i have about 450 jsb 18 gr. Through her now. Just did a 5 shot group rested at 25 yrds and got 1 ragged hole. Pretty happy with that. Mission accomplished! I hope
Diana 48 in 22 broken in?
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Do your sort your pellets? You know , weight and size ? I’ve just started do that. With my Hatsan 95 .22 cal. And last night I got my first under an inch group at 20 yards. But I need to do some more shooting to confirm it’s repeatable.
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I don’t sort. Straight from the tin. I have had pretty good results with jsb in this and my 97k in 177. My backyard range is 25 yrds and I usually get some shooting in daily. Maybe not for groups but for pest control for squirrels and starlings . O wish o could stretch to around 40 yrds. I might need to try to get a angle range somehow to stretch my shooting. We shall see... to be continued
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IMHO I've found with a springer you have to be very consistent with hold and carry through. I have a M48 in .177 with a vortec kit installed and it shoots about the same if I do my part. My problem is I've been seduced by the darkside (PCP) and don't shoot my 48 much at all anymore. lol It takes a lot of practice to shoot a springer well from my own and others who have wrote about it experience.
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Agree! I have about 5500 shots through my 97. Lots of trigger time with that rifle. Always true. My Diana 48 in 22 I find way more hold sensitive. If I rest it on a soft bag she stacks pellets. If I change to another type hold she stacks pellets just at a completely different poi. So it’s hard to bench shoot for groups and also use her to shoot squirrels where I have a different kind of rest set up for that in another location. Kinda frustrating. My 97 much more forgiving. Maybe because the 48 is so much more violent of a shot cycle. 97 in 177 much more mellow
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hi, don't hold it tight, hatsans shoot better if you leave them as if they were floating
try H&n pellets, in my experience are the better ones for hatsans, 14.66 gr
try it
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Just took a nice head shot on a squirrel at 25 yrds. Right between the eyes, I have s new hawke 3x9x40 AirMax on her now, only issue which I have read about is the super fine cross hair. Like crazy thin! Hard to see against a grey squirrel head, but I got him. Going to need to get used to it. My other 2 hawke scopes are thicker and easier to see.
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