Is it worth trying to push my pellets up to about 860 from 825? I’m shooting JSB 25.39s very accurately at 825 but I’m kinda wanting to jump up to 860 just to get a bit more power. Is it worth it or should I be satisfied?
Pellet speed
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Accuracy is king in airgun sports. If you can't hit the target, it won't matter how fast you are shooting.
What do you need a small increase of power for, when you are already super precise?
What do you need a small increase of power for, when you are already super precise?
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Every pellet, slug or boolit has a speed at which it does best, it can be faster or slower, you have to shoot them to find out. For example, I have a gun that shoots CPHP's at 950 fps at 50 yards so exactly that you need a caliper to determine the CTC spread. That same pellet in another gun wants 750 fps or it spirals into a shotgun pattern.
I think that that JSB 25.39gr pellets are about the perfect .25 pellet, they do take a goodly amount of variation and still shoot well but you have to do the work to see if it works in YOUR gun. My DAR .25 pushes them to 950fps and I get 2" groups at 100 yards.
Good luck finding your pellet zen...
I think that that JSB 25.39gr pellets are about the perfect .25 pellet, they do take a goodly amount of variation and still shoot well but you have to do the work to see if it works in YOUR gun. My DAR .25 pushes them to 950fps and I get 2" groups at 100 yards.
Good luck finding your pellet zen...
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I shoot the Redesign 25s at just under 900 in my Wildcat. I have pushed them into mid 900s but accuracy starts to wander. The typically live at 888fps for me. I agree that it entirely depends on the barrel.
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OK, I don't want to ask you what the "very accurate" means to you, but I tried to tune my pellets for paper rings.
I spent at least two tins of .22 MRD's (25.4) in tuning and cannot make the group size smaller then 1.5" at 50-60 yards. If I tighten the group size to smallest possible I was getting flyers 2-3" away from the group.
I tried with two barrels out of my Leshiy2, a 350mm Alfa and a 500mm polygonal. I tried every possible scenario North of 900 fps all the way to 1000, no bueno for me.
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It was worth it for me, I am shooting them at 937 thru a 600MM barrel and they are very accurate . I have read that they can be pushed as high as 950.
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How far are you shooting ?
Is the pellets hitting the target properly now ? Why do you need 35more fps ?
No, generally, 35fps isn't going to do anything except waste air volume and pressure.
Mike
Is the pellets hitting the target properly now ? Why do you need 35more fps ?
No, generally, 35fps isn't going to do anything except waste air volume and pressure.
Mike
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Neal,
What do you have to loose? I say nothing. What's to gain? Knowledge, satisfaction, understanding, frustration, a more accurate fps#...Can you tune it back to 825 if you want to? Better have all the details to do so. As always. Have fun and share your experience.
Patrick
What do you have to loose? I say nothing. What's to gain? Knowledge, satisfaction, understanding, frustration, a more accurate fps#...Can you tune it back to 825 if you want to? Better have all the details to do so. As always. Have fun and share your experience.
Patrick
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Read this thread-
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/best-speed-for-25-39gr-22-cal-jsb-pellets/
and this one-
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/jsb-22-caliber-25-39-gr-accuracy/
then you decide. Like 2L8 said, “what have you got to lose?”
i went thru almost 30 tins of MRD’s since January to find the most accurate tune and velocity combo that I wanted, that worked on my platform. Did I pull hairs? Yes, lol, but the knowledge gained was as 2L8 also mentioned, worth it.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/best-speed-for-25-39gr-22-cal-jsb-pellets/
and this one-
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/jsb-22-caliber-25-39-gr-accuracy/
then you decide. Like 2L8 said, “what have you got to lose?”
i went thru almost 30 tins of MRD’s since January to find the most accurate tune and velocity combo that I wanted, that worked on my platform. Did I pull hairs? Yes, lol, but the knowledge gained was as 2L8 also mentioned, worth it.
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