25 cal cricket sweetest spot?
Im sure this question its been answered many times. I tried to look for the thread but couldn’t find it, so might as well ask and maybe i get a new up to date answer.
what is the sweet spot for long range shooting for 25 cal cricket using JSB, Meaning what FPS…..50 yards gets pretty boring with this gun really fast its like watching porn its fun and exciting at first, then after 5 minutes its get boring.
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The 25 kings the last year have been junk to say the least. What a shame. The Air arms are even worse when you weigh them. I guess supply and demand is starting to produce junk now instead of backorders.
Is this batch of Kings from this year ?
The last time I stock piled and weighed Kings was in 2013 batch I have only 38 tins of 500 left.
The difference in weight maximum is .28 grains over a tin of 500 ct.
The best and most accurate batch I have is from June 2011 and have only 52 tins of 500 left over.
The difference in weight maximum is .12 grains over a tin of 500 ct.
~ GKU
My .25 is shooting well now, but not where I want it yet. So, I bought an electronic scale to weigh my pellets. I have to say, after spending over an hour weighing, the difference in weights with the JSB is what I would call significant. The difference in weight maximum was 1 grain. The average was .3 grains. Over 50% of the pellets weighed .1 grain over the advertised weight. Scale problem? Maybe, but mine comes with a calibration weight.
Admittedly, the difference in weight was, in nearly every case, less than 3%. Is that a lot? Not on paper, but when I load the gun, the variation in the POI was significant. At 40 yards, the difference was nearly 1/2 inch between the highest and lowest weight. The lighter weight pellets produced the fliers and the heavier pellets grouped better.
It took me two tins to get one tin’s worth of consistent pellets and they weigh 25.5 grains – .1 grain more than advertised.
Is this a big deal? For me and my finicky Cricket, it is – I want consistent grouping. So, it looks like I will be weighing my pellets from now on.
Mine likes JSB Kings at 920 fps. fill to 230 bar, shoot down to 130 (maybe a bit lower) Longest shot to date, head shot on a turtle at 139 yards… 70-90 and in is a gimmie IF I do my part. Out to 50 yds (far as I’ve tried ’em) the polymags shoot same hole as Kings, and almost as tight. Dropped a 100 lb boar DRT with a earhole shot with Kings, Pellet was under the skin in upper neck on the opposite side. Shot was 40 yards.
Hard to say about your 25 cal ?
Being that the sweet spot can vary with each gun.
Members have posted anywhere between 880-950 fps with Kings.
I’d start high at around 950 fps and work my way down.
You need to check your gun at 50, 75 and 100 yards ranges also.
My friends Cricket 25 cal likes Kings at 920 fps.
~ GKU
I like to place a bottle cap at 80 yds and hit repeatedly to show off to friends, they always bet against me the first time
Good question! My .25 is set up to shoot jsb’s at 920′ 50 yd zero, and I have it aimed at two elevated spots 106 yes, and 112 yds, wind is almost always 3-5 mph right to left, I only miss if the gun has sat for two days and it’s my first shot, I will have to add a 1/4 mill or I’ll miss, sometimes when a crow lands on one of the spots, I rush to get camera turned on and I will forget. Anyone else have the low poi first shot symptom?
I agree, the 40-50 yard shots should be a give-me. I’m zeroed at 60 and really like the 60-90 ranges. It’s kind of like spending $1000 for a new bow and shooting it 15-20 yds out of a tree stand .. Stretch it out and see what it’ll do.
GRSMKR
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You know I thought that of the JSB 22 cal pellets being so popular now days, but it doesn’t seem to bad yet.
I have gotten some bad lot of JSB 22 cal, so I’ve been buying more frequently in smaller batches.
The 177 cal seem to me to be to most reliable when it comes to good consistency over the years compared to other cals.
Maybe less prone to shipping damage also ?
~ GKU