Crazy day today- unbelievable heat then wind/rain- good practice conditions and as you can tell by my full Bucket of lead-- I've been at it!
Love this Florida weather!
cheers
CK
Love this Florida weather!
cheers
CK
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WRABF…..ERABSF…..USARB 25 meterTarget post 11/30/15
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Great shooting as always CK. Now that's the bucket at the end of your rainbow ain't it? All full of lead ;-)
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Your making the Outrageous seem mundane....lol. Excellent shooting CK. You've set a bar that less than a handful can reach. I hope to be able to reach it someday. I hear the RAW has found itself some of the same barrel that Mike uses. Does this mean that you may have a possible RAW on order? Top Notch Shooting CK
Peace and Bullseye Grease
MIke
Peace and Bullseye Grease
MIke
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Thanks Jimmy and Mike!
Got my Pot O ---Lead
I see the Poly's on RAWs page, selling them with the thimble ready to drop in for 250? --
i think you should get one Mike -and looks like lots of RAW owners are doing it?
I'm reading of good results with them. As For me --I ordered another Thomas - so I can have one for HV -LV and one for open/FT
but that pot full of lead is a testament to the practice ---
'you can do it Mike
Got my Pot O ---Lead
I see the Poly's on RAWs page, selling them with the thimble ready to drop in for 250? --
i think you should get one Mike -and looks like lots of RAW owners are doing it?
I'm reading of good results with them. As For me --I ordered another Thomas - so I can have one for HV -LV and one for open/FT
but that pot full of lead is a testament to the practice ---
'you can do it Mike
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CK great shooting (and lots of lead!). I think you're using JSB monsters. Barrels and pellets go together -could you tell us how you're testing pellets? How do you test the different lots?
Kim
Kim
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Thanks Kim
Yes in HV I'm using the Monsters - had tried H&Ns in varying weights -- but settled on JSBs . I shoot JSBs in all of my air rifles now. The only hold outs were my Steyr silhouette pistols, but now Im using the 8.4 grain JSBs . In the very beginning I'd weigh sort and order pellets by lot -purchase in lots of ten with varied head sizes to 4.52
'but after sizing heads with a micrometer and doing visual inspection with a jewelers glass -weighing -------
I realized that at close yardages - I wasn't really seeing much difference in performance --
the cards you see posted are pellets just pulled from the tin--with a mix of lot sizes and soon a switch to the black label JSBs.( almost out of the red tins) -
every now and again you'll get a WTF shot - but more often than not its a misread of the wind -
but each barrel is different - so maybe their will be anecdotal stories of fussy barrels?
but for now -----
CK
Yes in HV I'm using the Monsters - had tried H&Ns in varying weights -- but settled on JSBs . I shoot JSBs in all of my air rifles now. The only hold outs were my Steyr silhouette pistols, but now Im using the 8.4 grain JSBs . In the very beginning I'd weigh sort and order pellets by lot -purchase in lots of ten with varied head sizes to 4.52
'but after sizing heads with a micrometer and doing visual inspection with a jewelers glass -weighing -------
I realized that at close yardages - I wasn't really seeing much difference in performance --
the cards you see posted are pellets just pulled from the tin--with a mix of lot sizes and soon a switch to the black label JSBs.( almost out of the red tins) -
every now and again you'll get a WTF shot - but more often than not its a misread of the wind -
but each barrel is different - so maybe their will be anecdotal stories of fussy barrels?
but for now -----
CK
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Thanks CK.
In your testing, do you find that good pellets are always good both in calm and wind conditions? Or have you found some that out-perform only in windy conditions?
In your testing, do you find that good pellets are always good both in calm and wind conditions? Or have you found some that out-perform only in windy conditions?
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Well Kim, the pellet weight has more to do with wind resistance than any other factor I've seen.
but the biggest differences would start to show up at 50 to 100 yards -\
not as much of a factor in 25 meter matches ---
CK
but the biggest differences would start to show up at 50 to 100 yards -\
not as much of a factor in 25 meter matches ---
CK
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Today I decided to take my much neglected Steyr out of mothballs ---
the only difference between it and the Thomas is the ease of lineup with targets, and I like the feel of the Thomas trigger better --but the Steyr shooting the 18 grain .22 cal JSBs really had no wind mitigation issues-even though the winds are a bit gusty today - also another hot as hell day!!
but the Stery is more than capable of holding its own -with the -standard cut Rifled LW barrel - the only other issue I had was in cleaning the barrel before starting the first card -took quite a few sighters to stabilize ---
748 with 43 Xs -
Smooth Sailing
CK
the only difference between it and the Thomas is the ease of lineup with targets, and I like the feel of the Thomas trigger better --but the Steyr shooting the 18 grain .22 cal JSBs really had no wind mitigation issues-even though the winds are a bit gusty today - also another hot as hell day!!
but the Stery is more than capable of holding its own -with the -standard cut Rifled LW barrel - the only other issue I had was in cleaning the barrel before starting the first card -took quite a few sighters to stabilize ---
748 with 43 Xs -
Smooth Sailing
CK
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I've always heard be afraid of the guy with only one gun? Well I guess we can't always listen to what THEY SAY 
CK
CK
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I have an AZ "all stops pulled out" Steyr LG 100 and AZ's own Daystate CR-X so two FT rifles and I'm stopping there!
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The Allen Z tuned rifles are tough to beat! And with mine, it really starts to shine out at the 50 to 100 yard Mark --
but you can never have to many guns!
I also love my Stery Semi auto - it's a real Squirrel whacker --
'but I could keep going -----
'CK
but you can never have to many guns!
I also love my Stery Semi auto - it's a real Squirrel whacker --
'but I could keep going -----
'CK
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If an Anschutz 9015 One or Thomas FT showed up at the house, I'd have way too much explaining to do and shopping to allow. I'm holding at 2 .177's a .22 a .25 and a .30!
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It never Ends!
But you've got to get creative - no Honey it's not another gun! Just sent it out to get serviced - oh go ahead and get 5hem 500.00 shoes
CK
But you've got to get creative - no Honey it's not another gun! Just sent it out to get serviced - oh go ahead and get 5hem 500.00 shoes
CK
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I hope that you take up open or hunter class in FT frank. I have a steep enough hill to climb in the wftf class.
It's good to see the steyr stretching it's legs.
It's good to see the steyr stretching it's legs.
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I'd love to get into the FT game John - there is a club southwest of me that hosts them in September - when it's cooler .
I might be able to try it then ?
Hell IM hoping to see more BenchRest matches - before I can't see anymore!
CK
I might be able to try it then ?
Hell IM hoping to see more BenchRest matches - before I can't see anymore!
CK
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Awesome shooting with the Steyr Frank. If you shot that thing as much as you do the Thomas, it would be even better ;-)
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Thanks Jimmy! I feel sorry for my other guns - their not getting any attention
And we've got several more months of this sweltering heat!
I think I need two fans? Maybe a tent with a portable A/C unit as well?
CK
And we've got several more months of this sweltering heat!
I think I need two fans? Maybe a tent with a portable A/C unit as well?
CK
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