So.....what did you shoot today?

[Napi]

Shot my HW30s yesterday afternoon at reactive targets for about a half-hour.  I'm still breaking her in but I can see the light at the end of a very short tunnel . The shot cycle is smoothing out nicely and I've  gotten the Williams peep zeroed in.  It's a real pleasure shooting this thing.

[Lt. Dan]

Brought out my Beeman QB78S in .177 out today. I have it zeroed at 30 yards, yes you heard me right. This is on awesome little rifle. Consistent  1" groups at 30 yrds.  It shoots about 1/4" high at 25 yards, but I still have not shot it at 35 yet.
Pellets shot today were the Daisy Flat Nose.

[bReTt]

Shot my HW30s yesterday afternoon at reactive targets for about a half-hour.  I'm still breaking her in but I can see the light at the end of a very short tunnel . The shot cycle is smoothing out nicely and I've  gotten the Williams peep zeroed in.  It's a real pleasure shooting this thing.

Welcome to GTA Robert!  The HW30S is a wise choice.  They are great little guns.  I missed out on the gray laminate 30s when AoA had them.  That ok though, there is a beech stocked one in the house so we are set! 

[Jshooter71]

Brought out my Beeman QB78S in .177 out today. I have it zeroed at 30 yards, yes you heard me right. This is on awesome little rifle. Consistent  1" groups at 30 yrds.  It shoots about 1/4" high at 25 yards, but I still have not shot it at 35 yet.
Pellets shot today were the Daisy Flat Nose.

That’s great, Dan! The QB78 is a great platform, sure are accurate. My QB78D is not too pellet picky, but I’m now shooting H&N FTT 8.64 gr. 4.51 mm at the top of my list, 7 FPE at the muzzle. I zero’d it for 20 meters and confirmed it at 30 meters at a half mil holdover. And I can shoot CPL, CPHP and Gamo Red Fire at nearly the same POI.

[Lt. Dan]

Brought out my Beeman QB78S in .177 out today. I have it zeroed at 30 yards, yes you heard me right. This is on awesome little rifle. Consistent  1" groups at 30 yrds.  It shoots about 1/4" high at 25 yards, but I still have not shot it at 35 yet.
Pellets shot today were the Daisy Flat Nose.

That’s great, Dan! The QB78 is a great platform, sure are accurate. My QB78D is not too pellet picky, but I’m now shooting H&N FTT 8.64 gr. 4.51 mm at the top of my list, 7 FPE at the muzzle. I zero’d it for 20 meters and confirmed it at 30 meters at a half mil holdover. And I can shoot CPL, CPHP and Gamo Red Fire at nearly the same POI.

My QB78S is not pellet picky at all but it does have a favorite, H&N FTT 8.64 gr. 4.52 mm but it shoots the Daisy Flat Nose very well out to 30 yds. I haven't tried the GAMO Red Fires yet.

[Napi]

Welcome to GTA Robert!  The HW30S is a wise choice.  They are great little guns.  I missed out on the gray laminate 30s when AoA had them.  That ok though, there is a beech stocked one in the house so we are set!

Thanks... I almost pushed the button on the salt and pepper laminate myself but ultimately went with the deluxe version. no regrets in that regard

[Blowpipe Sam]

I took Julian, my daughter's fiancé out for some plinking yesterday.  He shot the XS60c and was (like everyone) very impressed with it.  He's not a bad shot himself.  I shot my RIM out to 40 yards and was reminded again of what a sleeper this rifle is.  If Umarex had only put a decent trigger in this gun it would be a world beater.  This morning I broke out the Hatsan 125 and did some plinking at 25 yards with Crosman Piranhas.  Accuracy was terrible but I'm out of CPHP's and CPDM's and I don't want to waste premium pellets plinking right now.

[wolverine]

installed the new scope on the Regal XL and sighted her in at 25 yards with .22 Hades.  then i replaced the long Weihrauch moderator with the original Reflex and checked that the poi didn't change.   all good there but the groups opened up a bit.  still good enough for tomorrow's squirrel hunt.

[Ike the GSD]

I put a few drops of Mobil 1 on the mainspring of my Diana 350 two days ago and have been shooting it in sessions of 15 shots. Today I was using the domed Benjamin and the Premier hollow points and the shot cycle and the cocking seem much smoother. There were no flyers that I couldn't attribute to being my fault and the groups were very tight. The Benjamin 14.3 grain domed seemed to group just a smudge better, but both pellets performed better than I expected given the results I have been getting. The only thing different is the oiling, same scope same pellets except I tried the domed Benjamin's for the first time just as a control and they hit right in the same group fired with the Premiers. I can't believe something as simple as a few drops of oil would improve things so much, but it's the only thing that's changed and I doubt in two days I've learned how to shoot the rifle that much better. It is smokier now when you fire it, but it isn't any louder and it definitely isn't detonating. There must be some blow-by going on but it doesn't appear to be causing issues.  I'd like to try the 14.6 grain H&N FT pellets, if any of you folks that own a 350 .22 and have tried these I'd sure like to hear from you, and any other decent brand pellet up to 17 grains you've had good results with.

[Jshooter71]

Brought out my Beeman QB78S in .177 out today. I have it zeroed at 30 yards, yes you heard me right. This is on awesome little rifle. Consistent  1" groups at 30 yrds.  It shoots about 1/4" high at 25 yards, but I still have not shot it at 35 yet.
Pellets shot today were the Daisy Flat Nose.

That’s great, Dan! The QB78 is a great platform, sure are accurate. My QB78D is not too pellet picky, but I’m now shooting H&N FTT 8.64 gr. 4.51 mm at the top of my list, 7 FPE at the muzzle. I zero’d it for 20 meters and confirmed it at 30 meters at a half mil holdover. And I can shoot CPL, CPHP and Gamo Red Fire at nearly the same POI.

My QB78S is not pellet picky at all but it does have a favorite, H&N FTT 8.64 gr. 4.52 mm but it shoots the Daisy Flat Nose very well out to 30 yds. I haven't tried the GAMO Red Fires yet.

I have 4.5 & 4.51mm, I’m going to have find some 4.52mm and give them a try. Could get even better?

[Jshooter71]

I put a few drops of Mobil 1 on the mainspring of my Diana 350 two days ago and have been shooting it in sessions of 15 shots. Today I was using the domed Benjamin and the Premier hollow points and the shot cycle and the cocking seem much smoother. There were no flyers that I couldn't attribute to being my fault and the groups were very tight. The Benjamin 14.3 grain domed seemed to group just a smudge better, but both pellets performed better than I expected given the results I have been getting. The only thing different is the oiling, same scope same pellets except I tried the domed Benjamin's for the first time just as a control and they hit right in the same group fired with the Premiers. I can't believe something as simple as a few drops of oil would improve things so much, but it's the only thing that's changed and I doubt in two days I've learned how to shoot the rifle that much better. It is smokier now when you fire it, but it isn't any louder and it definitely isn't detonating. There must be some blow-by going on but it doesn't appear to be causing issues.  I'd like to try the 14.6 grain H&N FT pellets, if any of you folks that own a 350 .22 and have tried these I'd sure like to hear from you, and any other decent brand pellet up to 17 grains you've had good results with.

Wes, I have and love my Diana AMO3 Stealth. Synthetic 340, basically. It’s favorite pellet is the H&N FTT 14.66 gr. 5.53mm. The Crosmans never shot good for me and feel really, really loose loading. I’d bet your 350 would do well with the H&N 5.53mm, maybe 5.52mm if they felt too tight.

[Ike the GSD]

I put a few drops of Mobil 1 on the mainspring of my Diana 350 two days ago and have been shooting it in sessions of 15 shots. Today I was using the domed Benjamin and the Premier hollow points and the shot cycle and the cocking seem much smoother. There were no flyers that I couldn't attribute to being my fault and the groups were very tight. The Benjamin 14.3 grain domed seemed to group just a smudge better, but both pellets performed better than I expected given the results I have been getting. The only thing different is the oiling, same scope same pellets except I tried the domed Benjamin's for the first time just as a control and they hit right in the same group fired with the Premiers. I can't believe something as simple as a few drops of oil would improve things so much, but it's the only thing that's changed and I doubt in two days I've learned how to shoot the rifle that much better. It is smokier now when you fire it, but it isn't any louder and it definitely isn't detonating. There must be some blow-by going on but it doesn't appear to be causing issues.  I'd like to try the 14.6 grain H&N FT pellets, if any of you folks that own a 350 .22 and have tried these I'd sure like to hear from you, and any other decent brand pellet up to 17 grains you've had good results with.

Wes

Wes, I have and love my Diana AMO3 Stealth. Synthetic 340, basically. It’s favorite pellet is the H&N FTT 14.66 gr. 5.53mm. The Crosmans never shot good for me and feel really, really loose loading. I’d bet your 350 would do well with the H&N 5.53mm, maybe 5.52mm if they felt too tight.

[Ike the GSD]

Thanks John, I'll give them a try.  I know Crosman pellets seem to be a grab bag of consistency, you'll have a nice group going then out of the blue a pellet goes randomly on the paper 2-3" away from the aiming point. I haven't taken the time to measure them or weigh them, it seems like there is a mixture of properly made pellets with several bad ones. My Diana 34 sprays the 7.4 gr Premiers all over the paper and in the same shooting session will print cloverleaf groups with the H&N 10.65 gr Barracudas.  I started with Crosman pellets because they are easy to find and from what I've read and what I've gathered from talking with friends is that they were good pellets. What I have found is there are good pellets in the tins among many bad ones and it makes things very frustrating when you have four shots inside a dime and the next shot goes completely wild. When that happens I start thinking the scope is failing the mount is moving or the stock screws are loose and after checking all of those things find nothing wrong. I'm glad I don't have many of these pellets left and I'm never buying them again. The H&N Barracudas in my 34 never have fliers other than if I goof on a shot, otherwise they chew holes in the same spot day after day shot after shot. I'm going to try to get some of the H&N 14.66 gr FTT's 5.53mm ordered today. When they arrive I'll post my results with them.
Thanks again,

Wes

"Wes, I have and love my Diana AMO3 Stealth. Synthetic 340, basically. It’s favorite pellet is the H&N FTT 14.66 gr. 5.53mm. The Crosmans never shot good for me and feel really, really loose loading. I’d bet your 350 would do well with the H&N 5.53mm, maybe 5.52mm if they felt too tight."

[Ike the GSD]

I'm not sure what happened but I quoted my own quote LOL sorry😳

[JuryRigger]

Tried some of the tips in the excellent thread on offhand shooting here:
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=178362.0
Got my scope zeroed, shot about 50 rounds and then it clicked:

Fired 10 shots standing offhand at 25 yards with my Diana 350 N-Tec Magnum in .22. First 5 in .8125", the outer ring is about 2" in diameter. Last five shots are the ones off low and to the right, my arms gave out on me . Couldn't get a group worth showing after that LOL.
Jesse
PS-It appears that I need to visit the pic posting stickies...............

[Ike the GSD]

Good job Jesse by the time you're an expert, you'll be a body builder too, I carried my 350 squirrel hunting all day for two days and by the time we went home my arms felt like over cooked spaghetti LOL

[Blowpipe Sam]

I shot my Crosman 2100 today.  I recently bought some 8.4gr JSB pointed pellets and I wanted to try them in the 2100.  After a little adjusting for azimuth I got the scope dialed in and proceeded to shoot some groups. Three quarters of an inch at 20 yards was the best I managed but that's me and not the gun.  What surprised me was how well it shot at 30 yards.  I was hitting the 1.5" spinner regularly.  I believe that this is the most accurate pellet that I've found for my 2100.

[Ike the GSD]

I finally shot all four of the different pellets in the Benjamin sampler pack through my Diana 350, it was only 10 meters but it showed right away which ones were worth trying individually.  The 14.3 gr HP was top dog printing a 5 shot group of about .750" vertically and about .3125" horizontally with three of the five pellets making a one hole cluster of around .3125". Two of the pellets dropped low making the .750 vertical spread which was my fault otherwise this group would have measured roughly .350. The next best pellet was the domed, followed by the pointed both produced 1" groups with a three shot cluster similar to the domed hollow point but had unexplained fliers increasing the group to 1".  The wadcutter shaped pellet with the hollow point and the pointed thing in the middle shot the worst with a five shot group of about 1.250". Interestingly, the wadcutter fit the tightest of all four pellets? Just to be clear I measure groups outside to outside not center to center. I'm surprised any of these pellets shot well considering the differences in the way they fit the chamber, even among the same pellets there was a wide variance in the resistance required to load them ranging from effortless loosey goosey to having to press them in with my thumb. One of the pointed pellets was so loose it sounded like I dry fired the rifle. I am not impressed with this company's quality control  in regards to their airgun ammunition.  I ordered some 5.53mm H&N 14.66 grain FTT pellets yesterday and I hope they are more consistent than these things are, it certainly isn't a high bar to jump over! I hope this helps someone thinking of trying these pellets, I'm not saying not to try them, but brace yourself. That's all I have, take care folks

Wes

[KnowBuddy]

Shot my new Beeman P17 and Hatsan 125 .25 at paper targets at 20 yards to start breaking them in. Very happy with both purchases, the P17 seems solid and accurate right out of the box (blister?). The Hatsan 125 is a refurb direct from HatsanUSA, so I was most concerned with it. Although I only tried one pellet in it, it seems great so far and I had fun learning to zero it and learn the shot cycle, just need to get a few hundred more pellets through it during the warranty period just to be sure that it's solid. I think I'll get a workout from these, but both are a joy to shoot so I'll have a good time doing it!

[bReTt]

HW97K .177 shooting JSB Heavies 10.3 grain pellets at mole hills in the yard resting on a set of Primos Trigger Sticks tripod while standing.  I love seeing the puff of dust when the pellet hits!