One question comes to my mind. Would a heavier .177 pellet tame the shot cycle? I remember comments from several years ago about heavier pellets (13 grain in .177) overstressing the spring. Which of these is true?Note: I shoot an HW-50S normally with AA 8.4's. Though I have thought about a stouter .22 springer recently.Thanks,Steve
You should correct the title of your post.Not compassion, comparison.
The R1 is called the work horse! if tuned with the right parts they will shoot 800fps with a 14.66gn FTT in .22cal, I know because I built 1 that did! same tune same tube in .20cal with a 11.42gn FTT shot 880fps!
Ron, Sorry for the slow reply, but Thank You for your reply to my question. I have normally shot mostly in my 10 meter garage, but I felt my 10 5 J SB's worker better outdoors at longer ranges. Now that my daughter and SIL have moved from our neighborhood to 5 acres 10 miles away, I will more thoroughly test my pellets again.Again Thanks,Steve
Interesting, I have the HW80 in .177-.22 and .25. as well 77’s and 97’s. A few weeks ago I bought 2 Balistic gel blocks. Used dome and Hades on gel. All 3 models were same results. The .177 travelled almost twice the distance as the .22. The .25 just beat the .177. The gel was a fun day. You can remelt it up to 10 times to reuse. Crow
Great thread, thanks for taking the time to test Ron and sharing the results. If you would have had a .20 barrel to try as well this would be EPIC!
With regard to the perceived degree of violence of .177" recoil compared to .22"...All other things being equal, the start pressure of a .177" pellet is about 50% higher than that of a .22" so, when the piston comes to a halt at the end of the compression stroke with a .177" pellet, not only has the pellet been moving for less time, but it leaves a smaller hole in the barrel behind it, so the cylinder contains more highly energised air, so the piston bounce is more vigorous, as is the recoil surge, and it is the surge that we perceive as more violent.The greater the mismatch between swept volume and calibre, the more violent the surge. Because the .22" pellet starts moving earlier in the compression stroke, and leaves a greater volume in the barrel behind it, recoil displacement (travel) is actually greater, but the surge is gentler.I hope this makes sense.