Rifle airgun pellets have established a reputation for providing consistent accuracy at a sensible price since they hit the UK shooting scene last year.
Distributed in the UK by iHunter, Rifle airgun pellets are made in Brazil by a company which has 30 years ammo making experience and have Olympic gold medal winning pedigree.
With credentials like that, it’s easy to see how Rifle has quickly become one of the big names of the ammo world. Having heard about their solid performance in a wide variety of guns, I was eager to try them for myself.
There are 80 variants of Rifle pellet and slug, and my first encounter was with the excellent Rifle RTX Premium. I tested the .177 heavy version which weigh 8.33 grains and have a head size of 4.51mm. The round shot brilliantly through my Walther RM8 UC, Weihrauch HW100 and Daystate Huntsman Revere, producing 11mm (centre to centre) groups at 40m with the Daystate.
Impressed with that first test, I was eager to try some other options from the Rifle airgun pellet stable. Looking to mix it up a little, I moved on to the heavier Rifle Super Magnum Field in .177 (also available in .22). The .177s are available in either 4.50 or 4.51mm head size and have a stated weight of 10.03 grains. Their current price on the iHunter website is £9.89 for a tin of 500, which promised excellent value for money if they were anything near as good as the brilliant RTX pellets I had tried.
Like all the Rifle pellets I have used to date, the Super Magnum Field looks very clean and tidy straight from the tin, which incorporates a foam disc for safe transportation. They appear to be extremely consistently produced, and there was no sign of any lead swarf in the tin.
In terms of design, the Rifle Super Magnum Field is a slightly elongated version of the classic dome or roundhead shape favoured by serious target shooters.
Testing them through my sub-12ft/lb Daystate Revere – shooting from a bench in calm conditions – I started with a preliminary zero-up at 15m. Reassuringly, they were landing pellet on pellet at this relatively close range.
Below top: Rifle Super Magnum Field are a domed pellet with a slightly elongated profile.
Below bottom: The Rifle Super Magnum Field pellets were pinpoint accurate at 15m
Pushing out to 30m to fine-tune zero, they were still grouping incredibly tightly. Single-hole groups were the norm and plenty of them measured comfortably under 8mm from centre to centre.
Pushing out to 40m, the maximum distance I could achieve on the range I was using, the Rifle Super Magnum Field pellets were still producing tight groups – several of which measured within 14mm from centre to centre. Pellet drop from between the 30m zero range and 40m was around 26mm, which is about what I would expect from this slightly heavier than average .177 pellet.
On the subject of pellet drop, this can easily be compensated for with a little hold-over and I imagine the extra weight is what enables these pellets to remain stable over longer ranges. That extra weight can help in the wind and should also translate into great shock impact when targeting live quarry.
Below: Accuracy was impressive with consistently tight groups at 40m
To sum up, the .177 Rifle Super Magnum Field pellets tested here performed extremely well through my Daystate Huntsman. They offer a very dependable ammo solution at an extremely good price. I would have no hesitation using them for hunting and wouldn’t be surprised to see competition shooters moving over to them too.
If you want to try Rifle pellets through your airgun, iHunter supplies sample packs, so you don’t have to splash out on tins of 500 to experiment with them.
Manufacturer: Rifle
From: iHunter
Type: Rifle Super Magnum Field
Calibre tested: .177 (also available in .22)
Weight: 10.03 grains in .177 (19.9 grains in .22)
Applications: Hunting and target shooting
First published 19th May 2025
