3.17 Ammunition
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3.17 Ammunition
Is a slug a pellet?
Does anyone have experience / opinions on slugs v. Pellets as far as accuracy and general performance as an air rifle silhouette projectile?
Does anyone have experience / opinions on slugs v. Pellets as far as accuracy and general performance as an air rifle silhouette projectile?
- acorneau
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Re: 3.17 Ammunition
Slugs are generally better for high-powered guns and don't do as well in moderately-powered guns. They're designed to push the speed/energy up there towards smallbore (22 LR) velocities and energies which is generally too much for air rifle silhouette targets.
It's not in the rules, but a good rule of thumb is 20 foot-pounds of energy. Most air rifle resettables are built to withstand that kind of energy but more than that and you might get into issues.
It's not in the rules, but a good rule of thumb is 20 foot-pounds of energy. Most air rifle resettables are built to withstand that kind of energy but more than that and you might get into issues.
Allen Corneau
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Re: 3.17 Ammunition
A slug is not a pellet. A slug is a bullet. AAFTA does not permit slugs for airgun field target. Some will argue the need or desire to use slugs but really you do not need them to shoot silo at a max of 45 yards or field target at a max of 55 yards.
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Re: 3.17 Ammunition
I'd not want more than 20fpe shooting the targets we have, and that's very borderline for getting a slug to perform unless it's one of the lighter .177
Honestly any gun that can drive a slug will have almost no drift at silhouette distances.
I'd be curious to try a slug gun on RF targets though.
Honestly any gun that can drive a slug will have almost no drift at silhouette distances.
I'd be curious to try a slug gun on RF targets though.
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Re: 3.17 Ammunition
Slugs are not legal in air rifle silhouette.
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