Long range shooting with the FWB 300S .177

[Yrrah]

Time for a summary of what this FWB 300 S gem has done at its best in ideal conditions so far... 655 fps/ 8.0 fpe. All groups are 5 shot groups excepting the last "cluster".

Left click the mouse on the URLs if the pics don't show.

50 yards:

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Below: the silhouettes are rimfire targets but scaled down to 50 metre value. The chicken is scaled up.

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60 yards:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... inches.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


71 yards: three groups. The top one has one pellet through the hole. Holes were the result from a .218 Ackley Bee.

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100 yards. The only two groups shot. Note the flattened pellets in the dirt at the bottom of the target.

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Close up of 1.75 inch group, two impacts in the right lower POI:

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Lastly this was an experiment to show whether the pellets were still stable in flight at extreme range of 147 yards ( a convenient tree. You will note that the holes are obviously clean with no sign of key holing. The pellets retrieved from the ground show they hit the hard tree bark point on and actually still made quite a ding in the bark. One pellet hit the painter's steel stand bar and shows it was point on too. I would still not like to be hit in the forehead with that!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... target.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 7yards.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Because I "walked the sight in" for this long range target I cannot claim it as a group, but obviously a number of pellets tracked pretty much together.

Conclusions: A lowly 10 m spring gun can hold its accuracy with the best JSB 8.4 gr pellets to a very much longer range than most people would have ever dreamed.... when conditions are excellent and stable.
Also, the pellets retain their stability all the way out there even from this low powered rifle 655 fps/ 8 fpe at the farm 3680 ft above sea level.

Thanks for traveling with me in this quest ... Kind regards, Harry.

[Lewis Reinhold]

Time for a summary of what this FWB 300 S gem has done at its best in ideal conditions so far... 655 fps/ 8.0 fpe. All groups are 5 shot groups excepting the last "cluster".

Left click the mouse on the URLs if the pics don't show.

50 yards:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 750309.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Below: the silhouettes are rimfire targets but scaled down to 50 metre value. The chicken is scaled up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... groups.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

60 yards:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... inches.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

71 yards: three groups. The top one has one pellet through the hole. Holes were the result from a .218 Ackley Bee.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... inches.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

100 yards. The only two groups shot. Note the flattened pellets in the dirt at the bottom of the target.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... inches.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Close up of 1.75 inch group, two impacts in the right lower POI:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... inches.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Lastly this was an experiment to show whether the pellets were still stable in flight at extreme range of 147 yards ( a convenient tree. You will note that the holes are obviously clean with no sign of key holing. The pellets retrieved from the ground show they hit the hard tree bark point on and actually still made quite a ding in the bark. One pellet hit the painter's steel stand bar and shows it was point on too. I would still not like to be hit in the forehead with that!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... target.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 7yards.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Because I "walked the sight in" for this long range target I cannot claim it as a group, but obviously a number of pellets tracked pretty much together.

Conclusions: A lowly 10 m spring gun can hold its accuracy with the best JSB 8.4 gr pellets to a very much longer range than most people would have ever dreamed.... when conditions are excellent and stable.
Also, the pellets retain their stability all the way out there even from this low powered rifle 655 fps/ 8 fpe at the farm 3680 ft above sea level.

Thanks for traveling with me in this quest ... Kind regards, Harry.

Amazing performance,Harry!
How do Exact Express go in it?

[Yrrah]

Time for a summary of what this FWB 300 S gem has done at its best in ideal conditions so far... 655 fps/ 8.0 fpe. All groups are 5 shot groups excepting the last "cluster".

Amazing performance,Harry!
How do Exact Express go in it?

The actual pictures are all up now folks.

Lewis the Exact Express are just as good out to 50 yards which is as far as I have shot them. However they are more affected by any wind. They do group well though when the air is stable.

Thanks Lewis, kind regards, harry ... PS Enjoy your break next week... H

For our South Aussie and Qld friends: Coopers Creek sunset: