figgy Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Who weigh their pellets and to what tolerances? I was thinking point one tenth of a grain either side of what's on the tin is accurate enough for general ranges. Anything around half a grain out needs sorting into different lots. .177 JSB Exacts 8.4 and heavies are quite close with the odd one a little off. .22 Webley Verminpell upto point four of a grain higher and lower than on tin descrepency and Bisley Magnums in .22 some upto point eight of a grain out, that's got to make a difference at 35 to 40 yards. What do you all do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitetail Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I used to all the time, I found at 70yds plus that you would get vertical stringing on the groups if you used pellets that varied by 0.2 to 0.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) My scales only go to say 8.4 they don't go to 8.44 so nearest I can go is a tenth of a grain. I'll have to sort my pellets into different lots by weight and shoot them at different distances and see just what the vertical stringing is like by half a grain and a full grain. Be interesting to see how much or little it's effect is. Probably a lot more on .22 as I know AA field diabolise are about a mil dot higher than Bisley mags at 25meters on my scope. Bit more weight difference between them two pellets but at say 45 yards even a grain is going to show. Edited March 12, 2016 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 for hunting I will use pellets straight from the tin as I,m only shooting to 40yrds max, I will always check the skirts are ok before placing in the magazine, for FT I will weigh a full tin of pellets and discard any damaged ones, when weighing I will put them into different weight groups because I,m shooting further than 40 yrds,a lot of comp shooters just use them from the tin, in all honesty you don't need to weigh your pellets, I do mine for piece of mind so I know that bloody miss was me and not the pellet so unless you are shooting FT/HFT to a very high standard use them straight from the tin, the quality of pellets these days is far superior to what they were in the past and as long as you stick to the better brands like jsb,s and h&n,s you will be fine, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Marksman pellets all weigh the same, other more expensive ones don't. Something wrong there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Jeeeesus - you guys need to get out more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Jeeeesus - you guys need to get out more when you can't get out or get with a bit of diy, this passes the time and proves whether your pellets are doing what they say on the tin. When you have a good group and then get odd flyers but they didn't look damaged you know you didn't pull the shot, you wonder why or I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 I know exactly what you mean figgy - but I suppose it depends on what "floats your Boat". I would find the endless task of attempting to put 10 shots thru the same hole rather depressing but I can understand the desire for perfection. I was out this morning at 6:15 after squizzers and as I got into position I managed to knock my S410 over from the tree that I had leant it against - if I had spent less time cussing and more time concentrating I may have avoided doing exactly the same thing again seconds later - each time she fell it was with a sickening thud. I had no choice but to carry on and within 15 minutes I had one in the bag but just did not feel right not knowing that the gun may be off zero. Bought her home and cleaned all the mud off and then put a target down the garden to see how much damage had been done.....25 yards exactly - 10 Barracuda Hunter Extremes tore a ragged hole that I could hide with a 5p coin slightly above the centre of the Bull. Now that floats my Boat....straight out of the Tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Good batch of pellets your gun likes. I like to know when I pull the trigger if I've done my bit the target will be hit on the point of aim. Not shoot low or high because of descrepencies in weights. If I weigh a tin out of a batch and find them ok if take it as granted the other tins are ok. When zeroing and checking drops at different distances I get odd high and low shots I need to check them. If out in the field I'd just keep shooting and wonder about the misses being me. Like I say bored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 figgy,, i dont think its being bored mate, I like to make sure everything is right, if it gives you confidence then do it, if it helps you sort any discrepancies then do it, nothing better than being confident in your equipment,, well so the ex wife said anyway :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Evo I gave up air rifle shooting and tuning over 15 years ago as I was bored of having got to the point I didn't think about windage or holdeover id shot that much I knew what was needed for the pellets and scope I used. Force of habit and old habits die hard,as soon as I'm bored and have time I will try too remove as many variables as I can. Drives my Mrs mad sometimes. Asked her if she fancied weighing some pellets, the look she gave me would have took the paint off a door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Evo I gave up air rifle shooting and tuning over 15 years ago as I was bored of having got to the point I didn't think about windage or holdeover id shot that much I knew what was needed for the pellets and scope I used. Force of habit and old habits die hard,as soon as I'm bored and have time I will try too remove as many variables as I can. Drives my Mrs mad sometimes. Asked her if she fancied weighing some pellets, the look she gave me would have took the paint off a door. :lol: nice one,, I wouldn,t let the wife near my pellets lol, mind you if I asked her I,d probably get a slap :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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