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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by SmokeyJoe - Today at 04:50:46 AMQuote from: jaeger88 on Today at 04:44:15 AMOK, well don't forget to dial in temperature, wind, humidity, altitude & of course, Coriolis effect as well.Aaah, i see. I was under impression the resizer could flare the skirt out to a slightly bigger OAD. Ignore me, I'll put my dunce cap back on.
Unfortunately the pellet sizer's I have can only size down, not up. So that's not going to help you at all. Is this a problem with the S200 mags, TDR mags or both ?. Ive not had that problem with my S501 .177 Mags.
Basically, in their simplest form, pellet sizer's are just a tapered tube, with the exit hole of the desired diameter. You just push a pellet all the way through. You can get em from Amazon for an Ayrton Senna.(10 English dollars), The better quality ones are made by T R Rob, & are adjustable.
I see, so I can see why the resizer would be nice for a bit more consistency, especially with some of the junk pellets I've seen!
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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by jaeger88 - Today at 04:44:15 AMOK, well don't forget to dial in temperature, wind, humidity, altitude & of course, Coriolis effect as well.
Unfortunately the pellet sizer's I have can only size down, not up. So that's not going to help you at all. Is this a problem with the S200 mags, TDR mags or both ?. Ive not had that problem with my S501 .177 Mags.
Basically, in their simplest form, pellet sizer's are just a tapered tube, with the exit hole of the desired diameter. You just push a pellet all the way through. You can get em from Amazon for an Ayrton Senna.(10 English dollars), The better quality ones are made by T R Rob, & are adjustable.
Unfortunately the pellet sizer's I have can only size down, not up. So that's not going to help you at all. Is this a problem with the S200 mags, TDR mags or both ?. Ive not had that problem with my S501 .177 Mags.
Basically, in their simplest form, pellet sizer's are just a tapered tube, with the exit hole of the desired diameter. You just push a pellet all the way through. You can get em from Amazon for an Ayrton Senna.(10 English dollars), The better quality ones are made by T R Rob, & are adjustable.
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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by SmokeyJoe - Today at 02:19:08 AMYes of course. I'll just have to factor in the 'curvature of the earth' then I'll let you know.
Did you say you use a pellet resizer? Sometimes the pellets drop out of the TDR's magazine, I am wondering if a pellet resizer may help prevent that
Did you say you use a pellet resizer? Sometimes the pellets drop out of the TDR's magazine, I am wondering if a pellet resizer may help prevent that
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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by jaeger88 - Yesterday at 09:05:09 AMYou WILL let me know which is more accurate at 1,000 yds though, wont you ?.
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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by jaeger88 - Yesterday at 08:03:49 AMAre 5.51's better than 5.52's ?.
The answer to that one is................I don't know the answer.
Individual rifles are all different, yours could prefer either.
Trial & error is the only way to find out.
The answer to that one is................I don't know the answer.
Individual rifles are all different, yours could prefer either.
Trial & error is the only way to find out.
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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by SmokeyJoe - Yesterday at 04:54:49 AMhaha, why thank you Sir.
No, I mean, why should I?
Ok so now i know where the label is, wanna enlighten me on the different choices and whether 0.1mm extra tight skirt (steady) will give me lasers at 1000 yards with 10.7 fpe?
Don't worry, you can give your real opinion, nobody will jump on you (unless I organise a seance for a second opinion)
No, I mean, why should I?
Ok so now i know where the label is, wanna enlighten me on the different choices and whether 0.1mm extra tight skirt (steady) will give me lasers at 1000 yards with 10.7 fpe?
Don't worry, you can give your real opinion, nobody will jump on you (unless I organise a seance for a second opinion)
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AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by jaeger88 - Yesterday at 01:07:40 AMAir Arms pellet tins are generic Joe, & printed on the lid of the tin with the caliber. if you look on the bottom of the tin, it should have a label giving the actual pellet size. 5.50/5.51/5.52. The same label also gives other information, like, date of manufacture etc.
If you get bored Joe, Air Arms also do a colouring book. You have to supply your own crayons though. 
If you get bored Joe, Air Arms also do a colouring book. You have to supply your own crayons though. #8
AIR GUNS / Re: 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets -...
Last post by SmokeyJoe - April 26, 2024, 08:06:36 AMPS - I THINK we are using 5.52, the tin only says 5.5mm for some stupid reason!
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AIR GUNS / 5.52mm vs 5.51mm pellets - Wha...
Last post by SmokeyJoe - April 26, 2024, 08:04:03 AMBeen zeroing an Air Arms S200 and newly purchased S410 TDR (very nice bit of kit!)
The S200 has done nicely with Air Arms Diabolo pellets. Lovely groups.
The TDR came with half a tin of BSA pellets, they struggled to make sub 2 inch groups at 40 yards. Threw some of the AA Diabolos in it and it was hole on hole. Phew, that confirms the barrel's not bent
Now need to buy more of these AA Diabolos and i see two options: 5.51mm or 5.52mm.
The ones we've been using are 5.52. Is there any reason to try the 5.51? I'd assume not due to possibility of falling out of the fiddly little magazines, but I'd be interested in thoughts on it and why the option is there. Here's a link, more to show our American cousins the sort of prices we Brits have to suffer on the wrong side of the pond.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114130828645?var=414387472745
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POST A POLL / Re: Good hunting gear fot turk...
Last post by gitano - April 25, 2024, 08:25:46 PMWelcome Gabe.
One of the 'myths' (another word for lies tood by manufacturers) is that red dots don't have parallax issues. Usually stated like this, "No matter where your eye is, the red dot is always on the target." That's a bald-faced lie. I personally owned a very high-end red dot sight. I was intrigued by the idea of "no parallax". So i tried it. The red dot moved ALL OVER THE PLACE! To say it stays on the target is beyond absurd!
The second issue with red dots is the size, in minutes of an angle. USED TO BE, you could PAY FOR a 1MOA dot. But today, it's EXTREMELY difficult to get a 1 MOA dot. Most are 2MOAs. What that means is that at 100y, the DOT covers TWO INCHES OF THE TARGET. Two inches at 100y is EXTREMELY poor aiming ability. That's the error IN THE AIMING DEVICE. Whatever error thr firearm has is ADDED to that TWO MOA error of the sight.
How many precision shooters or snipers do you see using red dots? It's a rhetorical question. Red dots are for 'spray-n-pray" shooting. Scopes are for sniping.
Paul
One of the 'myths' (another word for lies tood by manufacturers) is that red dots don't have parallax issues. Usually stated like this, "No matter where your eye is, the red dot is always on the target." That's a bald-faced lie. I personally owned a very high-end red dot sight. I was intrigued by the idea of "no parallax". So i tried it. The red dot moved ALL OVER THE PLACE! To say it stays on the target is beyond absurd!
The second issue with red dots is the size, in minutes of an angle. USED TO BE, you could PAY FOR a 1MOA dot. But today, it's EXTREMELY difficult to get a 1 MOA dot. Most are 2MOAs. What that means is that at 100y, the DOT covers TWO INCHES OF THE TARGET. Two inches at 100y is EXTREMELY poor aiming ability. That's the error IN THE AIMING DEVICE. Whatever error thr firearm has is ADDED to that TWO MOA error of the sight.
How many precision shooters or snipers do you see using red dots? It's a rhetorical question. Red dots are for 'spray-n-pray" shooting. Scopes are for sniping.
Paul