I don't know much about your Gauntlet but I think it is worth a try. You can get an idea of the drop with a ballistic program. I often use American Airguns Trajectory Calculator (available on line, do a google search on that name). You may need to look up the bc for your pellets, hardair magazine has published their tests, also available on line.
I don't think distance is a one gun versus another kind of thing. But if a gun doesn't produce enough velocity, the drop and wind drift will be larger. So more velocity helps. But all airguns are low in velocity relative to powder burners. No vast differences.
My current tune for my Avenger spits out FX or JSB 25.4s at about 900 fps. It shoots heavies at about 830. I plan to try it at 100 yards as soon as I get the fill setup for my SCBA tank (early next week) and a little time. If I can pick a day with low wind, I think it will do well. It puts these pellets into 1/4 inch groups at 33 yards making me think at least one of them will do well at 50 and even 100. I want to try all the ones I get good groups at 33 yards at longer distance before stocking up. FX seems to be the leading canidate but things could change when I go longer.
As long as your Gauntlet will shoot 25.4s at 800 fps or more, I think you will find the drop at 100 will be something you can deal with. With a 1 inch tube scope you may need to use both your turrets and mil dots in your recticle (hope you have them). Or you can put an aim point on your target where you think you need to be. For my Avenger, shooting the 25.4s and sighted in at 37 yards, the program I referenced above says I will need to deal with almost 16 inches of drop. Each mil dot of my recticle gives me nearly 4 inches, however, so this is a little over 4 mil dots. So I shouldn't have to change my sight in, just put the 4th mil dot on the center of the target and see where it lands.
Hope this helps. You could also try slugs, they will drop a little less and drift less in the wind. But so far I haven't found one my Avenger shoots well at all.
I don't think distance is a one gun versus another kind of thing. But if a gun doesn't produce enough velocity, the drop and wind drift will be larger. So more velocity helps. But all airguns are low in velocity relative to powder burners. No vast differences.
My current tune for my Avenger spits out FX or JSB 25.4s at about 900 fps. It shoots heavies at about 830. I plan to try it at 100 yards as soon as I get the fill setup for my SCBA tank (early next week) and a little time. If I can pick a day with low wind, I think it will do well. It puts these pellets into 1/4 inch groups at 33 yards making me think at least one of them will do well at 50 and even 100. I want to try all the ones I get good groups at 33 yards at longer distance before stocking up. FX seems to be the leading canidate but things could change when I go longer.
As long as your Gauntlet will shoot 25.4s at 800 fps or more, I think you will find the drop at 100 will be something you can deal with. With a 1 inch tube scope you may need to use both your turrets and mil dots in your recticle (hope you have them). Or you can put an aim point on your target where you think you need to be. For my Avenger, shooting the 25.4s and sighted in at 37 yards, the program I referenced above says I will need to deal with almost 16 inches of drop. Each mil dot of my recticle gives me nearly 4 inches, however, so this is a little over 4 mil dots. So I shouldn't have to change my sight in, just put the 4th mil dot on the center of the target and see where it lands.
Hope this helps. You could also try slugs, they will drop a little less and drift less in the wind. But so far I haven't found one my Avenger shoots well at all.
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