Looking for the best .177 caliber pellets under $20 in 2025? With so many choices, finding the right balance of accuracy, power, and affordability can be tough. Whether you’re into target shooting, pest control, or small game hunting, having the right pellets can make all the difference. In this guide, we’ll break down the top options that give you great performance without costing a fortune.
1. 632092954 Air Rifle Pellets Combo Pack, 177 Caliber
Highlight: The pointed tip of the Magnum increases the penetration and the double-ring design aids in the mushroom effect on impact.
Constructive Review: These are high-quality pellets and the price seems really good. I ordered two of the four packs, so I wanted to add a disclaimer just because it happened with both packs: none of the tins were fully screwed shut.
When I opened the packaging I picked one up by the top of the tin and it nearly fell out from underneath, spilling everywhere. None of the 8 tins were fully screwed shut and all were so loose that they nearly fell off.
Just be careful, when you open the packaging, twist the lids tight to ensure they’re properly shut. -Jason M. Zinn
Trending Review: The Gamo Value Pack has 4 tins of 250 pellets. This averages out to $4.25 per 250 pellets per tin or .017 per pellet. CHEAPEST PACKAGE FOUND! I zeroed in all four pellets with a new 8-clip Daisy 408 CO2 repeater pistol. It averages 450-485 FPS. You are not to use the Magnum pellet in repeater clip-fed guns because they are double-ringed pellets. so, instead, I reviewed the GAMO TOMAHAWK pellet at the bottom ( 6 o’clock ) of the target first. 6 out of 8 hit the bullseye with no scope using a Caldwell platform.
One errant shot went right off the red dot. At 3 O’clock on the target is the GAMO MATCH pellet grouping. This is a VERY dirty, dusty flathead pellet in the tin. It has ribs on the skirt and this sucker is accurate! 8 for 8 in the red dot/bullseye area in a 2″x1″ circle. At 9: O’clock on the target is the GAMO domed and ribbed HUNTER pellet results. It sprayed a nice clustered 2″x2″x2″ pattern. but the pellets seemed to shoot to the right.
The last zero’d in at HIGH NOON on the target is the GAMO MASTER POINT. Shot Low and left from aim in a 2″x 2″ grouping. All 7.6-grain pellets. The GAMO Tomahawk is 7.8 Grain and 750/tin at $19.00=.025/pellet. The BEST VALUE for weight, taller, cleaner, pointed pellet, for target or small game, is the TOMAHAWK in my Opinion. It is heavier than the Crosman Destroyer at 7.4 grain in a 250 tin for $5.29 = .019 per pellet. Those are the best two values for accuracy and quality that I have found. -Patsy K.
Reassuring Review: Even if some of the pellets aren’t the best (looking at you, pointers) this pack is worth it alone for 250 Match and 250 domed. With those two I was getting consistent groups with my Beeman QB78S at 25 yards. The attached picture is a target where I just wanted to see how many I could put in the red. There were about forty rounds fired at this target.
The best bulk ammo deal I have found. I ordered two packages weeks ago and still haven’t gotten through them all. Great way to stock up on multiple ammo varieties for cheap. The pointers aren’t useless by the way, they just seemed to fall apart accuracy-wise after about 15-20 yards. -Brian Tall
2. Winchester.177 Cal. Pointed Pellets
Highlight: These Winchester work very well with Winchester pellet rifles.
Constructive Review: These perform very well in my Daisy 880 and Winchester 1977XS, especially at 10 pumps. Sure, they look and feel pretty cheap, but that’s probably appropriate as they were pretty cheap. I paid only $7.31 for 500 at the end of June 2021, which is an EXCELLENT price for a jumbo tin as far as I’m concerned. For a cheap pellet, they’ve performed very well, and most of the times I’ve missed the mark, it’s been close enough that I attribute the miss to me rather than the rifle or pellet.
Also, if these perform well for you, don’t hesitate to try out the Winchester Hollow Point pellets in .177 too, which are probably the same pellet with a hollow point, along the lines of the Crosman Premier Domed and Hollow Point pellets. For an inexpensive pellet, I’ve had very good luck with these .177 Winchester pellets and quite like both.
If they still cost the same as they did when I placed my June order, I’d almost certainly be ordering more, but in just a couple of weeks, they’ve almost doubled in price! That’s too bad because I won’t buy another 500 for the current (July 17th) price of more than $13.00. I like these quite a bit, but unless the price goes back down, I can’t give them a recommendation I think they’re close to deserving.
Update October/September/August 2021: I discovered these also give me a pretty good bang for the buck in my more pellet-picky Crosman 1077W and .177 Umarex Strike Point pistol, although the latter seems to shoot almost any type of pellet as accurately as any other (the one airgun I have in both .177 and .22 calibers). I also seem to have the best luck avoiding jams in my 1077W when I don’t use pointed pellets, so these were a very welcome and low-cost addition to the match-type pellets I’d been using almost exclusively.
When it comes right down to it, it seems like the more I use these Winchester pellets the more I like them, although my very favorite, go-to .177 pellets by late August pretty solidly seem to be centered on Crosman Premier Domed and Hollow Point pellets and the equally excellent H&N Excite Plinking (flat-head) and Hammer (domed) pellets (in .177 and .22 calibers). I still tend to think about snagging another tin of the Winchester pellets when I notice prices are down though, unless I’ve been shooting .22 caliber air rifles and pistols almost exclusively for a while, which seems to be happening more and more often as time goes by.
I think it could be nothing more than it’s just easier for my aging peepers to see the bigger yellow splat marks surrounding the black hole at the center of the hits on Shoot-N-C self-adhesive targets when I shoot .22 instead of .177! 🙂 Seriously, it’s quite a difference. 😉 Also, while I still love the .177 airguns in my collection, for the most part they’re just not quite as nice as those I have in .22 caliber, and I’m not interested in having the .177 version of the same airgun I bought in .22 caliber (excepting my Strike Points), so most of the .177 airguns in my collection are my older, more entry-level models, while the .22s tend to be newer, higher quality, higher-priced and more hard-hitting. It seems I rarely get Daisy out of the rifle rack now when I can grab the Benjamin 392s instead. I tend to leave even my beautiful 1077W in place when I can go with my new Umarex 850 M2 Magnum (although that 12-shot, rapid-fire capability still can be about a BOATLOAD more fun than the 7-round Umarex, on which I also have to cycle the bolt for every shot). Okay, okay… back to the subject.
Once I started paying attention, I found the price fluctuates pretty wildly here on Amazon.com and these and the Hollow Points are sold at many other websites specializing in airguns and accessories too, so keep checking prices here, but shop around too. I’ve found these for as little as ~$6.50/tin and as high as twice that, so it pays to keep your eyes open.
Also, when these seem to be getting a bit pricey, I check out the price of the Winchester Hollow Point pellets and vice versa. I’ve discovered one type often can be right up there when the other is selling for between six and seven dollars, a great price for 500 pellets! Furthermore, since both tend to give me about the same level of performance, they’re pretty much interchangeable for my needs. As an inexpensive pellet for plinking and fooling around with my .177 airguns, they perform quite well and I usually can afford to keep them on hand.
I’m not 100% sure, but I tend to think these might be the same pellets as the look-alikes sold under the Daisy label, and those typically can be found at even lower prices almost everywhere (but don’t hold me to that). At any rate, if you’re into .177 and these pellets work for you, stock up when the price is low, or check price and availability at as many other sites as you can for an even better price.
Now, almost any time I can get a tin of the best-performing pellets in my airguns for less than two cents each (especially .22 pellets!), I stock up.
For example, when the Gamo combo pack of different .177 pellets was selling here a couple of months ago for $14.99 per 1000 (a tin of 250 each of 4 different types), I bought one Combo pack to try them out and when I discovered every type worked very well in one or more of my .177 airguns, I bought another four packs for a total of four thousand (half of which are already about gone). I’m also enjoying the inexpensive .177 and .22 H&N Excite Plinking and Hammer pellets that work very well, especially in my .22 airguns, so when I found them for $5.99/250 at Pyramyd Air, I got twelve tins using their buy 3, 1 free deal and only paid for nine, just a smidgeon more than 1 penny per pellet! Hey, some of the Crosman Premier pellets (more strong favorites) are almost that cheap, so I bought more of those too. After all, if you’re going to be shooting, you’re going to save money by buying pellets in quantity when the prices are low — always. You get the idea. Give it a shot. 🙂 Good luck and happy hunting and plinking! -Bubba Pearson
Trending Review: I ordered the 177 domed pellets along with 500 of my regular JSB match Diablo pellets. For less than half the price of the Diablos, I wasn’t expecting much quality but so far I love the results. I shoot saw blades from 22 to 100 yards with Crossman pistols, an HW77, and a Umarex 10-22 clone and I see no loss of accuracy or consistency in any of my guns.
I haven’t compared group size on paper as its irrelevant because of my success hitting the targets I regularly shoot.
For my shooting,I see no difference in these pellets compared to the Diablos and in the future, I’ll be saving money and buying the Winchester pellets exclusively. -Ricky
Reassuring Review: I shoot these in a scoped (CVLifve 9×40) Crosman 760 and Daisy 901, both at six pumps from 15 yards, and consistently get 1/4″ to 1/2″ repeatable groupings with both rifles. I’ve shot around 1000 total rounds (500 each gun) and am very happy with the performance.
For the price, this is a great everyday plinker target pellet. I’ve also knocked down a few squirrels raiding my bird feeders from 10 yards (at the feeder) and 25 yards (in the trees).
Not all pellets work great in all guns, but I’m very happy with these and highly recommend grabbing a tin or two and seeing how they perform for you. -Jorge
3. Crosman Premier LPPH77 .177-Caliber Piranha Pellets
Highlight: ENHANCED EXPANSION AND PENETRATION.
Constructive Review: A little bit dirty when you open a fresh tin, a few shavings need to be cleaned up, but nothing a quick ISO wash and sprits of WD-40 couldn’t take care of… try a can of HATSAN USA branded pellets to see if you want to see dirty pellets.
Like all Crosman pellets they have a seam, are shiny, and are decently hard… most likely a Lead Alloy to get the hardness and weight achieved.
Have tried dozens of brands, weights, and shapes of pellets and found the two Gamo 1250 plus fps pellet rifles I have like a heavier pellet. My go-to pellets from H&N and JSB are silly expensive right now so I wanted to try these 10.5-grain pellets from Crosman.
I shoot pellet guns both for a fun hobby with the kiddo and for hunting destructive varmints around the property, so accuracy and hard-hitting expansion are required. A low price is always a bonus.
Unfortunately, I think these pellets and our rifles are too strong for hunting with these pellets… good enough accuracy at the range I need them, but so far multiple critters confirmed with a clean entrance and exit with little to no signs of expansion from the pellet meaning the pest would most likely suffer if my aim isn’t true.
Shot a few cans, and was able to retrieve a pellet, even after a through-and-through shot… the pellet barely has a scratch on it… cheap lead pellets from Beeman, Daisy, Winchester, etc. all look like a lead pancake
So I will only be using these for target shooting, not for hunting with my high fps rifles.
Going back to the H&N Baracuda Power Copper 10.6 grain and JSB Diabolo Heavy 10.3 grain for hunting purposes. -jdogg
Trending Review: These are heavy hitters, they expand a ton on soft targets, and they make metal-plinking targets sing loudly. These are for the serious squirrel and collared dove hunter. I find them to be very consistent out of the old reliable crossman jumpmaster.
I think these pellets might be my go-to for a long time. Though I might search for heavier than 10.5 grains… It certainly does the trick for the varmints I have around my place. -Isaac Schultz
Reassuring Review: Seem to be accurate, gamo wildcat whisper 177, with about 60 shots. I can’t speak of the weapon or the ammo but I wouldn’t use the 2 for any competition but neither are for that. I’ve taken 3 chipmunks, all clean kills.
The last one, that I shot, went through the chipmunk, through a 3/8th pin board, and almost through a half-inch privacy fence. I recovered the pellet photo included. Expansion was 0. When shooting a paper target on a Rubbermaid container, filler with hardwood, they expanded. -leadpaint
4. Gamo Pellets Tomahawk Pointed Hollow Point .177 Cal
Highlight: Shoots very well and has repeat accuracy.
Constructive Review: I have been shooting my Gamo Shadow with Gamo Magnum pellets that I bought a long time ago, and my supply was finally running low.
As these Tomahawks were in stock and looked like a fair match, I gave them a try! I set up a target in the backyard to see if my sights needed any adjustments, but these were right on for off-hand shooting.
I use these mostly to take out rodent pests and to scare off hungry deer so no sight adjustments were required. So far, I’ve had no problems with fit. I’ve seen some scary reviews which might have been due to bad handling in shipping.
Mine were not well packed either and the metal can was damaged due to pellet weight and rough handling without any packing material, but the pellets survived well enough for my needs! Oh yeah; and the price was attractive too! -Bert Tram
Trending Review: If you are like me you have gotten a massive headache and pain in the wallet trying to keep resupplying pellets within your budget while looking for that one pellet a particular air gun likes best.
Today will mark the 7th tin of these that I have purchased this year alone.
GAMO Tomahawks are now my go to pellet for my GAMO Shadow and BEEMAN 10/22 both .177s.GAMO Tomahawks have recently overlapped my use of GAMO Magnum double ring pointed, GAMO Red Fires, GAMO Rockets, and GAMO Match wadcutters due to the cost per tin, amount of pellets per tin, pellet profile versatility, sufficient accuracy and effectiveness on pests.
In addition, I have tried the similar CROSMAN Destroyer pellet, which worked extremely well, but the cost per tin/amount per tin ratio was prohibitive for my use.I generally don’t get shots beyond 25 yards on paper or pest so Tomahawks work fine for my needs,
They are one pellet that both cut clean nearly wadcutter size holes in bullseyes for target practice and gave good penetration and impact on pesky rats and mice in the feed shed and garden.A very hard pellet may not seat without undue force in some air guns so I discount any claims that these GAMO pellets are too soft for any practical use.
YMMV–The lead is hard enough to seat snugly for a good breech seal in the chamber of both rifles and soft enough to give at least moderate mushrooming in large rats @ an average of 735fps in my now well-broken in-year GAMO Shadow Whisper.
The BEEMAN 1022 has now settled in @ 650fps and GAMO Tomahawks pretty much show little to no deformation in pests.
( UPDATE 6/16/23: after a good break-in period & very thorough bore cleaning, now getting a surprising 682 fps from the Beeman 1022 w .177 Gamo Tomahawks )At 650fps and below they generally do not exit but at 735fps, they will exit pests so it’s best to be careful of your backstop at all times. SAFETY FIRST!
YMMV but for needs GAMO Tomahawks are my best choice for my two GAMO and BEEMAN air rifles. -MG
Reassuring Review: I use this in a Crosman 1377 that is heavily modified but retains the stock barrel. I only use 5 pumps on pests inside of 15 yards or so.
It makes 5 shots go into one ragged hole at 10 yards. I tried it in my PCP but did not get good results. It seems to destabilize at high velocity.
The new packaging has an all-metal cover and the pellets are 7.56 grain vs the old container with the clear plastic window with 7.8 grain pellets.
The old pellets were just a little bit better. Still, these are good pellets for such a low price. I will continue to purchase them. –poidog
5. Air Venturi Steel BBS, 177 Cal
Highlight: These steel BBs are precision ground to ensure the best possible accuracy, so your gun will shoot true each time.
Constructive Review: As far as other products on the market that are the BB is for various types of guns, these are extremely nice.
They’re made of solid steel and they’re durable. They work in all of my BB guns and I have never had a problem with them at all.
The price is much better than I would be able to find in any store and the quantity that you get for that price is a lot better than you would expect. I will be ordering more when I need them that’s for sure. -Mark Toney
Trending Review: I’ve only tried four different kinds of BBs, but these are by far the most accurate. Warning: These BBs have a chrome-like coating on them that makes them very, very difficult to grab if you don’t have reasonable fingernails.
They are so shiny, that you can spot these apart from others several feet away. I use these in my Daisy Avante 499B at the official DaisyCompetition Match range of 5 meters (16’4″) and can consistently nail groups of a quarter inch or less! -bikerted
Reassuring Review: We got these to pair with my husband’s Glock replica and although it didn’t seem like it looked like the compact bottle there were a ton of bbs and they lasted us a while! We will be ordering more as they’re affordable and easy to load with the spout! -Jaelee Snyder
6. Crosman 7-P577 Pointed .177-Caliber Pellets
Highlight: GREAT FOR SMALL GAME HUNTING – Also a favorite for backyard plinking.
Constructive Review: I couldn’t get a group smaller than 3” at 15 yards with these pellets. I’m shooting a .177 cal. Gamo Swarm Maxxim G2 with the Gamo scope.
I bought some Gamo Tomahawk pellets and the grouping was a little better. Using a micrometer, I measured the difference in the pellet dimensions. The shoulders of the two brands were about the same (average of .177), however the skirt varied.
The Crosman skirt was an average of .180 and the Gamo was averaging .184. I’m going to continue trying different brands as I’m looking for at least a 1” group so I can get clean kills on the rodents around the house. -William & Rosa Johnson
Trending Review: There might be better-pointed pellets out there, but not for the kind of value and overall quality you get from Crosman pellets. If you are doing serious plinking these are great for the job. They do very well for hunting too. However, I would do headshots and try to avoid body shots as they fly through targets pretty cleanly.
They mushroom well, but they just don’t deliver enough energy like a good hollowpoint or ballistic tip pellet will. So I have seen more than one rat run off after a heart shot. I want instant, so I use the wonderful Crosman Destroyer’s for body shots.
For headshots though…a marvelous pellet with solid penetration and expansion. As for shooting cans, wood, paper targets, and everything you like to plink at…these are your solid choice. I’ll always have 1,000 rounds of each caliber of these on hand.
Crosman just never disappoints in their pellet’s quality. It’s always top-notch. This is also a super accurate pellet. I get sub-1/4-inch groups all day long in my rifles and pistols. Now if they will just offer 500 tins and the 1,250 milk carton of them in .22 cal. So far only the .177 have bulk buy options. -Tigershark1968
Reassuring Review: I bought these .177 pellets for my Daisy Powerline 880 Airgun and although the tin came dented, the quality of the pellets is great because they aren’t deformed and they aren’t inaccurate.
They fit well enough for my Daisy rifle to take them (one-shot loading, that is) and they penetrate through most of what I shoot like nothing. Worth it for me. -Evelynn Failure
7. Crosman 6177 .177-Caliber 7.4-Grain Flat-Nose Wadcutter Pellets
Highlight: USE FOR COMPETITON OR RECREATION – Great for paper targets and backyard plinking.
Constructive Review: For the price, these wadcutters are, in my opinion, the best bang for the buck. Sure, they are not RWS quality.. and out of 250 in my tin,
I got about 5 bad ones (2% defect rate) which is not bad for the price. Sure you can go cheaper and get Chinese pellets like I did once, but you’ll end up with about a 15% defect rate on those, with very poor consistency.
The consistency of these Crosman wadcutters is pretty good (again, not up to the RWS levels), and considering the price I am very satisfied. These pellets shoot well in most of my pistols except my Hatsan Mod 25 Supercharger Vortex, which shoots these at only 600 fps. -Gene
Trending Review: The photo shows a different tin, with pointed pellets, but what I received was Crosman Premier Wadcutter pellets.
I didn’t expect these to shoot as well as they did. They are not quite as good as the Premier Match pellets, or RWS Hobby (both of which are more expensive), but they are quite close, and if you are not shooting off a bench, and aren’t an Olympic shooter, then you will probably never notice the difference. 10-yard bench rest groups are barely larger than the diameter of a single pellet from my tuned Daisy 853.
For the price, these are pretty much impossible to beat. Forget Daisy pellets for anything other than melting down into fishing weights. The Daisy pellets are cheaper, but the accuracy is horrible.
Because the flat head is not aerodynamic, these will not work very well past 15 yards. For longer ranges, I recommend the Crosman Premier round-nose pellets. Although there are a lot of good round-nose pellets the Premiers are very good, while still being very affordable. -Suburban
Reassuring Review: These pellets are unbelievably accurate! I almost couldn’t believe my eyes.
The one downside: the case I received was sealed shut so well that I had to pry it open, which was amazingly difficult but after an hour of trying to turn it I eventually gave up. Still, once I finally got it open almost all of the pellets were in perfect condition inside, with maybe one or two slightly bent (may have been caused by me trying to get the case open). This wasn’t that big of a deal, and I also know it isn’t too common of an issue. Another container I received later opened up like a dream, so it was probably a rare issue.
Overall I highly recommend these for plinking, and maybe for some light/close-range target shooting. I’m not sure how well these will fly after about 40 feet, but up until then, they are very good. -blackbird
Final Words For The Best 177 Caliber Pellets Under 20$ In 2025
Picking the best .177 caliber pellets under $20 doesn’t have to be complicated. The right pellets can improve your accuracy and performance without breaking the bank. Whether you’re target shooting or hunting, having quality ammo makes all the difference. Hopefully, this guide helped you find the perfect fit—happy shooting!