That is very interesting. If you have the time a few shots at 30 yds and a few at 25 yds would be a good bench mark for the every Day average shooter. Then I might have to get a 97 .
Is this a new rifle?
Very nice shooting. I'd recommend that you avoid the Crosman pellets while testing the other brands. The Crosman pellets have a high antimony content and it will foul the barrel as all pellets do. Fouling or call it seasoning if you like, is important for accuracy in all guns. Each pellet type has to clear out the previous pellet types lead and lay down a layer of its own alloy before it gives you true results.When assessing true accuracy of a pellet its best to shoot a couple dozen shots to season or foul the barrel properly. Different manufacturers use different alloys of lead so this is particularly important when switching brands. The problem with the Crosman is that their lead has much more antimony in it and it makes it much harder than say H&Ns or JSBs. This makes it difficult for their softer lead alloys to clear the harder Crosman lead. Depending on how many Crosman pellets were just used instead of taking a couple of dozen shots to properly season a barrel it can take a couple hundred. This is time consuming and expensive.My advice is to either stay with Crosman if you're happy with them or don't use them. Anytime I work on a rifle of unknown history I scrub the barrel and start with a fresh clean bore to ensure I'm not fighting years of Crosman build up. I've posted about this before and nine million people will jump down my throat and defend their beloved Crosmans. I'm not saying that they are bad pellets. I'm just saying that they can have a bad affect on the accuracy of other pellets. I've proven this by shooting hundreds of targets while switching between different brand pellets. Also the Crosman fouling will drag down the velocity of the other pellets until they can clear the Crosman lead. Sometimes it's as much as 20-30 fps in a gun like yours. That's a very nice shooting. So you're off to a great start. The H&N FTTs shoot best in my most of my Weihrauchs too. Be well Ron
Quote from: Novagun on June 26, 2022, 02:50:41 AMThat is very interesting. If you have the time a few shots at 30 yds and a few at 25 yds would be a good bench mark for the every Day average shooter. Then I might have to get a 97 .If I get time today and the wind dies down I will post some 25/30 yard groups with the same batch of pellets.Quote from: Mark 611 on June 26, 2022, 04:31:28 AMIs this a new rifle? Yes, purchased in May from Krale for about $450 shipped. It never stopped dieseling, so i tore it apart after a little over 1000 rounds. I found a sharp burr on the inside of the cocking slot and a nicked piston seal which I assume happened during assembly. I deburred it and installed a vortek vac seal. Quote from: Bayman on June 26, 2022, 07:25:31 AMVery nice shooting. I'd recommend that you avoid the Crosman pellets while testing the other brands. The Crosman pellets have a high antimony content and it will foul the barrel as all pellets do. Fouling or call it seasoning if you like, is important for accuracy in all guns. Each pellet type has to clear out the previous pellet types lead and lay down a layer of its own alloy before it gives you true results.When assessing true accuracy of a pellet its best to shoot a couple dozen shots to season or foul the barrel properly. Different manufacturers use different alloys of lead so this is particularly important when switching brands. The problem with the Crosman is that their lead has much more antimony in it and it makes it much harder than say H&Ns or JSBs. This makes it difficult for their softer lead alloys to clear the harder Crosman lead. Depending on how many Crosman pellets were just used instead of taking a couple of dozen shots to properly season a barrel it can take a couple hundred. This is time consuming and expensive.My advice is to either stay with Crosman if you're happy with them or don't use them. Anytime I work on a rifle of unknown history I scrub the barrel and start with a fresh clean bore to ensure I'm not fighting years of Crosman build up. I've posted about this before and nine million people will jump down my throat and defend their beloved Crosmans. I'm not saying that they are bad pellets. I'm just saying that they can have a bad affect on the accuracy of other pellets. I've proven this by shooting hundreds of targets while switching between different brand pellets. Also the Crosman fouling will drag down the velocity of the other pellets until they can clear the Crosman lead. Sometimes it's as much as 20-30 fps in a gun like yours. That's a very nice shooting. So you're off to a great start. The H&N FTTs shoot best in my most of my Weihrauchs too. Be well Ron Thanks for the info and compliment Ron. I picked up the CPHP on a whim from my local outdoor store for $5 a tin. I will leave them alone for now.
How many pellets does it take to un-season a barrel? In other words, If I shoot FTTs all the time, then switch and shoot some number of CPHPs or AADFs how many of the alternative pellets would have to go down the barrel before I would have to re-season with FTTs? 1 to 5?5 to 10?10 to 20?Just Curious if anyone has noticed.Cheers.
Great shooting Eric
Nice shooting! This thread just motivated me to start shooting my 97 again...
Quote from: abqjoe on July 07, 2022, 01:03:59 PMNice shooting! This thread just motivated me to start shooting my 97 again...Hey! Welcome back buddy!!Ron