Long Range shooting with the Vulcan .25
Well I have an update for you guys, this is not really a review more a show and tell so I thought it best to put in the general section. I have had the Vulcan for about 6 weeks (my initial review is in the review section). This Vulcan is how she came from the factory, that is I have not tuned the gun. As a manner of fact I have not even cleaned the barrel. I don’t usually mess with guns that are shooting accurately. This is my first bullpup that I have owned that hasn’t need some sort of tuning to make the gun perform All of them required at least a HST adjustment and most required a tuning of the regulator and HST to get the gun to perform the way I expected.
The specs of the shoot:
Vulcan .25
Rate of twist 17.7 right handed
JSB 25.39 thin skirt
unsorted pellets
940 FPS
SWFA SS 12X42 mil-quad reticle MIL/MIL
20 MOA Nightforce one piece mount
67 degrees
wind 8 MPH southwest
Barometer 29.96
1200 feet above sea level
Target 3 degree slope
Target size 8″ diameter bullseye about the size of a dime
Distance #1 150 yards
Vertical correction +8.1 MRAD
horizontal correction -3.8 MRAD
Distance #2 200 yards
Vertical correction 14.2 MRAD
horizontal Correction -5.2 MRAD
My first target was set at 150 yards. I have been shooting this gun at 100 yards getting comfortable with how it jumps and feels. There is a little technique to shooting the vulcan because of the gun’s size and weight it tends to jump a little. Putting the right “squeeze” on the gun took some time to figure out
150 yards. When I saw this target up close I knew she could hit at 200
A view of the target to my table
Looking down range 200 yards
Here is the 200 yard target. I shot three groups. The wind at my table was lying to me. I could see the mirage moving right to left but I was getting a left to right wind at the bench. So I took a shot, I hit left of the bullseye and I began walking the pellets to the center. I was amazed at how predictable the pellet was at this range. After making the horizontal correction to the right I shot three times at the bullseye and I got what I thought was a very respectable group. The last group consisted with a single marker shot to make a new bullseye( bottom right) and then followed by 2 shots that almost
touched the first hole At this point I decided to pack up my things and head home. I know I may never do that again.
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http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/eelect/Sports%20Hardware/IMG_20150202_001559_zpsd16187ad.jpg
Gives me this 10 shot group at 55 yards
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/eelect/50%20and%2060%20yard%20Cricket%20groups/IMG_20150320_013218_zps70b02e70.jpg
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That’s a nice setup !
They are very nice scopes. Wish I could afford or justify the one with lighted reticle.
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Yes I’m very happy with my 22 cricket. Nice gun
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The more I look the harder it is to beat those SWFA mil-quad reticle scopes
eelect excellent shooting for 55yars it is like my 50 meters. Really very nice.
That’s about as fancy as I get
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/eelect/Sports%20Hardware/IMG_20150202_001559_zpsd16187ad.jpg
Gives me this 10 shot group at 55 yards
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/eelect/50%20and%2060%20yard%20Cricket%20groups/IMG_20150320_013218_zps70b02e70.jpg
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Now, back on topic!
Why all the gun supports? I can understand the vise-grip bench rest shooters use. They are a different breed, thinking in thousandths of an inch over 100 yards/meters. However, for us back yard assassins, how fancy do we get?
Hoot:
The farley’s are more or less a free recoil rest it’s not a vice. I don’t use mine free recoil when shooting a pcp. Not enough recoil to really work right. Just put some slight pressure on the butt and rear bag, hold the joystick, and carefully pull the trigger.
I’ve read past post of guys asking how a edgun .30 would stack up at EBR against the FX rifles. I think to beat the rigged system at that match the farley would be a must.
If we want push the range of a pcp’s and maybe get the manufactures to improve then higher end rest are needed.
One piece rest are not allowed in most air rifle BR matches. Those might be a better choice just for testing, but aren’t legal for most matches and cost as much or more then a good front rest.
Damn ! You twits could figure out my little scam …
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Gooner, looks as though you were resting your rifle on he head. Looks like muzzle flash burnt his hair.
And Hoot: didn’t throw Villee’s tonic away, he drank it and pissed on the cats while trying to feed them………….Sick Bastard he is.
You can keep all your modern gadgets… Us Brits prefer the more traditional gun bearer technique..
Just rest the gun on the gun bearers shoulder…. Get the chap to stop breathing for a few minutes, a sip of gin and tonic to calm ones nerves… Then i blast away at at the coke cans, … I set mine up at the far end of the croquet lawn… Its a good 20 yds away… Im considered a rather splendid shot, and eventually i can hit all 3 cans…
One never loses it, you know…!!! What.. What .. What.. !! :rofl:
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Now, back on topic!
Why all the gun supports? I can understand the vise-grip bench rest shooters use. They are a different breed, thinking in thousandths of an inch over 100 yards/meters. However, for us back yard assassins, how fancy do we get?
I miss the old days when we would go out in the back yard with an HW .177 springer, and shoot grasshoppers with a 4X Beeman scope!
Hoot:
Dear Vile….
No one on this forum wants a bottle of YOUR bath water, especially if you pissed in it!!!
(Members: classic “bait and switch” by Vile. You get a bottle of his bath water, not the girls. His has herring oil floating on the top, the water is half alcohol and prone to catching fire. I had to throw mine away, as it attracted neighborhood cats.)
Kindest regards,
Uncle Hoot:
PS: It wasn’t a turnip cart. I was hauling hog shit for a friend’s flower garden…big misunderstanding! If I wanted to go to Sweden, I would have taken a bus.
I am getting closer to a bipod. I now use one of these
Me too Soze. I have to lay off on the spending. 3 new guns, one new scope and too boot lent the bad Uncle some cash. He was attempting to buy a ticket to get Sweden like Ville needs these problems. But looks like Ville ran into some luck. I got a call this morning the bad Uncle is in lock up for taking a neighbors mule and turnip cart. The Uncle told the cops when apprehended that everything was fine, he was going to return the Mule and Cart when he got back to the states. Dirty ole Uncle.
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Are you nuts?
You are talking bathed in pure rain water from birth, all corn-fed, Swedish Department of Agriculture graded “AAAA Prime” Quality Goods, excellent fat content, with marbling in all the right places….I doubt anyone on this forum could afford a pint of her used bath water! And, the blond one will beat the living shit out of you for even asking! I’m talking “hospital quality” beating, with breathing tubes, IV lines, and they will likely have to feed you through your ass with an enema tube for a month or more!!!
Anything that good is pure evil and dangerous!
Hoot:
Quite right except for one thing : we can sell freshly bottled bath water for a reduced price for all TAG members, now for the nominal sum of 1 USD for a 12 oz bottle , plus postage. Special requests like pissing in the water while bathing cost extra. Naturally. Payment thru Pay Pal – as a gift.
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Brother Kayser,,,
that is really an awesome group at 150 … like it,,, :8: :8: