N/A First longer distance attempt with pcp - 144m / 157y.

[JaceSpace1369]

Funny, I did receive some of both. H&N 21.14gr and JTS 18.13gr.
I did not try it yet as now at 5:30 in the afternoon it is 32 deg. Celsius (90 deg Fahrenheit) and humidity in the high 70%. It was about 34 deg C earlier. Just going outside for 5 minutes and I am sweating like a pig. I do this for enjoyment and don't want to punish myself by walking 400 meters back and forth to the targets as I cannot walk in a straight line to it. I have camps for the horses and zebras I have to walk through. The wind is not to strong and would otherwise be a good day for shooting.

You through me in for a loop there mentioning zebras lol. I thought you were in the states. I wish I had some of that warmth right now.

 

[Caliber 22]

You can't complain about that rifle and your shooting.

Thanks. I do think that something like a properly tuned FX or RAW or something in that class will do much better.

 

[Caliber 22]

You through me in for a loop there mentioning zebras lol. I thought you were in the states. I wish I had some of that warmth right now.

Nope. South Africa.

 

[manabeknives]

Not only can you reach out to that distance. You know what NOT to shoot at that distance.
Excellent, intelligent Shooting. Glad you made that choice
Mike

 

[Caliber 22]

Not only can you reach out to that distance. You know what NOT to shoot at that distance.
Excellent, intelligent Shooting. Glad you made that choice
Mike

Thanks.
When I was as little boy I was taught to eat what I shoot unless it was pests. If I wounded something I had to look for it until I found it. So the best was to make 100% sure it was a clean kill.

 

[Caliber 22]

You could also try the heavier 21gr barracudas, some of the new jts pellets

I did try the JTS 18 today. First I checked the head size and they are very consistent, all at 5.55mm. I did not even wanted to shoot it as I was sure it will act the same as the JSB 5.54mm which don't want to shoot accurate. But, I have it, why not give it a try. First shots at 50 meter with the scope as zeroed for H&N. 3 shots, low and right but a good grouping. Without adjusting the zero I immediately dialed for 100 meter the same as I would for H&N and aimed at the X top left, assuming the POI will be low-right. Here is 5 shots at 100 meter, not to bad:

 

[JaceSpace1369]

I did try the JTS 18 today. First I checked the head size and they are very consistent, all at 5.55mm. I did not even wanted to shoot it as I was sure it will act the same as the JSB 5.54mm which don't want to shoot accurate. But, I have it, why not give it a try. First shots at 50 meter with the scope as zeroed for H&N. 3 shots, low and right but a good grouping. Without adjusting the zero I immediately dialed for 100 meter the same as I would for H&N and aimed at the X top left, assuming the POI will be low-right. Here is 5 shots at 100 meter, not to bad:

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That's fantastic for pellets! How fast were they moving?

 

[Caliber 22]

That's fantastic for pellets! How fast were they moving?

I did not measure the speed. The last time I measured with the H&N, same weight and at the same settings it was doing an average of 957fps.

 

[beerthief]

Through the scope I could still see the target quite well, so I don't know. I think this is about the limit for this rifle with pellets. That does not mean I will not keep on trying when there is no wind, I might just get a lucky group that might not be easily repeatable.

What I did not mention before is that the pellets was sorted by head size. Next time I will sort by head size as well as weight to see if that helps. As I see it, sorting pellets does not make the main group smaller but helps reducing the flyers.

add the roll test to sort the best (most even) pellets . easy to do .

 

[Caliber 22]

add the roll test to sort the best (most even) pellets . easy to do .

I never did that. How ?

 

[JaceSpace1369]

I did not measure the speed. The last time I measured with the H&N, same weight and at the same settings it was doing an average of 957fps.

That's cooking for an 18gr, what gun and barrel do you have?

 

[beerthief]

I never did that. How ?

You Tube is your friend IT is easy to build , piece of glass (cheap mirror ) . tape to make a L shape 90degrees on the glass . usually 6 or 8 inches a side . tilt the glass a small amount. mark a start point to place the head of the pellet , let the pellet roll to a place on the bottom tape and mark that . (you will have several "landing" marks . just pick out the pellets that land in the same place to shoot a target . this assures the all the pellets FOR THAT TARGET are the same head and skirt size . It does not matter what that size is ,just that all pellets are the same .
Some people like this (ME ) and some people say no . edit layer the tape to a thickness that will stop a rolled pellet

 

[Caliber 22]

That's cooking for an 18gr, what gun and barrel do you have?

It is a Artemis M22 (Snowpeak) with factory barrel.

If I reduce the speed, especially below 900fps the group size increase a lot.

 

[Caliber 22]

You Tube is your friend IT is easy to build , piece of glass (cheap mirror ) . tape to make a L shape 90degrees on the glass . usually 6 or 8 inches a side . tilt the glass a small amount. mark a start point to place the head of the pellet , let the pellet roll to a place on the bottom tape and mark that . (you will have several "landing" marks . just pick out the pellets that land in the same place to shoot a target . this assures the all the pellets FOR THAT TARGET are the same head and skirt size . It does not matter what that size is ,just that all pellets are the same .
Some people like this (ME ) and some people say no . edit layer the tape to a thickness that will stop a rolled pellet

I might try it. I know for a fact that with the H&N Baracuda 18 pellets the head is oval shape. They still shoot good.