond 20 yds.

So, if you want to hunt with them, keeping shots within 20 yds is a good idea. They'd probably do well on soft skinned game at that range. My P-17 likes them, so they see a lot of low velocity plinking. I can't really recommend them as an all-purpose hunting pellet- there's much better choices out there...

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

1377x · Member

the destroyers from walmart are called destroyer ex
i bought a tin of destroyer ex then read somewhere the ex is different from the regular ones lighter smaller point some other thing
so far mixed reviews
i can say at 10m and 620fps mv they really open up in water soaked wood at least didnt try groups yet

coletrain · New Member

I am using them in my AM77. They will go through a squirrel. I doubt they expand any more than other pellets esp at my 755 max fps. I say hunt with them. But there are better pellets out there. They are cheap so why not use them for a while.

domer_pyle · Senior Member

From the sound of them hitting a piece of sheet metal at about 50 yards (old street sign recovered from scrap pile) they appear to hit with authority but don't dent the metal or even take off paint. At the same distance my .22 Trail XL with Premiers will put quite a dent in the metal and leave a little bare spot

rsterne · Moderator

domer_pyle · Senior Member

Sorry, forgot to clarify. Destroyers fired from a Quest 1000, Premiers from the Trail XL 1100. Today is going to be kinda busy but I'll shoot some .177 Premiers for a better comparison when I get the chance

bugeye bob · New Member

I recently purchased the crosman 1077 ( great pellet rifle) and after shooting up some of the more expensive .177 I went to wally world and bought the destroyers for $2. a can for 250, they are great for target and plinkering. I picked up some lightweight phone books today to see how far they penatrate.