lurchermann 30 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 is it best having a lighter pellet? i getting ito airguning so be intresterd to hear your viwes.i have bisly magnums at min.atb Quote Link to post
Nathan1991 25 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Great post mate cheers Quote Link to post
Darkie69 76 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I have found this one also, you can view a large picture of each pellet too http://www.saddleryandgunroom.co.uk/gunroom/sg_airguns_pellets.htm A handy page too, Added this to the bookmark for reference. Ideal since accupel don't seem to have the weight on the tin unless I've gone blind Quote Link to post
Ben Hewson 1 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Thanks for this, good chart. I've heard BSA's prefer a wider skirt would anybody happen to know if there is a chart including exact width of skirt etc Quote Link to post
MickHowes 9 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Pellet weights are wrong..... Quote Link to post
Dr B 186 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hi All No, a lighter pellet is not best. In fact, for hunting, it can be much worse. The number a hunter really wants to know is 'BC' - that is ballistic coefficient. If a pellet has not deformed at all after having penetrated an object, then its not transmitting its energy effedctively. You DONT want over-penetration, You need all the power of your gun and ammo to be delivered, accurately and humanely to your quarry. Dont use 'fps' as a guide. A .177 pellet travels much faster than a .22. But a .22 hits harder (due to increased mass). I'm not an expert, but have been trying to learn more about ballistics, in order to get the most out of my gun. As a general rule of thumb, one of the best .22 pellets out there is the Air Arms, field diablo (16gr in weight). It flies quite flat for a .22 pellet and yet is heavy enough to dispatch quarry from 15 - 50 yards no problem. Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 A few will disagree with you on that matter and I am one of them I use a 13.4gr .22 pellet and a 7.9 gr .177 and both a great out to 65+ yards ,its all about shot placement 2 Quote Link to post
Dr B 186 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 A few will disagree with you on that matter and I am one of them I use a 13.4gr .22 pellet and a 7.9 gr .177 and both a great out to 65+ yards ,its all about shot placement That's not really disagreeing - 13.4gr. though lighter, is far from the lightest so I'd say you're not far away from my point. I dont know about the .177. Accuracy is evertything, and you can get that with medium-heavy (ish) pellets. My main points were about earlier comments which suggested some might be searching purely on the basis of the lightest being 'the best'. That is not correct and the laws of physics (ballistic coefficients) supports that. Ultimately its a trade off. You need a good impact (based on weight) and as flat a trajectory as possible. The gun and the shooter are further factors. Quote Link to post
threelander 81 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 how do you measure the grain of a pellet.i have a digital scale that measures the weight in grams. ??? Quote Link to post
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