robwelsh 354 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 is it better to use heavier pellets in a pre charge, and lighter ones for springers? im looking to get a pcp, and want to know if i get a .177 pellet 10 grains, and a 22 pellets 10 grains, would the trajectory be the same etc ? but it does then say that on this site the thunderbolts are made for springers because they such a lightweight 22 pellet, any help would be great, thanks rob ! Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Hi mate, I dont think that you can get 10 grain .22 pellets, but if you can you would probably find that if you shot it at 11.5 foot pounds once you put a 16 grain pellet in it would be way over the legal limit. A police man can use any .22 pellet to test it to see if its within legal requirements. A Bisley Magnum is 21 grain . Regarding pellet trajectory and speed. Two pellets can be the same weight but if they have a different BC the trajectory will be different. The higher the BC the better the pellets copes with drag. What i would say is dont give up accuracy for trajectory. Choose the pellet that suits your .22 or .177 barrel the best for accuracy then learn its trajectory so you know it instinctly. Too many people seem to want flatter trajectory but forget about accuracy. No point in being flat from 10 to 25 metres if the pellet has a 2 inch spread as your already out your kill zone at 25 metres. Better have a pellet on pellet setup / pellet and have to hold under at maybe 15 and 20 metres. Si Edited November 28, 2011 by zini Quote Link to post
robwelsh 354 Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hi mate, I dont think that you can get 10 grain .22 pellets, but if you can you would probably find that if you shot it at 11.5 foot pounds once you put a 16 grain pellet in it would be way over the legal limit. A police man can use any .22 pellet to test it to see if its within legal requirements. A Bisley Magnum is 21 grain . Regarding pellet trajectory and speed. Two pellets can be the same weight but if they have a different BC the trajectory will be different. The higher the BC the better the pellets copes with drag. What i would say is dont give up accuracy for trajectory. Choose the pellet that suits your .22 or .177 barrel the best for accuracy then learn its trajectory so you know it instinctly. Too many people seem to want flatter trajectory but forget about accuracy. No point in being flat from 10 to 25 metres if the pellet has a 2 inch spread as your already out your kill zone at 25 metres. Better have a pellet on pellet setup / pellet and have to hold under at maybe 15 and 20 metres. Si how do you find out the bc's on diffrent pellets and what do you mean by drag? iv never looked into it this much before lol thanks for the advice though mate Quote Link to post
robwelsh 354 Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 and is a .20 worth getting Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 i would love a 2.0 but there aint many rifles or much choice of pellets. Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 There is a slight misconception about pellet choice for .20. It's true most shops don't stock much if any but if you look online, there's a decent selection to try. H and N, JSB, Daysate (which I think are pretty much identical to the JSBs), Logun, Dynamic, Benjamin and others. All quality makes. It is very true that the gun selection can be a bit poor but if folks get in touch with dealers, manufaturers and importers and ask direct, many of them can accomodate Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 do air arms do a prosport in 2.0? Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 i wish they did frank, that'd be my carlsberg air rifle! cheers, wurz Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 (edited) Give AA a shout direct, lads. They don't list them but neither do HW but they can do special orders. Got to be worth a phone call Edited November 29, 2011 by andyfr1968 Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Give AA a shout direct, lads. They don't list them but neither do HW but they can do special orders. Got to be worth a phone call just emailed them give it a week an i will phone them you never know Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 got my answer the computer says no Hi Frank, Thanks for your enquiry. We are sorry, but unfortunately, we are unable to assist. We can only supply the Pro Sport in .22 or .177 calibre. In fact, all our rifles are only in .22 and .177, with the exception of FAC power S500/S510 which we can supply in .25 calibre. Kind regards, Sheila © Air Arms (NSP Engineering Ltd). Air Arms reserve the right to make changes and alterations at any time. Quote Link to post
robwelsh 354 Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 abit of a disappointment for some people lol i think they should accomidate on order only basis, i would think alot of people would also choose diffrent models of there range in all calibres Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 it was the answer i was expecting maybe one of the tuning boys will do a .20 conversion one day Quote Link to post
shepp 2,285 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I think I'll give these a try next http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/JSB_Match_Diabolo_Exact_Jumbo_RS_22_Cal_13_43_Grains_Domed_500ct/719 You can buy them off eBay I have heard some good reviews. Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 These are like the falcon accuracy plus or are they? Quote Link to post
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