I've seen a few ads recently that state "DO NOT USE POINTED PELLETS!" Does anyone know why not to use them?

Gordon, Roseburg, Oregon

re pointed pellets:
Its nothing mysterious, its just that pointed pellets are too long for the magazine, they stick out at the front and jam up stopping the magazine rotating. I use RWS Hobby flat heads for target shooting.

It's really dependent on the specific pointed pellet being talked about- some pointed pellets will fit and allow the magazine to rotate- most will not because of their length.

It's just easier for ads to say "no pointed pellets" than try to get into more detail.

As for which pointed pellets will work- can't help you very much there. I use mainly wadcutters and Crosman 'hunting' pellets which are pointed- but not sharply and are nowhere near as long as something specialized like a Predator pellet or the like.

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i have used Crosman pointed pellets in my 1077 most all the time and never ever had a problem yet and i have over 60,000 rounds or more shot from my 1077

I'v used Gamo Magnum Pointed and Gamo Master Point Pellets with no problems so far. But then I've put less than a thousand rounds of the pointed pellets through. I've just switched from Crosman Wadcutters.