I have a Weihrauch. 22 and the pellets fit lose. Looking for 5.56 or 5.57 pellet recommendations. Thank you!
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N/A Over size pellet suggestions
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The fattest pellet I know of is 5.55 Dia. H&N. My HW's like them and have fairly large bores.
I've never heard of a 5.6 diameter pellet. Maybe you meant 5.56-5.57?
There may be a 5.56 out there somewhere. I've never seen a larger .22 pellet than 5.55.
I've never heard of a 5.6 diameter pellet. Maybe you meant 5.56-5.57?
There may be a 5.56 out there somewhere. I've never seen a larger .22 pellet than 5.55.
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Yes, I did mean 5.56. Thank you for pointing that out. On my HW50 the pellets aren't falling through but they just seem a little loose.
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On most traditional diabolo pellets, the skirt is significantly larger in diameter than the head. Theoretically, the head just rides the lands of the rifling, to keep the pellet from tipping in the bore, while the rifling grooves cut into the skirt to seal the airflow and spin the pellet.
RWS's traditional designs have the biggest skirts I know of among current brands. Give the Hobby, Superdome, or Super H-Point a try In your .22 Weihrauch.
5.6mm pellets DO exist! Modern ".22" airgun bores are a metric 5.5mm, but if ya do the math 22/100 inch is actually 5.6mm. The "No. 2 bore" of classic British airguns is this size, and UK pellets from those days are dimensioned accordingly. I hoard the excellent vintage "blue tin" Eley Wasps for my Webley Mk 3...!
RWS's traditional designs have the biggest skirts I know of among current brands. Give the Hobby, Superdome, or Super H-Point a try In your .22 Weihrauch.
5.6mm pellets DO exist! Modern ".22" airgun bores are a metric 5.5mm, but if ya do the math 22/100 inch is actually 5.6mm. The "No. 2 bore" of classic British airguns is this size, and UK pellets from those days are dimensioned accordingly. I hoard the excellent vintage "blue tin" Eley Wasps for my Webley Mk 3...!
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Try heavy pellets . The lead for the weight got to go somewhere
In .177 most ,10g are tighter then say 7.9 ..ljdk of it holds true across the board .
Ya.. 22 is tough vs .177 on that fit . Some reason that just don't do as good a job as .177 are .
.177
.22
Notice the .22 head not so clean engagement..
In .177 most ,10g are tighter then say 7.9 ..ljdk of it holds true across the board .
Ya.. 22 is tough vs .177 on that fit . Some reason that just don't do as good a job as .177 are .
.177
.22
Notice the .22 head not so clean engagement..
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The HW bores are definitely a little bigger. And different brands and weights certainly seat differently. Especially the skirts.
I'm thinking the skirt fit is more about consistent velocity. And the head fit more about accuracy. From my limited observation pellets that engrave equally on the head and skirt are the most accurate. The ones loose in the skirt are faster and the ones loose at the head less accurate.
I'm thinking the skirt fit is more about consistent velocity. And the head fit more about accuracy. From my limited observation pellets that engrave equally on the head and skirt are the most accurate. The ones loose in the skirt are faster and the ones loose at the head less accurate.
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It was close to just that. Almost no choke either lol.
Got some 5.55s that measure 5.56 and working well.
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