A Quick Pull Through.

[mattwhite 1,993]

After a bit of practicing this afternoon with hatty I noticed that the group had opened up a little so I gave her a pull through and a dozen or so pellets to re bed her in and we were back on clover leaf groups at 30 yards so off I go for a very quick golf course session. I say very quick as I still haven't got a lamp sorted yet so was relying on what bit of light was left at 5.30!!!

The bunny below showed itself at 34 yards and with barely any holdover I put him down with a jsb straight to the temple.

This just proves to me that a pull through does no harm at all as hatty hasnt had 1500 pellets through her yet but was back on the money afterwards.

 

PS

It was still light enough for another one but the huge anvil shaped cloud above me let go a deluge of sleet and hail so off home to get this one skinned.

ATB.?

[Bunnyblatter 1,012]

Perfect shot placement mate.

[mark williams 7,553]

Lovely shot placement there Matt.

 

Compliments mate

[mattwhite 1,993]

Thanks lads.

Out of interest I skinned the head as there was no exit wound and the pellet had just turned the skull to mush. Even the lower part was shattered due to the energy transfer.

[mark williams 7,553]

A .177, .20, .22, .25 would give you a rather dead rabbit also, with correct shot placement like this.

 

atb Mark.

[forest of dean redneck 11,598]

Nice one,makes you wonder why bother getting one of those swanky pcps doesn't it lol

Out of interest do you think your fieldcraft has improved?

[mattwhite 1,993]

Nice one,makes you wonder why bother getting one of those swanky pcps doesn't it lol

Out of interest do you think your fieldcraft has improved?

Its definately made me get in closer for the shot.

I was confident to take 60 yarders with my 100. I'm not saying the hatsan wouldn't be accurate enough at that range but I'm not sure I'm a good enough shot to take that range of a shot with hatty so yes I guess I'm relying more on stealth to get within a sensible range yes pal.?

[just-A-snap 1,269]

Also your confidence was a big help, well done.

All the best

[si brown 8,486]

Thanks lads.

Out of interest I skinned the head as there was no exit wound and the pellet had just turned the skull to mush. Even the lower part was shattered due to the energy transfer.

sicko

[RSVNelly 518]

Great shooting Matt, especially with fading light conditions ??

[The one 8,477]

why clean it then bed in ten pellets though ? i suppose im like a lot of lads and never clean the barrels of my air guns ?.

[mattwhite 1,993]

why clean it then bed in ten pellets though ? i suppose im like a lot of lads and never clean the barrels of my air guns ?.

no matter how much you pull through you will not eliminate every last bit of cack so bedding it in kind of re leads the barrel without building up lots of crap from the pellets.

It would be interesting to see how your groups differ from now and after a clean.

I'm no physicist or ballistic engineer and it may not work with all rifles but it's tightened up groups on every air rifle I've owned from AA S410 to HW'S to tx etc?

[mark williams 7,553]

If I change the brand of pellet I`m using like I did swapping from AA Fields .177 to JSB Exact Express with the T Rex, I thoroughly cleaned the barrel first.

I also did the same when changing over to Falcon Accuracy Plus .22 with my HW 100 KS.

Both of these rifles can strike a match at 35 - 40 yds if I do my bit.

My HW 100 kt .177 has never been touched in three years and is an utter tac driver using AA Fields.

 

 

 

 

atb Mark

[mattwhite 1,993]

If I change the brand of pellet I`m using like I did swapping from AA Fields .177 to JSB Exact Express with the T Rex, I thoroughly cleaned the barrel first.

I also did the same when changing over to Falcon Accuracy Plus .22 with my HW 100 KS.

Both of these rifles can strike a match at 35 - 40 yds if I do my bit.

My HW 100 kt .177 has never been touched in three years and is an utter tac driver using AA Fields.

 

 

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atb Mark

Now that's a proper tasty group Mark??

[si brown 8,486]

i'll do a pull through if the grouping starts drifting matt

like you said I've found they normaly pull back in after half a dozen shots as the barrel is not fully devoid of lead!

the hw95 benefits from it after a few hundred shots, and i do the 510 every now and again to the horror of the aa engineer i was talking to who reckons he's never done it

to his 510 and had it years!!

its certainly not doing you any harm

 

atb si