Wow! That sure does on yours. I shot the .177 with front sight on yesterday and didn’t see mine at all through scope. Of course, my scope is about a foot higher than rifle it sits on. lol
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.177 results at 37 yards. 50°, very calm, just slightest bit of breeze - almost perfect conditions. Lousy, but at least consistently lousy. (disregard shots with slash mark - that was from something else) Averaged a hair over 1 1/4” for seven groups. Single best group was #5 at .937” when I took Buck-Rail moderator off to see what effect it may be having on groups. WAY too loud to shoot in my neighborhood without it. Couple other groups were very close to 1 inch, so #5 may have just been a lucky one. By the end of last group, pressure had dropped to a little over 1400 and I could tell pellets were starting to drop. That was actually at 40 shots total. (shot five at prairie dog) Scope/rings combo I have are coming off to be replaced with something else, I was TOTALLY maxed out on elevation and windage to right - not conducive for best scope performance. I also need to do something about a better shooting bench - shooting off a kinda shaky patio table right now. Sorry for the long post, but I have no one else to share this with. I love you guys! *snif*
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For anybody who has had one of these for awhile, what kind of accuracy SHOULD I be getting?
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It seems to me with it being unregulated there is going to be a certain amount of poi shift thus laser beam accuracy isn’t realistic. I would say if you could cut those group sizes in half it would be amazing shooting. This from a guy who shoots paper very little and hasn’t measured a group in 15 years and had the icon one less day than you 
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I would be ecstatic if I could cut those in half - and do it consistently. I agree on the non-regulated aspect of rifle, I just need to do a lot of testing to determine both rifles “sweet spot”. Just getting started with the .177, averaging 1077 fps with 8.64 grn pellet and a full tank of gas - haven’t done any adjustments yet.
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Time for a lil morning walk about it’s still muzzle season here so got the orange on. 30 deg overcast and no wind. Hearing chewing perfecto!
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1 more this morning they weren't moving as much as I had hoped. They grey's are mo tasty. I've got equal populations of red to grey but the reds are more brave.
Waiting for my new improved hearing protection to arrive in the mail.
Waiting for my new improved hearing protection to arrive in the mail.
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Well I got my new buck tapered .25 hearing protecting and H&N pellets and first 5 were amazing all touching in an overlapping line, It was like the heavens opened. Then it went horrible pellets flying every which way. Take off my hearing protection look inside and there is definitely strike mark line.
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sound reduction was great brought it inline with break barrel.
yes at 50 yards I was really happy with first 5 not sure why the gun & pellet couldn't maintain. Glad I didn't buy 15 cans.
yes at 50 yards I was really happy with first 5 not sure why the gun & pellet couldn't maintain. Glad I didn't buy 15 cans.
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I ordered a .22 cal that I'm planning to do some work on and then give as a gift. When it arrived Thursday, I checked the crown and although the lands are beveled to different lengths:
I'm not seeing any pilot damage to the lands further down so that was a pleasant surprise. To get a quick baseline, I cleaned the barrel, mounted a scope, aired it up, and headed outside to test a few different pellets. At 30 yards, CPHP and Daisy hollow points were each printing groups in the 3/4" to 1" range which isn't bad at all for these pellets in a completely stock budget PCP. However when I grabbed the tin of Norma 17.6gr domes, it promptly turned in a group measuring 0.195" CTC, well under MoA:
The next day I tried a couple more groups with the Normas. Not as magical as the first (0.490" and 0.460") but still exceeding my expectations for a $130 PCP in OEM form.
So it's showing good potential and I expect it will improve with some barrel work.
I'm not seeing any pilot damage to the lands further down so that was a pleasant surprise. To get a quick baseline, I cleaned the barrel, mounted a scope, aired it up, and headed outside to test a few different pellets. At 30 yards, CPHP and Daisy hollow points were each printing groups in the 3/4" to 1" range which isn't bad at all for these pellets in a completely stock budget PCP. However when I grabbed the tin of Norma 17.6gr domes, it promptly turned in a group measuring 0.195" CTC, well under MoA:
The next day I tried a couple more groups with the Normas. Not as magical as the first (0.490" and 0.460") but still exceeding my expectations for a $130 PCP in OEM form.
So it's showing good potential and I expect it will improve with some barrel work.
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Nice shooting! Glad to hear that about the Normas, I just got 6,000 of them today from PA, along with another 12,000 of different calibers and weights. I’m a sucker for a good sale.
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Lol. Pretty stoopid of me to buy so many without ever trying them first. Everything I’ve read is positive though. Total order of 18,000 (11,200 .177s and 6,800 .22s) came out just a hair over 7/10 of a penny per. Can’t beat the price, even if they’re only plinking accurate.
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