EVOL Evol 15” 22 most accurate pellet?

[Madeintheuk]

Before spending some money on lead, I wanted to know what everyone is shooting out of theirs. I know the 18gn jsb seem to shoot well, but anyone using anything else?

 

[ctshooter]

JTS 22gr did very well in mine in the 920 fps range.

 

[Madeintheuk]

JTS 22gr did very well in mine in the 920 fps range.

Would you say good for 100yds and under?

 

[ctshooter]

I'm gonna straight up say my Evol 15" was not the most accurate at distance. At 50 yards it could hold groups around 1/2" but out to 100 yards they would spread no matter what. It's no lie when I say I tried at least 20-25 different pellets in it. The JTS 22gr, for my Evol, did the best out of everything at 100. There would always be a few pellets per group (I usually do full mag groups - so 11 shots) that would make it spread out to 2 or so inches.

 

[Madeintheuk]

I'm gonna straight up say my Evol 15" was not the most accurate at distance. At 50 yards it could hold groups around 1/2" but out to 100 yards they would spread no matter what. It's no lie when I say I tried at least 20-25 different pellets in it. The JTS 22gr, for my Evol, did the best out of everything at 100. There would always be a few pellets per group (I usually do full mag groups - so 11 shots) that would make it spread out to 2 or so inches.

What barre was in yours? LW or TJ?
Mine is the newer version with the burst disc under the chassis. I’m pretty sure it’s the TJ barrel, and wondering if it makes a difference. I know my mini with TJ barrel was stupidly accurate to 100yds with 18gn jsb.

 

[CTAirgunner]

What barre was in yours? LW or TJ?
Mine is the newer version with the burst disc under the chassis. I’m pretty sure it’s the TJ barrel, and wondering if it makes a difference. I know my mini with TJ barrel was stupidly accurate to 100yds with 18gn jsb.

I could do about 1 1/4" groups with a magazine out of my Mini with 18s at only 845 fps at 100 as well.

 

[pan60]

I run the 25g jsb out of my 15" and 18's out on my mini.

 

[ctshooter]

What barre was in yours? LW or TJ?
Mine is the newer version with the burst disc under the chassis. I’m pretty sure it’s the TJ barrel, and wondering if it makes a difference. I know my mini with TJ barrel was stupidly accurate to 100yds with 18gn jsb.

I am not sure. The 15" was purchased in the fall of 2022. It has the hidden burst disk and the extended top front pic rail. Not sure on the barrel but it was cut with very sharp edges on the lands. It required very frequent cleaning - every 100 slugs or 200 pellets - and when cleaned after that small an amount of shots it would take 15-20 almost jet black pull throughs to get it clean.

 

[Dairyboy]

I am not sure. The 15" was purchased in the fall of 2022. It has the hidden burst disk and the extended top front pic rail. Not sure on the barrel but it was cut with very sharp edges on the lands. It required very frequent cleaning - every 100 slugs or 200 pellets - and when cleaned after that small an amount of shots it would take 15-20 almost jet black pull throughs to get it clean.

Was it a 4 groove? My Mini with 4 groove TJ was always clean in 3 pulls.

Also JTS 18gr has been most accurate for me out to 100yds with my Evol Mini, Vet Short and Vet Long. Also most accurate out to 50yds with the Vet2. I haven't tried the new 20.83gr Lights out to 100yds but do very well out to 50yds also. I'd say worth the try.

 

[Bladebum]

For pellets, 18s are great 50-75 yards. Out to 100+ , the jts 22 grain are phenomenal at 900-950 fps. The 18s will do 100 and beyond, they just move alot more in the wind.

 

[Madeintheuk]

For pellets, 18s are great 50-75 yards. Out to 100+ , the jts 22 grain are phenomenal at 900-950 fps. The 18s will do 100 and beyond, they just move alot more in the wind.

Is this out of the 15” evol? Or in general?

 

[Bladebum]

Is this out of the 15” evol? Or in general?

Yep 15". I run 18s out of my compact katran too at much lower velocities with Excellent accuracy. That is just under 12" for what its worth.

 

[JoeWillie]

JSB 18’s shoot the best from my 15”. H&N 18’s are second, have had no luck with any JTS (3/4- 1”@25yds.) NSA 20’s do pretty good if you push them to about 900+. Like always YMMV.

 

[Madeintheuk]

JSB 18’s shoot the best from my 15”. H&N 18’s are second, have had no luck with any JTS (3/4- 1”@25yds.) NSA 20’s do pretty good if you push them to about 900+. Like always YMMV.

What diameter nsa were you using?

 

[Madeintheuk]

Yep 15". I run 18s out of my compact katran too at much lower velocities with Excellent accuracy. That is just under 12" for what its worth.

If you don’t mind me asking, what were your settings for shooting the 22 jts? Seems like a decent bc heavy pellet for hunting.

 

[Bladebum]

If you don’t mind me asking, what were your settings for shooting the 22 jts? Seems like a decent bc heavy pellet for hunting.

They are a fantastic hunting pellet, as close as you can get to slug performance that i found. I measured .058 BC out of my setup. I tuned from around 2050-2250 on the reg, with the lower getting me a good 900 fps at the knee of the curve and 950-960 getting towards or at 2250. They honestly were most accurate above 900.

This was my findings testing jts 18s and 22s. At 50 yards, 18s are sub half inch easy, and the 22s i could sometimes get that but usually averaged more like .75" at 50 yards. Now, going out to 100 the tables turn, the slightest breeze would take an 18 from a great group to 2" or more. Where as the the 22s would hold a 1-1.5" in the same conditions no problem. Also, the 22s held onto much more energy at those ranges due to the bc, but also seemed to part with more energy on game. Very close to slug performance. The 22s are a great trade off between pellets and slugs, easier to tune than slugs and far outperform 18s at extended ranges. YMMV.

 

[JoeWillie]

What diameter nsa were you using?

.2165 and .217, 17.5 and 20.2 gr .217 probably the best size.