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    Slugs in Springer?

    I use a cheap AC6000BT chronograph. For measurements at 50 yds I just cut a 1.25" diameter hole in a 1.25" thick piece of plywood and use it as a mask. I usually can get a slug through after 3 shots or so. Seems to work just fine. My bet is that the H&N FTT 8.64 gr pellet decelerates much...
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    Slugs in Springer?

    KnockOut has a 10gr hollowpoint slug in .177 which works just fine in my HW97k, which is a 14.5 FPE gun out of the box. The exit velocity is 7.5% lower then a slightly heavier Diablo Field Heavy - which points to the larger contact area/friction of the slug. This gun really likes the H&N...