Cannot find pellets

[markiver54]

I have been trying for a while to find .20 cal. (5mm) pellets for my old Sheridan pump. I've even been on the waiting list at Pyramid Air for a while now and nothing yet. I love my old rifle and hate to think that I can no longer feed it. All the other calibers are available.
It's my understanding that Bengamin/Sheridan no longer make 5mm. Hoping for JSB, H&N or any others I'm unaware of to become available. Any ideas?

[BigAl52]

There is some on Ebay Mark but it would be a cold day in you know where before I would pay 25.00 per 100 for pellets. Time to put that Sheridan away and buy a 22 pellet rifle. Maybe NCG has a source

[North Country Gal]

Mark, my usual sources don't have my preferred JSB Exact 20 cal in stock, but if you do a search on JSB 20 cal, I see some smaller online outfits are showing stock.

[markiver54]

Thank you NCG I will continue my search for the JSB's. I agree with Al as well. I will not pay those kind of prices for pellets. It might be time to consider a different caliber, . Just hate to accept that my days shooting my Sheridan could be over...bummer.

[Travlin]

I have a Sheridan Blue Streak that I bought many years ago. Fortunately when I bought it I also bought three boxes of 500 pellets each. There are still a few in the second box and the third one isn't open yet. I did find another brand of .20 pellets at a big outdoor store near me, Bill Jackson's.I am sure that they have a web site and they are in Pinellas Park Florida.

[Mags]

I have been trying for a while to find .20 cal. (5mm) pellets ... Hoping for JSB, H&N or any others I'm unaware of to become available. Any ideas?

Amazon. Both JSB and H&N came up as the first 2 in the search.

[markiver54]

I have a Sheridan Blue Streak that I bought many years ago. Fortunately when I bought it I also bought three boxes of 500 pellets each. There are still a few in the second box and the third one isn't open yet. I did find another brand of .20 pellets at a big outdoor store near me, Bill Jackson's.I am sure that they have a web site and they are in Pinellas Park Florida.

Thanks Travlin. I will look up Bill Jacksons.

[markiver54]

I have been trying for a while to find .20 cal. (5mm) pellets ... Hoping for JSB, H&N or any others I'm unaware of to become available. Any ideas?

Amazon. Both JSB and H&N came up as the first 2 in the search.

Thank you Mags, however, Amazon shows both out of stock and don't know if or when they will re-stock.

[John E Davies]

Buying from Amazon is very risky, they don’t know how to pack them. I ordered six tins and they arrived in a “padded” paper envelope. All tins were dented, one had spilled. Many of the visible pellets were deformed - so everything went back. That shipment wasn’t useful for anything but casting bullets.

Pyramid Air has the best prices, offers a free tin if you add 4 to your cart (buy 3 get 1 free, buy 6 get 2 free) but most importantly, they ship in a small box padded with open cell foam cut to shape. I won’t buy anywhere else. I keep buying more of my favorites, my wife doesn’t understand. When a big pellet drought strikes, you need to have a big big stash. You can always resell at a profit during the bad times.

None in .20 cal, but sign up to be notified and eventually you will get some. I have waited for half a year

https://www.pyramydair.com/ammo/pellets?calibers=0_2

John Davies
Spokane WA

[markiver54]

Buying from Amazon is very risky, they don’t know how to pack them. I ordered six tins and they arrived in a “padded” paper envelope. All tins were dented, one had spilled. Many of the visible pellets were deformed - so everything went back. That shipment wasn’t useful for anything but casting bullets.

Pyramid Air has the best prices, offers a free tin if you add 4 to your cart (buy 3 get 1 free, buy 6 get 2 free) but most importantly, they ship in a small box padded with open cell foam cut to shape. I won’t buy anywhere else. I keep buying more of my favorites, my wife doesn’t understand. When a big pellet drought strikes, you need to have a big big stash. You can always resell at a profit during the bad times.

None in .20 cal, but sign up to be notified and eventually you will get some. I have waited for half a year

https://www.pyramydair.com/ammo/pellets?calibers=0_2

John Davies
Spokane WA

Thanks John. Yes, I'm on their list.

[markiver54]

I have a Sheridan Blue Streak that I bought many years ago. Fortunately when I bought it I also bought three boxes of 500 pellets each. There are still a few in the second box and the third one isn't open yet. I did find another brand of .20 pellets at a big outdoor store near me, Bill Jackson's.I am sure that they have a web site and they are in Pinellas Park Florida.

I went to their website and then called them. They were very friendly and offered a couple suggestions, but did not have any .20 cal. pellets. it was worth the try though. Thanks again.
BTW, the fella I talked to said he owned a Blue Streak also, but had not shot it in decades. One of his suggestions was to cast my own pellets. Somehow, I don't think that's gonna happen.

[Mags]

I have been trying for a while to find .20 cal. (5mm) pellets ... Hoping for JSB, H&N or any others I'm unaware of to become available. Any ideas?

Amazon. Both JSB and H&N came up as the first 2 in the search.

Thank you Mags, however, Amazon shows both out of stock and don't know if or when they will re-stock.

Must be regional. I can order both. Though H&N show "only 8 left". Try these specific Amazon urls.

https://www.amazon.com/JSB-Match-Diabol ... 167&sr=8-2
https://www.amazon.com/Field-Target-Tro ... 167&sr=8-3

[BigAl52]

Ive bought pellets from Amazon and not ever had a issue. probably depends on who packs the box. Another good place Mark is Airguns of Az. Those guys are great to deal with. I dont think they have any right now but you might check when looking

[markiver54]

Ive bought pellets from Amazon and not ever had a issue. probably depends on who packs the box. Another good place Mark is Airguns of Az. Those guys are great to deal with. I dont think they have any right now but you might check when looking

Thanks Al!

[markiver54]

Amazon. Both JSB and H&N came up as the first 2 in the search.

Thank you Mags, however, Amazon shows both out of stock and don't know if or when they will re-stock.

Must be regional. I can order both. Though H&N show "only 8 left". Try these specific Amazon urls.

https://www.amazon.com/JSB-Match-Diabol ... 167&sr=8-2
https://www.amazon.com/Field-Target-Tro ... 167&sr=8-3

Thanks Mags!!
They must have just become available again. I just ordered a 500ct. tin of the JSB's. they are a bit heavier than I wanted, but I'll take them.
Much appreciated, as I had all but given up on Amazon.
The H&N's are pretty pricey for only 250 ct.

[Mags]

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Thanks Mags!!
They must have just become available again. I just ordered a 500ct. tin of the JSB's. they are a bit heavier than I wanted, but I'll take them.
Much appreciated, as I had all but given up on Amazon.
The H&N's are pretty pricey for only 250 ct.

You're welcome. Happy to have helped with your search.

[markiver54]

Ive bought pellets from Amazon and not ever had a issue. probably depends on who packs the box. Another good place Mark is Airguns of Az. Those guys are great to deal with. I dont think they have any right now but you might check when looking

I did check on Airguns of Arizona...good site. They show the caliber, but are also out of stock. Thanks again Al. I added them to my favorites.

[North Country Gal]

Mark, the JSB 13.73s are considered the benchmark for accuracy in a 20 cal pellet. In fact, Diana (RWS) once made a custom 20 cal springer to shoot just that pellet. I use the JSB 13.73s in my HW50 20 cal springer as well as all my Sheridans. Yeah, expensive, but makes the old Sheridan/Benjamin/Crosman 20 cal pellets look bad. Worth the wait.

[markiver54]

Mark, the JSB 13.73s are considered the benchmark for accuracy in a 20 cal pellet. In fact, Diana (RWS) once made a custom 20 cal springer to shoot just that pellet. I use the JSB 13.73s in my HW50 20 cal springer as well as all my Sheridans. Yeah, expensive, but makes the old Sheridan/Benjamin/Crosman 20 cal pellets look bad. Worth the wait.

Yes, I've been looking for the 13.73's based on what you told me long ago. All I saw today though were the 15.89 on Amazon, so I figured I better grab them. They have not been available recently on Amazon. I'm glad Mags alerted me that they had them again. I ordered 1 tin. Boy have they gone up in price since the last time I bought a tin of Benjamin's, which I guess they no longer make. $34.96 for the tin of 500 that I ordered today. I will keep my eyes open for the 13.73's though. I'm just glad that they are still making them.

[Cannonball]

Mark, my usual sources don't have my preferred JSB Exact 20 cal in stock, but if you do a search on JSB 20 cal, I see some smaller online outfits are showing stock.

Krale in the Netherlands currently has the .20 JSB’s heavy in stock. Shipping is expensive if you purchase a small quantity but the price per tin is much less than you can find here in the U.S. I typically order 20-30 tins at a time so the overall price is less than I could get from buying at Pyramyd Air or Air Gun Depot. NCG - I quoted your post since I’m new on the forum and knew you would confirm that Krale was a legitimate place to purchase from.