Techniques for watching paint dry (or weighing pellets)

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Saltlake58

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OK, so I have the diamond scale, I have tweezers and I've weighed a bunch of pellets.

So, a question - when you weigh pellets, what ranges do you sort into? Arbitrarily, for the JSB .25 Exact King 25.39 gr, I sorted like this:
  1. anything up to 25.28 grains in one pile
  2. anything between 25.29 to 25.38 in a second pile
  3. anything between 25.39 to 25.48 in a third pile
  4. anything from 25.49 to 25.58 in fourth pile
  5. and anything heavier than 25.59 in a fifth pile.
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    Numbers are interesting
    In the piles I had:
    1. 95
    2. 106
    3. 115
    4. 92
    5. 39
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      Kind of an even spread in piles 1, 2, 3, and 4, then a drop in pile 5. Some in pile 1 are as light as 24.90 grains, so I assume they'll fly high with the pellets in pile 5 going up to 25.89 grains, so will probably fly low.

      What do you folks out there do when weighing? What do you look for in a pellet weight for your guns?
 
I do something very similar. In the case of 25.39's I'd sort into 5 piles.
Light
.20-.29
.30-.39
.40-.49
Heavy
You'll notice my numbers aren't much different than yours. But, doing it this way allows me to only have to focus on the tenths and not both the tenths and hundredths. Truly, that's the only reason why I pick those numbers.
I usually put on a movie that I've seen many times and just listen to it while I sort. Weighing is also a chance to do a secondary inspection. 
IMO, sorting is solely about finding consistency. 
Tom
 
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Tom - Thanks for the info. My numbers were chosen because I had the weight on the tin stuck in my head, no other reason. Next time I weigh, I'll switch.

Next question - do you find your FX guns seem to prefer one range of weights over another, or once you have a group of pellets, say between 25.30 and 25.50 (2 tenths of a grain spread) is that close enough? 

You are correct on the consistency. At the range last week, shooting unsorted pellets, shot pretty well, but some went high, and some low. Kinda figured it was variation in pellet weight. When I started weighing, the super heavies (.70 and above) seemed to be about the same ratio as the shots that dropped 3/4 inch for no apparent reason.

By the way, the videos are great. Color me green with envy on that Royale. Great gun.

Brad
 
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Tom - Gun still new to me, so starting with the pellet it was supposedly designed around. Next order will include the heavies. Baby steps for me!

Just learning what to look for in consistency here as the Impact setup I have is best shooting I've ever done, just looking for those incremental improvements, but I still want to go FAST, so asking basic questions along the way.
 
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Tom:

One thing I did (adopting your measurements) was to pick up a large 1 week pill holder. Labeled each day (Sunday through Saturday) with:

  • 25.0 to 25.09
  • 25.1 to 25.19
  • 25.2 to 25.29
  • 25.3 to 25.39
  • 25.4 to 25.49
  • 25.5 to 25.59
  • 25.6 to 25.70

Anything over or under just goes in the "I don't care" bin. The first two tins only had 5 or 6 pellets outside this range. The pill holder is softer plastic so shouldn't damage the pellets, the little bins are big enough to hold about 100 pellets each, and the lids are pretty strong and don't pop open very easily. About $1.50 at Walmart in the Pharmacy section. the container is quiet too.

Best part is that I have enough of each pellet to take to the range and try a magazine or two of each weight to see how they fly. Last week, I tried a number of different weights, and as I guessed, the lighter pellets flew high, and the heavier pellets flew lower. I now see the value of weighing, but not over doing it.

Now, on to experimenting with washing and lubing. I'll see if that actually helps with my gun.

many thanks for the help.


 
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