wadcutters

[josh3rd]

is or has anybody ever tried shooting them at longer distances beyond 30yds like 50 and beyond? If so, what were your results. As yes I know what they are meant for and so on. I just want to know is are they still accurate out past the "normal" range that they were made for.

 

[nervoustrig]

They will never fare as well as a good dome at 50 yard. A poor ballistic coefficient means they get pushed by the wind big time. It also means they shed velocity like mad which means a more pronounced trajectory which means more sensitive to ranging error and cant error.

With that said, it can be fun and challenging if you adjust your expectations. For example I have a couple of guns that will group RWS Meisterkugelns and RWS Supermags at 1-2 MoA out to 30 yards. That is as good a result as I’ve found in my 7 years of airgunning. When I stretch them out to 40 - 50 yards, the groups open up to 4 - 6 MoA. Getting a good read on the wind is critical and part of the fun.

 

[josh3rd]

nervoustrig, thanks for your reply. my reason for being on a wadcutter kick is because i swear i seen a youtube vid of someone shooting them out of a 54 maybe and shooting them w/good accuracy out to 75yds.

 

[HeyU]

I had a 17 cal under-lever, 500+ fps,ish 25yds was it's limit. Wadcutter was very effective on the local fowl.

 

[nervoustrig]

Wow, 75 yards is very ambitious for wadcutters for sure. I imagine I'd have as much luck heaving a baseball at the target.

Here's a 3-minute video I took a couple of weekends ago shooting wadcutters at a leisurely 560fps at 25 and 43 yards...on a completely calm day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDcHKEpk7-Y

 

[Jorgo]

Have try in windy after 30 meters open groups

RWS hobby wadcutters cal22

And when wind is blowing their lost total stability after 40 meters start spiraling and breack out..its dangerouse becouse poi can 

be several meters from poa

 

[josh3rd]

Darn jorgo that's crazy