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  1. #1
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    How far will a pellet travel

    As above ashuming strong back wind optimum angle of fire and using a sub 12ft lb rifle. Any ideas how far it will go before touch down.
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    I can bounce my .177 across the lake I fish, well over 100 yards

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    @25 degrees ~450yds at a guess, maybe more (I'm not at my lappy so haven't got Chairgun to hand)

    EDIT With a tailwind 600yds?

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    Exclamation

    Maximum range achieved at an angle of 45 degrees. Should be able to work distance out......somehow
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    With no tailwind,

    optimum angle of 22 degrees
    Terminal energy 0.305 FtLbf
    Distance 424 yards.

    (With JSB Exacts)

    So I wasn't far off.

    Interestingly .20 & .22 carry further.
    Last edited by SpikeG; 17-08-2010 at 06:12 PM.

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    out of interest then, if you were to shoot vertically up, the pellet would eventually stop and fall down, so what would be its terminal velocity?!

    i mean i assume it would be the same as if you just dropped it fform a great height!?

    always pondered that one, but i dont get out much!

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    Thats surprised me i would have expected alot less. Can't get my head around .22 traveling further. We used to shoot on council land and they made us section off 200mtr and i thought that would have been enough. live and learn.

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