WOW!
These things are LONG! Are they even going to fit into a magazine?
Since I had my pellet sorting stuff out anyway, I decided to put them through some measuring. I grabbed 7 off the top and kept the same 7 through all these tests.
These are the smaller 150pc tins.
Next to an 18g JSB Diabolo
18gr = 7.7mm 34gr = 10.84mm
FX .22 magazine. Uh... NO! They're too tall to allow the magazine to cycle.
Visual skirt inspection. They look a little beat up.
I would have used my Speedy Pellet Inspector but....
What the heck head size are these??
Let's find out...
WOW! I'm beginning to worry about my breech O-ring.
Weight testing results...
1 each at...
33.40
33.52
33.70
33.96 - Correct weight, per the front of the tin.
34.32
34.36
34.42
I expect some variation in weight but, it's usually in the hundredths of a grain, not in the tenths. Not to mention being .5 +/- off in either direction. That's a full grain difference from lightest to heaviest.
I dropped one off the coffee table by mistake. It fell about 2'. These are made from some very soft lead! Head damage, as expected. Skirt damage goes about 1/3 of the way up the skirt.
It's hard to show the heads in a picture due to their shape. But, I see more flats, nicks, and smileys than I expected.
(Lost in photobucket)
It's Summer Solstice so, there's daylight out still! Hooray!
I'm not expecting great results at long ranges. But, I hope to be proven wrong. I'll try to post up some pics later on tonight or maybe tomorrow.
Initial thoughts....
Jeez JSB, what happened to quality control? These are all over the place.
Happy Shooting!
Tom
These things are LONG! Are they even going to fit into a magazine?
Since I had my pellet sorting stuff out anyway, I decided to put them through some measuring. I grabbed 7 off the top and kept the same 7 through all these tests.
These are the smaller 150pc tins.
Next to an 18g JSB Diabolo
18gr = 7.7mm 34gr = 10.84mm
FX .22 magazine. Uh... NO! They're too tall to allow the magazine to cycle.
Visual skirt inspection. They look a little beat up.
I would have used my Speedy Pellet Inspector but....
What the heck head size are these??
Let's find out...
WOW! I'm beginning to worry about my breech O-ring.
Weight testing results...
1 each at...
33.40
33.52
33.70
33.96 - Correct weight, per the front of the tin.
34.32
34.36
34.42
I expect some variation in weight but, it's usually in the hundredths of a grain, not in the tenths. Not to mention being .5 +/- off in either direction. That's a full grain difference from lightest to heaviest.
I dropped one off the coffee table by mistake. It fell about 2'. These are made from some very soft lead! Head damage, as expected. Skirt damage goes about 1/3 of the way up the skirt.
It's hard to show the heads in a picture due to their shape. But, I see more flats, nicks, and smileys than I expected.
(Lost in photobucket)
It's Summer Solstice so, there's daylight out still! Hooray!
I'm not expecting great results at long ranges. But, I hope to be proven wrong. I'll try to post up some pics later on tonight or maybe tomorrow.
Initial thoughts....
Jeez JSB, what happened to quality control? These are all over the place.
Happy Shooting!
Tom