The Daystate is shooting well. I have found that adding 20 drops of Ballistol to a tin of Crosman Premier 14.3 gr pellets gives me a slight improvement in accuracy. 10 five shot groups at 50 yards came in at .65" with quartering 5 mph wind. 15 ten shot groups at 25 yards averaged .491" with an 8 mph crosswind.
I am not good at shooting in the wind, so I am pleased with that level of performance. Economical fun at a penny and a half per shot. The gun does better with JSB and Air Arms pellets, but I cannot justify spending three as much for the marginal gain in performance.
I think our friend OS OK would cut my groups by 1/3 or more with the setup he has to gauge wind. I am too lazy to go there but I admire those who do. Plus, it is "nice" to have an excuse for mediocre results...LOL!
Don Verna
I doubt I could do that Don. Something I've just recently realized is that no matter how tight I manage to get a group together there is always that wind factor of error included. Once I started trying to understand how the wind works on my range it became even more fun to work on grouping.
It is frustrating too but the more you work at it the more satisfaction there is in any shooting session and especially so when you get acceptable results.
When you get your first tight group using Kentucky Windage...where your POA is not on the 'X', yet you see them grouping in & around the 'X'...you will be elated!
It seems at first like there's too much grey area around calling the wind but with practice you get better & better.
One of the guys over on RimfireCentral <(? - JAIA ?) said...to shoot with precision you not only need small groups but you need to hit what your aiming at. That's where the small green spots came from...if I group on that spot, I have shot with precision...if I group off the spot, regardless of group size...it is a fail. Set high expectations of yourself and your auxiliary equipment and your sessions will become much more rewarding.
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Finally had the chance to make the end caps for the tube, it’s held together with a 1/4" thru threaded rod
Last edited by Harry Tobin; 02-28-2023 at 05:46 PM.
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Harry ... that FORD BLUE color alone is going to knock .100" off your groups!
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Harry that is the plan right now. AS soon as I can go angle hunting but first I have to decide whether I need the 30-06 or maybe the .41 magnum will do. I haven't hunted angles before. lol, james
For the last thing I wanted was a clean out tool for the tube, that I can just hang that on the backside of the back stop
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No wonder they call you 'BACKYARD INVENTOR' Harry...you think of everything! ...
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Nicely Done.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |