2" splatterburst
1" splatterburst ( shot sorted at mostly the 1")
.25 cal RAW, 34.4 gr
Pellet Sorting (worth the time?)
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2" splatterburst
1" splatterburst ( shot sorted at mostly the 1")
.25 cal RAW, 34.4 gr
In order of helped me the most...
- insuring there is no lead debris on the pellets, rather that means washing or just wiping off by hand
- head resizing
- visual inspection for deformity and symmetry
- weight grouping
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I do similar, but i dont resize the pellets, wash x2.
iut of a 300 ct tin i may get 100 pellets that are exactly what my barrel likes. Rest are for practice.
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Resizing saves me from tossing/practice those pellets. The majority are larger than mine like, so size them down, then toss/practice with the odd balls.
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Neither of my rifles like lube, tried a few things, everyone ended up with flyers that make you think twice how it could get so out of whack.
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Yup, the magic is in finding a pellet the gun likes and then getting them over size a couple of thousandths. Then you just try progressively smaller sizing dies. My Dianas like H&N FTTs sized to .218". Group size improved so much that I lost interest in the ten dimes challenge... I think this may be the future of pellets for us. It is for me anyway. I bought a dozen tins of H&N FTTs that were 5.53mm (I think) to size down to .218.
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Never had luck lubing pellets, i washed my .25's twice because there was so much factory lube on them. My .25 polygonal barrel seems to hold a clean barrel longer when pellets are squeaky clean. After about a hundred shots ill pull a patch and ill get lead strings on the patch from the rifling.
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I was beginning to think I was only one that gave up on lube ...All I ever did was make a mess with that stuff !! But yeah some pellets have a lot of lead residue . I been using AA 7.87 in 177 they shoot great , but quite a few of the tins are oily as hell
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So, pellet washing is important. Who knew. When I read in threads that guys were washing their pellets, I just chocked it up to obsessive behavior! Not that I'm never obsessive about accuracy...! So, besides sorting for head size and weighing I'll give them a washing. Ken, Percula, any method you can suggest? Or is it just that simple!
Oldspook (love that name) I wish my barrel liked the smaller head sizes so I could resize. My LW Poly barrel likes them at 5.55.
BTW Ken, really nice shooting at 100 yards. I've got my Royale 500 up for sale on the classifieds. I may have to get one of Martin's .25 special Poly barrel rifles!! Does that mean I'll shoot as good as you? LOL
Oldspook (love that name) I wish my barrel liked the smaller head sizes so I could resize. My LW Poly barrel likes them at 5.55.
BTW Ken, really nice shooting at 100 yards. I've got my Royale 500 up for sale on the classifieds. I may have to get one of Martin's .25 special Poly barrel rifles!! Does that mean I'll shoot as good as you? LOL
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Hi Chas! I use hot water and Blue Dawn, ive tryed simple green but it leaves a residue on the kids. Appreciate the complement, hope to see you have one if these amazing rifles. And know you never shoot as good as me!! Haha just kidding!! My shooting merely shows what these rifles are capable of.
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Be gentle! Rather you are just picking the junk off or washing them, be careful its oh so easy to deform the skirts or ding the heads. I resize before cleaning since resizing can sear little bits off. I also use old baking trays for drying so I can lay them out without stacking them, lets them dry faster and the less time I spend messing with pellets that happier I am.
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Yes gentle! Especially the .177's, i use a plastic strainer and my finger to slush them around. Then rinse with hot water. Lay them out on a micro fiber in the sun. Also is you have hard water, the lil dishwasher jet dry works for keeping water spots drying on the kids.
my house water is softened and filtered so im good with air dry in sun.
The kids sunning to dryness!!
my house water is softened and filtered so im good with air dry in sun.
The kids sunning to dryness!!
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RAW's single shot loading tray has had some negative press, but I like it. I find it simple, easy to use and I gotten some improved groups vs my three mags. Yesterday I shot a few sub MOA groups at 50yds using it. More testing is needed, but it is promising. It maybe worth considering.
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Shot this today finalizing my pellet sorting/selection.
one shot per 2" bull, which is the 8 ring on the EBR target est. the low shots was me on the reg (120bar)....duhhhhh
Bottom target is a sighter.
one shot per 2" bull, which is the 8 ring on the EBR target est. the low shots was me on the reg (120bar)....duhhhhh
Bottom target is a sighter.
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