is this true?

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

hi,

one of the contribtutors of air gunner when doin a review of an air rifle said that he had had never used a magazine pcp which was more accurate than a single shot pcp. is this true? i know my s400 will get pellet on pellet no probs at 30yrds and thats single shot.

thanks,AARON

[othickman 6]

The only thing that comes to mind that could cause inaccuracy in a multi would be if the magazine damaged the pellets.. however it may make the shooter shoot faster and therefore rush the shot more (thinking of target shooting) hence a loss of accuracy..?

[Phantom 631]

I think that the general consensus on a multishot magazine is that there is the tiny possibility that the magazine may not index with absolute precision 100 percent of the time.

Having said that, we are talking a thou of a milimeter or so maybe even less?

 

I really dont think that it will make much difference to the POI as regards the POA.

 

Lets face it, you can not load a pellet with your finger with the exact precision that you loaded the last one (if you see what I mean? )

 

Phantom

[andyz 30]

I agree with Phantom, I think it's to do with the additional tolerences that are introducted when using a magazine.

 

Andy

[jenksi87 3]

I think that the general consensus on a multishot magazine is that there is the tiny possibility that the magazine may not index with absolute precision 100 percent of the time.

Having said that, we are talking a thou of a milimeter or so maybe even less?

 

I really dont think that it will make much difference to the POI as regards the POA.

 

Lets face it, you can not load a pellet with your finger with the exact precision that you loaded the last one (if you see what I mean? )

 

Phantom

the pellet is pushed out of the magazine and into the barrel before the shot mate so even if the mag isnt indexing 100% it will make no difference to pellet placement before the shot

[maty j 6]

Some magazines can have too much spring tension and damage the pellets skirts slightly, Especially on soft pellets such as AA fields. One of my rapid mags had a a lot of pressure on. I can't say for sure If this affected accuracy but I adjusted It just in case.

[Phantom 631]

the pellet is pushed out of the magazine and into the barrel before the shot mate so even if the mag isnt indexing 100% it will make no difference to pellet placement before the shot

 

Yeah your quite correct there

However what I meant to say by what I typed; was if the mag is not indexing correctly, then the pellet may (as it is pushed into the breech by the bolt) have a tiny amount of shaving of part of the pellet, or as Matty says, the skirt may be deformed slightly as it leaves the mag.

 

Phantom

Edited January 29, 2010 by Phantom

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

i always check my skirts of my pellets before putting them in the breach. if there only a little defromed i piut them in the 'plinking tin' and if there fine then those are the ones i'll use for hunting and zeroin.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Who ever said it has'nt had a go with a HW100T, or he would know he was talking crap

[night moocher 41]

Wouldnt the skirt blow out to hug the barrel under that much air presure,just a thought.

[Phantom 631]

Wouldnt the skirt blow out to hug the barrel under that much air presure,just a thought.

 

Thats the way they are designed to work but if part of the skirt is damaged, by say having a nick taken off it, then although the skirt should still be blown out to hug the barrel, it would in theory push the nose off axis/centreline and as it left the barrel it would then be off aim.

 

Don't want to get into a physics degree course here, but thats the basics as I can put them easily down.

 

Phantom

Edited January 30, 2010 by Phantom