Hunting with 8mm steel

[fred90 3,210]

1 hour ago, Appo said:

Been on the 8.7mm steels lately, seems to be working wonders  

great shooting , what bands you using with 8.7mm? 

[Appo 60]

12 minutes ago, fred90 said:

great shooting , what bands you using with 8.7mm? 

Snipersling .6 23-17 taper ive been using just invested in a few  different tapered rulers thought I'd give em a try. But usually use 20-12 with the 8mm tho 

[Appo 60]

24 minutes ago, Appo said:

Snipersling .6 23-17 taper ive been using just invested in a few  different tapered rulers thought I'd give em a try. But usually use 20-12 with the 8mm tho 

Been using sumeike 0.55 but noticed they drop alot with 8.7s  but spot on with just 8s, gonna go up a thickness plus I seem to get more shots with sumeike than I do with the snipersling too unless it's the way I tie em to the pouch maybe because most say snipersling is long lasting unless it's the black

[C.green 3,229]

2 hours ago, Appo said:

Been on the 8.7mm steels lately, seems to be working wonders  

Good shooting. I find the little steel good when ya shooting in places abit public better than a 14mm steel dinging off a branch

[Appo 60]

24 minutes ago, C.green said:

Good shooting. I find the little steel good when ya shooting in places abit public better than a 14mm steel dinging off a branch

Cheers mate...  yeh I've had few shoulder n back hits when they have been pin balling  about in the woods. 14mm tho bet they are like cannon balls  what taper n thickness do u need for that size ammo?

[C.green 3,229]

Shoot loads of different elastics if flatband 1mm 25-20 sometimes 1.2 or 2mm tapered real thin. Shoot tube upto harpoon its just finding something that ya get on with at the time isnt it.

[Appo 60]

1 hour ago, C.green said:

Shoot loads of different elastics if flatband 1mm 25-20 sometimes 1.2 or 2mm tapered real thin. Shoot tube upto harpoon its just finding something that ya get on with at the time isnt it.

Yeh your right definitely is, I'm yet to try tubes gonna have to give em try out sometime.

[Greyman 28,262]

There you go always worth a listen before spending out 

[Devon Minnow 152]

I prefer 9.5 just because I have shot rabbits in the head they have gone down as if dead only to rise back up within seconds using 8mm steel. If it works for you then use it but you need to be a lot more accurate with 8mm.

[booboy2 139]

4 hours ago, Derrydave said:

8mm steel 20/12 snipersling black 0.6 but going be trying 8mm lead prob need to up my bands

here's the weight difference between a 8mm steel a 8.7mm steel and a 8.4mm lead .personally I don't use 8mm now i use 8.7mm steels or the 8.4mm leads and the only taper I use on everything is 18-23 and no thicker than 0.65 unless it's Sniper sling yellow or green then I use 0.70 and I hunt very well with these like .just thought I would add this mabey help with getting your taper n that fixed for your lead ammo .( I will just put the weights of other ammo I have here so if anyone is is wanting to know the weights there here )