The $100 challenge.....

Nope left it just as is haha

Some old Daisy pellets

I'll do a shot string using them with the gun uncleaned, then do a clean and another shot group test them so from there with pellet picking and tuning

Bit I hope. If it's blowing smoke it's probly dieseling from oil to protect the barrel. Most likely the most powerful shots it will ever do lol.
Shame on you billbob treating a target rifle like that. With all the work air chief put into the presion machined parts, you've probly put something out of whack that will stop it being so accurate. Snigger snigger

Air chief target 177 pellets are 8.18gr
No sure if actual head size just has 4.5mm.
Made by h&n.
Im guessing that's a good starting point for the size and weight pellets they would recommend.
Me I'm not going to buy lots of pellets to find best. Hopefully it likes sig. My 177 collection sux.

I know it's shocking for that distance.... But I am pleased I hit the box 🤣

I was hoping for a finely engineered American made trigger, oh dear. 

Ok, so I got one too… 🙈
Mine didnt even come in a box, they just took it off the shelf, took the price tag off it and handed it to me (I think I heard someone mumbling “good luck” as I took it…?) 😳

Will also give it a 5 shot group tomorrow before a througha cleaning, then another 5 shot group before we start dissecting things.
I’m going to be doing all my testing at 10m, because that’s an international standard for target air rifles, and also because that’s how far I can shoot in my garden (if I’m sitting in the dinning room 😂).

Billbob, that’s a horrendous group!!! 🙈 but if you look on the bright side, it can only get better from here on 👍🏻
Shoot a group at 10m so we can all compare apples with apples.

This whole excercise should be fun, I’m looking forward to it.
Pauly, you got one yet?

Hey or the pellet! When was the last time you found the best pellet first tin?
I'm going to try the docking rings to see if I can tune it to a pellet.
I also have a sneaking feeling from the 1322 which is closest I have to the fpe of this gun that head size will make a difference.
Once I get it clean and broken in I'll measure a few pellets and see.
I'm tempted to buy a tin of alloys just to see how they go.