Weighing Pellets

[Hits]

I rate weighing pellets right up there with other favorite activities such as snipe hunting, watching grass grow and waiting for paint to dry! If I can get this photo to post, you'll see why I do it anyway. I was disappointed that the more expensive ones didn't have better quality control.

 

[rguns]

Do you notice a big diffrence in youre groups?
do you think it would be worth doing that for my trail np xl springer ?thanks

 

[Hits]

rguns:If you have done everything mechanical to improve the shooting cycle such as replacing the trigger with an after market and tightened all of the screws to a good snug setting, then weighing your pellets and using a repeatable hold on the rifle will definitely shrink your groups. Due to the relative slow muzzle velocity of my Trail NP XL, I limit my hunting shots to forty yards. Hits on inanimate objects are quite possible at much farther ranges. My forty yard groups, with weighed and segregated pellets, run to 5/8" or less shooting off either my rest or Bog Pod sticks. Before replacing the trigger, I was lucky to obtain groups in the one inch catagory. I hope this helps you. Please let us all know of your progress...Rik.

 

[davemac18]

what scale did you use for weighing seems like a lot of options out there with a wide variety of pricing

 

[sirk]

Hits, 5% is exactly what JSB specs are, if you find a better way of doing it, go ahead and start a new business.

what you see is a Gaussian distribution, seen everywhere in the nature.

in a working airgun, when everything works even 5% weight wont make 5% POI change, for reasons unknown. but for sure it is not only the hammer and regulator balance.

regarding Weighing Pellets, usually people resort to do this because they have a poorly performing PCP. Barrel or mechanical issues.