boisepaw
boisepaw
I can learn all this by trial and error or...I can ask you folks who have been shooting airguns far longer than have I (that being for a little over a week now).
I'm shooting a Daisy 853 from the CMP. I haven't chronographed it but my understanding is it will shoot somewhere in the 400-500 fps range.
I am testing a TON of pellets (thanks to BigTinBoat) and having a ton of fun.
I want to be precise in trying to figure out which pellets my rifle likes but I neither have the set-up (in terms of an indoor range out to 25 yards) nor the dispostion (I'm not COMPLETELY obsessive...just partly) to be completely scientifically exact in my findings but here's what I'm doing (you're gonna love this):
I'm shooting 25 yards because I figure that will give me a better gauge than 10 meters...I want to be able to spot the variance with my eyeballs rather than only by measuring (which I also do in measuring group size). I am shooting from my kitchen counter (with bags on the front and back and using the peep sights that came with the rifle) into the back yard. So have the path the pellet travels is both indoors (first 7-8 yards) and outdoors (17-18 yards). I have not been shooting on windy days but nevertheless...half the time the pellet is outdoors. What can I say...it was really cold when I started my "testing" over the weekend.
Will my results be screwed up because it is both indoors and outdoors?
AND is 25 yards too far if I want to focus on accuracy? Is there anything inherent in a 177 caliber pellet that has it become unstable after 10 yards or so?
I'm shooting a Daisy 853 from the CMP. I haven't chronographed it but my understanding is it will shoot somewhere in the 400-500 fps range.
I am testing a TON of pellets (thanks to BigTinBoat) and having a ton of fun.
I want to be precise in trying to figure out which pellets my rifle likes but I neither have the set-up (in terms of an indoor range out to 25 yards) nor the dispostion (I'm not COMPLETELY obsessive...just partly) to be completely scientifically exact in my findings but here's what I'm doing (you're gonna love this):
I'm shooting 25 yards because I figure that will give me a better gauge than 10 meters...I want to be able to spot the variance with my eyeballs rather than only by measuring (which I also do in measuring group size). I am shooting from my kitchen counter (with bags on the front and back and using the peep sights that came with the rifle) into the back yard. So have the path the pellet travels is both indoors (first 7-8 yards) and outdoors (17-18 yards). I have not been shooting on windy days but nevertheless...half the time the pellet is outdoors. What can I say...it was really cold when I started my "testing" over the weekend.
Will my results be screwed up because it is both indoors and outdoors?
AND is 25 yards too far if I want to focus on accuracy? Is there anything inherent in a 177 caliber pellet that has it become unstable after 10 yards or so?