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Jaxom · Senior Member

Sold some stuff on craigslist today....FINALLY! Not quite enough to run out and buy a scuba tank. But I think I'll grab the yoke and hose. Also going to get mounts for my scope, as per thread in accessories forum.

Unlike most "which pellets should I buy" type questions, in my case, I think it will have bit to do with what modifications I will do to my Discovery.

Just about all the modifcations would are going to be following in the footsteps of our resident 2260/discovery guru bob. First and foremost I will be swapping out the hammer and trigger springs as per his comments. At the same time I'm also going to add in an adjuster for the hammer spring. While I have the trigger assembly apart do to this, I'm very much concidering adding a newer trigger made by TKO.

What I'm not so sure about, is doing any modifications to the valve itself. I've never done anything like this before, and I'm hesitant on doing so. I'm afraid I'll mess it up and I'll have a dead rifle just sitting here in peices util such time as I can get a valve ordered in from Crosman parts. Of course I could order that before doing any work, and if I don't muck it up, I'll have the discovery valve on hand for my 2300 project.

I would feel much more comfortable doing the valve work, if I could actually see some pictures from those of you have done it already, or are getting ready to do so.

Since I've made it well known, my main priority right now is to get the air station running, I don't mind eventually ending up with an "air hog".

Now, getting to my actual question. Concidering both what I know I WILL be doing VS what I MIGHT be doing when it comes to mods. I think I should concider limiting what pellets I should be buying. Example, if I don't do any work on the valve, should I even bother concidering eun jin domed at 28.4grs? Should I perhaps limit myself to Predator Big Boy's @ 26.2grs?

As of right now, I've two tins of Crosman Priemer Pointed. Standard fare @ 14.3grs. Once those run out, I'll probably switch to the domed priemers and by them by the 675 count box. Mainly use these for practicing and such.

I also have 3 tins of Beemans. 1 Tin of Kodiaks, 1 tin of silver arrows, and one tin of ram jets. Here, I hadn't realized the ram jets were silhoutte pellets, and probably won't replace them. I had wanted to order some crow mags and some kodiak dbl gold domed. But Pyramid has them on back order til April 15th.

And finally I bought a tin predator polymag's last time I was out at bass pro.

All in all I think I have a fairly good selection. At least until I find out which pellets my particular discover likes. But if there are some other's that anyone would like to recommend, I'll add them to my wish list and give those a try.

Now, I've asked at where I should limit my upper end. What about lower end. I know, gamo pba's are junk. I knew that before I even joined AGH. But what about these "hyper" pellets that RWS makes? Are they good for anything? At 11grs I wonder just how accurate these would be at any distance, if it wasn't absolutly calm with no wind?

I'm also curious. Airguns of Arizona carries some different brands of pellets. Some of them look like a small slug or uncased 22lr. I think most are called "magnum" pellets or something to that effect. Has anyone tried any of these brands?

Thanks,

Jax

broommaster2000 · Moderator

I think those .22 slugs are mostly ment for the real heavy stuff. Think 80 Fpe+.