I finally got my scale which weighs precisely to 0,001 g and I was shocked when I started weighing .22 JSB Jumbo 15.89 gr pellets in 5.51 mm. I checked the scale vs. another one that weighs to 0.01 g and it checked out. This is what I got:
I don´t know if you guys can see what´s on the scale because of its stupid blue lighting but the extreme spread is 1.059 g - 1.008 g = 0.051 g or in grain 16.34 - 15.55 = 0.79 gr.
I wondered why my point of impact sometimes shifted vertically and the next pellet (my rifle is not regulated so it fires faster with every shot) sometimes even hits lower - now I´ve got the answer, The extreme spread in weight is about 5% - now that is REALLY significant...
I started going through the laborious and annoying process of sorting the pellets and putting them in tins from 15.06 - 15.2 g. then 15.21 - 15.30, 15.31-15.40, 15.41 -15.50 and 15.51 -15.60 and designated everything under 15.21 for plinking.
I do not lube or size the pellets and don´t make any other preparations and get 1/2" groups at 50 yards with my Walther MaximaThor when the barrel is properly "leaded in". At 100 yards, the groups open up to 1 - 2".
Do you also weigh and sort your pellets? What differences did you notice? How do you seperate those pellets and for which purposes (for example 1 grain difference for Benchrest, 10 grain difference for hunting and no sorting for plinking). If you lube your pellets, how do you wash them and what products do you use for lubrication? Or... in other words: what exactly do you do with your pellets to increase accuracy?
I don´t know if you guys can see what´s on the scale because of its stupid blue lighting but the extreme spread is 1.059 g - 1.008 g = 0.051 g or in grain 16.34 - 15.55 = 0.79 gr.
I wondered why my point of impact sometimes shifted vertically and the next pellet (my rifle is not regulated so it fires faster with every shot) sometimes even hits lower - now I´ve got the answer, The extreme spread in weight is about 5% - now that is REALLY significant...
I started going through the laborious and annoying process of sorting the pellets and putting them in tins from 15.06 - 15.2 g. then 15.21 - 15.30, 15.31-15.40, 15.41 -15.50 and 15.51 -15.60 and designated everything under 15.21 for plinking.
I do not lube or size the pellets and don´t make any other preparations and get 1/2" groups at 50 yards with my Walther MaximaThor when the barrel is properly "leaded in". At 100 yards, the groups open up to 1 - 2".
Do you also weigh and sort your pellets? What differences did you notice? How do you seperate those pellets and for which purposes (for example 1 grain difference for Benchrest, 10 grain difference for hunting and no sorting for plinking). If you lube your pellets, how do you wash them and what products do you use for lubrication? Or... in other words: what exactly do you do with your pellets to increase accuracy?
