Serendipity is a wonderful thing when it happens.
As I mentioned in the title, 40 years ago there was a pellet shaped like a rocket ship, turned on a lathe for perfection… able to kill an African antelope at 40 yards, by dispatching it through the eye. The accuracy and penetration were reputed to be incredible!
They had rings like a piston, to trap the air, for more velocity. They were perfectly round for extreme accuracy.
They were packaged in a fancy shiny box and completely cushioned by Styrofoam to maintain their perfection.
They were the Beeman silver jet, made in Japan. And you could kill any critter, at any distance with dispatch.
I used them in the FWB 124 I still own from 1980. I can’t possibly describe all the incredible shots I made with that rifle and those pellets over the years. They would kill a squirrel like it was hit with a lightning bolt. I would go out hunting squirrel 🐿 with all my friends who had 22 rimfires. The FWB would absolutely embarrass them.
So fast forward to modern day. Every time I get a new 17 caliber rifle I test the rocket pellets. I have a box sitting by my window where I shoot.
I just finished restocking my Bowkett pistol, I was practicing with it the other day and decided to try some rockets. They seemed to all keep going in the same hole no matter what I shot at.
So I tried it on paper. The group below is offhand at 33 yards. It really likes the Jets.
Penny and I took it out hunting last weekend. We haven’t seen a squirrel in forever. And when we do see them they’re just about impossible to get a shot at.
Both of these went down hard. The first one was a through and through from about 70 feet. The second one went right through the boiler room from underneath the rib cage, instant death.
What a kick!
Mike
As I mentioned in the title, 40 years ago there was a pellet shaped like a rocket ship, turned on a lathe for perfection… able to kill an African antelope at 40 yards, by dispatching it through the eye. The accuracy and penetration were reputed to be incredible!
They had rings like a piston, to trap the air, for more velocity. They were perfectly round for extreme accuracy.
They were packaged in a fancy shiny box and completely cushioned by Styrofoam to maintain their perfection.
They were the Beeman silver jet, made in Japan. And you could kill any critter, at any distance with dispatch.
I used them in the FWB 124 I still own from 1980. I can’t possibly describe all the incredible shots I made with that rifle and those pellets over the years. They would kill a squirrel like it was hit with a lightning bolt. I would go out hunting squirrel 🐿 with all my friends who had 22 rimfires. The FWB would absolutely embarrass them.
So fast forward to modern day. Every time I get a new 17 caliber rifle I test the rocket pellets. I have a box sitting by my window where I shoot.
I just finished restocking my Bowkett pistol, I was practicing with it the other day and decided to try some rockets. They seemed to all keep going in the same hole no matter what I shot at.
So I tried it on paper. The group below is offhand at 33 yards. It really likes the Jets.
Penny and I took it out hunting last weekend. We haven’t seen a squirrel in forever. And when we do see them they’re just about impossible to get a shot at.
Both of these went down hard. The first one was a through and through from about 70 feet. The second one went right through the boiler room from underneath the rib cage, instant death.
What a kick!
Mike
listing center to center accuracy and drop at various distances, clearly the 124 was the way to go! The silver jets just made it even better.
) included a statement to the effect, "Some think I have a big ego, but I'm a virtual SHRINKING VIOLET compared to Ron!"
