.25 cal pellet availability?

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.25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Yaj » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:32 pm

Does anybody know any dealer who sells .25 cal air rifle pellets? I'm fast running out and need to stock up.
Is importing pellets by post allowed from Cabelas etc?
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Post by snIPer » Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:05 pm

I was always wondering about that cos i have never seen a .25 pellet in india - are they legal?? are those airguns available in india???
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Post by dev » Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:38 pm

Yaj";p="21523 wrote: Does anybody know any dealer who sells .25 cal air rifle pellets? I'm fast running out and need to stock up.
Is importing pellets by post allowed from Cabelas etc?
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I haven't heard of any Indian .25 make. The Koreans make decent ones and pyramyd air might be the way to go. You might just have to risk one pack to see what happens.

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p.s. Rusty has written somewhere that you can import em along with the air rifle. And you can justify the purchase to customs saying that they aren't available locally.
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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Mack The Knife » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:00 am

Yaj";p="21523 wrote:Is importing pellets by post allowed from Cabelas etc.
No.

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Post by Mack The Knife » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:05 am

dev";p="21535 wrote:p.s. Rusty has written somewhere that you can import em along with the air rifle. And you can justify the purchase to customs saying that they aren't available locally.
You could try but you are taking a chance. Also, one would be restricted to .177" calibre pellets as that is the only airgun calibre that is permitted as an import via post or courier.

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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Yaj » Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:08 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys!
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Post by bandukbhandar » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:03 pm

Yaj wrote:Thanks for the feedback guys!
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Air guns of .25 pellets require licence to possess in most of the countries.

In India you just cannot import any pellets of any caliber.

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Post by mundaire » Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:53 pm

In India there is no legal restriction on the calibre of air-rifles. However, there is a restriction on power levels, which is measured by the so called deal wood penetration test...

So a .25 cal air-rifle would be perfectly legal, so long as it passes the deal wood test. Which I may add should not be very difficult to do. However as other members have pointed out - you cannot mail order one, as that notification is limited to only .177 cal airguns. Also, even if you get one back with you in baggage, finding pellets is not going to be easy...

Best to stick to .177 or .22 as pellets for both these calibres are available in India...

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Post by Yaj » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:57 pm

mundaire";p="22551 wrote:
Best to stick to .177 or .22 as pellets for both these calibres are available in India...

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Actually Abhijeet, I already have a .25 cal air rifle ,so I either get it from abroad or buy it at double the price here :)
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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by kanwar76 » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:05 pm

If i am not wrong Master company use to make .25 pellets. Dealer use to call them number 3 pellet as .177 number 1 and .22 as number 2 but i've never seen a .25 air rifle.

I am talking of times when master shot use to be Rs7 per packet and they use to come in a cardbox box. (How much .22 master shot cost nowdays BTW)

I don't think they make them anymore..

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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Yaj » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:29 pm

Thanks to Shahid for the info! Received my .25 pellets today.It cost 13 AED a tin and thats a steal compared to the 800Rs a tin I had paid in Mumbai.---

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Post by Mack The Knife » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:13 am

So that's the teensy weensy surprise!

Thanks, I always wanted to see what a .25 cal pellet actually looked like.

Which brand did you get?

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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Yaj » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:03 am

No Mack The Knife no pellets! Though I would have sent some had I known you might be interested. So it will remain a surprise :D
The brand is Gamo hunter, not tried them out yet.
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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Mack The Knife » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:21 am

Just curious to see how a .25 cal pellet compares with a .22

Next time your nephew comes down to Bangalore, please send one or two along with him.

Old William had a lot to do with many things. I think I will preserve my sanity and await the surprise.

Thanks. :mrgreen:

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Re: .25 cal pellet availability?

Post by Yaj » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:07 pm

Sure Mack The Knife.Will send you some next time. Will post some pics too.
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