I have been investing in some airguns for fun plinking when camping. I have about a half dozen air guns of different variety from C02 to break barrel. My airguns rang from 350 fps to over 1000. Is there a ballistic calculator or a chart to tell me the bullet drop I can expect at the different fps?
FPS vs accurate distance
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Haven't heard of Strelok, but I have heard of Chairgun. I tried using Chairgun, but it was a bit overwhelming for a newbie like me. I ended up resorting to using my eyes and legs to determine projectile drop. 50 yds, 45, 40 and so on until I got down to about 5 yards.
Pretty quick way to get your steps in. As well as draining your SCBA tank. Yowza.
Pretty quick way to get your steps in. As well as draining your SCBA tank. Yowza.
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Vapor, I use Strelok, and if you input the data correctly it is very accurate but you have to (True it) . Just this evening I was able to make a 1 shot kill on a house sparrow at 87 yards using it.
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I'll have to check up on that, then. Hopefully it's not too complicated.
Heckuva shot, though. A sparrow is quite the small target at 87 yards.
Heckuva shot, though. A sparrow is quite the small target at 87 yards.
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With the ballistic calculators it's like with a good weekend hunt:
It requieres quite a bit of preparation.
But if done well, it can be spectacular. See the one-shot one-kill sparrow at 87 yards.
Strelok Pro is a great app for calculating your shots in the field.
You can set up a file for each rifle and each power setting.
Hundreds of reticles, pretty sure you'll find yours.
The free version is a bit more limited. But hey, the price of a tin of pellets for lifelong use of a pro app is worth it.
Somewhat more user friendly might be
GPC Ballistics Applications. It's a full suite, for Windows, Android, iOS, Linux. Link:
It's free. Lots of functions, if you desire to use them, but not required.
Matthias
It requieres quite a bit of preparation.
But if done well, it can be spectacular. See the one-shot one-kill sparrow at 87 yards.
Strelok Pro is a great app for calculating your shots in the field.
You can set up a file for each rifle and each power setting.
Hundreds of reticles, pretty sure you'll find yours.
The free version is a bit more limited. But hey, the price of a tin of pellets for lifelong use of a pro app is worth it.
Somewhat more user friendly might be
GPC Ballistics Applications. It's a full suite, for Windows, Android, iOS, Linux. Link:
It's free. Lots of functions, if you desire to use them, but not required.
Matthias
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Just remember it's not all about the FPS. Too fast will destabilize a lot of barrel/pellet combos. Barrel type, length, projectile type, shape, weight diameter...all of this combines. The power is just one of the factors.
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Thanks guys. I shoot some precision rimfire and have taken a class in it. I use GeoBallistics for precision shooting.
The big question though is shooting CO2 at altitude with variable temperatures. It has been hard to even shoot this summer so far. I did go out today when it got warm and was able to shoot out to 50 yards plinking steel targets. The cool part is as the CO2 got lower I was able to actually see the bbs in fight.
Next time it is warm I will play some more shooting at different distances. I think a 60 feet with my pellet gun I was seeing some drop but the bb gun was pretty good out to 80 feet but was not so accurate at that distance or at least i was no longer accurate at that distance.
The big question though is shooting CO2 at altitude with variable temperatures. It has been hard to even shoot this summer so far. I did go out today when it got warm and was able to shoot out to 50 yards plinking steel targets. The cool part is as the CO2 got lower I was able to actually see the bbs in fight.
Next time it is warm I will play some more shooting at different distances. I think a 60 feet with my pellet gun I was seeing some drop but the bb gun was pretty good out to 80 feet but was not so accurate at that distance or at least i was no longer accurate at that distance.
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I'm wondering if this the Matthias I know from GTA. If it is, then "hello friend!" from a long ways away!With the ballistic calculators it's like with a good weekend hunt:
It requieres quite a bit of preparation.
But if done well, it can be spectacular. See the one-shot one-kill sparrow at 87 yards.
Strelok Pro is a great app for calculating your shots in the field.
You can set up a file for each rifle and each power setting.
Hundreds of reticles, pretty sure you'll find yours.
The free version is a bit more limited. But hey, the price of a tin of pellets for lifelong use of a pro app is worth it.
Somewhat more user friendly might be
GPC Ballistics Applications. It's a full suite, for Windows, Android, iOS, Linux. Link:
It's free. Lots of functions, if you desire to use them, but not required.
Matthias
Last I recall was the Diana you were shooting.
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Paul/ VaporTrailGTA,
yupp, it's the same Matthias....! That Diana Skyhawk is still killing pigeons, but lately had a barn-door size leak that I haven't fixed yet....
Paul,
GTA is the perfect place for springers and mid/low range PCP's, and for machining, tuning, DIY, and just plain engineering. GTA has two ballisticians, one is actually a retired pro and has designed an improved drag profile for pellets and one for airgun slugs. And GTA has a writer of technical airgun articles (tuning, external and terminal ballistics, basic airgun functions, etc.). An incredible resource. Among many others.
AGN addresses the PCP crowd especially, in particular of the higher end (with a special favor for FX, as you'll notice). Scopes are frequently discussed. The classifieds are legion. And AGN has an air pistol book writer. And many other talented and helpful people.
Both forums are great, wonderful people (with the always present bad apple mixed in).
Glad to meet you here again!
Matthias
yupp, it's the same Matthias....! That Diana Skyhawk is still killing pigeons, but lately had a barn-door size leak that I haven't fixed yet....
Paul,
GTA is the perfect place for springers and mid/low range PCP's, and for machining, tuning, DIY, and just plain engineering. GTA has two ballisticians, one is actually a retired pro and has designed an improved drag profile for pellets and one for airgun slugs. And GTA has a writer of technical airgun articles (tuning, external and terminal ballistics, basic airgun functions, etc.). An incredible resource. Among many others. AGN addresses the PCP crowd especially, in particular of the higher end (with a special favor for FX, as you'll notice). Scopes are frequently discussed. The classifieds are legion. And AGN has an air pistol book writer. And many other talented and helpful people. Both forums are great, wonderful people (with the always present bad apple mixed in).Glad to meet you here again!
Matthias
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Aaah, Matthias! Great to see you too! Glad to hear the Diana is treating you well, aside from adding some...breathing holes to your barn.
Last year I lost the Queen of my armory; my Win35. Shameless lousy thieves broke into my home and stole her and my new-to-me Sumatra Carbine that had just been tuned by Will. I didn't even have the Carbine for a month.
Now, I'm a man on a mission. I'm looking for a replacement for the Queen.
Last year I lost the Queen of my armory; my Win35. Shameless lousy thieves broke into my home and stole her and my new-to-me Sumatra Carbine that had just been tuned by Will. I didn't even have the Carbine for a month.
Now, I'm a man on a mission. I'm looking for a replacement for the Queen.
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I have only used Chair Gun and like it. I like how you can change inputs and see the predicted results immediately then verify in the field.
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