I'm shooting jsb 33.95 gr at 850 fps regulator 140 bars but almost every 16 shots I have one or two fliers.. what can cause this..?
How to eliminate fliers??
- Thread starter Eddy1840
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Can you define a flyer more clearly? Like how far from the group's center and at what range? And an approximate CTC of the group minus the flyer at that range.
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The only way to totally eliminate them is to not shoot.
Check the pellet for skirt and head deformation, sort them for head size and weight. Minimize the variances in your pellets to minimize the shot discrepancies.
Check the pellet for skirt and head deformation, sort them for head size and weight. Minimize the variances in your pellets to minimize the shot discrepancies.
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Pay attention to when the flier occured in the shot string. If pellet #4 is more prone to go astray, then you very well may have a problem with the magazine.
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I'm shooting at 60 yards the groups are 1/2 inch and the flier is like 1/2 inch away. I'm sure that the magazine is not the problem I did hand loading. Can a bad Orings on the transfer port cause the problem ?
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Is your flyers at the end, maybe falling off reg. Try weighing your pellets and only shoot same weights
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Mags can be a culprit. I have a Hatsan at44 and one mag will hit dead center POA and the next mag, refilling to the same starting bar, will give an equally tight group but about 3/4 inch high and right at 50 yards. Never could figure that out but it's pretty consistent. I really think flyers have much more to do with the ammo than anything else but that's just my hunch.
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No sir. this is my impact, the one that I'm selling is the airwolf, on airwolfs you can't adjust regulator pressure, magazine holds only 10 shots and the 33.95 gr pellets are too heavy for that plataform .
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Hey eddy. I shoot those pellets a lot. I have noticed how dirty my hands are after shooting them. Then after finishing a tin i am noticing more and more lead shavings in the tin. Also my barrel is extremely dirty after a little shooting. I wonder if their quality control is slipping a little to keep up with demand? They still shoot great but i think I'm going to try and clean my .25 JSB king heavies like i do for my springers and see if that helps.
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I noticed the same thing. The gun is super accurate but I don't want the fliers, I'm going to clean the pellets..
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One other thing. Find out what head size your barrel likes the most. I've found that when shooting head sizes that are not optimal for my barrel, a few can be accurate, then a flyer.
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1/2" @ 60 yards isn't much. Unless you're shooting in a controlled environment it could simply be a little bit of wind.
But I also agree with everyone else that pellet sorting, weighing, and handloading should be considered.
But I also agree with everyone else that pellet sorting, weighing, and handloading should be considered.
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I have very few flyers out of my Royale 500 with the MK1's. I do weigh, and size though. After being sized you can't even feel any contact with the head or skirt contacting the O-ring or breech while chambering a round. Like Michael said, any wind at all and your probably going to be confused about what's a real flyer and what was a wind variance. If you had a bad O-ring I would think more of your shots would be scattered.
Jimmy
Jimmy
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Thank you guys, I think I'm being to picky.. I'm just taking pellets from the tin any way I'm not in a competition.
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It can be from the shooter also.
Minimal pressure difference from your finger on the trigger can result of a different poi at 60 yards.
This happen to all of us.
Minimal pressure difference from your finger on the trigger can result of a different poi at 60 yards.
This happen to all of us.
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Had the pleasure of talking to Eddie tonite about this.
I just started weighing pellets. Didn't take long to figure out that there is a .02 grain difference + or - in pellet weight.
What came to me? I have three different weights within that .02 grain difference. Guess what? Most are not stated weight.
In the end, I will try and prove this. It's not how (well some what) good your scale is. It is about the variance, You will have three. The only pellets you will trash are the skirts. Lighter the pellet greater the loss.
I just started weighing pellets. Didn't take long to figure out that there is a .02 grain difference + or - in pellet weight.
What came to me? I have three different weights within that .02 grain difference. Guess what? Most are not stated weight.
In the end, I will try and prove this. It's not how (well some what) good your scale is. It is about the variance, You will have three. The only pellets you will trash are the skirts. Lighter the pellet greater the loss.
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