FWB 100 etc. testing

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:04 pm

Has anyone done any serious pellet testing using one of the FWB 100 series guns?

How did you do it? My own tests were not very dependable because I had trouble getting a good "lock" on the gun. The Pardini K58 was easy because it had large "flats" enabling uniform replacement in a simple jig after cocking. Not so with the 100 series. I know there must be a way, but I don't want to bother reinventing the wheel.

Fortunately, my gun shoots exactly to point of "call."

I know Naimed1983 did this a few years ago, but gave no details.

Pat McCoy · Post by **Pat McCoy** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:46 pm

Sorry, but pellet testing IS reinventing the wheel. Many threads here have shown that any top quality pellet will easily hold the X ring.

Different deal with rifle, due to the small dot for tens.

kevinweiho · Post by **kevinweiho** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:58 am

If you're not striving to win a medal or contest then pellet testing is not necessary.

Like Pat said, "any quality pellet will do".

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:42 pm

I'm always striving to kick ass!

kevinweiho · Post by **kevinweiho** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:31 pm

Rover wrote:I'm always striving to kick ass!

Well, then I advise you to go to anger managment therapy....

Gwhite · Post by **Gwhite** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:31 pm

What is important is that you will gain more points by using the time for practice & training, rather than pellet testing. Some folks like to tinker & experiment, and if you want to do it out of curiosity, that's fine. Just don't let the time you spend on it detract from doing activities that will have a much higher pay-off on your scores.

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:19 pm

I don't need anger management; I laugh while I do it.

Doesn't anyone have an answer?

RandomShotz · Post by **RandomShotz** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:33 pm

I think the answer is, it does not depend on the make of your gun so much as on what your particular gun likes and it won't make much difference anyway.

Or, to put it another way, if you want to kick ass then stop wasting time asking pointless questions and go practice.

Roger

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:09 am

No, I want to know about pellet testing the FWB100. Kicking ass is another subject entirely.

"I think the answer is, it does not depend on the make of your gun so much as on what your particular gun likes and it won't make much difference anyway."

How do you know? Did you test one or do believe everything you read here? Do you KNOW your gun doesn't have a damaged crown or that a particular pellet just shoots poorly in it? Do you remember the gun that was shipped with a test target and no hole for a bore?

I will determine this stuff for myself and for anyone else who finds my testing interesting/useful.

Scrench · Post by **Scrench** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:38 pm

Rover,

I test pellets in every gun I get, and I think it does make a difference, but I've narrowed it down a bit for pistols. Chances are, no matter what pistol you shoot, if you use one of these pellets you will do just fine, but only one of these will give you the tightest groups, and that's for you to find out.

RWS R10 Match Plus
RWS Meisterkugeln Pro Line
H&N Sport Finale Match Pistol
JSB Match Diabolo (Green Tin)

There may be a few others, like Crossman Premiers, not really a match pellet, but it was by far the most accurate in a Webley Alecto I had.

One other point, I read somewhere in here by a world-class shooter that the pellet that shoots wonderfully off of a bench may not be the best one that shoots from your hand. He suggested not testing from a bench but always by hand.

For What It's Worth,
Richard