Maxed out at 17 foot pounds just doesn’t seem quite right…something going on there, should be more energy than that (esp. at that pressure). Something is keeping that .177 from its potential.
Likely he did use a restricted transfer port to get it to a stable 12 foot pounds...and just as likely that that one part is the only think you really need to change (even to a stock/unmodded part) to get it up in speed/energy. If you do, they the heavier pellets....heavy/long skinny (higher SD) are pretty good indicators of penetration.Yeah...we get hung up in weight.....but side-by-side, a 13.4gr. .177 at 23 foot pounds out penetrates a 13.7gr. 5mm or a 13.4gr .22 at the same energy.
Quote from: Ribbonstone on May 19, 2016, 08:41:22 PMLikely he did use a restricted transfer port to get it to a stable 12 foot pounds...and just as likely that that one part is the only think you really need to change (even to a stock/unmodded part) to get it up in speed/energy. If you do, they the heavier pellets....heavy/long skinny (higher SD) are pretty good indicators of penetration.Yeah...we get hung up in weight.....but side-by-side, a 13.4gr. .177 at 23 foot pounds out penetrates a 13.7gr. 5mm or a 13.4gr .22 at the same energy.So, what do I need to do ?
Ho Boy, that's more than I want to work on it.Thanks for the tips but I think I'm gonna leave this gun alone and scrap the project.
It seems like a lot on screen, but it's not: shoot at 2k, pop open gun to check port. You're talking ten minutes, total.