This is Utah Airguns walk through Friday video. They show the DRS Classic and shoot it, near the end of the video
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This is what I found for the DRS ClassicTheir web shows .177, .22 and .25 available in 500mm, 600mm and 700mm barrel lengths.
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I always forget, when i talk it is mostly in relation to the .177 i am tied down to.
There seem to be conflicting INFO on the DRS Classic in that regard, just 500 mm or 500 and 600 mm
600 mm i could make do with, but then i would need a slug liner, and i assume in these a new barrel is not as cheap as the straw barrels are.
Probably a larger plenum too, even if in general i can make do with shooting the 13 gr slugs then it would be nice to be able to shoot heavier ones too.
Actually ability to shoot heavier than 13gr slugs is the main criteria in my search for a new rifle.
Okay.
I thought maybe they changed something for these " pressurized " barrels, but if you can just pull the straw and exchange it like "old " that be good.
I did only see marginal improvement going from the regular barrel to the Heavy barrel, in regard to the 13 gr i mostly shoot, and the heavy barrel did not allow me to shoot heavier slugs, or at least also here only marginally better, not anything i will bet on / dial for either 16 or 20 grain.
and in 16 and 20 grain i have gone thru 4 boxes of each trying to get them to fly right, but no chance unless i have not gone really slow with them, like under 850 FPS.
I have tried really fast with both, way past 1000 FPS, up there i do like the smacking force of the 20 grainers, damn near 50 food pounds, but the slugs are spiralling all over the place.
Viking airgunner seem to have some luck with the 16 grain Zans, but i am not able to replicate his results.
It do feel a little as if the heavy barrel shoot pellets a bit better than the regular barrel, but it is a unsupported feeling i have.
But having shot 13 gr slugs to 86 M with heavy barrel, i can dial hammer / speed a little back put in some MRD pellets and have good fun at shorter distances.
IN .177 standard or heavy barrel the twist rate is exactly the same,,,,,, which freak me out a little CUZ all other calibers have faster twist for heavy barrel.
Interesting to read about .177 slugs. I'm researching them these days.Okay.
I thought maybe they changed something for these " pressurized " barrels, but if you can just pull the straw and exchange it like "old " that be good.
I did only see marginal improvement going from the regular barrel to the Heavy barrel, in regard to the 13 gr i mostly shoot, and the heavy barrel did not allow me to shoot heavier slugs, or at least also here only marginally better, not anything i will bet on / dial for either 16 or 20 grain.
and in 16 and 20 grain i have gone thru 4 boxes of each trying to get them to fly right, but no chance unless i have not gone really slow with them, like under 850 FPS.
I have tried really fast with both, way past 1000 FPS, up there i do like the smacking force of the 20 grainers, damn near 50 food pounds, but the slugs are spiralling all over the place.
Viking airgunner seem to have some luck with the 16 grain Zans, but i am not able to replicate his results.
It do feel a little as if the heavy barrel shoot pellets a bit better than the regular barrel, but it is a unsupported feeling i have.
But having shot 13 gr slugs to 86 M with heavy barrel, i can dial hammer / speed a little back put in some MRD pellets and have good fun at shorter distances.
IN .177 standard or heavy barrel the twist rate is exactly the same,,,,,, which freak me out a little CUZ all other calibers have faster twist for heavy barrel.
They do fine in the lighter weights, i generally shoot 86 M and do not have much problem shooting 1" groups with 13 gr slugs177 slugs
Coming from a plinking, pesting and small game hunting background I use a 1 inch (2.5 cm) circle as my reference... it's the appropriate size of a squirrel's head.They do fine in the lighter weights, i generally shoot 86 M and do not have much problem shooting 1" groups with 13 gr slugs
100 M for sure will be fine with a .177 slug shooter, unless you demand pinpoint accuracy, but if you are good hitting within 1 - 1.5 CM of where you aim you can have good wholesome shooting.