Snipe

[barts101]

Hi there
Been shooting the sfs snipe in .25
Currently doing 10.3
Is the power purposely set to this or simply this is the max that at .25 hw99s can do
Cheers
Dave

[villaman]

What pellets have you tried and how many ?

[barts101]

AA diablo
25.4 grns
About 1 tin gone through

[Trumpetier]

I think h&n ftt are 20 grn they might up your power

[barts101]

Cheers mate
Will get some
The gun shoots tight groups, clover leaf at 30 yards easily.
Curious if this is the max power
D

[angrybear]

When I had a sub 12 .25 cal I tested loads of pellets, I found that once you reached 22-23gns power started to drop away because there is just too much mass for the available power to accelerate effectively.

They look cheap & nasty but seriously try marksman they're only 18gns ish, I found them excellent .

[villaman]

Yep try lighter pellets like H&N ftt

[PhatMan]

Dave,

Trajectory wise, there is very little difference between 10.3 & 11.5 ft.lb in 0.25" - a matter of an inch at forty (40) yards.

Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

[robthedog]

I tried all sorts of pellets in mine, which is an 80, keeping it under 12 was its biggest problem, but i now have it running at 11.4 with ftt's which are a good weight.

Rob

[xbow]

Dave,

Trajectory wise, there is very little difference between 10.3 & 11.5 ft.lb in 0.25" - a matter of an inch at forty (40) yards.

Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

I’m quite surprised by that, thanks for posting the graph.

[barts101]

Hi there
Thank you for the advice, much appreciated.
Can't beat this forum.
All the best

Dave

[lensman57]

Hi there
Been shooting the sfs snipe in .25
Currently doing 10.3
Is the power purposely set to this or simply this is the max that at .25 hw99s can do
Cheers
Dave

The guys from Vermin Hunters
TV had one of these a while ago, in one their videos, and I am sure that the power was around 10.5 ft.lbs. They were using the H&N FTT at 19.9 grs.

A.G

[barts101]

The guys from Vermin Hunters
TV had one of these a while ago, in one their videos, and I am sure that the power was around 10.5 ft.lbs. They were using the H&N FTT at 19.9 grs.

A.G

Just viewed the vermin hunters tv snipe video, not bad.
Is very accurate at 30, will try at 50 this sunday.
Cheers
Dave

[barts101]

Snipe is now running at 10.9
Now has a top hat fitted.
Very consistent and still easy to cock.

[Trumpetier]

Did you try it at 50 yards ?