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Basher · New Member

When I was out shopping a week a go I bought 2 tins of Stoeger X-Hunt Pointed pellets .177 for my Stoeger X20. I knowed that pointed pellets werent the best for hunting, but I wanted to try the pellets out for some target shooting. But after spending a afternoon in the woods I ended up with
two dead sparrows ,shot with the X-hunt pointed pellets.
Both shot in the head, both dropped like rocks.
On one of them I couldnt find the exit hole,
didnt look so close either. On the other one the pellet had went through.

So I got more comfortable with the X-hunt, I got more comfortable with pointed pellets overall. Untill one night. So far I had only killed sparrows with
the X-Hunt pellets. I saw a big fat starling, the biggest I ever seen.
I aimed and shot, but he didnt drop. Were´nt sure if I even hit him at the time.
The starling just jumped away to the next twig. My friend took the second shot with his Diana Phanter 21, using Stoeger X-Sport flathead pellets.
And the bird dropped.

And of course, the pointed X-hunt pellet had just went straight through with minimal damage.
Overpenetration.

Just wanted to share this story.
(Sorry for bad english)