H&N .25 FTT Pellets

[wymberley]

Had to laugh, Seems there's a bit of a debate as to what these actually weigh as there's a 0.15 gr discrepancy Well, as I had the scales out for another job I had a look and mine individually and also as an average of 20 came in at 0.16 gr less than the lightest of the two under debate. 

[scarecrow243]

some times weighing pellets in grains will give a lot of different weights try weighing them in grams most tins have both weights on them

[wymberley]

24 minutes ago, scarecrow243 said:

some times weighing pellets in grains will give a lot of different weights try weighing them in grams most tins have both weights on them

Which is why having weighed a couple individually I then weighed 20 and took an average. There is a similarity between weighing on a set of scales calibrated in grams and a set in grains as there is between measuring (proof) pressure by using the crusher and the transducer systems. 

Edited Thursday at 11:06 by wymberley

[marquesgriffin]

It's interesting to see the weight variance in these parts! A 0.15 gr discrepancy can be noticeable depending on the precision required. It's great that you were able to weigh 20 of them to get a more accurate average.

Even with a small difference like 0.16 gr, precision can be important. Knowing the exact weight can be crucial in certain applications, especially when dealing with very small components.

[wymberley]

As mentioned elsewhere, I'm now too old to fiddle so subject to an acceptable level of accuracy with different pellets my power output  will stay on the '21' on the Crown dial which suits the Baracudas should I find any other pellets that take my fancy. I have to confess that I was somewhat surprised at the velocity of the FTTs when I measured them -  coming in at 1037 ft/sec. I'm stuck for a few days now and with no idea of how things might work out from an accuracy point of view. Consequently, could anyone kindly give me an idea of what longer range accuracy these are likely to produce?

MTIA

[Mice!]

1 hour ago, wymberley said:

Consequently, could anyone kindly give me an idea of what longer range accuracy these are likely to produce?

Like all pellets,  you won't know till you try some 👍

[wymberley]

6 hours ago, Mice! said:

Like all pellets,  you won't know till you try some 👍

Yep, agreed, but a rough idea would be good.

[Ultrastu]

9 hours ago, wymberley said:

As mentioned elsewhere, I'm now too old to fiddle so subject to an acceptable level of accuracy with different pellets my power output  will stay on the '21' on the Crown dial which suits the Baracudas should I find any other pellets that take my fancy. I have to confess that I was somewhat surprised at the velocity of the FTTs when I measured them -  coming in at 1037 ft/sec. I'm stuck for a few days now and with no idea of how things might work out from an accuracy point of view. Consequently, could anyone kindly give me an idea of what longer range accuracy these are likely to produce?

MTIA

Yeah probably pretty poor accuracy at distance. 

That was my experience  at least. 

King's for me are far better and only 5 grns more .

[Stonepark]

There seems to be several moulds or dies involved in these FTT pellets.

I separate into the 3 separate classes, use the high and low weight pellets for plinking and the middle (usually 70% or so) ones for hunting.

[wymberley]

Thank you, Guys.

I only bought a small sample quantity mainly to see how quick they'd be. Having found out how fast they're going, I'll get some more and find out precisely where they're going.

Having bought a right load of Kings I then discovered the rifle preferred the Baracudas which is why I 've had a look at the FTTs. It'll be interesting to see how they perform as I've compared their performance (excluding accuracy at the moment) with the Jumbos in the .22 which suggests that one rifle may be sufficient although the FTTs do have more unnecessary residual energy for the maximum range that I had in mind but not excessively so. I'm not getting any younger and I know someone who might like the .22. We'll see.

Edited Saturday at 13:21 by wymberley

[.357shooter]

well going back over 12 years they varied a lot.some would group the size of my hand at 20y and others within half an inch.some fell half way down my barrel and others were as they should be.not checked any since buying my hw80 last year though as things have improved a lot.