.30 Slugs

[MonsterMaxx]

I have finally found enough stores to shop at so I can get a 580cc bottle, 700mm barrel and a slug liner. Finally all of them are in stock and on the way to upgrade Thumper

Thumper has enough air 'n flow to toss a 44.75gr JSB at 1000fps w/ the reg set at 155b and power wheel on max.

I had to turn it way down to get any accuracy from the JSB beyond 50yds. This is 5 shots at 85yds and 110b w/ an 880fps.

But now I'm moving into slugs and another 100mm of barrel.

Wondering if I could get some advise from you folks that have already been here what slugs I should order up and what speeds I should set the gun to for best accuracy.



Thanks in advance.

 

[edosan]

30 cal slugs are accurate enough for hunting for me on the commercially available slugs the NSA 65.5gn and the VK 62gn are among the best ones (I prefer the NSA since fit the large cap mag.) ... 900-950fps are usually good for accuracy, you need juice to move those tho, the max I have done is https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yDPJPBM2c/ 

But probably with 850fps will be good too

Accuracy: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MV2W-h2Za/

Real Life: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ExBaLpOLB/

 

[MonsterMaxx]

Wow, that's some serious speed.

How do you get the 65.5gr in there at .415" in the mag? I've got the SS and FX big mags and both of them measure .395 deep. I'd think the 61.5gr would be the maximum it could shoot.



Are you saying to shoot the heaviest thing it can?

 

[edosan]

The old 66gn fits ok in the High Capacity Mag .30 100% sure, measuring 0.426 or 10.86mm, so less than that will fit for sure. (I do not have a special mag jaja)

I made all this before NSA start making the .30 cal with the speed machine, I have not tested the new ones on the magazine. Before that lower weight use to have a different shape, like this ones https://nielsenspecialtyammo.com/collections/30-cal/products/55-gr-dimple-nose-175-slugs-30-caliber-nsa and they where not as accurate as the 66gn in my tj barrel (did not test it on the stx slug liner .30) maybe the new ones works good (I have not tested). But I remember Ernest Rowe testing the 66gn over the slug liner and he said it was the best accuracy on .30 (so far) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5tNQyqBqrb/

Now nick have a .30 sample pack, good for testing

in .30 I was looking the max FPE for wildboar hunting (those buggers are real hard) . Will all depend on your goals. 

I read somewhere this are good https://nielsenspecialtyammo.com/collections/30-cal/products/47-2-grain-200-count-300-slug-nsa (do not remember where)

 

[MonsterMaxx]

Long range accuracy would be my goal, w/ hitting hard being a close second. Them darn paper targets and spoons are wiley little buggers, want to kill them dead.



Ordered up some pellets, we'll see how it goes.

 

[edosan]

Looking good!

 

[MonsterMaxx]

The 65.5 slugs fit the FX mag just fine, they do NOT fit the Side Shot mags.



Now if I can just figure out how to get the slug liner installed....parts don't look like the ones on youtube.

 

[heavy-impact]

I chucked my old sideshot in the rotary table on the mill to make the 66gn NSA work.

 

[Hatmike]

The nsa .54.5 and 43.8 shoot great for me.and get 100 fpe. And shoots the 2 jsb pellets great.

 

[Malsonb]

I use the NSA. 30cal 43.8 in my rainstorm. Haven't checkd their fps but they are very accurate at 50yrds.

 

[MonsterMaxx]

Alright, I think I got the barrel sorted out. Pretty easy once you find the right video...



I set it up w/ chrony and a 75yd target. Hit the trap on the first shot. Yeah! 



W/ the 65.5gr I got it up to 850fps & 150b on the reg. W/ the 61.5gr it's at 900fps w/ 140b on the reg. 110fpe. Honestly, I thought the gun had more ass than that.



Looking at the pellet probe, it's not quite all the way into my mark from when I timed it. I think I need to pull the probe out and examine it w/ this barrel and see if it's timed perfectly, then re-time it. 



It's too darn cold out there to be fiddling for too long, ran a couple mags of each and had to go inside and warm up. I think I'm on a good track here, but it needs a LOT more tuning

 

[Hatmike]

Ok just checked in backyard on chrony.54.5 . 940 fps. The 43.8 . 965 fps .in my impact.reg 145 bar.

 

[MonsterMaxx]

I did find that the FX high cap mag will fit the longest slug (65.5gr @ .415" long) but it will NOT feed the last round. Anyone else have this problem?



Hatmike, do you find it's more accurate at long distances with the lighter pellet? I would think the opposite...

 

[Hatmike]

The 54.5 slugs shoot the best.and 44 pellets at 100 yards are the best

 

[MonsterMaxx]

Now that I've timed the probe to barrel better, I'm shooting a 61.5 gr at 930fps on 150b with some dime sized 5 shot groups at 85yds. And it's a windy day too. These slugs seem to buck the wind better than the pellets.



My only downside is that I fill with a scuba tank, so even on a fresh tank I just barely get 250b, I'm down to 200b on the tank now.



Looks like if I could get a full fill, I could run a complete mag at these power levels, as it is, I'm getting 2/3s or 3/4s the way thru it.



Have to tell myself to stop buying stuff and get a CF tank. That darn Great White is calling me...

 

[heavy-impact]

Tether to the scuba tank while target shooting.

 

[MonsterMaxx]

Tether to the scuba tank while target shooting.

the hose is a little too short...





...that's what she said, lol

 

[heavy-impact]

the hose is a little too short...

...that's what she said, lol

These no-kink super flexible hoses are a little pricey but I highly recommend you get one. https://www.airgunsofarizona.com/pcp-accessories/no-kink-flexible-hose-5000psi-1/8-bspp/