because of the better choices in slugs and heavier pellets? Asking because there a lot more accurate PCP,yet many of those PCP have been around for years.
I was wondering,are the100yd. groups getting better
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Interesting question. I wonder if anyone has compared rmac scores in the pro class over the last 5-7 years ? Have the average scores in the top 10 increased significantly? I wouldn’t admittedly have the time or gumption to do it. Would be interesting data.
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Yes.
Something learned is that pellets don't need a fast twist barrel to shoot well and too fast a twist can make the pellet spiral at faster fps. Plus there are higher BC pellets nowadays. The 30 cal 50gr AEA seems like a top contender with IIRC a .06 G1 BC.
Then slugs with faster twists like the LW 15.75 twist in my Skout EVO or the 16 twist in my Thomas HPX, both 22 cal. These barrels will stabilize longer and higher BC slugs.
Many have had great success at velocities of sub 1000 fps with slugs which is achievable with some older guns.
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lots of variant's to compare scores, wind and wind direction just to name a couple of them. Shooters and lanes ETC.
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Very true…would need a lot of data for sure. Not really as easy of a comparison as it seems.
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Here are some cherry picked groups I shot today with an old school HM1000X, using 44 JSB pellets at 100Y outdoors. #11 is likely the smallest 5 shot group I’ve ever shot at 100Y.
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Today was testing day so I wasn’t shooting for score. I was testing pellets, lubes, 2 moderators, rest set up positions and a FX harmonic tuner. The targets looked horrible overall and would make no sense to anyone else except me. I was just looking for that magic consistency combination. The tuner was wild. I moved it one click and the groups shifted 4” in all directions. 
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Don't know much about bench rest shooting but real world accuracy is pretty damn good, from my Vulcan 3 anyway.
Not quite 100 yards but a 90 yard headshot on a squirrel https://www.airgunnation.com/thread...ck-squirrel-another-one-for-the-stew.1316079/
and 85 yard headshot on a sparrow ftw! https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/head-shot-thread.1312648/page-9#post-1776694
Not quite 100 yards but a 90 yard headshot on a squirrel https://www.airgunnation.com/thread...ck-squirrel-another-one-for-the-stew.1316079/
and 85 yard headshot on a sparrow ftw! https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/head-shot-thread.1312648/page-9#post-1776694
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That’s a lot of combos to be testing out!
I have tried a tuner before, but it will only work for 1 pellet (brand,weight) at one time. Got to be too fidgetty.
The group on 11 is great, but was it repeatable?
Looks promisingso far
I have tried a tuner before, but it will only work for 1 pellet (brand,weight) at one time. Got to be too fidgetty.
The group on 11 is great, but was it repeatable?
Looks promisingso far
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#11 was towards the end of my testing and yes, it’s repeatable (IF) the nut behind the trigger can make good wind calls???? It’s without the tuner too. I had honed in on a combo that works.
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The PCP 100yd benchrest sport is young. Money is being made...sufficient to support dedicated BR rifles being manufactured and available to the public. It would follow that more money should equal climbing scores. I expect that perfect scores (250-25X) will happen. Last year a 238-10X won the Pyramid Cup. I think I saw that a 240 was shot by somebody this Spring. BTW, the current rules only allow commercially available diablo pellets, no slugs.
When perfection becomes commonplace, the sport will change. Whether that involves a tougher challenge or adding a limiting factor, remains to be seen. I expect a separate slug competition will happen soon. All it will take is prize money.
When perfection becomes commonplace, the sport will change. Whether that involves a tougher challenge or adding a limiting factor, remains to be seen. I expect a separate slug competition will happen soon. All it will take is prize money.
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Good! I hadn't seen mention of it. I would like to see these competitions move from local/regional to national.
Competition pushes every sport forward.
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