Last week I got a chance to see what my 30 impact could do at long range in 16mph winds. I never shot in such harsh wind conditions because I wasn't sure where the pellets would land. This time I was in plenty open space so no problem. Also, it was a good time to see how the wind would effect the poi. I randomly picked a spot where I saw a soda bottle and ranged back to my truck where I was shooting from a unsupported position on the door window.
The range was 66yards to the bottle and I'm sighted in at 25yds &50yds. I have the Athlon Btr ffp Moa scope which is working out nice since the replacement from Athlon. At 66yds the holdover is 3 hash marks and one hash right for windage. This I know from trial and error and it only took one shot because the Athlon is that clear where I saw the pellet land. I'm shooting 50g jsb's @840-850fps with amazing accuracy! I'm getting one hole groups at 50 which is common for a .30 and a steady hand. I was a barber for 20yrs so my hands are steady. It's the eyes I worry about!
After I found the range at 66 i move out to 100 to see what I could do. I found a plastic bottle with liquid inside that was a good enough target to shoot. The first shot I aimed center mass to see what my pellet would do and adjust accordingly. The pellet landed plenty short but I did see where the drop was and the wind was really in effect at 100. I let of a second shot and boom a hit just to make sure a reloaded and sent another down range to clarify the range. The second shot boom a hit again and you should have seen the smile on my face.
At 100yds the holdover was at the 10th hash mark and 3rd right for windage. At the 10th hash the pellet did not land directly but was enough to make contact. I did see that the pellet was landing at about another 3-4 hashes low. I found another small bottle that I wanted to see if I could hit it at 100yds also. I was constantly hitting the plastic bottle and I hit the glass bottle on the second shot.
Today I went to my job after hours to see if these pigeons that congregate on top of a light pole had landed and like clock work it's 4 pigeons up there 71yds away says the bushnell truth range finder with a 12 degree incline 16mph winds again today. I remembered from the shooting the week before that at 66yds I was at 3 so I held 4 hashes 1 hash for windage. First shot Boom the 50g jsb smacked it hard no movement at all just tumbled right off the pole. This was a time a wish I had a scope cam! I watched the pellet impact (pun intended) Wow!! This fx impact is a beast hits hard and shoots true. The other pigeons flew in a circle and landed back in the same spot and gave me second shot.
The 2nd shot grazed the pigeon but still was enough to bring it down the wind kicked up a bit and drifted the pellet more then expected. I couldn't retrieve my birds because they fell inside of a county bus station that was fenced in. BUMMER! I hear a lot of people complaining about the impact I guess I got lucky and got a shooter. The .30 I have has the retractable shroud also so it's from the first batch of impacts. I do have small things like thumb adjuster backing off after a few shots, power adjuster screw backing off after awhile, regulator meter off sometimes. Small things that I have to remember to keep an eye on but no deal breaker.
For the accuracy I'm getting I can live with a few minor issues. My barrel also shoots polymags excellent which I want to shoot strictly once I find a single shot tray. Ernest isn't making anymore right now so anyone here can cook up a tray PM. Thanks for reading.
The range was 66yards to the bottle and I'm sighted in at 25yds &50yds. I have the Athlon Btr ffp Moa scope which is working out nice since the replacement from Athlon. At 66yds the holdover is 3 hash marks and one hash right for windage. This I know from trial and error and it only took one shot because the Athlon is that clear where I saw the pellet land. I'm shooting 50g jsb's @840-850fps with amazing accuracy! I'm getting one hole groups at 50 which is common for a .30 and a steady hand. I was a barber for 20yrs so my hands are steady. It's the eyes I worry about!
After I found the range at 66 i move out to 100 to see what I could do. I found a plastic bottle with liquid inside that was a good enough target to shoot. The first shot I aimed center mass to see what my pellet would do and adjust accordingly. The pellet landed plenty short but I did see where the drop was and the wind was really in effect at 100. I let of a second shot and boom a hit just to make sure a reloaded and sent another down range to clarify the range. The second shot boom a hit again and you should have seen the smile on my face.
At 100yds the holdover was at the 10th hash mark and 3rd right for windage. At the 10th hash the pellet did not land directly but was enough to make contact. I did see that the pellet was landing at about another 3-4 hashes low. I found another small bottle that I wanted to see if I could hit it at 100yds also. I was constantly hitting the plastic bottle and I hit the glass bottle on the second shot.
Today I went to my job after hours to see if these pigeons that congregate on top of a light pole had landed and like clock work it's 4 pigeons up there 71yds away says the bushnell truth range finder with a 12 degree incline 16mph winds again today. I remembered from the shooting the week before that at 66yds I was at 3 so I held 4 hashes 1 hash for windage. First shot Boom the 50g jsb smacked it hard no movement at all just tumbled right off the pole. This was a time a wish I had a scope cam! I watched the pellet impact (pun intended) Wow!! This fx impact is a beast hits hard and shoots true. The other pigeons flew in a circle and landed back in the same spot and gave me second shot.
The 2nd shot grazed the pigeon but still was enough to bring it down the wind kicked up a bit and drifted the pellet more then expected. I couldn't retrieve my birds because they fell inside of a county bus station that was fenced in. BUMMER! I hear a lot of people complaining about the impact I guess I got lucky and got a shooter. The .30 I have has the retractable shroud also so it's from the first batch of impacts. I do have small things like thumb adjuster backing off after a few shots, power adjuster screw backing off after awhile, regulator meter off sometimes. Small things that I have to remember to keep an eye on but no deal breaker.
For the accuracy I'm getting I can live with a few minor issues. My barrel also shoots polymags excellent which I want to shoot strictly once I find a single shot tray. Ernest isn't making anymore right now so anyone here can cook up a tray PM. Thanks for reading.
Have you compared the 44.75 gr, 46.3 gr (FX) and the 50.15 gr? Just wonder how they all fair from the Smooth Twist barrel. I've only tried the 44.75 gr, which are great, but have thought of getting the others to compare. 
