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Scot Yes, maybe I had a bad batch last time. I am using RWS Meisterkugeln, their Professional, second grade (behind the R10 Premium grade) 8.2 grain diabolo shaped pellets, 4.49 mm; more than good enough for my grade of shooting. I just measured 10 pellets straight out of the tin, and got 5 that wer...

Oops! Sorted the pellets to 8.2 +/- 0.05 grain, not 0.5 - they already varied by something like that.

A note on chronograph results. After I changed some seals on my FWB, I tried to adjust the balance between the regulator and the striker spring setting for most uniform velocity on the chronograph, and was not happy with the standard deviations I was getting on strings on ten shots. On a hunch, I me...

A personal opinion, may not meet with general agreement, but works for me. Centering in the rear aperture is of minor importance. Consider the size of the rear aperture, and that you must be using an area of it, not a single point, to get appreciable light through. So whatever you do with the rear a...

I was recently adjusting my rifle after changing all the seals and lubricating, and was adjusting for the smallest spread of muzzle velocity on the chronograph, using RWS Meisterkugeln, Professional Line pellets. The standard deviation on strings of 10 shots was a bit disappointing and I wondered ab...

Perhaps it can be good for the eyes. I shoot right handed. Some years back I noticed that if I tried to read when I was tired, I would close my right eye and read with my left. Not long after, I was shooting several times a week, and finding my right eye getting strained after about 20 shots. After ...