What does the GRAIN mean on the tin??

[blacta]

on my Logun Pentetrator pellets it says 9.5gr and on my BSA Elite it says 7.87 grain? its .177

wondering if bigger grain made the pellet better?

also should you go for a lighter pellet or heavier one in .177?

i found heavier drops more at longer distances,

Toby

[alexm]

It's the pellet weight.

 

1 grain = 0.0648 grammes

Edited August 10, 2008 by alexm

[blacta]

i find the elite heavier though?

[milo2005]

if you are running at 12 mate it will not make a great deal of difference,just et to know what pellets your barrel likes to eat lol

[Biffo1262]

i find the elite heavier though?

 

You are unlikely to have a means sensitive enough to weigh a single or even a small number of pellets. I suggest you take perhaps 100 of each or indeed a whole tin of each (excluding the tin) and compare them that way using kitchen scales which should clarify the situation for you.

 

Steve

Edited August 11, 2008 by Biffo1262

[larson]

i use a heavy pellet and try to get in close for the shot. the bisley magnum is 10.6gr and with it been a heavy pellet i recon it wont blow of course as much with a wind.. i could be wrong

[bullet boy]

The weight of the pellet.

[deejay]

the waight of the pellet is in grains,now if it is a springer then you need to find a good light pellet for the rifle as a springer will fire them out a lot harder than a heavy pellet. (which is good)

as the opposite with a pcp use a heavier pellet for the pcp not stupidly heavy though,dontwant them dropping out the end of the barrel.177 or 22 makes no difference really just a flatter trajectory with the 177 but a higher penetration factor.going to stop there as we could go on all day.