What the Hell?

[FrankinFairfield]

Last Sunday we had our monthly FT match at Bay Point in Concord, CA.

Yesterday we were shooting there on our weekly Wednesday airgun practice session.

The range had not been used between the two days.

While there, I was shooting at the far left side of the range and found a pellet, I have no need for and certainly has no business being used on any public use range much less, while engaged in a Field Target match.

Can you guys tell me about this pellet:

 

[Sqwirl57]

Crossman Powershot pellets? Nothing really crazy about those.

 

[vinny]

Why so excited about that? Very common 

 

[MrP]

Very light, not very accurate with that plastic wrapper, no lead. Very common for sure. 

 

[Kgphotos]

Here is some info about those pellets.

https://www.crosman.com/product/crosman-fast-flight-penetrator-177

 

[FrankinFairfield]

Why so excited about that? Very common

Excited because our targets are being damaged!

 

[uhfradarwill]

That's not a pellet at all; it's a tiny lip stick!!

 

[MikeVV]

Even powder burners and cannon's have "sabot" style ammo.

Nothing new, been around many, many years.



Mike

 

[Peskådot671]

In regards to the one on the right, I've shot some similar from Skenco a long time ago through my Diana 48. It definitely broke the sound barrier but inaccurate as hell even at close distances. This was back in the day when I knew diddly squat about airguns.

 

[Macros]

I strongly doubt those are what's damaging your targets. They're so inaccurate it's unlikely anyone could hit the targets consistently with them. Even if they could, they are so light and have such terrible stability and bc that they'd start out with and eventually hit with way less energy than any lead pellet...

 

[woogie_man]

Look at the tip of that one ... there is no damage to it. So I am guessing that it didn't actually hit a target anyway.

 

[bowtieguy66]

I’m telling, you swore!

 

[dizzums]

doubt pellets are damaging anything .. if the range is abandoned for a couple of days at a time i would guess a couple of good ole boys are swinging in with their firearms .. set up a game cam maybe .. dont think because theres no brass that isnt what it is .. in my younger less prudent days when i was shooting in questionable places i knew better than to leave evidence ..

 

[Gerry52]

Airgun clitoris? (Is that profanity or anatomy? )

 

[bowtieguy66]

Hahahaha, I dont know, but it has a familiar ring to it.

 

[mikld]

I have some of those Crosman "green, no lead" pellets. Being lighter than lead pellets (22) they give me about 50 fps more velocity. They are environmentally friendly (no lead and non toxic alloy). As noted above these will not damage a target frame any more than lead pellets, especially at airgun velocities, sub 800 fps...

 

[Yarddog]

Frank, I get your frustration. There is a real dearth of common sense, common courtesy, and common knowledge anymore. 

 

[bowtieguy66]

If its at a public place, you can expect everything to be jacked up by individuals that just dont have the respect, or lacking being considerate to others. Sadly it is the way of the world. I take the time to find places to go, and do where it is more controlled, so I don’t get upset.

 

[Marley5]

Little off topic but I'll slide it in sideways. 

Have my own gun range and use to let friends use it......until all of them ran out and purchased AR,'s and tannerite. Targets destroyed, fruits and vegetables scattered, trees de-limbed and a small tadpole pond blown up. 

A weapon or projectile doesn't necessarily have to be accurate when volume is being thrown down range. 

 

[Trucker3573]

OP…have you ever been referred to as melodramatic??