Hades in a Gamo CFR .22

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   U lost me in translation there Kruza…
I want every one of my rifles to be as accurate as possible.
If it can’t produce a tight group it’s not worth a thing.
What constitutes a tight group (in my opinion) varies from rifle to rifle, depending on what my intended use is for that particular rifle.
A 10cm group at 15m was acceptable for my old work rifle.
But that was a .458 Lott charge stopper, shot freehand with open sights, 3 shots in 8 seconds.
I have different expectations for a pcp, and different expectations for a springer.
For a rabbit hunting rifle the bare minimum acceptable group for me would be the bottle top test. Of course if it can stack pellet on pellet that’s awesome, but not every one has a rifle that can. 
And that’s why we keep testing, always trying to improve.

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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 884	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2023 at 11:46pm
	U lost me in translation there Kruza… I want every one of my rifles to be as accurate as possible. If it can’t produce a tight group it’s not worth a thing. What constitutes a tight group (in my opinion) varies from rifle to rifle, depending on what my intended use is for that particular rifle. A 10cm group at 15m was acceptable for my old work rifle. But that was a .458 Lott charge stopper, shot freehand with open sights, 3 shots in 8 seconds. I have different expectations for a pcp, and different expectations for a springer. For a rabbit hunting rifle the bare minimum acceptable group for me would be the bottle top test. Of course if it can stack pellet on pellet that’s awesome, but not every one has a rifle that can. And that’s why we keep testing, always trying to improve.
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kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2284	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2023 at 2:18pm
	I'm curious at the OK for hunting remark. As Opposed to what? Target shooting. Surely not, you wouldn't wasn't a hunting rifle of less prrsion than a target rifle?

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1410	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 10:46pm
	Thaat's good. In my experience with springers it pays to fire a few shots to kinda warm it up, so to speak. The H&N pellets are a harder lead, and it also pays to clean or shoot a few shots if you change pellets to kinda re lead to suit.

Billbobnz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 Jun 2020 Location: Ashburton Status: Offline Posts: 867	Post Options Post Reply Quote Billbobnz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 9:23pm
	Woooooo that's a great result. Pays to check alot of pellets to find the right one. Edited by Billbobnz - 22 Jun 2023 at 9:24pm

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 884	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 9:04pm
	Hi Folks, A while ago I tried a few different pellets in my CFR under lever. Tried the H&N variety pack and the baracuda hunter grouped well, but you can’t buy them in the shops… 😡 (Why put them in a test pack if you can’t buy them???) I ended up using baracuda hunter extreams with ok groups of 20mm at 25m. Not great but ok for hunting. This afternoon I tested the JSB Hades against the hunter extreams, and I found out that my Gamo CFR quite likes the Hades 15.89gr in .22. Shooting at 25m, I shot a sighter, then an 8 shot group. It seemed to settle after 3 shots, and the last 6 shots were a one hole group with a ctc of 7mm…. Hummm. It’s not a TX200, but I’ll take that any day thanks 😉
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