Author Topic: Best long distance airgun (Read 18458 times))

Smitty8141 · « **on:** September 03, 2015, 12:54:28 AM »

Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on what the best long distance airgun would be... The shot would have to be with a pellet. So far my FX Boss .30 is the best I have for shooting long. I have a target at 234 yards and can hit it. I'll post pictures once I have enough posts to be able to post a picture.

What's the farthest others have shot.

Kevin

jimreed1948 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 03, 2015, 10:31:16 AM »

This should be interesting. Pellet, may be the .30 since it can buck the wind a little better.

However as the title mentions, "airgun", it may be the .257 cal. bullet. In the Big Bore section under PCP the .257 cal has really been doing well to distances around 700 yards. A lot of .257 rifles are made on the Air Force Condor platform. There are also some videos on U/T that show the .257 being shot at different distances.

I was at the LASSO shoot last Saturday and there was one person there shooting an Air Force Condor SS in .25 cal at 250 yards. His rifle had an 18" barrel. He placed 3rd in Varmint class.

I'm waiting for the SHOT SHOW in January 2016 to see all the new items. I'll make my decision on what I want after the show. I do plan on getting something specifically for long range shooting, just not sure what I want.

Right now I'm shooting a regulated FX Royale 500 .25 cal. I have been shooting at 100 yards easily, just haven't had the time to stretch it out yet. I retire October 1st and I my plans are to have a range day of at least once a week.

Also on the Talon Forum there is a section dedicated to the .257 shooter. Good read if you have the time.

Smitty8141 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 03, 2015, 11:44:33 PM »

700 yards, even with a bullet, is amazing for an air rifle.....

Kevin

Methuselah · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2015, 09:41:39 AM »

Quote from: Smitty8141 on September 03, 2015, 11:44:33 PM

700 yards, even with a bullet, is amazing for an air rifle.....

Kevin

700 even in inches is pretty good for some folks

jimreed1948 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2015, 11:56:51 AM »

Here is the link on his write up. http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=95899.0

If you're really interested look on the Talon forum. There's a lot more over there.

Motorhead · « **Reply #5 on:** September 04, 2015, 03:09:55 PM »

Airguns for any realistic and practical use shooting PELLETS becomes for fun and giggles at or beyond 100 yards IMO.
Sure they shoot farther ! ... but reliable accuracy and repeatably way out

... Not so much.

Voltar1 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2015, 12:50:14 PM »

The 30cal BT65 that I built shooting at 264 yards put 5 JSB pellets into a 4 inch cluster.
Don't believe guys that discount long range pellet shooting.

Bwalton · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2015, 01:06:10 PM »

Quote from: Voltar1 on September 05, 2015, 12:50:14 PM

The 30cal BT65 that I built shooting at 264 yards put 5 JSB pellets into a 4 inch cluster.
Don't believe guys that discount long range pellet shooting.

thats some awesome shooting, grouping like that at that range!

RayK · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2015, 01:16:41 PM »

From what I've seen, range goes up with caliber. The most accurate long range pellet gun I've shot is the Flex made by Wicked Air Rifles and it is 30 caliber.

Now if you switch to slugs, the range goes way up too. Have you seen Cedric's videos shooting slugs from his 257 from 200 to 400 yards? Most of his videos are worth watching

https://www.youtube.com/user/tofazfou

Ray

grauhanen · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2015, 06:36:27 PM »

Quote from: Voltar1 on September 05, 2015, 12:50:14 PM

The 30cal BT65 that I built shooting at 264 yards put 5 JSB pellets into a 4 inch cluster.
Don't believe guys that discount long range pellet shooting.

That's unbelievable shooting with an air rifle. Can the rifle repeat that performance?

PakProtector · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2015, 06:46:43 PM »

The King Heavy has a slightly better BC than the 30 cal pellets if the measurements taken are to be believed( and I think they're legit ). A 40 gr boolit in .224 is about double the heavy King and it gets better with the heavier stuff.
cheers,
Douglas

Smitty8141 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2015, 09:17:10 PM »

The 30cal BT65 that I built shooting at 264 yards put 5 JSB pellets into a 4 inch cluster.
Don't believe guys that discount long range pellet shooting.

That is amazing... Once I can post pictures I'll post my shooting at 234 yards. I shot about 12 shots. Group was about 10 - 12 inches. I'll have to measure exactly. So far .30 has been best for me.

Kevin

Smitty8141 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2015, 09:20:05 PM »

Here is a link to the 234 yard target. I'll post more after I see if this works

Kevin

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae286/smitty8141/image.jpg1_zps6oxrcndc.jpg

Smitty8141 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2015, 09:40:28 PM »

Now I can post pictures.

Here is my setup

Here is the view to the target, 234 yards away

View through the scope, 20x

Target after 12 shots

Tofazfou · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2015, 10:28:57 PM »

Kevin,

Thats real cool. Love it. The 1st thing that caught my eye in your target pic is the shape of the holes of the pellets. They show me that they pellet really have some ARC and are coming DOWN into the target.

Good shooting.

While i'm a firm believer of using bullets/slugs for long range, the pellet can reach out there. REACHING out there with a pellet is a fact and its good to see ANY TYPE airgunner reaching out................

Smitty8141 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2015, 10:56:51 PM »

Thanks..... According to Chairgun the poi is 18 feet above the target. That is a serious drop.

Kevin

rsterne · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2015, 10:59:36 PM »

Quote

The 1st thing that caught my eye in your target pic is the shape of the holes of the pellets. They show me that they pellet really have some ARC and are coming DOWN into the target.

That sounds a bit far fetched to me.... At 250 yards a JSB .30 cal pellet shot at 900 fps would be dropping 2" per yard.... or about 0.056" per inch of travel.... The pellet is about 3/8" long, so the path through a piece of paper would be oval by about 0.020".... You shouldn't even be able to see that....

If the pellet was flying nose up the whole way, the difference between the boreline and the impact path (trajectory) at that range is less than 5*, so again, the hole in the paper should be nearly round.... about 0.030" out of line with the trajectory.... Even the two things added together are less than 1/16"....

However, I've never shot at 200+ yards, so I guess something weird could be going on.... $:-\$

Bob

Voltar1 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2015, 12:21:58 AM »

Quote from: grauhanen on September 05, 2015, 06:36:27 PM

Quote from: Voltar1 on September 05, 2015, 12:50:14 PM
The 30cal BT65 that I built shooting at 264 yards put 5 JSB pellets into a 4 inch cluster.
Don't believe guys that discount long range pellet shooting.
That's unbelievable shooting with an air rifle. Can the rifle repeat that performance?

Hoping the rain stops tomorrow and I will see what she does.
Bought some carbon fiber tube and added that to the barrel.
Will report back asap.

Smitty8141 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2015, 12:39:51 AM »

Bob,
I'm hoping to get out this weekend again. I'll run another target out at 234 and shoot another group or two. I shoot at 207 also and the holes in the paper are elongated just like at 234. I don't know the actual drop, I can only report what Chairgun says. I can tell you that I have my scope elevated in the rear far enough that the barrel is shooting well above the target. I'm hoping to stretch to 250 as soon as I get a chance. Unfortunately my FX Boss has developed a leak near the air gauge. Hopefully it doesn't get worse before I get a chance.

Kevin

Voltar1 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 06, 2015, 01:09:31 AM »

Kevin, would you confirm what chair gun gives for mine?
Sighted in for 50 yards. Velocity is 850 iirc. 264 yards the point of aim is 18 ft above impact.
See if that jives with chairgun. 44 gr JSB pellets.

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