Sorry ZAN, but I'm not feeling it

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Ries said:
Every 45 slugs? I havent cleaned my liner and shot over 1000 slugs with it, accuracy is still there.

If I would have to clean my barrel afther 45 shots with slugs, I spend more time cleaning the barrel then actually shooting.

Back to the thread, I have good succes with the Zan 23 grain slugs once my wildcat was tuned properly. The only slug that outperforms any slugbrand I have tested for accuracy(Zan,H&N, Javelin, JSB Knockout,FX Hybrid, NSA) is H&N but the expansion is lower.
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I dunno, but I'd clean the barrel on big-bores at least every 300 rounds, because the lead foulling in the barrel could cause additional pressure that will take a toll on the seals around the breech, or on the probe/bolt. Maybe I'm wrong on this, but just to be safe, I'd do it.
 
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Ries said:
23 grain. A bit lightweight but enough for my needs
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Thanks, I'm probably going to buy some 15gr lead-free Zans next month, and now that you've pointed out that 23gr won't shoot well past 930-950, I'm most likely going to get me some of these 23gr, because they're probably going to shoot just fine at 650 fps out of my Hatsan 125.
 
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Triglav said:
Thanks, I'm probably going to buy some 15gr lead-free Zans next month, and now that you've pointed out that 23gr won't shoot well past 930-950, I'm most likely going to get me some of these 23gr, because they're probably going to shoot just fine at 650 fps out of my Hatsan 125.
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Slugs are kinda ‘weird’ sometimes. Other people can shoot different brands at a certain fps with great succes and when others try to tune for the same exact fps the grouping is like a shotgun. Its probably because no barrel is 100% the same. Pellets are just tuning for a fps that is known to be accurate and its ready
 
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Ries said:
Slugs are kinda ‘weird’ sometimes. Other people can shoot different brands at a certain fps with great succes and when others try to tune for the same exact fps the grouping is like a shotgun. Its probably because no barrel is 100% the same. Pellets are just tuning for a fps that is known to be accurate and its ready
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Exactly my thought, for instance, some break barrels can shoot slugs well, while others can't hit the broad side of a barn... Even two springers of the exact same model/brand can shoot slugs differently, i.e. Hatsan springers ;)
 
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Triglav said:
Exactly my thought, for instance, some break barrels can shoot slugs well, while others can't hit the broad side of a barn... Even two springers of the exact same model/brand can shoot slugs differently, i.e. Hatsan springers ;)
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Yup. Once you got it the tune right and shoot them accurate is fun. Took me some time aswell :)

Javelins were great aswell but double the cost of H&N, okay expansion was better but we cannot hunt here legally in Belgium with an air rifle so it doesnt really matter for me.
 
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Last summer I ordered some Zan 10gr .177 slugs for my daystate regulated huntsman revere. That first batch was splendid, 14 boxes all shot quite nice. Last month I ordered another 10 boxes, and this batch is quite frankly not at all the same quality.

With the first batch, I was able to consistently hit a dime out at about 50 yards, now, with this new batch my group size almost quadrupled. Now my group size is friggin two inches!! I switch back to the last batch and the group size is back to about dime/nickle. It's clearly this batch of pellets that are not the same quality as the last batch.
Now I have ~10 boxes of junk.. I am aggrivated to say the least.
Any suggestions on another pellet (slug) that has reliability batch to batch?

Thanks.
 
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qball said:
NSA is simply phenomenal! They are so clean and consistent I only shoot them straight from the box. Tried everything else and nothing compares except for Altaros which is more than 2x the price.
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Thanks, I have some NSA .178's, and they do shoot good. I wish they had a 10gr option as the 12.5gr's are a touch heavy for 18ftlbs at 100yd. Also, they fit abit tight in the daystate .177 and I blew the main breach seal after about 500 shots.. they are my current choice though as this batch of zans are simply horrid.
 
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My Maverick .22 700mm loves the ZAN 28gr, shoots better than all other brands I have tried, which is PLENTY. Best and consistent groups ever.

However cannot get them to feed reliably in my magazines, every 2nd or 3rd shot I have to remove magazine, give it a tap then it advances, seems the slugs twist in magazine and jam magazine. This happens in both my magazines and a friends 3 magazines as well.

Two of us would exclusively shoot ZANS if the magazine issue went away.......
 
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Larryt said:
My Maverick .22 700mm loves the ZAN 28gr, shoots better than all other brands I have tried, which is PLENTY. Best and consistent groups ever.

However cannot get them to feed reliably in my magazines, every 2nd or 3rd shot I have to remove magazine, give it a tap then it advances, seems the slugs twist in magazine and jam magazine. This happens in both my magazines and a friends 3 magazines as well.

Two of us would exclusively shoot ZANS if the magazine issue went away.......
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With the new ones that have label on the top of the tray, there should be no more issue.
 
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ZAN said:
With the new ones that have label on the top of the tray, there should be no more issue.
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Zan,
What about the .177, they don't come in a tray.
I've just purchased another 10 boxes of .177.
Definitely not as accurate as the first 5 boxes I tried.
Same rifle, exact same set up.

Regards, bamboozled from Bulgaria.
 
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Spinach said:
Zan,
What about the .177, they don't come in a tray.
I've just purchased another 10 boxes of .177.
Definitely not as accurate as the first 5 boxes I tried.
Same rifle, exact same set up.

Regards, bamboozled from Bulgaria.
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You most likely have to clean your barrel. 177 slugs lead up the barrels pretty bad. I ran a patch after my 600mm impact barrel was nowhere near as accurate. And the patch looked like it went through tar.
 
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Larryt said:
My Maverick .22 700mm loves the ZAN 28gr, shoots better than all other brands I have tried, which is PLENTY. Best and consistent groups ever.

However cannot get them to feed reliably in my magazines, every 2nd or 3rd shot I have to remove magazine, give it a tap then it advances, seems the slugs twist in magazine and jam magazine. This happens in both my magazines and a friends 3 magazines as well.

Two of us would exclusively shoot ZANS if the magazine issue went away.......
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I, you would get either Orion mags or Hunter tactical mags. Both are amazing mags for slugs and pellets.
 
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