JakeFury 224 Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 When shot paper as a kid, indoors, I used these flat head pellets, I forget the brand if I'm honest, but my groups were miniscule. Indoors obviously makes a huge difference. I bought some the other day and wasnt that surprised when they shot like cr-p over 30m out doors with 11.5ftlb hunters or 10.8ftlb comp Rifles. But why.... Does anyone know why they fair so badly against a diabolo out doors over such a slight increase in distance? Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 H&N finale match are accurate at 30 yards in my hw100, they start to open up at 35 yards though. I believe they start to lose stability at range due to their design. Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 I used to shoot rws hobby out of my 97 out to 20 metres and they were dead on. Quote Link to post
JakeFury 224 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Same as my experience, amazed at how close they are indoors at close range and I can't even hit the target at 45 yards Quote Link to post
shaaark 10,050 Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Don't domed pellets have a better ballistic coefficiency than wadcutters and hollowpoints etc, especially at longer distance? I remember my son 'advising' me about grain weights, skirt diameter, muzzle velocity, ballistic coefficiency etc etc, ...... , a few years back when I was getting back into airgunning. I tried to take on board what he was telling me, but found myself getting confused by it all. Had a break, then cracked on how I used to do things years ago, when we didn't have the 'knowledge' that is available today. Still not a great shot, but I now know if I miss, I know why, and it's my fault, and I'm ok with that. 2 Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 True Shaaark. In my case, with the springer it was me versus the gun, but with the pcp it's me versus myself. 1 Quote Link to post
JakeFury 224 Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 23/04/2021 at 20:30, LuckOrJudgement said: True Shaaark. In my case, with the springer it was me versus the gun, but with the pcp it's me versus myself. That's why I love springers two things to master, the gun and your own skills.. Trouble is that all the guns are slightly different and I've amassed a good few... The cabinet is now completely full shall we say. I now know which ones genuinely shoot well and which have needed a lot of work, which are hidden gems and which are expensive white elephants. I don't want to share these views particularly as they can be so subjective but I have a new lowish cost hunting rig I want to show ya. Quote Link to post
shaaark 10,050 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, JakeFury said: I have a new lowish cost hunting rig I want to show ya. Get the pic up mate. Quote Link to post
JakeFury 224 Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, shaaark said: Get the pic up mate. Just doing that on the thread I did for it. 1 Quote Link to post
comanche 2,799 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 22/04/2021 at 20:56, JakeFury said: When shot paper as a kid, indoors, I used these flat head pellets, I forget the brand if I'm honest, but my groups were miniscule. Indoors obviously makes a huge difference. I bought some the other day and wasnt that surprised when they shot like cr-p over 30m out doors with 11.5ftlb hunters or 10.8ftlb comp Rifles. But why.... Does anyone know why they fair so badly against a diabolo out doors over such a slight increase in distance? They are designed for punching very neat holes ( so that accurate scores can be recorded) in paper targets .. They are spot- on for standard 5 and 10 yd indoor competition ranges where accuracy is more important than power . Further than that they are not so aerodynamic. Though they are sometimes recommended for short range pigeon control in buildings. Possibly due to some imagined or real shock value and the fact they won't go through the victim or damage the building if you miss 1 Quote Link to post
JakeFury 224 Posted May 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 20:57, comanche said: They are designed for punching very neat holes ( so that accurate scores can be recorded) in paper targets .. They are spot- on for standard 5 and 10 yd indoor competition ranges where accuracy is more important than power . Further than that they are not so aerodynamic. Though they are sometimes recommended for short range pigeon control in buildings. Possibly due to some imagined or real shock value and the fact they won't go through the victim or damage the building if you miss That makes total sense. There is something clever going on with Hades so those suckers group well too! Quote Link to post
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