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The rifle is a sort of long story but I got it and three more at Academy some years back for $35 each. I gave one to my sister, life...- Which gun? ARH actually has an adjustable power kit for some of the HW platforms. Spring, guides, and a set of shims to adjust power...
- You'll probably want to start with the 8.44's then, I believe that is what most field target shooters shoot out of springers.
- Most of the references to FPE that I recall reading in this sub-forum include details on the pellet used. If that detail is not...
- Brian T replied to the thread Tuning Ft/lb vs pellet weight.Im shooting springers
- You're correct regarding pcps. Piston guns are a different animal. Broadly speaking raising pellet weight generally decreases the...
- Manufacturers have made the fpe ratings kind of confusing, because a lot of them will give velocity for a very light pellet and fpe with...
- @Brian T , I think I understand where you're coming from though. Sometimes a company will list the FPE of their particular rifle without...
- Thats up to you. Generally this is determined by accuracy since that is far more importaint than power. Thats usually the one I will...
- Brian T replied to the thread Tuning Ft/lb vs pellet weight.Very informative and helpful. Im probably overthinking things but this makes sense.
- It seems like people are referring to the pellet with the best groups for them, or the highest energy they can obtain after testing...
- Typically 177 shooting 12 ft-lbs the go to pellet is the 8.44 grain, alternates are 10.34 and 7.87 & 7.33 grains. In field target the...
- It doesn't rely on a single standard pellet weight, but rather it is calculated based on the specific weight of the pellet being used at...
- When I refer to my rifle's ft/lb energy it provides the reader with an idea of how much pep it has with the optimum pellet already...
- There's a formula (and multiple on-line calculators) that will give you the ft/lb (FPE) of a weight (projectile) traveling at a specific...
