Tuning Pellet prep

[drpietrzak]

I have been ill for a few days. As a means to kill some time I did a pellet prep bing yesterday. I prepared about 3000 pellets for the final lubrication phase for use in my TX200. I don't do that phase until I am ready to shoot them.

I typically use AA Field Heavy 10.3 grain in 4.52mm as they work well in my rig. They are usually very clan with a consistent head size. As such I do not generally clean or sort by head size. However when I get an inconsistent batch I do head sort.

I sort into bins routing to the nearest 1/10th grain. It usually takes 4 bins. I pull any damaged at that time as well.



After that I then set them up for lubrication. I use bees wax. I stand the up to keep the lubrication from getting behind the skirt.



I have been told I am perhaps overdoing things.

OK.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

What others think dont matter . It what you wanted to do and try is what really matters , and in the end only you can determine if it was worth it or not and gained your own experience / ill know better next time.

 

[Gerry52]

Whatever works! I tried lubing once with no appreciable difference. I hunt, not compete, so the 16th or 32nd of an inch difference it MIGHT make is almost moot.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Whatever works! I tried lubing once with no appreciable difference. I hunt, not compete, so the 16th or 32nd of an inch difference it MIGHT make is almost moot.

I lube cause i wash. Most respected prllets / brands the manufacturing tolerances are pretty good . Not perfict but for the millions produced ( hourly ?) could be worse.

 

[cjtamu]

I’m about to go wash the swarf off some pellets. Rinse, then dry with a hair dryer. Then roll around on a rag that’s been sprayed with Slick 50 One Lube. I only do this for one gun because it’s what the manual calls for to keep the funky magazine functioning smoothly. Not a springer, I don’t lube pellets for those.

 

[drpietrzak]

I was playing around tonight at the range. I have been out for a week with bronchitis so I'm way out of practice. I was playing largely with leftovers of lots. So, these are from various lots. Not real comparable as a result.

All are AA Field Heavies advertised as 10.3 grain 4.52mm head. I was shooting 50-yards as usual.

1. Reasonably consistent feeling heads sorted to 10.5 grain.

2. Reasonably consistent head size sorted to 10.4 grain and wax lubrication.

3. Pretty inconsistent lot sorted to 10.3 but head sized to 4.50mm head. They were wax lubed.

While overall sizes were not dramatically different the consistency to flyers were different.

I shot the smallest 10-shot group ever at 0.63". I have it on video as well.

 

[marflow 777]

the topic of washing and lubing pellets is all too common.
would i do it no but i have been curious to see how a can of RWS R-10's would sort
if the pellets are full of crumbs by all mean clean them, if you get some old pellets that have oxidized by all means clean them and i use Finish Line Wax after the cleaning
will an air gun shoot better with precise ammo more than likely but to what degree is the unknown

 

[Hateful McNasty]

the topic of washing and lubing pellets is all too common.
would i do it no but i have been curious to see how a can of RWS R-10's would sort
if the pellets are full of crumbs by all mean clean them, if you get some old pellets that have oxidized by all means clean them and i use Finish Line Wax after the cleaning
will an air gun shoot better with precise ammo more than likely but to what degree is the unknown

I did posts on h&n vs cphp and it was pretty marginal. Especially when i get cphp walkin every day Walmart for less


75yard R9, sadly nether got me in the bulls

 

[drpietrzak]

Tx200 at 50-yards here with more partial lot sorted in various ways. It seem those with all elements seemingly tighter save the weird flyers. It could be placebo though as most errors are typically my due to trigger pull follow through. I may be the weird flyer cause here.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Tx200 at 50-yards here with more partial lot sorted in various ways. It seem those with all elements seemingly tighter save the weird flyers. It could be placebo though as most errors are typically my due to trigger pull follow through. I may be the weird flyer cause here.


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Ya, but you save face blaming the pellets or wind..

Remember " its everything else's fault other than your own"

 

[drpietrzak]

Ya, but you save face blaming the pellets or wind..

Remember " its everything else's fault other than your own"

I wish. It is often me. Only when the shot is 3" off others and nothing in the shot cycle changes it makes me think pellets or equipment.

 

[beerthief]

I have been ill for a few days. As a means to kill some time I did a pellet prep bing yesterday. I prepared about 3000 pellets for the final lubrication phase for use in my TX200. I don't do that phase until I am ready to shoot them.

I typically use AA Field Heavy 10.3 grain in 4.52mm as they work well in my rig. They are usually very clan with a consistent head size. As such I do not generally clean or sort by head size. However when I get an inconsistent batch I do head sort.

I sort into bins routing to the nearest 1/10th grain. It usually takes 4 bins. I pull any damaged at that time as well.

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After that I then set them up for lubrication. I use bees wax. I stand the up to keep the lubrication from getting behind the skirt.

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I have been told I am perhaps overdoing things.

OK.

can't overdo .

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I wish. It is often me. Only when the shot is 3" off others and nothing in the shot cycle changes it makes me think pellets or equipment.

Ya, i tend to get hold lazy . At least thats how i see it with me

 

[AirShot]

I have been ill for a few days. As a means to kill some time I did a pellet prep bing yesterday. I prepared about 3000 pellets for the final lubrication phase for use in my TX200. I don't do that phase until I am ready to shoot them.

I typically use AA Field Heavy 10.3 grain in 4.52mm as they work well in my rig. They are usually very clan with a consistent head size. As such I do not generally clean or sort by head size. However when I get an inconsistent batch I do head sort.

I sort into bins routing to the nearest 1/10th grain. It usually takes 4 bins. I pull any damaged at that time as well.

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After that I then set them up for lubrication. I use bees wax. I stand the up to keep the lubrication from getting behind the skirt.

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I have been told I am perhaps overdoing things.

OK.

When I was competing, I did similiar prep, but standing up each ine of them little buggars was to much trouble!! I used a clean T shirt cut into 6" wide x 12" long strips. I sprayed a gob of beeswax in the middle then added a small handfull of pellets in the middle. Then picked up each end and raised/ lowered each end to coat my pellets, and keep the lube out of the skirt.. Only takes a few minutes and works excellent....sure beats trying to stand each one on end !! My arthritus thanks me every time !!