First humbling issue is using an artillery hold near the center of gravity. I've tried it on multiple guns with really no better results than my typical forward artillery hold. Therefore I've pretty much ignored the common CG recommendation. Wrestling with my 22 Weihrauchs at 50 yards has caused me to revisit the CG artillery hold. Target 1 is 10 shots with my normal forward artillery hold. Switching to CG on 2-6 showed immediate and marked improvement. To be sure I went back to my normal forward hold on #7. After confirming it doesn't I went back to CG on 8 &9. Only 8 is good. Somehow 9 was terrible. In fact one shot fell all the way down on the 12th target. After that I decided to try a different pellet
Just receiving a fresh tin of JSB 15.89s, I tried them with low expectations and my usual forward AH. Low an behold. All three targets immediately produced acceptable (to me) results for 50 yards. Throughout the years I've tested JSBs of this and lighter sizes in several Weihrauch 22s and never had great accuracy with them under 25 yards. In fact most of the time it was terrible. I was never sure if it was the pellet design or the perpetually bent thin skirts. They also don't make the power other stiffer skirted pellets do in Weihrauchs. So between low power, poor accuracy and lots of bent skirts I wrote them off.
Under 30 yards I've always had good accuracy and high energy numbers from FTTs. Since FTTs come in various head sizes that do make a difference in these rifles I've always touted them as the best pellet for 22 Weihrauchs. I'll have to eat a little crow on that now. These 15.89s are clearly more consistent and accurate than the FTTs at 50 yards. The JSBs still make less power (in this case 0.6 FPE) as I've experienced before, but at least I can stop pulling out my hair and hit the damn target at 50 yds. Just goes to show you're never too old to learn.
Be well all.
Ron
Just receiving a fresh tin of JSB 15.89s, I tried them with low expectations and my usual forward AH. Low an behold. All three targets immediately produced acceptable (to me) results for 50 yards. Throughout the years I've tested JSBs of this and lighter sizes in several Weihrauch 22s and never had great accuracy with them under 25 yards. In fact most of the time it was terrible. I was never sure if it was the pellet design or the perpetually bent thin skirts. They also don't make the power other stiffer skirted pellets do in Weihrauchs. So between low power, poor accuracy and lots of bent skirts I wrote them off.
Under 30 yards I've always had good accuracy and high energy numbers from FTTs. Since FTTs come in various head sizes that do make a difference in these rifles I've always touted them as the best pellet for 22 Weihrauchs. I'll have to eat a little crow on that now. These 15.89s are clearly more consistent and accurate than the FTTs at 50 yards. The JSBs still make less power (in this case 0.6 FPE) as I've experienced before, but at least I can stop pulling out my hair and hit the damn target at 50 yds. Just goes to show you're never too old to learn.
Be well all.
Ron
I just ordered seven 500 ct tins of JSB 15.89s and one 13.43 to try from PA. Well see what shape they come in. I ordered my last 15.89 tin from them last week. Hopefully my next ones come in the same condition and from the same lot. 