.20 Caliber JSB 13.72 Stability -> Theory

[HectorMedina]

Scott, I've shot into multiple gallon Ziploc bags (longways) filled with water.  IIRC it only took 2 bags to stop pellets up to 12fpe.  I've done this on several occasions to examine pellets after being shot.  This is how I found out how badly my HW57 was deforming pellets.  You can get about 10 shots off before the bags leak out enough to be useless. 

I've also shot into a spa.  The pellet stopped long before the bottom.  Which is too bad because I wanted to get rid of it at the time and was looking for an excuse   Thankfully, the pump eventually died and my spa maintenance days ended 

Zack;

Problem with using water is that at the speeds pellets fly, it is too "stiff" and you fall into the uncertainty trap (you are altering the phenomenon you are trying to measure by the measurement method itself).
While this is most evident in HP/Expanding pellets, it is also true for other styles.

Keep well and shoot straight!




HM