Huge difference in fall between 2 pellets

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I'd be very interested to hear how you go with the heavier pellets - I saw a lot more fall than I thought i would (as per the title of the thread).

I love the hollow points though - they are much more likely to deliver a quick death to the animals I'm shooting. I'm much more accustomed to rifles that cause a huge amount of damage, so hollow points in the air rifle make a lot of sense.

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I picked up some Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum 10.5 Gr today. Gave em a try in my Crosman NPS TR77 and it loved them. I had so much fun with the TR77 I used up 50-55 pellets before I knew it. So I decided to try them in my Ruger, I missed time and again. Remember I said something was off on my Ruger? Somehow the front scope lens cap had started backing off and I never noticed it. I retuned the scope for previously trying to remedy the unknown issue. So I tightened the lens cap on the scope, redialed in the scope and it seems to like the ultra Magnum 10.5 Gr I was able to consistently spin my targets at 21 yards 5-10 times in a row like a type writer working my way left to right and back again.

I will take some time to do a paper target session from a bench rest to finish dialing in the scope and report back.
 
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Hi John,

I'll give those pellets a try sometime.

As it happens, my Chinese-made Ruger has much potential but is known to leave the factory lacking quality checking - Bobbed here suggested a good old makeover, everything got tightened, an o-ring got padded.. and she's been a different rifle since.

I've also come to realise that it jumps around like mad when firing - the 'artillery hold' (loose grip, letting the gun do it's thing) isn't really an option, so I've learned that really pulling the stock firmly into the shoulder is a must. I suspect that the heavier pellet might have been affected by this differently somehow.

So yeah - you are clearly 100% right in calling springers 'weird'!
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Hey Bob - I looked up your Crosman NPS TR77 out of interest - what a military-looking beast!

How do you find the nitro piston? I see you mentioned that it drops a lot more than your Ruger? I just really like the idea that you can leave it cocked without damaging the spring. When i am hunting pests and a miss an opportunity, it's annoying that I need to fire a pellet into the ground, to avoid spring fatigue..
 
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"Mathias"Hey Bob - I looked up your Crosman NPS TR77 out of interest - what a military-looking beast!

How do you find the nitro piston? I see you mentioned that it drops a lot more than your Ruger? I just really like the idea that you can leave it cocked without damaging the spring. When i am hunting pests and a miss an opportunity, it's annoying that I need to fire a pellet into the ground, to avoid spring fatigue..
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I think you may have misquoted me. My NPS TR77 shoots flattest of my 3 models I own, even with the Ultra Magnum 10.5 Gr. However my Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk 22 does seem a tad loopy in trajectory, I have ordered some chamber lube as I am fairly certain the piston seal is dry from the factory. This may be what you are referring to?

Yes the NPS TR77 is kind of wild looking, very simplistic and lightweight. It weighs almost 2 lbs less than the Blackhawk Elite, the shortness though makes for a heavy cocking effort at almost 38lbs compared to the Blackhawk at about 32lbs. The Nitro piston although can be left cocked for extended periods of time, out of habit I treat it just like a springer and waste one just to keep it at rest. These things arent toys, and I prefer not to rely on a safety. The Blackhawk auto safety is much nicer than the Crosman. The NPS TR77 makes about another 100 FPS faster than the Blackhawk, so its well suited for the Ultra Magnums.

I did have to go thru and do the same tuning I recommended to you for your Blackhawk, in addition it requires a roller bearing, removal of a spring,screw, and plastic piece to make the trigger work as it should. Resulting in a better trigger than the Blackhawk in my opinion. Once this mod is done it has a very short and light,crisp pull. The Blackhawk pull isnt bad, and I never felt the need to do any work on it.
 
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