I have this great spot, where there are one trillion prairie dogs on any given day. I love it. : ) Only problem is, I have to watch a little bit my background. It is to 99% safe, but that is not good enough for me. It needs to be 100%.
Most targets are between 20 and 45 meters. The pellet penetrates the target pretty much every time, and keeps traveling down range. I am using a FX Bobcat Mk2 in .25, shooting Air Arms 25.4 Gr. pellets at 650 f/s. This is done with the Bobcat set to the lower power setting. At 45 meters, I am still looking at 18 ft/lbs of energy. Obviously, that is way more than I need to get the kill. I remember reading somewhere that it takes around 4 ft/lbs to kill a squirrel?!
How low can you go with your pellet speed? From my understanding, going to fast brings often disadvantages, as the pellet becomes "unstable". But what about going way down on pellet speed?
The ideal scenario would be, to dial the power so far down, to where the pellet "barely" kills the target at the farthest distance. That way I could get the job done, using minimal air and also eliminating any pellets traveling down range.
Thanks,
Kmd
p.s. My next question is: Can I make a custom "power knob", replacing the existing one, and reduce the speed that way? I would think so, as this is how it is done already. Obviously. : )
Most targets are between 20 and 45 meters. The pellet penetrates the target pretty much every time, and keeps traveling down range. I am using a FX Bobcat Mk2 in .25, shooting Air Arms 25.4 Gr. pellets at 650 f/s. This is done with the Bobcat set to the lower power setting. At 45 meters, I am still looking at 18 ft/lbs of energy. Obviously, that is way more than I need to get the kill. I remember reading somewhere that it takes around 4 ft/lbs to kill a squirrel?!
How low can you go with your pellet speed? From my understanding, going to fast brings often disadvantages, as the pellet becomes "unstable". But what about going way down on pellet speed?
The ideal scenario would be, to dial the power so far down, to where the pellet "barely" kills the target at the farthest distance. That way I could get the job done, using minimal air and also eliminating any pellets traveling down range.
Thanks,
Kmd
p.s. My next question is: Can I make a custom "power knob", replacing the existing one, and reduce the speed that way? I would think so, as this is how it is done already. Obviously. : )