EDgun Edgun Leshiy 2

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Is the idea of shooting slugs from this gun more around better hunting capability, accuracy, speed??? I am not new to air guns but have never ventured over to slugs as I never felt I was missing anything… maybe its just because I didn’t know what I was missing. Can someone give me a one sentence (or more, just didn’t want to ask for more) reason why a person would want to or need to shoot slugs from an L2?

Sorry for the newbie sounding question.
 
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Is the idea of shooting slugs from this gun more around better hunting capability, accuracy, speed??? I am not new to air guns but have never ventured over to slugs as I never felt I was missing anything… maybe its just because I didn’t know what I was missing. Can someone give me a one sentence (or more, just didn’t want to ask for more) reason why a person would want to or need to shoot slugs from an L2?

Sorry for the newbie sounding question.
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Slugs generally have better ballistic coefficient then pellets. So they are able to maintain greater foot pounds of energy at longer distances with a flatter trajectory. So if you find a slug that is accurate in your gun it will allow you to affectively shoot/hunt at longer distances.
 
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Also slugs are available in heavier weights than pellets and when used in those guns that are powerful enough to propel them , they give higher fpe and penetration for larger sized game. So with an average airgun shooting light for caliber pellets out to 50 yards under 900 fps they are as adequate as slugs on birds and thin skinned small game. Slugs allow one to stretch that distance and humanly take larger thicker skinned game although I still believe a head shot is the preferred humane way of taking the larger game with Airguns. 
 
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Any of you guys above this post actually shooting targets and scoring cards? Because I do. And I also know that up to 80-100 meters pellets are more precise vs slugs, the BC comes to play 100 meters and beyond when the pellets becomes unstable !!!

So, you saying you shooting the Leshiy2 @ 100 meters? it was not designed for 100 meters, and not for scoring cards. Up to 50-60 meters is OK.
 
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Any of you guys above this post actually shooting targets and scoring cards? Because I do. And I also know that up to 80-100 meters pellets are more precise vs slugs, the BC comes to play 100 meters and beyond when the pellets becomes unstable !!!

So, you saying you shooting the Leshiy2 @ 100 meters? it was not designed for 100 meters, and not for scoring cards. Up to 50-60 meters is OK.
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I’m quite sure most people realize this is not a target/benchrest shooting gun. I don’t do any score cards shooting , all my +100 yard shooting it’s strictly my own amusement, seeing how far I can stretch it out hit targets, gongs and cans. 

When I’m hunting I actually usually use pellets more than I use slugs and my shoots are generally from 30 to 75 yards. 

I Like the L2 ease of switching from .177 pesting setup to my Hunting set up .25 350 or 450mm barrel to in my .30 600mm STX heavy barrel for long distance fun target/can shooting. I enjoy the challenge of figuring out what slug works with the different guns and barrels I have.
 
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all my +100 yard shooting it’s strictly my own amusement, seeing how far I can stretch it out hit targets, gongs and cans....I enjoy the challenge of figuring out what slug works with the different guns and barrels I have.
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This is a different story shooting slugs for pleasure, yes you can do that :) ,

but again you realize you seizing the slug when you shooting it through the mag, and you may be on lucky side if the holes perfectly aligning. Single loading without a mag would be a better help.
 
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This is a different story shooting slugs for pleasure, yes you can do that :) ,

but again you realize you seizing the slug when you shooting it through the mag, and you may be on lucky side if the holes perfectly aligning. Single loading without a mag would be a better help.
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The Russian manufacturer of barrels you pointed me to has been producing a single-load (no magazine) barrel for the Leshiy 2 recently, in case you are interested. 
 
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but again you realize you seizing the slug when you shooting it through the mag, and you may be on lucky side if the holes perfectly aligning. Single loading without a mag would be a better help.
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I don’t know if you have tried slugs in your Leshiy 2 magazine or even have a Leshiy 2. Your assumptions are just that. Most standard sized for caliber slugs drop straight thru the magazine which has not been a problem for me as I do not remove my magazine from the gun, instead I use a speed loader or just load them by hand. You can get some slugs sized a thousand or two over which may fit in the magazine tight enough to not drop out the front . I have tried both and do not see any appreciable difference in accuracy. The pellet or slug enters a tapered lead in the barrel which centers the slug / pellet as it engages the rifling . As far as the indexing goes, your statement that you would be lucky if the magazines hole would line up is a ridiculous statement. The gun is designed to properly index the holes inline with the barrel. It doesn’t make any difference shooting slugs or pellets as far as indexing goes. 
 
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I don’t know if you have tried slugs in your Leshiy 2 magazine or even have a Leshiy 2. Your assumptions are just that. Most standard sized for caliber slugs drop straight thru the magazine which has not been a problem for me as I do not remove my magazine from the gun, instead I use a speed loader or just load them by hand. You can get some slugs sized a thousand or two over which may fit in the magazine tight enough to not drop out the front . I have tried both and do not see any appreciable difference in accuracy. The pellet or slug enters a tapered lead in the barrel which centers the slug / pellet as it engages the rifling . As far as the indexing goes, your statement that you would be lucky if the magazines hole would line up is a ridiculous statement. The gun is designed to properly index the holes inline with the barrel. It doesn’t make any difference shooting slugs or pellets as far as indexing goes.
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Another thing you can do, is if your pellet (or slug) has a thin skirt, is you put the pellet skirt-down on a table and give the top of the pellet a light whack with a hammer. That's usually just enough to deform the skirt out a little bit, so it will fit snugly in the magazine. Adjust your whack strength (or number of whacks) appropriately for the pellet type. 


 
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I don’t know if you have tried slugs in your Leshiy 2 magazine or even have a Leshiy 2. Your assumptions are just that. Most standard sized for caliber slugs drop straight thru the magazine which has not been a problem for me as I do not remove my magazine from the gun, instead I use a speed loader or just load them by hand. You can get some slugs sized a thousand or two over which may fit in the magazine tight enough to not drop out the front . I have tried both and do not see any appreciable difference in accuracy. The pellet or slug enters a tapered lead in the barrel which centers the slug / pellet as it engages the rifling . As far as the indexing goes, your statement that you would be lucky if the magazines hole would line up is a ridiculous statement. The gun is designed to properly index the holes inline with the barrel. It doesn’t make any difference shooting slugs or pellets as far as indexing goes.
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Another thing you can do, is if your pellet (or slug) has a thin skirt, is you put the pellet skirt-down on a table and give the top of the pellet a light whack with a hammer. That's usually just enough to deform the skirt out a little bit, so it will fit snugly in the magazine. Adjust your whack strength (or number of whacks) appropriately for the pellet type. 

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I wouldn't whack pellets with a hammer. Make a sizing die (blind bore with rubber pad at bottom) and use an appropriate steel ball to expand the skirt. Otherwise, you will damage both the head of the pellet and deform the skirt out of round. Bighun is correct in that not all the magazines are the same and not all holes line up to the barrel identically. However, the hole alignment is academic for hunting. Mine groups fine with all 3 magazines, yes I can see the difference, no it doesn't make any difference for hunting squirrels at 50 yards. If you are going to get that precise then the location of the metal magazine plate will make a difference too (has some rotary movement in relation to the magazine and affects airflow behind the pellet). However, all these magazine hole and steel plate issues are less than 1/4 inch variation at 50 yards. You can have much more accuracy issues with a bent pellet skirt. Overall the gun shoots better than I do. 
 
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........I don’t know if you have tried slugs in your Leshiy 2 magazine or even have a Leshiy 2.........I have tried both and do not see any appreciable difference in accuracy. ....
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I shoot slugs with my Impact @ 100, anything closer - pellets only. I don't even want to waste my time tinkering around slugs with my L2 until I figure what to pre-size the mag or the slugs.

And btw, I don't know what the "accuracy" means to you but I know the difference.







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...Make a sizing die ...

...Bighun is correct ....

....Overall the gun shoots better than I do.
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This...for both the pellets also for slugs. The shoot through mag is a ballgame on its own.








 
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A good solution, but Im one of the poor losers that bought a L2 apparently only days before Edgun started including the E.A.R..

... so I kinda am frustrated by that. Not really anybody's fault, it had to switch over at some point but its hard not to be a little bitter that I paid the money and now would have to (again) pay more for yet another mod. I know thats part of the hobby/sport but I blew most my money on the initial purchase. These ongoing expenses are starting to hurt. So I drew the line at upgrading the Reg. Im not smart (brave) enough to tinker with the internals. Ive gotten thru life thus far mostly on my good looks, not my intelligence or skills.
 
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I've got the regular regulator (actually, two of them) and the EAR. I only use the EAR when I'm tinkering, trying to find optimal settings for a pellet. Once I've found it, I tune one of my regular regulators to match it. 

That way I can toss in a properly vetted regulator for a given application, when I need it. 

Presently I have one regulator set up for .22 pellets, and another for .30 cal pellets.
 
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