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Well on the good side maybe to make you feel better, they are only hunting pellets so expectations on them ain't that high to begin with.
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I have definitely learned the value of weighing, cleaning and lubing Pellets, especially slugs which I find to be even more at times inconsistent. I think some of the worst inconsistency is from the hybrids, even though I enjoy shooting these slugs the most. In one box I’ll typically have five different groups.
Of course I get better accuracy by doing the work prior to shooting. But often I’ll just grab a projectile from the tin and shoot. Doing that I find myself hitting the target and enjoying the shooting more. I do think with technology today these companies can make pellets and slug projectiles way more consistent. It’s kind of like the old days where if you wanted a really good powder burner round you had to reload yourself. Now the stuff off the shelf is really great and it’s because of the much better tolerances in the machining when they’re making the ammo. It should be no different with pellets and slugs. Hopefully someday the change will come and out little lead projectiles will be more consistent. Thank you for sharing chuck!
Of course I get better accuracy by doing the work prior to shooting. But often I’ll just grab a projectile from the tin and shoot. Doing that I find myself hitting the target and enjoying the shooting more. I do think with technology today these companies can make pellets and slug projectiles way more consistent. It’s kind of like the old days where if you wanted a really good powder burner round you had to reload yourself. Now the stuff off the shelf is really great and it’s because of the much better tolerances in the machining when they’re making the ammo. It should be no different with pellets and slugs. Hopefully someday the change will come and out little lead projectiles will be more consistent. Thank you for sharing chuck!
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I would like to hear the drop, at say 50y, between the heaviest 44.5 and lightest 45.8 in the groups with a few pellets,
And you gun stats of course.
I can't think it would be great.
Thanks for showing.
And you gun stats of course.
I can't think it would be great.
Thanks for showing.
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I sort my Hades .22 cal pellets and get similar results (I don’t wash mine ). When it’s time to shoot I just start with the lightest pellets first. Then work my way through up to the heavies.
Seems to work for me.
Seems to work for me.
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I recently purchased 16 cans of the JSB Hades .30 cal. pellets - I cleaned them all and then weighed them and sorted them into groups of pellets that weighed within a tenth of a grain of each other. As you can see in the photo below they are unbelievably consistent in weight...
Nice work. As someone mentioned above, a group with those say 44.3 and lighter compared to a group with those 45.9 and heavier might be informative. Would POI be different or group size different? Alternatively, maybe mix the heaviest and lightest only and compare to those in the middle.
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Imagine going to the gas station, $3.659 per gallon. Pumping in 10 gallons in your 2, 5 gal Jerry cans.. Only to learn you pumped 8 gals of fuel... Hmm? That's not right!?
However, the masses simply pull in and "fill'er up", pay the amount on the pump and drive off.
How long would you stand for it?
As advertised, (example) 44.75 for 30 cal. You get home break out the scales only to learn, roughly 35% of your slugs are "close enough" to the advertised weight. The rest are in a weight class of their own.
They have the ability to swage projectiles to damn near perfect weight if they really want too.
Eventually when folks start calling out fraud, manufactures will have to perform they way they advertise. Precision is what many of us want and pay for. What we get, 8 gallons of gas when we were suppose to get 10. It's b.s....
I shoot for precision accuracy. Not general MOA. If I've paid for pellets and slugs advertised as giving such, I expect it.
However, the masses simply pull in and "fill'er up", pay the amount on the pump and drive off.
How long would you stand for it?
As advertised, (example) 44.75 for 30 cal. You get home break out the scales only to learn, roughly 35% of your slugs are "close enough" to the advertised weight. The rest are in a weight class of their own.
They have the ability to swage projectiles to damn near perfect weight if they really want too.
Eventually when folks start calling out fraud, manufactures will have to perform they way they advertise. Precision is what many of us want and pay for. What we get, 8 gallons of gas when we were suppose to get 10. It's b.s....
I shoot for precision accuracy. Not general MOA. If I've paid for pellets and slugs advertised as giving such, I expect it.
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Understood. And the whole point of what I stated is to VERIFY that what you are doing is working. Might be a chance to illustrate to those who say you're wasting your time that you actually aren't.
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I don't disagree with your conclusion that weighing will improve consistency. But MANY do. And it seemed that you had a "ready to go" test to show current results. Up to you.
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Sensitive much? Try reading the first sentence. And if you've read the forum much at all you know that the "many" are there. I simply noted that you seemed to have a good setup to verify your process. Do as you please, so will I.
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