Does anyone paint the back of their slug/pellets?
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I use my airbrush and water based paint. I have had zero issues with the paint chipping or flaking off.
Typically I will put the slugs in the paint die as soon as I get done making them. Then once the plate is full I paint them.
Typically I will put the slugs in the paint die as soon as I get done making them. Then once the plate is full I paint them.
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pretty sure I seen Teds Holdover do it https://www.airgun101.com/ted-s-hol...nted-slugs-fx-wildcat-mkiii-bt-22-the-gremlin
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It's worth a try, at least. I push the pellets into a piece of foam until the rim of the skirt is just below the surface of the foam, 20 or 30 at a time, & then hit it with my spray can of fluorescent paint. Easy peasy.
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Pellets are moving too fast to see em in real time even with the paint most of the time. Every once in a while the lighting is just right to see em but not often without slomo.
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I have seen the glint of a pellet flash when the sun is lower in the mornings and from behind me
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I guess I'm just simple, but kind of lost here. I'm interested in where my pellets hit, but I don't feel a need to watch their flight path. What is the value of this information?
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When you can see your trajectory shot after shot you internalize it. When you can see how the wind pushes the projectile as it flies down range it makes an impression on you.
I think the object here is to see the shot in the camera. Painting pellets may help do that. But i use those few minutes of "tracer vision" to learn the mystical flight of the pellet. You get feedback from the shot to the target. It's a learning aid.
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white prime and fluorescent paint once the primer is dry, the orange one is the one I use, from Home Depot. I haven't found any issue with accuracy or residue, the paint hold on the pellet, I really like this because I can see way better the projectile, not just on camera but when aiming on the scope and I can adjust accordingly
Primer: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ol...-General-Purpose-Spray-Paint-334019/307244964
Paint: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ol...uorescent-Orange-Spray-Paint-342568/307244820
Primer: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ol...-General-Purpose-Spray-Paint-334019/307244964
Paint: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ol...uorescent-Orange-Spray-Paint-342568/307244820
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Ed, I got my scope cam as a diagnostic tool. Shows me what I might be doing right or wrong with technique & how my guns are performing too. In slomo & especially with painted & more visible pellets it makes it easier to see the flight path and/or stability of projectiles. You'd be amazed at what I THOUGHT the pellet was doing opposed to what it really WAS doing when viewed in slow motion. Never was really interested in the "coolness" factor but sometimes it is just "too cool".
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For shooting at close range (sub 25 yards) pellet flight usually stable. Once you get past 35 yards strange things like hooking and spiraling can happen if the tune is not right.
I've seen pellets that spiraled consistently into tight groups... unfortunately the groups shifted to a different location every time the distance changed
Cheers!
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It's crazy what pellets do when you can see them doing it.
Long range shots are just awesome to watch when the sun is shining on the pellet. You really get the feel of what you are doing. Especially with a spring gun that's so hold sensitive. You can SEE exactly how hold and tension affect the shot. Feedback is instant. You really learn a lot about shooting a rifle with a good visual like that.
Having videos of the shot you can replay and slo mo is fantastic! A guy could really improve his understanding with tools like that.
If you are shooting in a scope from a support using a ballistics program watching the flight of the pellet may mean a lot less. At the other end of the spectrum if your standing unsupported shooting open sights with a spring gun it is invaluable.
Long range shots are just awesome to watch when the sun is shining on the pellet. You really get the feel of what you are doing. Especially with a spring gun that's so hold sensitive. You can SEE exactly how hold and tension affect the shot. Feedback is instant. You really learn a lot about shooting a rifle with a good visual like that.
Having videos of the shot you can replay and slo mo is fantastic! A guy could really improve his understanding with tools like that.
If you are shooting in a scope from a support using a ballistics program watching the flight of the pellet may mean a lot less. At the other end of the spectrum if your standing unsupported shooting open sights with a spring gun it is invaluable.
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Playing with this ATM, but i am using glowing paint, or in this particular case paint pigment that glow after being hit with UV light, put in a UV light hardening clear coat.
With your own eyes you see it just fine until it hit something at the back of the range at 140 or so yards.
You can also capture it on daytime ( dusk ) recording with a digi scope, but not as clear here, also shooting at night your IR light already illuminate the pellet so on short distance you dont really need it.
I have tried before trying to capture on camera ( picture and video ) filming from the side but i am not able to capture the green streak of light.
With your own eyes you see it just fine until it hit something at the back of the range at 140 or so yards.
You can also capture it on daytime ( dusk ) recording with a digi scope, but not as clear here, also shooting at night your IR light already illuminate the pellet so on short distance you dont really need it.
I have tried before trying to capture on camera ( picture and video ) filming from the side but i am not able to capture the green streak of light.
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