Originally Posted by
Guesty
I don't fancy moving over to bullet heads and really high power as it would ricochet just like my .22LR.
I didn't realise that Baracuda accuracy dropped at 40ft/lb? I once had a Career that spat them at 1018fps average, 50ft/lb, but never did any serious long range accuracy testing.
It is all a question of pellet shape. Diabolo shaped pellets apparently start to tumble above a certain MV. Keeping Baracudas to around 850 ft sec (34 ft lb in .22) seems to optimise accuracy. If you use 30 -or even 40-grain bullet heads you suffer air inefficiency and gain very little in terms of effective killing range. The more I shoot FAC air rifles the more I am convinced that power levels above 35 ft lb in .22 are a complete waste of everything really. Rimfire is the tool of choice if that is where you need to be power-wise.
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