Pellet Weighing and Sizing

[Bear-of-Grayling]

I used to be all about accuracy decades ago when shooting in leagues. Now it’s all outdoor fun and the optimal accuracy days are long gone. In the old days we would find the best pellet for the particular rifle we had, then make that pellet even better for the gun. We would weigh the pellets and then size them. Through a lot of experimentation we would find and build the optimal pellet for our gun. I don’t hear anyone talking about this anymore. It’s really challenging and rewarding. Sometimes one will find that some of the cheapest pellets can be transformed into the most accurate ones. I’m sure they still make the sizing tools with interchangeable dies. Does anyone still do this?

 

[M63Ural]

Try trrobb.com 

An adjustable pellet sizer.

Others available on the evil auction site.

I have not used them, so I make no claims.

Jim

 

[corny]

I’m guessing anybody that shoot long range target weights ammo 

 

[beerthief]

I wash, weight ,size , lube shoot in my basement and 40 yard home range , planning on FT this year .

Fun @ 76 years old

P.S. I do the same with .22LR Eley Tenex for Benchrest @100 yards

 

[AirShot]

In my competition days, I did all that stuff to my pellets, but now....not so much. I do believe the good pellets have better quality control than in the old days but some poor ones do get thru. In competition a point or two can make a big difference, snd the added work can be a benefit !!! Over the years, I have also learned many tricks to help my springers become more accurate with less work on the pellets themselves. If your an accuracy fanatic then by all means tune your pellets !!! If decent, respectable accuracy is all that is needed, just experiment with the many different quality pellets availiable on todays market. In any form of shooting sports, there are those that go extreme and those that just relax and enjoy....to each his own....but if your willing to put in the extra work.........????

 

[dasman]

I find this to be very interesting. Not the weighing as much (though important), but the sizing. Others can enlighten to the importance of larger, smaller pellet skirts for a better maybe more consistent sealing in the breech.

 

[rsfrid]

Yeah, I weight sort, lube, head size sort. I don't compete except with myself.

 

[seangabrell]

My pellets go from tin to breech. No washing, lubing, or sizing in between. I don’t see the point, I shoot paper and steel plates in my backyard. If I were to compete things may be different 

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

I do not size anymore. But back when iI did, I found that the pellets that pretty much dropped through the die my gun liked, that pellet was born to be one of those annoying flyers we all hate. I still don’t like to get a 4 shot one hole group only to blow it with one of those stupid flyers. Absolutely ruined my score when shooting in my league. By sizing all the time I got to know the feel of the best pellets when going through the die. I would sort those pellets then weigh them for consistency. Maybe it was more of a mental confidence but it did improve my score.

 

[GoldenStateAIRGUNer]

I really don't see sizing making all that difference in accuracy. Making the skirt edge more uniform might give you tighter ES's which may have some effect on accuracy but minimal I would think ! I do weigh pellets for accuracy improvements and chronograph tests but that's just me. I had a Beeman Pellet Sizer with most of the. 177cal and 5mm dies years back. My Beeman RX1 in 5mm would see 15 fps increase with sized Silver Jet pellets. I sold the sizer and dies for $158 on Ebay when I was strapped for cash. I made this sizer and several dies for .22cal running from .217" to .220".