Did some shooting today with the DAR gen 2 .22 and had some pretty decent groups. I can confirm that this gun on the out of box tune does not like slugs. I tried the JSB knockouts 25.39s and they were all over the place. I then tried the FX hybrids and those weren't any better. However, I did find a few that did work decently well. Now I'm not going to count any of these pellets out yet because 1) the wind was 5-15 MPH today blowing across the target from right to left and switching to directly at the target. 2) it was 33 degrees out. and 3). i do not have a shooting rest so i was using some blankets and a table as my rest.
These are all at 25 yards and my patience wind and cold coupled with a lack of a stable shooting rest may have caused some not so consistent groupings however, with the circumstances provided i think these are pretty decent. I can get between 35 and 45 shots on a full fill but 45 may be pushing it. as I'm not sure where the regulator is set.
These two are the JSB 14.35s in 10 shot groups each. In each picture, the holes at the top and bottom are from trying to shoot slugs. Also, each square is a 1"X1" for reference.
These are the JSB 18.13s in a 5 shot group on the orange target in the bottom corner and a 6 shot group where the red dot was my aim point. Now it may be the cold, but it seemed with the heavier pellets, when I took less time in between shots that I get some "fliers" that would hit lower. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or maybe something is wrong with the gun, idk I'm still new to PCPs.
This is a 5 shot group with the JSB Hades. eh. again with the circumstances, I'm not going to place any blame on the gun today. These are all things that could tighten up my groupings. I also shot the H&N Barracudas and they had a slightly tighter grouping than the Hades but not by much.
Lastly in the top corner, I shot the Crosman Premier Domed 14.3s. I've also been using the CP hollow points just the break in the gun and have been doing some pest control with them; they seem to be doing pretty well 20 and in although I do not have them on paper yet.
All in all, I'm eagerly waiting for some warmer weather and a chronograph to see how far I can stretch this gun but it doesn't look like upstate New York mother nature will be allowing that anytime soon. If you have any comments, tips, or constructive criticisms, please go ahead as I'm always ready to learn something new with air guns. Thanks!!
