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Target Shooting Matches, Discussion & Events => Field Target Gates => Hunter Class Field Target => Topic started by: ancient1one on September 08, 2015, 09:40:26 AM
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I bought a PCP for field target hunter class and after testing many different pellets the two that shot best were Beeman Kodiak Extra Heavy 10.65's and JSB 13.4 Monsters.
At 55 yards both pellets shot half inch groups. The Beemans are shooting 912 fps = 19.70 fpe. The JSB's 810 fps = 19.55 fpe.
If both pellets shot the same size groups at 55 yards is one pellet better for FT?
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In the case of those 2 ....
The lighter 10.5 has less drop and in HUNTER class where we only get 12X optics ranging becomes so critical !
A flatter trajectory is too your advantage being the hold over correction and errors made hurt you less than shooting a slower pellet with more arch in the flight path to target.
In other words ... slower the pellet greater the arch of flight and MORE CRITICAL is your ranging !!
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That makes sense. Thanks for the help Scott.