1st PCP; projectile weight questions...

[Marcusinfestus]

I am about to drop the hammer on my 1st PCP. I'm going with an FX Panthera in .25. I haven't decided between the 6 or 700.
I have been looking at slugs and was surprised to see so many different weights available in the same product!
I know I want something heavy for my purposes, but is there any reason I shouldn't just go with the heaviest option and call it a day? Is there a "standard" or "most common" slug weight I should consider?

 

[LDP]

There is no one size fits all with pcp rifles and slugs. You will have to test to find the weight and size your rifle will shoot best. I have the 700mm panthera but its in .22. I do have a 700mm impact in .25 so it should be the same liner as the panthera. My .25 impact has the 16 twist slug liner and the H&N 38 gr. hollow point heavy .250 size slugs are working really good. All my FX slug setups shoot the H&N hollow point heavy slugs the best. I know other people report NSA, Zan and the JSB as shooting good but not in my experience compared to the H&N slugs. Buy different slugs in the weight ranges you want to use and test until you find the one that works best for you.

 

[dgeesaman]

There are slugs out there sized for mammoth power 5-shots-per-fill beast guns as well as high power pellet PCPs (which is low power for slugs) and everything in between.

I'd start shopping in the 40-50gr range for a Panthera pushing 90fpe. Finding the right slug can be brutal considering how many varieties are out there and how few slug sellers offer 'sampler' products.

 

[Gerry52]

I've only shot someone else's Panthera (Centercut's 600mm, .25) shooting Altaros ATP smooth slugs. 49.5grain? I hope he'll chime in and correct me. This is my 2nd 5 shots at a 3" gong @ 200 yards!