.funny thing is I only found this thread because I searched for airtech. I wanted to know people's thoughts on the company. I was looking for a longer cylinder for my Ultra.
I think I'll take a rain check on that one!
.funny thing is I only found this thread because I searched for airtech. I wanted to know people's thoughts on the company. I was looking for a longer cylinder for my Ultra.
I think I'll take a rain check on that one!
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Air Arms Field
SHOT 1 784=11.49
2 784=11.49
3 787=11.55
4 784=11.49
5 789=11.61
6 783=11.43
7 784=11.49
8 787=11.55
9 784=11.49
10 789=11.61
Check that out with JSB or Air Arms field Heavies and it will be over the 12 ft/lbs limit
I would say that it is not only the heavy weight pellets that may send a gun FAC if it is set too high with the 8.44s. I recently put a batch of JSB 8.44 grs, 4.50 mm through all my .177 PCPs ( Hw 100, S 400 and the Regal ) and they all came very close to being FAC , about 11.9 with the S400 and a little less with the others. As my guns are all set @ about 11.2/11.3 ft.lbs you can imagine the shock when I saw the Chrono figures.
This pellet made as much ME as a JSB Heavy if not a tad more. Perhaps due to the small head size and the skirt making less friction in the barrel? The pellet is almost useless as far as accuracy goes so it would never be used but I am sure that you see the point that I am making.
I always used to advocate the use of a standard pellet for setting the power of sub 12 air guns or any subsequent testing by Police just to keep the doubt and unfairness out of the equation but now I have to rethink the whole idea with this revelation. Who would use an inaccurate but high energy pellet to do target or hunt with in an airgun?
A.G
That's not always the case I've found that using a chronograph will give you a better idea.
I've tested rifles with 8.4 and 10.8 grain pellets and they've given a lower power reading with the 10.8 grain pellets.
Put it over the chronograph and let us see what it's doing please.