VALUE FOR MONEY
It has to be said that JSB Jumbo Monster Light .22 Caliber 20.83 Grain pellets are relatively expensive. At the time of writing this review, the “headline” price at Pyramyd – that is before the “pay for three get four” program – is 7.5 Cents each.
However this is partially due to the fact that they are sold in small, 200-count tins. The pellet count per tin does matter. For example, 18.13 Grain JSB Jumbo Heavy pellets have a headline price of 6.0 Cents each in 250-count tins at Pyramyd. That falls to 4.6 Cents each in 500-count tins.
Yes, the Monster Light price falls to 5.6 Cents each if you order four tins from Pyramyd. However HAM Awards are “value” awards that are based on a relationship between price and performance. So they take a hit from being packed in small tins.
BUY FROM PYRAMYD
JSB Exact Jumbo Monster Light .22 Cal, 20.83 Grains, Domed, 200ct 0.22
TEST DATA SUMMARY
| Price per Pellet | 7.50 cents |
| Most Common Weight | 20.93 Grains |
| Pellets at That Common Weight | 12% |
| Variation in Pellet Weight (Smallest to Largest) | 3.79% |
| Most Common Head Diameter | 5.56 mm |
| Pellets at That Common Diameter | 54% |
| Variation in Diameter (Smallest to Largest) | 0.18% |
| Most Common Length | 8.26 and 8.27 mm |
| Pellets at That Common Length | 16% |
| Variation in Length (Smallest to Largest) | 1.72% |
COMPARISON TO MAKERS CLAIMS
The JSB Jumbo Monster Light .22 Caliber 20.83 Grain pellets tested by HAM had an average weight of 20.87 Grains. That’s less than 2% away from the claim and excellent performance, even though only 4% of the tested pellets actually weighed-in at precisely the 20.83 Grain specification.
JSB claims that there are 200 pellets in the tin. We counted 202 in the review tin.
The manufacturer makes no specific Ballistic Coefficient claims for these pellets. However independent testing to our standard HAM protocols results in a BC of 0.034. That’s a good result that’s in line with other heavy .22 caliber JSB pellets.
CONSISTENCY
Manufacturing consistency is critically important for downrange accuracy. That’s why HAM Tester Doug Wall spends so much time weighing and measuring each individual pellet!
We need to be explicit that good manufacturing consistency does NOT guarantee that a particular barrel will “like” a certain pellet. However, it does mean that – if compatible with the barrel – the shot-to-shot accuracy on target will be better with consistently-manufactured pellets than those with less consistency.
A key component of airgun pellet manufacturing consistency is head diameter. Here the Jumbo Monster Light pellets gave excellent results!
54% of the tested pellets had a head size of 5.56mm. The remaining 46% were all 5.57mm. That means that the larger pellets had a head diameter of just about one third of one thousandth of an inch smaller than the others.
This is very good consistency, however the actual head diameters are well above the nominal 5.52 mm bore diameter for .22 caliber airguns.
As usual, weight was somewhat more variable. The most common weight per pellet was 20.93 Grains, with 12% of the pellets tested having that weight.
The variation between the lightest and heaviest Jumbo Monster Light pellets tested was 3.79%. This is rather worse than average, based on HAM’s highly standardized, precise test protocol.
As always, all weights are measured using on Hard Air Magazine’s incredibly-precise, laboratory-grade milligram balance. This is so sensitive that it even registers a person’s breath! That’s where HAM tester Doug Wall’s many years of research laboratory experience is vital for achieving such accurate measurements…
Normally in HAM testing, we find that pellet lengths are the least consistent. However, the JSB Jumbo Monster Light .22 Caliber 20.83 Grain pellets showed good length consistency. As many as 32% of the tested pellets had a length of 8.26 or 8.27 mm.
The difference between the shortest and longest pellets tested by HAM was 1.72%. Again, this was a better than average result.
Four pellets in the tin of Jumbo Monster Lights showed the effects of slight skirt damage, probably caused in transit.
DIRTINESS
The JSB Jumbo Monster Light pellets tested by HAM had a total of 0.260 Grains of dirt per 100 pellets. Again, this is a good (low) figure.
Some residual dirt and dust is an inevitable part of manufacturing any lead pellets and a certain amount of it inevitably finds its way into the tin. The photograph below shows the amount of this “junk” which resulted from carefully washing these pellets.
DOWNRANGE PERFORMANCE
During HAM Ballistic Coefficient testing, JSB Jumbo Monster Light .22 Caliber 20.83 Grain pellets achieved a BC of 0.034.
As the Chairgun graph below shows, Muzzle Energy holds-up to 50% even out at around around 83 Yards downrange (50% KE).
Flatter shooting and increased hitting power downrange are the benefits of the strong Ballistic Coefficient!
HUNTING USE
Penetration into our standard ballistic soap block was a long 52 mm using the standard Beeman 1074 test air rifle. The diameter of the entry hole was 8.0 mm.
The photograph below shows the fired pellet after extraction from the soap – right. As we can see compared to an unfired pellet, the head diameter increased from 5.56 mm to 5.61 mm. At the same time, the length shortened from 8.28 mm before firing to 8.21 mm.
BUYING AND OWNING
Jumbo Monster Light pellets are readily available online from from Airguns of Arizona, Airgun Depot, Pyramyd Air and more.
They are supplied in the new JSB screw top tin with a foam disk under the lid to minimize damage in transit.
TEST DATA
Chairgun is a product of Hawke Sports Optics LLC and is used with permission. Check out http://www.hawkeoptics.com
BUY FROM PYRAMYD
JSB Exact Jumbo Monster Light .22 Cal, 20.83 Grains, Domed, 200ct 0.22
Understanding HAM Pellet Awards
HAM Pellet Awards come from the most rigorous, professional and comprehensive pellet testing by any independent publication. They are the result of much precise measurement and analysis using high precision measuring devices and highly-experienced testers.
Note that accuracy is a product of the complete “system” of airgun, scope, atmospheric conditions and shooter ability – not the pellet alone.
This means that no pellet test review can predict the accuracy of a particular pellet with YOUR individual air rifle. That’s why we do not measure accuracy in these pellet tests.
What HAM Pellet Awards do recognize is manufacturing consistency. Inconsistent pellets definitely will be inaccurate, consistent pellets are much more likely to be accurate.
HAM Awards also recognize value. There’s considerable variation in the price of airgun pellets. This means that an 8 cent pellet needs to score higher than a 2 cent pellet to achieve an award.
For full details of the HAM Pellet Award scoring methodology, please check out our Pellet Testing page.
For a full listing of HAM-tested Ballistic Coefficients, please see our Ballistic Coefficients page.
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They did expand well though. Thanks for doing the Homework for us as always Steven/Doug!
. Next bunch went where I was aiming but yeah not great. Then the S510 was up. WOOOW finally a pellet to compete with the JSB 18.13! Still overpriced BIG TIME vs the 18.13 but if you need a tad more energy down range these are the pellet! Started up the bbq and this sparrow (under the gun) lands 10 feet away from the trap...slid the bench rest over and ripped off a shot. He wasn't fazed, and I reloaded and just smoked em. Can't get better real world testing than that!? Best thing was I held dead on at 40Y so it's basically same hold vs the 18s. Center left card has the groups. The mess above S510 groups was the Ghosts. I will retry them again at some point through it...just for the lols.
