As of 2004, this website has not been maintained. I have moved on to other hobbies. This page was the most popular page, so I have left it available online for historical reference. It may be out of date. It may be inaccurate.
I'd like to thank all the people who contributed to this site over the years.
Here is a comprehensive list of all the pellets I could find, along with their weight in grains. The data was obtained from a number of sources and while each source usually agrees on the weight of the pellets, some differ. I have also personally found that the weights printed on the tins of pellets occasionally disagree with what my digital scales say when weighing 500 or 600 pellets for example. Wherever a discrepancy occurs the heavier weight will be printed here to stay on the side of legality rather than accuracy. On that note, I take no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the data on this page. It is entirely up to you, as an owner of an air gun, to ensure that your gun is within legal limits. If you know of any pellets (and their weights) that are not on the list please let me know. If you think any pellets listed here are heavier than specified then also please let me know.
In the UK, unless you own a Fire Arms Certificate, the power limit for Air Rifles is 12 foot pounds force (ft-lbf). This is about 16 joules of energy. For Air Pistols in the UK it is 6 ft-lbf. This rule applies to ANY pellet. If the police decide to check your gun they will use a selection of pellets (typically light, medium and heavy pellets in small and large sizes) so stay under (at most) 11.5 ft-lbf with any pellet you can find. To calculate the amount of energy your air gun is producing you will require a chronograph. This measures the speed that your pellet is travelling as it leaves the gun. It may also be worth noting that different air guns (such as pre-charged pneumatics) may fire at different energies depending how full they are. For example my Air Arms S200 produces 10.5 ft-lbf when full, peaking at 11.8 ft-lbf after about 30 shots, and then dropping off again to 10.5 ft-lbf after another 20. More pressure in the tank does not mean more power - the opposite can be (and often is) true.
You can use the calculator below to calculate the amount of energy (and hence legality) of your air gun. Simply enter the weight in grains (gr) of your pellet (you can check the list below if you're unsure) and the velocity in feet per second (fps) into the boxes below and then click the Calculate button. The calculator will then tell you the energy in foot pound force (ft-lbf) and if you would require a fire arms certificate (F.A.C.) for an air rifle and air pistol with this energy level.
Pellet Type | .177 | .20 | .22 | .25 |
Air Arms | 8.09 | - | 16.01 | - |
Air Arms CO2 Pistol Pellet | 8.15 | - | - | - |
Air Arms Diablo Field (Czech made) | - | - | 16.00 | - |
Air Arms Diablo Pistol | 7.71 | - | - | - |
Air Arms Diablo Rifle | 8.25 | - | - | - |
Air Arms Field | 8.40 | - | 16.40 | - |
Air Arms Field 4.51 | 8.50 | - | - | - |
Air Arms Field 4.52 | 8.50 | - | - | - |
Air Arms Hunter | - | - | 16.40 | - |
AGS | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Beeman Bearcub | 8.09 | - | 14.44 | - |
Beeman Blue Coated | 8.60 | - | - | - |
Beeman Crow Magnum | 8.80 | 12.80 | 18.20 | 26.20 |
Beeman Field Target Specials | 8.80 | 11.00 | 14.80 | - |
Beeman Gold Coated | 7.50 | - | - | - |
Beeman H&N Match | 8.09 | 11.87 | 13.75 | 21.60 |
Beeman H&N Match Hi-Speed | 7.55 | - | - | - |
Beeman Kodiak | 10.60 | 13.32 | 21.10 | 30.70 |
Beeman Kodiak Match | 10.60 | - | - | 30.90 |
Beeman Laser | 6.50 | 9.20 | 13.36 | 17.70 |
Beeman Laser Sport | 7.70 | - | - | - |
Beeman Perfect Rounds | 8.02 | - | - | 23.61 |
Beeman Ram Jet | 9.80 | 11.70 | 14.76 | 24.18 |
Beeman Ram Point | - | - | - | 27.10 |
Beeman Red Coated | 7.30 | - | - | - |
Beeman Silver Ace | 8.12 | 11.44 | 15.24 | 21.60 |
Beeman Silver Arrow | 11.50 | 15.50 | 17.10 | 24.30 |
Beeman Silver Bear | 7.10 | 9.88 | 15.74 | 26.42 |
Beeman Silver Jet | 8.39 | - | - | - |
Beeman Silver Sting | 8.61 | 10.53 | 15.74 | 25.12 |
Beeman Trophy | 7.88 | - | 14.00 | - |
Beeman Wadcutter | 7.30 | - | - | - |
Benjamin Sheridan Diabolo | - | - | 14.30 | - |
Bisley Bullet | 7.70 | - | 14.40 | - |
Bisley Carbine | 8.31 | - | 15.80 | - |
Bisley Long Range Gold | 7.60 | - | 14.00 | - |
Bisley Magnum | - | - | 21.40 | - |
Bisley Magnum 4.51 | 10.75 | - | - | - |
Bisley Magnum 4.52 | 10.78 | - | - | - |
Bisley Pest Control | 8.80 | 12.80 | 18.20 | 26.40 |
Bisley Practice | 7.40 | - | 13.80 | - |
Bisley Premier | 11.27 | - | 17.06 | - |
Bisley Superfield | 8.50 | 10.06 | 15.01 | 24.00 |
BSA Elite | 7.37 | - | 13.88 | - |
BSA Excalibur | - | - | 15.44 | - |
BSA Huntsman | - | - | 16.50 | - |
BSA Pylarm | 7.42 | - | - | 18.30 |
BSA Select | 7.37 | - | 13.88 | - |
BSA Silver Shadow | - | - | 15.58 | - |
BSA Storm | 7.39 | - | 13.88 | - |
Bulldog | 7.35 | - | 14.16 | 20.70 |
Champion Ballistic | 9.65 | - | 16.30 | - |
Champion Challenger | 7.10 | - | 14.88 | - |
Champion Eagle | 8.50 | - | 14.25 | - |
Champion Olympic | 7.53 | - | - | - |
Champion Polaris | 9.88 | - | 14.14 | - |
Champion Polaris Magnum | 9.38 | - | - | - |
Champion Stinger | 8.70 | - | 13.02 | - |
Champion Tiger | 8.50 | - | 14.25 | - |
Champion Wolf | 8.50 | - | 14.25 | - |
Crosman Accupell | 7.90 | 14.30 | 14.30 | - |
Crosman Accupell (Logun Import) | 8.00 | - | - | - |
Crosman CO2 Pell | 4.20 | - | - | - |
Crosman Domed | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Crosman Matchpell | 7.90 | - | 14.30 | - |
Crosman Pointed | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Crosman Powerpell | 7.90 | - | 14.30 | - |
Crosman Premier | - | 14.30 | 14.30 | - |
Crosman Premier 10.5 | 10.50 | - | - | - |
Crosman Premier 7.9 | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum Hunting | - | - | 14.3 | - |
Crosman Super Match | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Crosman Verminpell | - | - | 14.30 | - |
Crosman Wadcutter | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Dai Sung | 15.70 | - | 28.55 | 35.77 |
Daystate FT | 8.44 | - | 15.90 | - |
Daystate FT 4.51 | 8.49 | - | - | - |
Daystate FT 4.52 | 8.49 | - | - | - |
Dragon Heavies | 8.87 | - | - | - |
Dynamic PCP1 4.46 | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Dynamic PCP1 4.5 | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Dynamic PCP2 5.54 | - | - | 14.50 | - |
Dynamic PCP2 5.56 | - | - | 14.50 | - |
Dynamic PPP1 | 6.90 | - | - | - |
Dynamic SN1 | 7.95 | - | - | - |
Dynamic SN2 | - | - | 12.85 | - |
Dynamic TAC2 | - | - | 14.50 | - |
Dynamic TM1 | 9.50 | - | - | - |
Dynamic TM2 | - | - | 17.07 | - |
Dynamic Triple P | 6.90 | - | - | - |
Dynamic XP2 | - | - | 14.50 | - |
Eley Magnum | - | - | 30.00 | - |
Eley Wasp | 7.40 | - | - | - |
Eley Wasp 5.5 | - | - | 14.64 | - |
Eley Wasp 5.6 | - | - | 14.64 | - |
Gamebore Precision Hunter | - | - | 13.16 | - |
Gamebore Universal | - | - | 15.16 | - |
Gamo Hunter | 8.30 | - | 15.30 | - |
Gamo Magnum | 8.40 | - | 15.60 | - |
Gamo Master Point | 7.90 | - | 16.20 | - |
Gamo Match | 7.50 | - | 14.10 | - |
Gamo Pro Hunter | - | - | 13.92 | - |
Gamo Pro Magnum | - | - | 13.83 | - |
Gamo Pro Match | 7.40 | - | - | - |
H&N Baracuda Match 4.50 | 10.79 | - | - | - |
H&N Baracuda Match 4.51 | 10.39 | - | - | - |
H&N Baracuda Match 4.52 | 10.45 | - | - | - |
H&N Baracuda Match 5.51 | - | - | 20.54 | - |
H&N Baracuda Match 5.52 | - | - | 21.26 | - |
H&N Coppa Point | 7.60 | - | 16.20 | - |
H&N Diablo Baracuda | 10.65 | - | 21.14 | 30.50 |
H&N Diablo Pointed | - | 11.21 | 15.94 | - |
H&N Diablo Sport | 8.18 | 9.53 | 13.76 | - |
H&N Field & Target | 8.49 | - | - | - |
H&N Field & Target Trophy | 8.66 | 15.10 | 15.56 | 20.10 |
H&N Finale Match Pistol 4.48 | 7.42 | - | - | - |
H&N Finale Match Pistol 4.49 | 7.52 | - | - | - |
H&N Finale Match Pistol 4.50 | 7.35 | - | - | - |
H&N Finale Match Rifle 4.48 | 7.91 | - | - | - |
H&N Finale Match Rifle 4.49 | 8.31 | - | - | - |
H&N Finale Match Rifle 4.50 | 8.07 | - | - | - |
H&N Finale Match Rifle 4.51 | 8.05 | - | - | - |
H&N Hollow Point | 8.60 | 10.00 | 12.65 | - |
H&N Match Kugeln | - | - | 13.66 | - |
H&N Match Kugeln Pistol 4.49 | 7.45 | - | - | - |
H&N Match Kugeln Pistol 4.50 | 7.22 | - | - | - |
H&N Match Kugeln Rifle 4.49 | 7.95 | - | - | - |
H&N Match Kugeln Rifle 4.50 | 8.14 | - | - | - |
H&N Match Kugeln Rifle 4.51 | 7.90 | - | - | - |
H&N Rabbit Magnum | 16.85 | - | 30.00 | - |
H&N Silhouette | 8.76 | 11.28 | 16.40 | - |
H&N Silver Point | 11.80 | - | 17.13 | - |
H&N Spitz Kugeln Pointed | 8.87 | - | 15.74 | - |
H&N Trophy Hunter | 8.20 | - | 15.40 | - |
Hustler Harrier | 7.17 | - | 12.74 | - |
Hustler Jets | - | - | 12.58 | - |
Hustler Needlepoint | 8.25 | - | 12.30 | - |
Hustler Strike | 8.18 | - | 12.86 | - |
Logun | 7.90 | - | 14.30 | - |
Logun Penetrator | 9.50 | - | 16.0 | - |
Logun Penetrator Heavyweight | - | - | 21.00 | - |
Marksman Pointed | 8.87 | - | 15.00 | - |
Marksman Roundhead | 8.05 | - | 14.00 | 18.82 |
Milbro Caledonian | 7.33 | - | 13.30 | - |
Milbro Clipper | 8.78 | - | - | - |
Milbro Jet | - | - | 13.35 | - |
Milbro Select | 7.20 | - | 14.15 | - |
Milbro Twin Ring | 7.90 | - | 14.30 | - |
Nickerson R10 | 8.50 | - | - | - |
Nickerson R11 | - | - | 14.25 | - |
Nickerson R11B | - | - | 14.25 | - |
NSP Falcon Accuracy Plus (Czech made) | - | - | 13.43 | - |
Ox Copper Point | 8.15 | - | - | - |
Ox Firebat | 8.20 | - | 14.18 | - |
Ox Full Metal Jacket | 8.26 | - | - | - |
Ox Hi Point | - | - | 14.22 | - |
Ox Super Round ('97 annual) | 7.54 | - | 13.74 | - |
Ox Super Round (manufacturers) | 8.10 | 12.00 | 14.75 | 18.25 |
Ox Super Speed | - | - | 12.90 | - |
Paragon C1 | - | - | 17.44 | - |
Paragon Z1 | - | - | 15.00 | - |
Paragon Z1 (pre-April '96) | - | - | 14.68 | - |
Paragon Z2 | - | - | 12.00 | - |
Paragon Z2 (pre-April '96) | - | - | 11.36 | - |
Paragon Z7 | 8.10 | - | - | - |
Paragon Z7 (pre-April '96) | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Parker Hale Dragon Heavies | 8.87 | - | - | - |
Promethus Hunting | 6.00 | - | 9.12 | - |
Promethus Truncated | 5.62 | - | 8.64 | - |
RWS CA 707 Domed | - | - | 28.50 | 35.20 |
RWS Club | 7.10 | - | - | - |
RWS CO2 | 7.70 | - | - | - |
RWS CO2 Target | 7.70 | - | - | - |
RWS Geco | 6.80 | - | - | - |
RWS Geco CO2 | 7.70 | - | - | - |
RWS Hobby | 6.93 | - | 12.10 | - |
RWS Magnum | - | - | - | 21.00 |
RWS Meisterkugeln | 7.61 | - | 13.90 | - |
RWS Meisterkugeln Heavy | 8.30 | - | - | - |
RWS Meisterkugeln Light | 7.70 | - | - | - |
RWS R10 | 8.15 | - | - | - |
RWS Superdome | 8.40 | - | 14.50 | - |
RWS Super-H-Point | 7.38 | - | 13.90 | - |
RWS Supermag | 9.50 | - | - | - |
RWS Superpoint | 7.90 | - | 14.40 | - |
Skenco International D&S Magnum Hunting | 5.50 | - | 11.00 | - |
Walther Finale Match | 7.35 | - | - | - |
Webley Flying Scot | 7.67 | - | 14.50 | - |
Webley Grand Prix | 7.86 | - | 14.56 | - |
Webley Lazadome | 9.00 | - | 16.00 | - |
Webley Lazapell | 8.70 | - | 14.50 | - |
Webley Lazapoint | - | - | 16.00 | - |
Webley Mosquito | - | - | - | 20.00 |
Webley Mosquito Domes | 8.00 | - | - | - |
Webley Mosquito Match | 7.90 | - | - | - |
Webley Mosquito Maxim | - | - | - | 20.00 |
Webley Mosquito Pointed | 8.00 | - | 14.25 | - |
Webley Specials | 7.73 | - | 13.50 | - |
Weirauch | 10.2 | - | 20.8 | - |
Zap! | 1.20 | - | - | - |