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Posted: 02 Dec 2024 at 9:46am

How the shooting comp go?
From that I'd say the heads are way more of an issue.
So next thing would be the feeding the pellet in. Looking at some of the probes I've seen, none are ever shaped to pellet dimensions, so I'm assuming that there is play which could push the head harder to one side at times causes a flat spot. I've found hollow probe really good for loading and I wonder if it's because it engages the skirt only and creates a more balanced and even pressure feed.

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Posted: 02 Dec 2024 at 11:08am

Not great, I made a bad choice with the silhouettes which was my undoing.

My custom pistol won though! In the hands of a new member who made the same silhouette selection as me but was actually able to hit most of them Clap

The probe design may well play a part, but one of our club members recently noted that he thought he'd shaved a pellet loading from his factory FX mag and produced a flyer again reinforcing my theory.

Edited by KiwiTR6 - 02 Dec 2024 at 11:11am

FX Wildcat MK111 BT Sniper .25
FX Dreamline Classic .22
Diana Outlaw .22
Cometa Fenix 400 .177
Weihrauch HW50 .177
Crosman 2240 PCP Custom .22
Crosman 2250 PCP Custom .22
Brocock Grand Prix .22

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Posted: 02 Dec 2024 at 11:24am

Fun day though? Sweet your pistol took out tops.
That's the thing about target shooting i guess, it's all down too the day.
It's the really only the best shooter of the day, not always the best shooter.
I find that when in field I'm way more accurate than targets, don't waste so much time trying to get that perfect shot and let reflex take over. Seems to be more accurate than trying to make the perfect shot on a target once you've learnt your gun.

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Posted: 02 Dec 2024 at 12:10pm

Personally I think a pin locked
through the mag, made of steel,with steel inserts (plastic wear to fast) in the mag,alined to the actual gun (not generic) pulled out by the bolt action, sprung loaded and released by a sear type action as soon as it pulls out of the hole so it pushes onto the mag and locates the next hole as it spins or even just as the final alining device.
Couple of sprung ball bearings on stock end of mag or on rifle where mag inserts to keep pressure on mag holding it hard against barrel eliminating any gap. Smooth lead in to the very beginning of barrel with a tapered rifling leading up to where the pellet sits (theory being smooth part starts to shape any irregular pellet, tapered rifling allows the pellet to gentally cut rifling in to pellet before it sits in place) and a custom hollow probe made to pellet dimensions would do the trick.
I can see the design in me head but it won't get built by me.

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	How the shooting comp go? From that I'd say the heads are way more of an issue. So next thing would be the feeding the pellet in. Looking at some of the probes I've seen, none are ever shaped to pellet dimensions, so I'm assuming that there is play which could push the head harder to one side at times causes a flat spot. I've found hollow probe really good for loading and I wonder if it's because it engages the skirt only and creates a more balanced and even pressure feed.

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	Not great, I made a bad choice with the silhouettes which was my undoing. My custom pistol won though! In the hands of a new member who made the same silhouette selection as me but was actually able to hit most of them The probe design may well play a part, but one of our club members recently noted that he thought he'd shaved a pellet loading from his factory FX mag and produced a flyer again reinforcing my theory. Edited by KiwiTR6 - 02 Dec 2024 at 11:11am
	FX Wildcat MK111 BT Sniper .25 FX Dreamline Classic .22 Diana Outlaw .22 Cometa Fenix 400 .177 Weihrauch HW50 .177 Crosman 2240 PCP Custom .22 Crosman 2250 PCP Custom .22 Brocock Grand Prix .22

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	Fun day though? Sweet your pistol took out tops. That's the thing about target shooting i guess, it's all down too the day. It's the really only the best shooter of the day, not always the best shooter. I find that when in field I'm way more accurate than targets, don't waste so much time trying to get that perfect shot and let reflex take over. Seems to be more accurate than trying to make the perfect shot on a target once you've learnt your gun.

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: 2305	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 2024 at 12:10pm
	Personally I think a pin locked through the mag, made of steel,with steel inserts (plastic wear to fast) in the mag,alined to the actual gun (not generic) pulled out by the bolt action, sprung loaded and released by a sear type action as soon as it pulls out of the hole so it pushes onto the mag and locates the next hole as it spins or even just as the final alining device. Couple of sprung ball bearings on stock end of mag or on rifle where mag inserts to keep pressure on mag holding it hard against barrel eliminating any gap. Smooth lead in to the very beginning of barrel with a tapered rifling leading up to where the pellet sits (theory being smooth part starts to shape any irregular pellet, tapered rifling allows the pellet to gentally cut rifling in to pellet before it sits in place) and a custom hollow probe made to pellet dimensions would do the trick. I can see the design in me head but it won't get built by me.