I’ll admit, I’m not a “slug guy “, nor do I chase extreme FPE. I use my rifles weekly for work and the criteria they must meet are accurate from 10 yards out to 75 yards and reliable. I’ve been using a Leyla .25 for all of that work up until now, but some of the areas I shoot in, it was just too much FPE. The other issue I was running into was shot count. Some days 4 mags worth would be sufficient, and others it wasn’t even close.
All of this lead me to going down the .177 rabbit hole. Criteria was no different, but this time i wanted 20 FPE or under. I knew that those light of pellets tend to drift at longer distances , so that pushed me the slug route. I’ve been the slug route before and failed miserably, but this time, I got super lucky.
This little rifle will eat numerous slugs, but the most accurate with the knockouts @ 10gr, followed closely by the 13gr ko’s. I’m running the 10gr at 885 with amazing results. What’s even better , no need for barrel cleaning until 700 or so slugs have been pushed through her, and even then, accuracy just barely falls off.
In my line of work, pass throughs must be kept to a minimum and with this setup, it just doesn’t happen, the 10gr ko’s act like a grenade inside quarry. Shot count is through the roof as well. With this tune , I’m getting around 135 usable shots.
If there is a downside, these rifles are hard to find. Just a handful imported into the states and of those that got lucky enough to get one, they don’t let go of them. Bright side, plenty of parts available and can be had rather easily through AGT.
In short, this little guy is the most hassle free, accurate, well built rifle I’ve ever owned (I’ve owned an absolute ton of rifles). Zero need to push it hard and break things. Set it for normal speeds/power and grab some KO’s at 10gr, 13gr or both and enjoy one of the best low FPE sluggers out there. As you can tell by the pic, I gave up a little length switching over from the Leyla, but the V2 is much more suited for my work. Videos might take a bit to load, but they are at 40 and 75 yards. At 25, literally one hole.
All of this lead me to going down the .177 rabbit hole. Criteria was no different, but this time i wanted 20 FPE or under. I knew that those light of pellets tend to drift at longer distances , so that pushed me the slug route. I’ve been the slug route before and failed miserably, but this time, I got super lucky.
This little rifle will eat numerous slugs, but the most accurate with the knockouts @ 10gr, followed closely by the 13gr ko’s. I’m running the 10gr at 885 with amazing results. What’s even better , no need for barrel cleaning until 700 or so slugs have been pushed through her, and even then, accuracy just barely falls off.
In my line of work, pass throughs must be kept to a minimum and with this setup, it just doesn’t happen, the 10gr ko’s act like a grenade inside quarry. Shot count is through the roof as well. With this tune , I’m getting around 135 usable shots.
If there is a downside, these rifles are hard to find. Just a handful imported into the states and of those that got lucky enough to get one, they don’t let go of them. Bright side, plenty of parts available and can be had rather easily through AGT.
In short, this little guy is the most hassle free, accurate, well built rifle I’ve ever owned (I’ve owned an absolute ton of rifles). Zero need to push it hard and break things. Set it for normal speeds/power and grab some KO’s at 10gr, 13gr or both and enjoy one of the best low FPE sluggers out there. As you can tell by the pic, I gave up a little length switching over from the Leyla, but the V2 is much more suited for my work. Videos might take a bit to load, but they are at 40 and 75 yards. At 25, literally one hole.
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