New .22 Caliber Pellets from Tech Force

Over the years, Tech Force and Compasseco have worked hard at offering affordable, yet well-made products for today's airgun shooters. One of the best products have been the Chinese-made .177 caliber pellets that rival many of the European brands in quality and consistency. Now, Tech Force is bringing a line of .22 caliber pellets that are both affordable and well-made.

I have been shooting this pellet for a couple of days now, and have been favorably impressed with the consistency and performance they provide. Sealed in tins with foam padding, the pellets show a minimum of deformation from the shipping process, and provide consistent accuracy with the test gun I've been shooting them from.

I broke out a .22 caliber TF-78 for this test, and went to work in my backyard. I have an old metal bathtub that has a rust-covered exterior. When you shoot it, the lead makes a wonderfully visible lead splash that is easy to use as a quick test of accuracy and grouping. Shooting at this old tub allows me to quickly evaluate and sight in a gun or pellet combination with a minimum of fuss.

It took me a few tries to get the pellets homing in together on a recognizable pattern. First, I forgot to reload my CO2, and ran out of gas about 10 shots into the session. I had also transferred a scope from another gun to this one a week or so ago, but had zeroed it for another brand of pellet. So I had to re-zero for this pellet.....but it didn't take long.

This particular tin of pellets (there are 3 offerings from Tech Force in the .22 caliber) was the dome-shaped pellet. The dome is less pronounced than other brands, but it is a dome none-the-less. Tech Force has also brought in a wadcutter and a pointed field pellet, which I will talk about in subsequent blog entries at a later date.

I did not do any chrony testing on this pellet, opting to compare the three against each other in another report. But these pellets are going plenty fast enough for pest control and small game hunting at reasonable distances. In fact, just at dusk one evening a pesky starling came a little too close to the house looking for a nesting sight. I reserve all the hollow trees on my property for my woodpeckers and bluebirds, so this starling had to go. I eased out onto the porch with the TF-78 and a Tech Force .22 pellet in the bore, and sighted in on the hollow I had seen the starling disappear into. That bird must have checked everything, including the plumbling/disposal/climate control system....the works! He took nearly two full minutes to inspect the inside before he popped back out on a neighboring limb.

Once back out on the limb, I administered a lead sleeping pill, and he dropped to the grass below. That particular hollow is safe for a few more days until some other starling decides to make an issue of it. And when they do, I have a great combination answer for them....the .22 caliber Tech Force from Compasseco, sent their way via the TF-78 CO2 rifle.....I sometimes call it my Starling Buster!



Give the pellets a try. They are economical, made well, and work just fine for plinking and light pest control/small game hunting.