Still on the hunt for a great .177 slug shooter! Any suggestions?
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What’s the chances of the .177 20.5 ZAN Slugs being accurate shot out of any FX liner and which one? Thanks
I would think a single regulator FX with the right barrel length, liner, and tune is going to be your best bet. Maybe even an older MKII with the smaller (~50cc?) plenum might be a good platform. For the newer heavier slugs I would go with at least a 1:16 twist liner, or faster if you can find one. A quick sharp burst of air will be your only hope with such a small bore volume; and a double reg setup might not allow you the high pressure setting needed.
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Be careful of barrel with no choke, they are naturally VERY ammo/size sensitive. With no choke you likely have to go with bigger slugs and the whole thing becomes a choke. Works fine for PB because they got power to spare, even lowly 22LR has chamber pressure of up to 25,000psi or 1700 bars, we have airgun people complain about 2000 psi or 140 bars reg pressure is too high.
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Oh, they are easy for sure. Keep in mind that i bought a Priest 2 20" and now I have a full Prophet 1 with a 24" custom barrel. It is also my first pcp.
My only regret is that the Prophet 2 is way more powerful and efficient. Nowadays i would buy a Prophet 2 Performance .22 and then i will try to find a Daystate ART Barrel .177 to adapt
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You can also take a look at Viking Airgunner on youtube. He has done a lot of 177 slug testing. There is another channel in SA I cant remember the name of that has also tried 177 slugs.
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I have a uragan 1 in .177 tuned by Derek wall..shooting 15gr Nielsen and 16gr griffin slugs at 960fps..pin point accurate 100y + .. no drama . Tune for speed n weight.. and shooting slugs it goes.. same for the other 3 calibers..
I did see this when he posted it the other day. Gives me some hope on using heavier than 13gr slugs out of my M3! Now when will they become available here in the US???
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How much power and distance(accuracy) do you want for your upcomming .177 slugshooter?.. wants your expectations really?..
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Seems the RTI has a lot of power, I have a RTI PP II 22 caliber with 510mm barrel CZ shooting JSB 18gr at 960 FPS , Regulator set at 130 bar, I just switched out barrels to a LW 177 510mm shooting 13 gr JSB 177 at 1170 FPS dime size group at 28 yards but opened up to half dollar at 48 yards. Reset regulator to 98 Bar did not touch hammer shooting 13 gr at 900 FPS dime size at 48 yards,, Even my PP I long shooting 50gr pellets at 880 FPS I have never had the Regulator past 130 bar I have turned on the hammer spring two turns.
Mike
Mike
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I have a FX Dreamline Tactical in .177, 500mm STX Superior liner, polished.
Shooting JSB KO slugs in 13.43gr at 986fps. Reg is at 130-135 bar.
Have not had time to switch to STX Superior Heavy liner. My aim is to test 20gr ZAN slugs.
Shooting JSB KO slugs in 13.43gr at 986fps. Reg is at 130-135 bar.
Have not had time to switch to STX Superior Heavy liner. My aim is to test 20gr ZAN slugs.
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No big expectations really. My M3 will shoot Zan 13gr no problem with the standard liner. I want something that will shoot 15 - 20gr slugs 100 to 150yards accurately. Looks like the new slug liner may be what I'm looking for. I just love the 177 cal and now with slugs just makes me want to push myself and my setup further. I have a 22, 25 and 30 slug shooters, those are easy to find. Its just a personal challenge I guess!
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I had a RTI Priest2 in 177, never should have sold it!. That thing was supper accurate with 13gr Zan slugs around 940fps. Would shoot 1/2" groups at 50yards. I've also been thinking of picking up another RTI. The only thing holding me back on the Prophet2 is all the issues people have been having with the new valve. High extreme spreads? Don't know if its just a few people making a lot of noise or a real issue???
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I have to stop you right here.
15 and 20gr .177 slugs need different twist rate. Especially with such a small caliber, cross density changes A LOT. Choose your distance, choose your slug's weight and only after all that you can choose your barrel.
They have this problem with the first 2-300 rifles. Now everything is working fine (I was in RTI 1 months ago and saw the "new" valve). Even if you are not lucky enough to purchase a recent built gun, you can always contact their customer service, it is excellent and, most of time, free.
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I have posted several images here how well my Daystate Revere shoots 16-20grain ZAN slugs. I am in process to have some 22grain .177s made. I too want extend the .177cal beyond the 150m. The Daystates like the RW with conventional land/groove rifling stabilize the slugs ekstremly well. I hope the Skout Eepuck with all its hightech can do up to some 50 ft/ibs with 23-24grain slugs in 177cal.
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I have been shooting slugs in my .177 rifles for almost 3 years now - Started out swaging my own 13 gr and 16 gr using GMI die sets 
Have shot my Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP with 16 gr slugs at 1020 FPS (37 FPE) out to 208 yards (5 shot group was about the size of my fist).
Several of my rifles (Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP, Daystate Delta Wolf .177 HP, RTI Prophet .177 and now BRK Ghost .177 HP) are very accurate with 13 to 16 gr slugs at 100 metres or 110 yards
Have shot my Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP with 16 gr slugs at 1020 FPS (37 FPE) out to 208 yards (5 shot group was about the size of my fist).
Several of my rifles (Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP, Daystate Delta Wolf .177 HP, RTI Prophet .177 and now BRK Ghost .177 HP) are very accurate with 13 to 16 gr slugs at 100 metres or 110 yards
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Had a Beaumont Grizzly that shot fantastic with the old NSA 18gr @ 970.
Edgun R5M has also been good with .177 slugs.
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How does the Prophet compare to the Delta Wolf with shooting slugs?I have been shooting slugs in my .177 rifles for almost 3 years now - Started out swaging my own 13 gr and 16 gr using GMI die sets
Have shot my Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP with 16 gr slugs at 1020 FPS (37 FPE) out to 208 yards (5 shot group was about the size of my fist).
Several of my rifles (Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP, Daystate Delta Wolf .177 HP, RTI Prophet .177 and now BRK Ghost .177 HP) are very accurate with 13 to 16 gr slugs at 100 metres or 110 yards
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