I've been wanting to put a pic rail on the forearn on the Vet for awhile. Finally got to it this week and had a chance today to see how the gun shoots off a bipod.
.22 Veteran Short, single loaded. JSB 13.43gr, straight from the tin (no sorting, washing, lubing) going about 815fps for roughly 20fpe.
10 shot groups from 54 yards. All 20 shots sequentially shot, no unshown sighters were taken during the 20 shots.
Had about 3-5mph wind today.
I didn't actually have to try very hard to get these groups, the gun just shoots well. Also, it's probably been 4 or 5 tins of pellets since I last cleaned the barrel.
This gun is bone stock too. I hadnt ever even had it out of the stock until this week when I put the rail on. Have not needed to adjust the trigger, do any barrel polishing, or regulator adjusting. Nothing, except for hammer spring adjustments.
Got me to wondering if I could be happy with a .177 Veteran as my only PCP. I'm kinda thinking I could, as it'd do 20fpe for field target and could be turned up to shoot the 13 or 16gr JSB for critter getting.
Vets are pretty sweet guns.
.22 Veteran Short, single loaded. JSB 13.43gr, straight from the tin (no sorting, washing, lubing) going about 815fps for roughly 20fpe.
10 shot groups from 54 yards. All 20 shots sequentially shot, no unshown sighters were taken during the 20 shots.
Had about 3-5mph wind today.
I didn't actually have to try very hard to get these groups, the gun just shoots well. Also, it's probably been 4 or 5 tins of pellets since I last cleaned the barrel.
This gun is bone stock too. I hadnt ever even had it out of the stock until this week when I put the rail on. Have not needed to adjust the trigger, do any barrel polishing, or regulator adjusting. Nothing, except for hammer spring adjustments.
Got me to wondering if I could be happy with a .177 Veteran as my only PCP. I'm kinda thinking I could, as it'd do 20fpe for field target and could be turned up to shoot the 13 or 16gr JSB for critter getting.
Vets are pretty sweet guns.