Does ELEY Make Anything Other Than .22LR?
Yes. Alongside its .22LR rimfire range, ELEY manufactures air pellets, centrefire, ELEY x-shot, blanks and ancillary products. The best known of those beyond rimfire is ELEY tenex air, a 0.177 competition air pellet for air rifle and air pistol, built to the same philosophy as the rimfire range: dimensional consistency and weight control held far tighter than the class norm.
What ELEY Makes
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| .22LR rimfire | Entry level to Olympic grade: tenex, match, team, club, sport / target, the pistol rounds, biathlon, ultra, the semi-auto benchrest pair, force, contact and the hunting hollow-points |
| Air pellets | ELEY tenex air, 0.177 competition pellet |
| Centrefire | Part of the current ELEY product range |
| ELEY x-shot | Portable, real-time shot detection device and target combo |
| Blanks | Part of the current ELEY product range |
| Ancillary products | Supporting products alongside the ammunition ranges |
ELEY tenex air
| Specification | ELEY tenex air |
|---|---|
| Calibre | 0.177 |
| Profile | Flat-head |
| Weight | 0.531 g / 8.2 gr |
| Head diameters | 4.49 mm, 4.50 mm, 4.51 mm |
| Weight control | 30% superior to other brands |
| Packaging | Damage-resistant, re-sealable |
| Suitable for | Air rifle and air pistol |
The three head sizes exist for the same reason ELEY publishes batch data for its rimfire ammunition: barrels differ. A bore that shoots best with 4.50 mm may not shoot best with 4.49 mm, and the only way to know is to try them in your own airgun.
The development work behind the pellet identified where 10 m precision is actually won: “Pellet profile, dimensional consistency, and weight control emerged as the key parameters influencing precision and repeatability.” The flat-head profile also cuts clean, well-defined holes in paper, which matters when a shot is scored on the ring it touches.
ELEY x-shot
ELEY x-shot is the first portable, real-time shot detection device and target combo, giving multi-detail scoring with a free app on iOS and Android. It shares its home with ELEY’s data platform at www.eleyxshot.com, where the free Lot Analyser now holds all lots of ELEY tenex, tenex pistol, tenex biathlon, tenex rapid fire pistol, match, semi-auto .22LR benchrest precision, ultra and club, each with the full 200-shot proof group behind the batch and X and Y coordinates for every shot.
The Rimfire Range Is Broader Than Target Shooting
Within .22LR, ELEY covers far more than Olympic-grade target ammunition. The same factory produces ELEY tenex at 3.75 mm Radial Standard Deviation (RSD) for ISSF and benchrest competition, ELEY force and ELEY contact for recreational and semi-automatic shooting, ELEY high velocity hollow and ELEY subsonic hollow for hunting and vermin control, dedicated pistol rounds including ELEY tenex pistol, ELEY tenex rapid fire pistol and ELEY bullseye pistol x, cold-weather ELEY tenex biathlon and ELEY biathlon club, and ELEY ultra extreme long range for long-range rimfire work.
Every .22LR round comes in 50-round boxes, 500-round bricks and 5,000-round outer cases. Stockists are listed at eley.co.uk/retailers.
The Bottom Line
ELEY makes air pellets, centrefire, ELEY x-shot, blanks and ancillary products as well as .22LR rimfire ammunition. ELEY tenex air is a flat-head 0.177 pellet at 0.531 g / 8.2 gr, offered in 4.49, 4.50 and 4.51 mm head diameters, with weight control 30% superior to other brands. As with the rimfire range, the right choice is not the product name but the exact size and lot that groups best in your barrel. Buy more than one head size and test them.