Sorry for the new by question, but are there moderators that are more accurate than others? If so what brands/models are the most accurate or will this vary from gun and caliber?
Most Accurate Moderator
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I will never claim to be as savvy as many others here on site, but I've never tested for accuracy without my moderators. I own some Donny' mods and a couple lower cost offerings and achieve great accuracy with them mounted... yet never re-shot the rifles without to see if there's a difference.
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They all change POI. Some so minuscule you dont notice, some a whole lot. Some tighten up a group and some open it up. Ya just dont know till you try one.
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I'm looking for mostly backyard plinking and pest control. Any recommendations beyond the Old Spook? I'll check it out.
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I don’t want to jack your thread but I wanted to ask the crowd a moderator related question..
How does an oversized Mod ,IE a .25 cal moderator used on a .177, affect accuracy ??
How does an oversized Mod ,IE a .25 cal moderator used on a .177, affect accuracy ??
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It is really hard to call any particular moderator “most accurate” across a wide range of rifles. If you try different moderators on your rifle, you might see one be more accurate and then try the same one on another rifle and get another answer. The weight can act sort of like a tuner as well, affecting your harmonics, thus affecting accuracy.
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FWIW, the newer STO Pugio has an exit hole that is compatible with .177-.30. Many members here appear to use one size higher than the rifle they shoot. Even DFL suggests using a mod that is one size larger. In my experience, clipping is going to affect accuracy more than air turbulence
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Thank you. Ultimately my goal was to avoid any clipping hence my upped sized moderators. But then I got to thinking of the law of Diminishing returns…
” Too much space , so some turbulence that could cause degradation in accuracy.”
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I believe my STO Falx is not caliber specific. It doesn't affect my POI one bit. If it affected my accuracy I would just zero my scope with it on. Which I did anyway. Just to cut off any wise guys, it also has not affected the consistency of my POI from shot to shot.
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Interesting .
A long time ago i built a mod using 1.25 diameter washers with a .50 center hole . Slipped it over the .177 PCP barrel and it did quiet the gun down a bit. But then i stuck blue painters tape over the end and just shot .177 pellet through the tape and made a striking difference in the noise level .
EDIT oops : POI remained the same with or without the mod .
A long time ago i built a mod using 1.25 diameter washers with a .50 center hole . Slipped it over the .177 PCP barrel and it did quiet the gun down a bit. But then i stuck blue painters tape over the end and just shot .177 pellet through the tape and made a striking difference in the noise level .
EDIT oops : POI remained the same with or without the mod .
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One mod which has proven to give me issue on about 50% of airguns tested is the DonnyFL Koi. Don't know why but it's really thrown off a few airguns.
Ones which have been quite accurate for me are the STO Falx (for me more effective on unshrouded rather than shrouded), the Huma Mod 30, the Hugget Atom (great on lower power guns especially with some kind of shroud), the new EdGun Behemoth.
Ones which have been quite accurate for me are the STO Falx (for me more effective on unshrouded rather than shrouded), the Huma Mod 30, the Hugget Atom (great on lower power guns especially with some kind of shroud), the new EdGun Behemoth.
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Thanks. I figured as much but trying to see which ones consistently pop up as recommendations since I'm just starting off and want to prioritize which ones to get. But this was what I was guessing.
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