Mako Slugs Shootout, HW30.
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love your input brother . however , what is the reason to shoot slugs at such low FPE? Isn't the benefit of slugs realized at much higher velocities with that corresponding with expansion due to said increased velocities. your power output would easily cancel any expansion benefit the slug could offer. as far as the accuracy stand point , they were nice.
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I give the reason on the R7 video, which is, just pure curiosity. However, those Makos are made for sub 12fpe guns, have phenomenal expansion at that power level too. (See Mako takes a bite) I basically wanted to see how low would they go, push the envelope sorta speak. I operate well outside the boundaries of the ordinary. Because you really never know what you will discover by straying off the beaten path. Keep an eye out for my next video, after the R7, it’s a sub 10fpe Springer that will give you pause.
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intenseaty22,
I like the experiment and salute you for sharing your results with AGN. Shooting slugs at lower powers is definitely less explored than shooting them fast and faster(plenty of info from people doing that already).
I think the best applications for shooting slugs(instead of pellets) at low power are: 1) extended range to shoot at longer distances(when pellets run out of steam) with descent accuracy and 2) when it's windy(and pellets get blown all over the place).
For people who have a gun that is set up to shoot(pellets) at low power, if it's windy, then the distance at which you can be accurate is greatly reduced because the pellet gets blown so much by the wind. Same if you want to try a longer distance shot with an already slow moving pellet. It only has the BC to carry it so far down range.
If slugs are CLOSE TO as accurate as pellets at close distances(or in strong wind), AND are more accurate than pellets at medium to longer distances, then MAYBE it would be advantageous to use them in those situations(where a pellet doesn't work as well).
At low power, they MAY not have the PRECISION(tight groups) of a pellet, but they may prove to be more ACCURATE(you can hit what you're aiming at) at longer distances and/or when it's windy.
More testing(in the wind and at longer distances) would be needed to determine whether or not shooting slugs at low power would be of benefit.
I like the experiment and salute you for sharing your results with AGN. Shooting slugs at lower powers is definitely less explored than shooting them fast and faster(plenty of info from people doing that already).
I think the best applications for shooting slugs(instead of pellets) at low power are: 1) extended range to shoot at longer distances(when pellets run out of steam) with descent accuracy and 2) when it's windy(and pellets get blown all over the place).
For people who have a gun that is set up to shoot(pellets) at low power, if it's windy, then the distance at which you can be accurate is greatly reduced because the pellet gets blown so much by the wind. Same if you want to try a longer distance shot with an already slow moving pellet. It only has the BC to carry it so far down range.
If slugs are CLOSE TO as accurate as pellets at close distances(or in strong wind), AND are more accurate than pellets at medium to longer distances, then MAYBE it would be advantageous to use them in those situations(where a pellet doesn't work as well).
At low power, they MAY not have the PRECISION(tight groups) of a pellet, but they may prove to be more ACCURATE(you can hit what you're aiming at) at longer distances and/or when it's windy.
More testing(in the wind and at longer distances) would be needed to determine whether or not shooting slugs at low power would be of benefit.
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Thanks for the video. I have about 80 Makos and another 500 on their way. They shoot very good out of my 17 fpe HW100BP-K. Just today I was thinking of trying them in my HW30, but hesitated thinking they might get stuck in the barrel. They seem to shoot fine out of your 30, so tomorow I'll give them a try.
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I don't currently have much more longer range than this that is readily available for me to do this kind of testing. I do have a permission that has as much range as a shooter could want, but I can't go there often. Will try and take the proven guns the next time I go there.
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I’m running nsa .25 26.8 at 490 in a RTi and running nsa 54.5 .30 at 600 R5 with really good results. If I can hit a hard boiled egg at 60 I can plug a squirrel in the dome. I do the low power slug thing because they buck the wind and retain energy at range much better and it’s quiet. I think expansion in the air gun world is sorta over hyped on small game. Big bore and big game I think expansion is more important.
thank you for info I just wish makos were cheaper lol
thank you for info I just wish makos were cheaper lol
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