FPE ?

[beerthief]

just wondering how light of FPE can one use to be successful in FT ? I read UK shooters use anything from 9 FPE to 11.6 FPE and usually around 8 gr pellets.

Have any of you have tried to see the lightest FPE to consistently knock down a FT kill zone target at 55 yards ?

 

[davecole]

Most FT target testers are preset to test at 5.5FPE (7 joule) mimicking a WFTF at 55 yards.
So whatever that works out to be is what I’d use.

 

[Sqwirl57]

I use about 11.5fpe while my buddies 97K is sitting at around 10fpe. Both work very well.

 

[qball]

Are you trying to use lower FPE than 10 or 11? Any particular reason? Any wind will wreak havoc if you got down below 8 FPE pass 30 yards, it’s not good as it is at 11.5 FPE. 

 

[Deleted member 38071]

I've noticed, for spring guns 10-11fpe works well giving a more behaved shot cycle and predictable wind drift. In a pcp it may be beneficial as you can have a lighter hammer strike and possibly better ballistics.

Targets should be tuned to fall to 3.5fpe if shooting 10fpe at the muzzle. A light headwind will slow down that round considerably.