Best air rifle pellets
Air rifles can be fussy about the pellets you use. Although air rifle pellets come in different shapes and sizes they won’t all be right for your air gun, so it’s a matter of trial and error.
- Round head pellets are for general use and cut through the air more efficiently than the other shapes of pellets.
- Pointed pellets are designed for hunting.
- Hollow point pellets are best used at close quarters and spread on impact
- Wadcutters pellets have flat heads and are only good at close ranges.
The .22 calibre used to be considered the best option for hunting but nowadays the smaller .177 calibre is more popular in sub-12ft/lbs air rifles.
Pellets come in different weights. Low-powered airguns should use lighter pellets and high-powered ones should use heavier pellets.
Read on for our guide to the best air rifle pellets to try now.
