What did you buy/receive today?

[JimT66]

I have a bunch of .22 AEA pellets, but I haven’t been shooting .22 much, until the last couple of days. I will say this: I’ve shot a bunch of JSB Hades pellets 15.89 gr. The condition of the skirts is terrible. I’m not talking about a kink here or there. Lots of crushed skirts. These were shipped packed in foam and double packed etc.. I shoot 99% AEA pellets in my .30s and ,25 Ghost and I don’t see this issue. To be fair ,22 skirts are more delicate. Maybe I will pull a random tin each of AEA and JSB .22 pellets and compare a similar sample of the skirts. And we are back to the excellent quality of the Norma .22 pellets and now they’re gone

Man I'm sure glad I bought a load of them when I did. I haven't tried any of the JSB's below the 18 grain ones, and all the cans of the 15.89 Hades I have are a couple years old now, and they look great. Know about the condition of the FX 15.89branded ones?

 

[PapaT]

Man I'm sure glad I bought a load of them when I did. I haven't tried any of the JSB's below the 18 grain ones, and all the cans of the 15.89 Hades I have are a couple years old now, and they look great. Know about the condition of the FX 15.89branded ones?

15gr JSBs are what I have, and lots of crushed skirts. I have never cared to try any other JSB after that experience, until my blue streak.

 

[JimT66]

15gr JSBs are what I have, and lots of crushed skirts. I have never cared to try any other JSB after that experience, until my blue streak.

Those JSBs are way to expensive to get cans full of crushed skirts. Yeah, I sure won't buy any more. Will try the AEAs, see how i like them.

 

[Billm]

Those JSBs are way to expensive to get cans full of crushed skirts. Yeah, I sure won't buy any more. Will try the AEAs, see how i like them.

I’ve shot a lot of both brands now and they’re both good, but AEA seem to be more consistent. @FL22 may very well be right, in that the JSB may just be softer lead.

 

[TN_Yankee]

The Torments Lite.

Always liked the look of the Tormenta (Myth? in Europe), but short barrel & no shroud concerns me for noise. I’m in the county & can even shoot PB in my yard (but I won’t), but I prefer to shoot quietly. One neighbor is a security officer at the area federal nuke weapons plant, & former Airborne, so he knows big booms but I still prefer to operate on the near-silent side.

I might pick up a used one someday & see about adding a shroud & OldCrow moderator.