Jking asked me a questions and it got me thinking. I wanted to see if there was a noticeable difference in consistency between these three pellets. I shot 3 groups of the Kings, all from different tins, 2 groups of the heavies, both from the same tin, and one group of the Heavy MKII's. All groups are 10 shots at exactly 100 yards, all shot from the magazine. Also pellets straight from the tin, no sorting, lubing, etc.
Conditions were as good as you could ask for without being inside, basically no wind at about 7am this morning. I was surprised to see that for the most part all three pellets seem to shoot equally well.
The smallest group here measures 1.43" CTC on the micrometer. That group was the JSB Heavies MKI. The largest group is 1.84" and that group was from the JSB Kings. I'm sure if I only took 5 shot groups I could get some smaller groups but I really like the larger sample size to see exactly what the gun is capable of.
FX Royale 500, Aeon 8-40 with new trajectory reticle.
JSB Heavies, MKII
JSB Heavies, MKI
JSB Kings
JSB KIngs
I've seen Ted's recent video of his 1" 10 shot MOA groups at 100 yards and I enjoy watching and seeing it, but I know he puts a lot more into his shooting than I do. From what I can gather from his posts, these seem to be the things he is doing that is doing that allows him to shrink his groups like he is:
1) He hunted down the pellets from the exact batch that shot the best from his gun and bought a ton of them.
2) May possibly inspecting pellets for deformities.
3) Externally adjustable regulator on the Impact means he can tweak the gun to shoot those pellets at the exact speed they prefer to be shot for best accuracy.
4) And according to his video, some other things that he is not sharing with us until after he competes at Extreme Bench Rest to keep a competitive edge ;-)
Anyway, the groups in this post might be a good representation of the difference between an average shooter with a stock gun shooting pellets straight from the tin vs. a seasoned shooter, taking the extra steps and putting in the effort necessary to achieve MOA at 100 yards. It really goes to show that if you put in the time it makes a big difference. I'm personally interested to try the things Ted is doing but I also have no interest in bullpups so I'm waiting until they come out with a traditional rifle that has an externally adjustable regulator.
Hope you enjoyed!
Cheers,
Cliff
Conditions were as good as you could ask for without being inside, basically no wind at about 7am this morning. I was surprised to see that for the most part all three pellets seem to shoot equally well.
The smallest group here measures 1.43" CTC on the micrometer. That group was the JSB Heavies MKI. The largest group is 1.84" and that group was from the JSB Kings. I'm sure if I only took 5 shot groups I could get some smaller groups but I really like the larger sample size to see exactly what the gun is capable of.
FX Royale 500, Aeon 8-40 with new trajectory reticle.
JSB Heavies, MKII
JSB Heavies, MKI
JSB Kings
JSB KIngs
I've seen Ted's recent video of his 1" 10 shot MOA groups at 100 yards and I enjoy watching and seeing it, but I know he puts a lot more into his shooting than I do. From what I can gather from his posts, these seem to be the things he is doing that is doing that allows him to shrink his groups like he is:
1) He hunted down the pellets from the exact batch that shot the best from his gun and bought a ton of them.
2) May possibly inspecting pellets for deformities.
3) Externally adjustable regulator on the Impact means he can tweak the gun to shoot those pellets at the exact speed they prefer to be shot for best accuracy.
4) And according to his video, some other things that he is not sharing with us until after he competes at Extreme Bench Rest to keep a competitive edge ;-)
Anyway, the groups in this post might be a good representation of the difference between an average shooter with a stock gun shooting pellets straight from the tin vs. a seasoned shooter, taking the extra steps and putting in the effort necessary to achieve MOA at 100 yards. It really goes to show that if you put in the time it makes a big difference. I'm personally interested to try the things Ted is doing but I also have no interest in bullpups so I'm waiting until they come out with a traditional rifle that has an externally adjustable regulator.
Hope you enjoyed!
Cheers,
Cliff
I used to shoot with bags up front but switched to a bipod for longer range shooting to remove cant error. I suppose it's a trade off really. Thank you for the positive feedback!
