Post by HeadHunter on Feb 21, 2021 17:00:34 GMT
Pellet name - Skenco Poly Rhino
pellet weight - 3.4 grains
pellet size - ?4.5mm?
Shape - Slug with skirt
material - Polymer with 40% metal
These are an unique pellet, incredibly light weight, with a very unusual shape and are made of a non-lead material. These fly very fast, I've had these break the sound barrier twice when using a fresh CO2 while testing with a chronograph and both times they very nearly broke the 1100 fps mark (Umarex Colt Python 1098 fps & Dan Wesson 1st gen' 2½" 1053 fps). The highest recorded velocity I ever recorded with these was 1284 fps using the Remington 1875 !
Now that's the good news, the bad news is that they lack accuracy in all but one of my guns. They will hit a target, whether that be a 14cm x 14cm paper target or a tin can at 5m-7m in most guns but the grouping size is unpredictable and inconsistent to be of any merit for plinking, apart from when used in just one gun. The Remington 1875 loves these, shoots consistently well both in terms of accuracy and group sizes, when you consider it's high fps performance in this gun makes it worth considering for some fun plinking. I put six shots in a super tight group (all holes touching) in the bull and 9 ring of a 14cm x 14cm paper target at 5m with ease and that was not rested, that was a two handed weaver stance.
The highest consistent fps I got using these pellets was through the original first generation Dan Wesson with an 8" barrel, over the first six shots I got an average performance of an incredible 988.75 fps (10 joules or 7.3 fpe) and even with the 2½" version of the same gun I got an average over six shots of 736.8 fps (5.5 joules or 4.1 fpe), but the accuracy and overall grouping size was lacking in both of them.
I bought these a good few years ago from a supplier that has since gone out of business and I was going to buy some more from a couple of EU suppliers but Brexit has hammered the nails into that coffin unfortunately. They only come in tubs of 150 and can vary greatly in price from £3.75 to £7.00 a tub ! I bought them to try something different, they certainly are different and I feel that the company Skenco are worth looking into as they do quite a few non-lead based pellets.
Gun & Pellet combination;
Remington 1875 / Sheridan Cowboy
Final thoughts
An expensive pellet that doesn't really merit purchase unless you just want to see a super light weight projectile travel incredibly fast.
pellet weight - 3.4 grains
pellet size - ?4.5mm?
Shape - Slug with skirt
material - Polymer with 40% metal
These are an unique pellet, incredibly light weight, with a very unusual shape and are made of a non-lead material. These fly very fast, I've had these break the sound barrier twice when using a fresh CO2 while testing with a chronograph and both times they very nearly broke the 1100 fps mark (Umarex Colt Python 1098 fps & Dan Wesson 1st gen' 2½" 1053 fps). The highest recorded velocity I ever recorded with these was 1284 fps using the Remington 1875 !
Now that's the good news, the bad news is that they lack accuracy in all but one of my guns. They will hit a target, whether that be a 14cm x 14cm paper target or a tin can at 5m-7m in most guns but the grouping size is unpredictable and inconsistent to be of any merit for plinking, apart from when used in just one gun. The Remington 1875 loves these, shoots consistently well both in terms of accuracy and group sizes, when you consider it's high fps performance in this gun makes it worth considering for some fun plinking. I put six shots in a super tight group (all holes touching) in the bull and 9 ring of a 14cm x 14cm paper target at 5m with ease and that was not rested, that was a two handed weaver stance.
The highest consistent fps I got using these pellets was through the original first generation Dan Wesson with an 8" barrel, over the first six shots I got an average performance of an incredible 988.75 fps (10 joules or 7.3 fpe) and even with the 2½" version of the same gun I got an average over six shots of 736.8 fps (5.5 joules or 4.1 fpe), but the accuracy and overall grouping size was lacking in both of them.
I bought these a good few years ago from a supplier that has since gone out of business and I was going to buy some more from a couple of EU suppliers but Brexit has hammered the nails into that coffin unfortunately. They only come in tubs of 150 and can vary greatly in price from £3.75 to £7.00 a tub ! I bought them to try something different, they certainly are different and I feel that the company Skenco are worth looking into as they do quite a few non-lead based pellets.
Gun & Pellet combination;
Remington 1875 / Sheridan Cowboy
Final thoughts
An expensive pellet that doesn't really merit purchase unless you just want to see a super light weight projectile travel incredibly fast.