Are 10.5 grain pellets too heavy for my Air Hawk?

[porkfrog]

thanks

[microsalmo]

I use the 10.5 grain Baracuda Matches in mine because they shoot so straight. If the spring breaks, oh well. It shoots dimes at 25 yards.

[melvin]

I use the 10.5 grain Baracuda Matches in mine because they shoot so straight. If the spring breaks, oh well. It shoots dimes at 25 yards.

  Also if the spring breaks the gun can be found under 100 dollars.

[Lambchops]

A 10.5g pellet as opposed to a 7.9g pellet in .177 is simply the lesser of two evils. Too heavy of a pellet will shorten the life of your spring, too low of a pellet will ruin your seals, spring, and others.

[Ballistik_.20]

Def. try them, some rifles like heavier pellets and some do not. Like Lambchops1493 pointed out too that if the pellet is too light then you risk damaging the seals and spring, too heavy and it's basically the same issue. Your Air Hawk may not even shoot them that well so id buy a variety of weights, shape or get samplers and see which is the most accurate. JSB sampler, H&N sampler both have a variety of weights and round,hp, pointed, etc. Good luck!

[porkfrog]

Thanks everyone!  My rifle seems to like weights in the mid 8's. I get really good results with pretty much any brand I've tried so far in this range. I was looking to see what kind of results I'd get going heavier, but was wondering what harm (if any) I'd do. I think it shoots a bit hotter than stock from the Tune/seal I did a while back as well.
What is the effect on the spring in doing this?

thanks
AP

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got a air hawk, likes rws miesterk%^&* what ever you call them and crosman premiere hollow points,gamo magnums are good too mine is stock out of box and shoots 900 fps with crosman hollow pts.can find exact # if you would like.

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(edit) the more i know the more pumpers make sence,not hold sencitive,dont breake scopes,usually shoot any ammo well ,have 2 sheridans made in 70s that shoot mid 650s on 8 easy pumps, newer benjiman .22 same 650 not as smooth but its only 50,000 pumps behind.

[Bullit]

Good heavy wire springs (ie  JM) will handle 10+ pellets.   Springs can be had for less than $30.00 shipped.

[blind dog]

I don't know how scientific this is, but I figure whatever weight puts out the most muzzle energy from my springers is the most efficient and probably the easiest on the gun...Kind of like minimizing SWR on a transmitter by tuning the antenna impedance. I figure that means less energy in the gun to pound things and bounce the piston.
My .177 "Remingman Quantage" likes the mid 8 grainers at around 13-1/2 fpe, and my .22 RWS likes the 18.13 grain JSB at an even 18 fpe.

YMMV.

[tjk]

If a slower velocity isn't a big concern, I say go for it. I like shooting the heavier pellets in my  177 Diana 34.

[blind dog]

If a slower velocity isn't a big concern, I say go for it. I like shooting the heavier pellets in my  177 Diana 34.

Me too. Less wind drift, which is harder for me to predict than drop. Usually better penetration for hunting, too.