Western Airguns Sidewinder .25 Slugs

[MACTEN]

I had a bunch of .25 slugs in many weights and dia (.249, .250, 253, .254. But one I had, NSA .249 29gr were as accurate as the JSB 33.95's at 50 yards. I didn't have a chance to go farther as I was at a range I don't normally go to on an errand. Yours may be different and there was also a 15-23 mph wind. Since I was pressed for time I shot them pretty fast. The groups aren't as good as it will do but as soon as I had sight picture I squeezed the shots. I will chrony later to see what speed I was shooting but I actually turned it down a bit from the 970 fps a few clicks.. I'll post what I find but they were consistent at even at the higher speed. I was just trying to see if a little slower would still group to save a bit of air and they did.

 

[the_derelict]

Nice test! I haven't done much with slugs yet in my SW... I did try some Zan .253, H&N Grizzly, and H&N HP's but they didn't shoot well. I was trying to decide on whether to order some .249 slugs next, so this is great info.

Do you use any kind of oil/lube on your slugs? I've seen some people recommend it but I've never tried.

(As a side note... my original mag would fit a .253, but the newer mags are smaller, and even .250 slugs are very tight now. I think they changed it to address the issue of some pellets/slug sliding forward in the mag causing a jam. That's why I was curious to try .249)

 

[MACTEN]

Nice test! I haven't done much with slugs yet in my SW... I did try some Zan .253, H&N Grizzly, and H&N HP's but they didn't shoot well. I was trying to decide on whether to order some .249 slugs next, so this is great info.

Do you use any kind of oil/lube on your slugs? I've seen some people recommend it but I've never tried.

(As a side note... my original mag would fit a .253, but the newer mags are smaller, and even .250 slugs are very tight now. I think they changed it to address the issue of some pellets/slug sliding forward in the mag causing a jam. That's why I was curious to try .249)

Yes the newer mags are smaller ID. The mag that came with this will fit the .253's as well but not the newer ones. The .249's are even slightly tight, just enough to keep the slugs in place. I emailed Western about it and of course they didn't reply like so many manufacturers.. Although vendors may not know the answers, at least reply. I do use Slick 50 One lube that I've been using for years on slugs and pellets.