"load testing" for an air rifle

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"load testing" for an air rifle

Post by chookah » 02 Dec 2013, 12:08 pm

Probably a stupid question, but will run it past the pros anyway :D

Is there an equivalent of load testing for an air rifle?

Obviously there is no powder weight, seating depth and all that... But I guess different velocities effect different pellets?

Can you tune a air pump up or down to match pellets or anything like that or do you just shoot different pellets till you find the most accurate one?
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Re: "load testing" for an air rifle

Post by Hadoku » 02 Dec 2013, 1:52 pm

I know there are adjustable pressure air rifles.

Couldn't tell you if that has anything to do with tinkering with the pressure for accuracy, but they do exist.
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Re: "load testing" for an air rifle

Post by Lorgar » 03 Dec 2013, 7:35 am

Hadoku wrote:I know there are adjustable pressure air rifles.


That's only for modern/fancy gas cylinder operated ones though right?

Regular old crank (or whatever it's called) air rifles like 99% of people have don't have any adjustment AFAIK...
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Re: "load testing" for an air rifle

Post by huccl » 03 Dec 2013, 8:08 am

chookah wrote:...or do you just shoot different pellets till you find the most accurate one?


Sounds like fun to me :D
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Post by Zilla » 03 Dec 2013, 8:46 am

chookah wrote:or do you just shoot different pellets till you find the most accurate one?


Any excuse to get to the range :D
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Re: "load testing" for an air rifle

Post by buster » 03 Dec 2013, 9:24 am

Bugger the air rifle, get back behind your Sendero ;)
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Re: "load testing" for an air rifle

Post by mahna » 04 Dec 2013, 8:08 am

I've stumbled across a few tuning how-to's on higher end ones like the Benjamin Marauder and that kind of thing.

Nothing for your regular off the shelf type air rifle AFAIK.
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Re: "load testing" for an air rifle

Post by padaro » 04 Dec 2013, 12:29 pm

Yep,

You shoot the air rifle. Then realise it's boring and go back to a proper rifle :lol:
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Post by Wheelbarrow » 04 Dec 2013, 1:07 pm

padaro wrote:You shoot the air rifle. Then realise it's boring and go back to a proper rifle :lol:


Sounds right :D
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