I decided to try my first co2 rifle because I've never had any experience with this type of powerplant and was curious.
I picked up the 850 M2 because I had read reviews where people liked them (and the original 850) and thought they were very accurate. I cleaned the barrel yesterday, shot about 150 pellets through to lead it and attached a scope. This morning I put in a new 88 gram cartridge and did some testing in the basement at 12 yards and have attached my results - I did 5 shots for each target. I had read that it's best to wait in between shots as the co2 cools and affects fps so I waited 10 seconds before taking the next shot.
My expectations might be off but for the most part I would have expected the type of groups I got to be those at something like 25 yards, not 12 yards especially since its indoors.
Out of the 19 pellets I tested, the best seem to be the AA Field and AA Field Heavy with both giving 1/4" C2C.
Are these types of groupings normal for the 850 at such short distances or might there be an issue with the rifle?
I picked up the 850 M2 because I had read reviews where people liked them (and the original 850) and thought they were very accurate. I cleaned the barrel yesterday, shot about 150 pellets through to lead it and attached a scope. This morning I put in a new 88 gram cartridge and did some testing in the basement at 12 yards and have attached my results - I did 5 shots for each target. I had read that it's best to wait in between shots as the co2 cools and affects fps so I waited 10 seconds before taking the next shot.
My expectations might be off but for the most part I would have expected the type of groups I got to be those at something like 25 yards, not 12 yards especially since its indoors.
Out of the 19 pellets I tested, the best seem to be the AA Field and AA Field Heavy with both giving 1/4" C2C.
Are these types of groupings normal for the 850 at such short distances or might there be an issue with the rifle?
