FYI on sparrow popping its FPS related

[airgunmike56]

Playing around with the RTI in 177 caliber, Turned it down to 700 FPS and the sparrow POP is gone, I sure miss it to, About the last 20 sparrows today no POP, Not real sure what FPS the POP comes back but I would guess about 800 FPS with 10.34 dome pellets and a few Hades ,
Mike

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

I don't tune my slingers.
I just find the pellet they like and try to use that when hunting.
I do ALOT of testing though.
Birds popping is such a sound!
Haven't gotten any volunteers for my slugs yet while testing though; bet that's a heck of a POP!

 

[Struckat]

Mike how easy is it to switch tunes say from the 700fps you describe to a heavy pellet 900 tune?

I know chippies pop with 22 wadcutters @675fps

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Minke how easy is it to switch tunes say from the 700fps you describe to a heavy pellet 900 tune?

I know chippies pop with 22 wadcutters @675fps

Mmm but that's more energy technically being carried with a .22 pellet.(its heavier im guessing)

 

[beerthief]

HMMMM wonder if this is where the old saying "pop go's the weasel" comes from ?

 

[Struckat]

I think that when shooting 700 and below, wad cutters rule, and pop.

Unless you are shooting Hobbys which scream on the way to target. That’s a “Zzzipop”

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

I think that when shooting 700 and below, wad cutters rule, and pop.

Unless you are shooting Hobbys which scream on the way to target. That’s a “Zzzipop”

can you explain the difference; for I and others?
Wadcutters vs hobby?

 

[airgunmike56]

Mike how easy is it to switch tunes say from the 700fps you describe to a heavy pellet 900 tune?

I know chippies pop with 22 wadcutters @675fps

5 minutes to drop in a 22, 25, or 30 caliber barrel, Turn the regulator up to 130 bar, Test fire the gun on bench, Total time about 10 to 15 minutes ,
Mike

 

[qball]

How far do you shoot? Think it depends on the energy at impact.

I worked hard to find where they don’t pop, it’s loud like firecrackers and I have neighbors. When I turned it down to 3fpe or 5.7 grain lead free pellets at 500 fps they stopped making the “pop” sound from 30 yards. I had loud pop even with 7 FPE.

 

[Struckat]

can you explain the difference; for I and others?
Wadcutters vs hobby?

RWS Hobby wadcutters seem to make noise, a zipping noise when shot from my guns.

So the math is Hobby + chippy = zzzipop

Wadcutters pop at most speeds that I have shot them. My very low power stuff doesn’t get to pest so I don’t know about sub 500 fps.

 

[airgunmike56]

How far do you shoot? Think it depends on the energy at impact.

I worked hard to find where they don’t pop, it’s loud like firecrackers and I have neighbors. When I turned it down to 3fpe or 5.7 grain lead free pellets at 500 fps they stopped making the “pop” sound from 30 yards. I had loud pop even with 7 FPE.

70% of my sparrow shooting is at 30 yards 29 % is at 48 yards and 1 % is 70 yards on the far corner high line wire.
Mike

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

It’s no fun shooting them without hearing the pop , especially using a 30 cal

 

[beerthief]

This is America , land of glut . Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess !

 

[orangeokie]

I “popped“ a half dozen today with the .22 Air Wolf on Pwr 2 with 14.3 grain Benjamin hollow points. I forget the fps on Hi pwr and pwr 2

 

[airgunmike56]

Had to work on my Veteran B/P 25 shooting 26 gr Hades at 900 FPS , Installed new scope rings and re sighted in , Did take a few sparrows out before the sun went down , Nice pop, I thought there was a law you couldn't shoot sparrows with a 30 caliber, Kills them to fast or something, or plutting the air with feathers yea thats it.
Just kidding folks.
Mike

 

[peaceful_ruler]

The .22 FX Hybrids “pop” like nothing I’ve ever heard at 980 fps on birds of all kinds. It’s honestly too loud for suburbia as it sounds like a .22 short discharge.

 

[N2 Shooter]

The .22 FX Hybrids “pop” like nothing I’ve ever heard at 980 fps on birds of all kinds. It’s honestly too loud for suburbia as it sounds like a .22 short discharge.

Hybrids are different.

 

[Headshots]

I shot a squirrel a few weeks back using CHPs at 860 fps , I was surprised at how loud pop was. I put it in his chest while he was facing me , immediately dropped and not one twitch. I can usually tell if I hit the pests solid , just by the sound of the impact .

 

[Florida_Man]

I’ve found birds make the pop, rodents a smack-thud noise

For video editing I prefer birds at real time for sound and rodents slow motion to see the energy dump

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

I’ve found birds make the pop, rodents a smack-thud noise

For video editing I prefer birds at real time for sound and rodents slow motion to see the energy dump

This is my favorite squirrel cracking video that I have lol