You mates get excited about shooting time? I get so little trigger time due to my work schedule, it's a crying shame. So I'm fired up last night, thinking finally a couple days off, the yard work is finished and I'm going to be at the bench early in the morning if the rain holds off. I actually woke up at 0500 with anticipation, what's up with that? See, you guys(and gals) are used to the accuracy on these guns but for me, it's still newish and oh so mind boggling.
Except for the JSB 18.13's. When I received my WC MK2, it came with a smooth twist and also a ST-X (type A) which I installed right off the bat. I never even shot the smooth twist, just removed the liner, cleaned the ST-X, installed it and off I went. Tested some different pellets and weights, some great, some good, some decent but the one's I wanted to shoot well didn't... JSB 18.13's. I could barely get 1" groups at 50yd.
Now I got a new scope two days prior, Athlon Midas TAC 6-24x50 which I mounted yesterday but still needed to zero. So when I woke up, I decided to stick that smooth twist liner back in and try the 18gr jsb, what have I got to lose, right? Can't be any worse. So first target, 50yd off the bipod, yeah I know... looks like someone trying to get through a revolving door with water skis on. Still making adjustments on the top row and trying to get used to the new scope. Man, this HD glass is badass but holy crap, that floating dot is tiny. If that dot is .04 mrad, what would that size be in inches at 50yd. I tried to do the math and came up with .072" but that can't be right. Regardless, zee dot, she be vedy tiny.
But by the second target sheet, adjustments are final and I'm getting used to the reticle. First bullseye is 6 shots, the rest are 8 each. Rain is on the way so wind picked up on second row, the 18gr are struggling but still...
I think I can live with it. Suffice to say, the smooth twist will be staying in the WC for a while. I have 6 tins of the JSB 18.13 to run through. A bit surprising to me that the smooth twist liner out performs the STX. An amusing footnote: sound travels well on a cloudy, overcast morning at 0730hrs. The Wildcat is quiet with the Tatsu but those pellets were smacking the target with authority. While on the second sheet was when I noticed my next door neighbor about 100yd away, dressed in his Sunday finest, sitting on his back porch, drinking his coffee... watching intently. Probably eyeballing the chrono and thinking, "This guy is taking this stuff a bit too seriously". lol, cheers.
Except for the JSB 18.13's. When I received my WC MK2, it came with a smooth twist and also a ST-X (type A) which I installed right off the bat. I never even shot the smooth twist, just removed the liner, cleaned the ST-X, installed it and off I went. Tested some different pellets and weights, some great, some good, some decent but the one's I wanted to shoot well didn't... JSB 18.13's. I could barely get 1" groups at 50yd.
Now I got a new scope two days prior, Athlon Midas TAC 6-24x50 which I mounted yesterday but still needed to zero. So when I woke up, I decided to stick that smooth twist liner back in and try the 18gr jsb, what have I got to lose, right? Can't be any worse. So first target, 50yd off the bipod, yeah I know... looks like someone trying to get through a revolving door with water skis on. Still making adjustments on the top row and trying to get used to the new scope. Man, this HD glass is badass but holy crap, that floating dot is tiny. If that dot is .04 mrad, what would that size be in inches at 50yd. I tried to do the math and came up with .072" but that can't be right. Regardless, zee dot, she be vedy tiny.
But by the second target sheet, adjustments are final and I'm getting used to the reticle. First bullseye is 6 shots, the rest are 8 each. Rain is on the way so wind picked up on second row, the 18gr are struggling but still...
I think I can live with it. Suffice to say, the smooth twist will be staying in the WC for a while. I have 6 tins of the JSB 18.13 to run through. A bit surprising to me that the smooth twist liner out performs the STX. An amusing footnote: sound travels well on a cloudy, overcast morning at 0730hrs. The Wildcat is quiet with the Tatsu but those pellets were smacking the target with authority. While on the second sheet was when I noticed my next door neighbor about 100yd away, dressed in his Sunday finest, sitting on his back porch, drinking his coffee... watching intently. Probably eyeballing the chrono and thinking, "This guy is taking this stuff a bit too seriously". lol, cheers.