I know this is going to sound ridiculous... BUT (haha) .. yesterday I was shooting a 50 yard target. I could see the pellets (through the scope) flying into the paper. Is this normal? Makes me wonder if my gun is shooting properly.. aka.. high enough fps. I was shooting the 14.3 benjamin discovery.
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Can you see your pellets?
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No problems,I have seen my 9mm bullets in flight and just yesterday seen some pellets in flight
Crazy thing is both pellets and bullets had a carve in their flight,yet group well.
May question is how fast is too fast to see the flight of pellets.....guessing ,over 700fps.
I hope someone knows and response.
Crazy thing is both pellets and bullets had a carve in their flight,yet group well.
May question is how fast is too fast to see the flight of pellets.....guessing ,over 700fps.
I hope someone knows and response.
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I often see mine through the scope in the low 900's. Seems to depend on where the sun is to a great degree. I would guess that the "carve" (curve, I assume) is mostly an illusion but cannot say for certain.
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Totally normal. Sometimes the lighting is just right to catch those suckers in flight. Love when that happens.
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FX Impact shooting. 30 caliber NSA 49.5gr slugs 962 FPS .
My target is at 90 yards
https://youtu.be/_uEIJq41hPY
My target is at 90 yards
https://youtu.be/_uEIJq41hPY
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I see my pellets all the time, especially in night mode, just the other day the sun was just right to reflect off the .457 round balls we were shooting out of my Texan, I also was able to see when the sun was just right the flight of 762x39's I was shooting 400 yards out with open sites, the sun was just about an hour before sundown and reflected perfectly off the back of the bullet, looked like a tracer shot in the day light.
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Hajimoto has a video of painting the tail end of the pellet. You could see it fly through the scope all of the way to the target 
. I've seen the crosman.22 pellets fly all the way to the target just as they come out of the tin.
. I've seen the crosman.22 pellets fly all the way to the target just as they come out of the tin.Upvote 0
Yes I sometimes even see spiraling pellets, especially if there's clipping going on or too high a velocity for that particular pellet and they get unstable in flight.
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Depending on the backdrop and the sun or light position, yes. I like to shoot at night with light behind me and light shining on the target from near the path of.flight. I can track the pellet over a 100y yard shot. And there is usually less wind at night. Scope focus plays a part too. For best pellet viewing, focus shot of the target a bit. That way the pellet comes into focus before the target, giving you more time to see it.
I have seen shotgun slugs fly down range under the right conditions.
I have seen shotgun slugs fly down range under the right conditions.
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With the sun behind me and shooting my crown on low power I can usually see them, never above 500fps though. I recently bought a thermal and can see the pellets at 640fps but I am sure that will change when the weather warms up and the pellets reach ambiant temperature.
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This is interesting to me -
My .22 maurader is stock. Zero changes. I fill the gun to 3000psi, put some 14.3gr pellets in it and I can see all the shots at 50yards. Is the gun actually shooting at the proper speed? Am I going to have to buy a chronograph just to make sure the gun is working properly?
My .22 maurader is stock. Zero changes. I fill the gun to 3000psi, put some 14.3gr pellets in it and I can see all the shots at 50yards. Is the gun actually shooting at the proper speed? Am I going to have to buy a chronograph just to make sure the gun is working properly?
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I have seen my pellets once or twice, And that's pretty well it, Just ordered me a fire fly camera and the set up just to be able to watch my pellets in flight, And maybe blowing up a few sparrows.. As i extend my range a little I do not want any wobble in the pellets..
Mike
Mike
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It also seems that pellets are easier to see in flight, if you do not have to high magnification on the scope.
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Fairly common. I see all my different size pellets from different guns from time to time. My .177 Wildcat at 950 fps is easily visible.
Also, if you see your pellet curling or making some weird movement like a knuckleball or hooking in from the right or left, then you have either clipping or the pellet is too fast. That spells "inaccurate". If you watched that little video of someone's .30, look at how the pellet flies. It should have a slight up then down arc. Every pellet should fly just like that. Anything else means the pellet has destabilized and it can go anywhere other than where you aim.
Crusher
ps. In some cases on a very windy day, you may see the pellet arc sideways a little. But that is not the norm. And the sideways arc should still be consistent to the wind.
Also, if you see your pellet curling or making some weird movement like a knuckleball or hooking in from the right or left, then you have either clipping or the pellet is too fast. That spells "inaccurate". If you watched that little video of someone's .30, look at how the pellet flies. It should have a slight up then down arc. Every pellet should fly just like that. Anything else means the pellet has destabilized and it can go anywhere other than where you aim.
Crusher
ps. In some cases on a very windy day, you may see the pellet arc sideways a little. But that is not the norm. And the sideways arc should still be consistent to the wind.
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it's always nice to see that pellet fly out of the gun and smack a Rat in the fusebox..... right on the crosshairs to let you know you're right on the money....
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Fairly common. I see all my different size pellets from different guns from time to time. My .177 Wildcat at 950 fps is easily visible.
Also, if you see your pellet curling or making some weird movement like a knuckleball or hooking in from the right or left, then you have either clipping or the pellet is too fast. That spells "inaccurate". If you watched that little video of someone's .30, look at how the pellet flies. It should have a slight up then down arc. Every pellet should fly just like that. Anything else means the pellet has destabilized and it can go anywhere other than where you aim.
Crusher
ps. In some cases on a very windy day, you may see the pellet arc sideways a little. But that is not the norm. And the sideways arc should still be consistent to the wind.
This is the post that has my attention. When i was shooting 50 yards, I was seeing my pellets go from up to down and right. And it wasn’t consistent. After 10 shots, it was about a 5” spread. Maybe the gun is shooting too fast? When I was shooting 30 yards, I shot several groups at 3000psi and it was twice as accurate as when I shot 2500 or 2000psi.
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