I'm pretty much addicted to shooting at 100 yards with a .177 pcp. If I had a springer with enough power, I'd probably try with it too. This is all about fun and who doesn't love a challenge?
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.177 pellet for 100y springer recommendations?
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Power helps, but only to a degree. The faster you drive a projectile the more the wind moves them. It's weird but true.
I keep my guns running between 700 and 900 at the muzzle regardless of caliber. My HW30 will go 650 with 8.44 exacts and oddly it seems to do better than the rest at 100 with them.
I'm still in agreement with you when it comes to groups. My low power HW30s are kept within 30 yards. The only guns I shoot 50 yards groups with any expectation are 12fpe and up. The additional power does make them more viable at 50.
My results between 50 and 100 are counterintuitive but that's what they are. Don't know how to explain it.
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The only springer I have shoots in the mid 500s if I remember right. I'm open to giving it a try though. I'll hang one of my 8 inch goings at 100 with a piece of cardboard behind it and see if I can walk it in. I like to keep things interesting and this should qualify.
Edit: I just looked at my notes and it's doing 600 with 10.5s so it might do better than I thought.
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If the 10.5s don't do it try dropping the weight a little and you'll pick up a little more velocity to flatten the trajectory and you'll still be less wind susceptible than the high power stuff. Theoretically heavy pellets should be the ticket but it doesn't always work out that way. Some pellet shapes work better at long ranges than others regardless of their weight.
Good luck to you. When I finally get settled into my AR place I'm going to get really stupid and try to push these out to 200.
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I'm working on a 100 yard shooting lane in the woods behind my house. It should be pretty sheltered from the wind. I've had good luck with the Crosman 10.5s at 100 with a pcp so they are capable. I do have plenty of other brands and weights to try though. First order of business is going to be achieving sub moa at 100 with the pcp and then I'll move on to the springer. I'm close with the pcp but there's too much wind where I'm shooting now.
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Thanks! It's taken some work but I'm close. I appreciate your tip too. I'm pushing 10.3 JSB Knockouts at 1000 fps right now so I'm going to back off the hammer spring and slow them down to just below 900.
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At 100 yards with my TX200 MKIII I find the Air Arms 10.3 and 8.4 Diabolo style shoot about 3 to 4 inch groups, if not too windy. I can shoot Zan 10 gr slugs out of this gun, getting about 3 inch groups at 100 yards.
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