Different JSB Pellets?
I went to the range today. I wasn’t trying for good groups, just playing around. I tried a couple of 100 yard groups. The first one measured 1.552, the tin was about empty so, I thought that I would try a 10 shot group. After 10 shots, I still had a few left over and decided to shoot them out. 23 shots went into a 1.984″ group. I thought that I would open a new tin and shoot 3 more shots. All three shots grouped to the left and opened the group up from 1.984 to 2.595″!
I was down to about 2000 psi and my reg is set at around 1650 so, the reg wasn’t messing me up. I refilled and shot seven more groups. All of them shot to the left of my zero. On group 6, I adjusted the windage a little and then gave it a little more for group 7. I was getting too dark to shoot any more.
I could be missing something but, It seems that pellets, from the different labeled JSB tins, have a different poi. The barrel had been given a through cleaning about 80-100 shots ago. The only variables were the pellets and a fresh charge.
I just got 12 tins in from Pyramid Air and that shipment had 2 of the differently labeled tins in it. I have one left and will have to do some more testing. The pellets, from last tin that I have left, are shinier that the others. My Starrett calipers measures them to be the same height and dia.
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Thankx a lot mannnnn 🙂
Naser, this is the video I watched to figure out how to disassemble and
reassemble the gun… It is pretty simple but there are a few details and a
certain procedure that needs to be followed to get the gun back together
properly..
oldgoat,
At what speed are you shooting them ?
How to set the reg on the Matador, i saw the video on setting the hammer spring but not the reg.
Thankx
I got 10 of these tins too & they all look like the one on the right, Ed said to keep them between 1020-1090 FPS if i remember correctly.
Naser, it has to be removed from the gun to adjust it…
Jeff, any video or link to show how its done ?
I really hope i can get my Edgun shooting .25 H&N 31grains with good accuracy cause im likeing the power level with these pellets.
How to set the reg on the Matador, i saw the video on setting the hammer spring but not the reg.
Thankx
I got 10 of these tins too & they all look like the one on the right, Ed said to keep them between 1020-1090 FPS if i remember correctly.
Naser, it has to be removed from the gun to adjust it…
quick question please.
How to set the reg on the Matador, i saw the video on setting the hammer spring but not the reg.
Thankx
I got 10 of these tins too & they all look like the one on the right, Ed said to keep them between 1020-1090 FPS if i remember correctly.
All of the tins I have been shooting look like the one on the right in the top
picture…
I heard that, Jeff. If there IS a difference, I hope that the ones with the full lable are the good ones! I have 11 of those left.
I have seen where people give $100 for a box of Crossman .177 pellets with a certain die number. I wonder if I should save mine! 😆
With my luck, the JSBs with the different lable will be the good ones and I will never be able to get them!
Well hell… As if we don’t have enough to deal with… If JSB starts screwing
up thier pellets, we are all screwed… 🙂 I had read on the Yellow that JSB had
changed the 15.9 and 18.1gr…. I guess the .25cal got the same treatment…
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Hi Naser!
I have mine shooting the JSB 25.4 grains at 955 fps. I didn’t really care what the speed and power was, I wanted to find the speed where it was the most accurate. On mine with the way I had my reg and hammer spring set up, it shot best at 955 fps. I have my regulator set at around 1650 psi.
When I first got my .25, I started at 880 fps and slowly worked my way up. My gun shot best at 940-960. I ended up with 955.
Jeff has his set at 930 fps, I think! He has his regulator set lower than mine.
The video is a good place to start but, there are a couple of tricks that will save you some time and trouble. Jeff worked most/all of them out. They save a lot of time. The first time that I adjusted my reg, it took me over an hour. I am now down to about 15-20 min. For me, the worse part is getting all of the air out of the gun. After that, it is pretty straight forward.
If you have any questions, THIS is the place to ask! Ed might also know a little about his gun! 😆
You new Matador owners need to talk Ted In Madison into doing a regulator R&R video!
Good luck with the 31 grain H&N pellets. Jeff and I both tried them and the JSBs were a lot more accurate. If you find a speed where they shoot great, please let us know!