250Z 250Z tuning, mainly slugs.

[Bladefin]

I just shot some .249 from an early tin and the golf balls flew though the air. Don't have time to see how they print tonight. I'll keep the one for a backup but I don't want 480 of them.

With the target retreaval I'm thinking cheap clothesline pulleys. I just need to figure out how to direct drive one of them so I can connect a drill to it.

 

[Pumacarl]

I just shot some .249 from an early tin and the golf balls flew though the air. Don't have time to see how they print tonight. I'll keep the one for a backup but I don't want 480 of them.

With the target retreaval I'm thinking cheap clothesline pulleys. I just need to figure out how to direct drive one of them so I can connect a drill to it.

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a drone. Just fly a target out, and bring it back. It would also help in spotting game, or people in the area you are shooting.

 

[Bladefin]

Not flying a drone threw these trees!

 

[Pumacarl]

You're not shooting where you can't see either!

 

[Cantona256]

Bro the Franco slugs are where it’s at. No order has ever taken more than a week to get to me and my last batch worked out to .10 a slug with the plane ticket…I was bored at work today and measured a bunch of it. We even have a grain scale. 30.1gr for the 30s but all the rest were exactly right… lengths consistent to within .005…. And no dented slugs or lead flakes.

 

[Cantona256]

Not flying a drone threw these trees! View attachment 14077

A little bait station down along that tree line and you’re gonna be having some good times

 

[Cantona256]

So I chrono’d the 32gr last night and I was expecting to see 955-960fps since the 28gr were doing about 1000fps… well what I actually got was 965-970 lol… almost 67fpe … I need to fine tune a little to get my shot count back up to the 25 per fill range but oh lord this thing is cooking with gas now.

Throughout this process I learned enough to know that without a bigger plenum this gun isn’t gonna put up huge power numbers so that has never really been my goal. It’s been about balancing power with versatility. I wouldn’t even run the power this high if I didn’t also want to shoot coyotes with this gun. lol, I can’t really wrap my head around those guns that are 100+Fpe in .25cal..I bet that’s fun as hell and I 100% want one but it really does limit where you can shoot.

Anyways tuning guns is fun. Tricky, frustrating and for someone like me it can be difficult to be “satisfied” haha but super fun and when it all starts to come together it feels great.

I’m going camping this weekend. I hope to unleash this dirty girl on some critters. I get the feeling that the thwack on these 32s is gonna me amazing.

 

[Bladefin]

You're not shooting where you can't see either!

With a bit a selective limb pruning, I can get a lane out to roughly 60yrds for the target. It'll go from a 6x6 deck post through a lane that's mostly there now to a tree at about 65yrds. I'll be able to setup my table on the concrete slab right out the basement door and shoot from a covered position. Got a feeling I'll be going through a lot of lead once it's done!

A little bait station down along that tree line and you’re gonna be having some good times

I have a deer feeder that spreads corn 4 times a day. The squirrels eat the crap out of it and bury it all over. There are several corn plants crowing back there. I've thinned them out quite a bit but it seems like there is always more. I'm feeding the carcasses to the yotes but I can't seem to find my game cam to verify what animal is taking them. Since March the nights have been real quiet and no rollcall at dusk. In the fall when the leaves fall I'll be able to shoot further up the hill to about 70-80yrds. Anything more that that and I risk clearing the hill at a trajectory that could allow the round to really carry and I'm not going to risk it.

So I chrono’d the 32gr last night and I was expecting to see 955-960fps since the 28gr were doing about 1000fps… well what I actually got was 965-970 lol… almost 67fpe … I need to fine tune a little to get my shot count back up to the 25 per fill range but oh lord this thing is cooking with gas now.

Throughout this process I learned enough to know that without a bigger plenum this gun isn’t gonna put up huge power numbers so that has never really been my goal. It’s been about balancing power with versatility. I wouldn’t even run the power this high if I didn’t also want to shoot coyotes with this gun. lol, I can’t really wrap my head around those guns that are 100+Fpe in .25cal..I bet that’s fun as hell and I 100% want one but it really does limit where you can shoot.

Anyways tuning guns is fun. Tricky, frustrating and for someone like me it can be difficult to be “satisfied” haha but super fun and when it all starts to come together it feels great.

I’m going camping this weekend. I hope to unleash this dirty girl on some critters. I get the feeling that the thwack on these 32s is gonna me amazing.

Unless I go out somewhere to shoot, I don't have any need for that kind of power, 60-70fpe is more than enough as it is. Once I get more 30gr in I'm going to test out at 50yrds and see how much more tuning I need to do. Then I'll try some 32's just to see the fps and how they track. Once I know that I'll order the Franco's in 30, 31 or 32gr. I'm hoping that by August I'll be able to order the DNT Zulus and figure out a tripod mount. When the yotes go back to making a racket at 2am I'll be ready to ease out the bedroom door onto the deck and drill them quietly. Hopefully there'll be enough shock after the 1st one that I can line a second one up.

I am interested in a little more porting & polishing but beyond that I think I'll be good... for a while

 

[Cantona256]

With a bit a selective limb pruning, I can get a lane out to roughly 60yrds for the target. It'll go from a 6x6 deck post through a lane that's mostly there now to a tree at about 65yrds. I'll be able to setup my table on the concrete slab right out the basement door and shoot from a covered position. Got a feeling I'll be going through a lot of lead once it's done!

I have a deer feeder that spreads corn 4 times a day. The squirrels eat the crap out of it and bury it all over. There are several corn plants crowing back there. I've thinned them out quite a bit but it seems like there is always more. I'm feeding the carcasses to the yotes but I can't seem to find my game cam to verify what animal is taking them. Since March the nights have been real quiet and no rollcall at dusk. In the fall when the leaves fall I'll be able to shoot further up the hill to about 70-80yrds. Anything more that that and I risk clearing the hill at a trajectory that could allow the round to really carry and I'm not going to risk it.

Unless I go out somewhere to shoot, I don't have any need for that kind of power, 60-70fpe is more than enough as it is. Once I get more 30gr in I'm going to test out at 50yrds and see how much more tuning I need to do. Then I'll try some 32's just to see the fps and how they track. Once I know that I'll order the Franco's in 30, 31 or 32gr. I'm hoping that by August I'll be able to order the DNT Zulus and figure out a tripod mount. When the yotes go back to making a racket at 2am I'll be ready to ease out the bedroom door onto the deck and drill them quietly. Hopefully there'll be enough shock after the 1st one that I can line a second one up.

I am interested in a little more porting & polishing but beyond that I think I'll be good... for a while

Youre on the right track bro. Everything you’re saying here makes sense.

 

[Cantona256]

With a bit a selective limb pruning, I can get a lane out to roughly 60yrds for the target. It'll go from a 6x6 deck post through a lane that's mostly there now to a tree at about 65yrds. I'll be able to setup my table on the concrete slab right out the basement door and shoot from a covered position. Got a feeling I'll be going through a lot of lead once it's done!

I have a deer feeder that spreads corn 4 times a day. The squirrels eat the crap out of it and bury it all over. There are several corn plants crowing back there. I've thinned them out quite a bit but it seems like there is always more. I'm feeding the carcasses to the yotes but I can't seem to find my game cam to verify what animal is taking them. Since March the nights have been real quiet and no rollcall at dusk. In the fall when the leaves fall I'll be able to shoot further up the hill to about 70-80yrds. Anything more that that and I risk clearing the hill at a trajectory that could allow the round to really carry and I'm not going to risk it.

Unless I go out somewhere to shoot, I don't have any need for that kind of power, 60-70fpe is more than enough as it is. Once I get more 30gr in I'm going to test out at 50yrds and see how much more tuning I need to do. Then I'll try some 32's just to see the fps and how they track. Once I know that I'll order the Franco's in 30, 31 or 32gr. I'm hoping that by August I'll be able to order the DNT Zulus and figure out a tripod mount. When the yotes go back to making a racket at 2am I'll be ready to ease out the bedroom door onto the deck and drill them quietly. Hopefully there'll be enough shock after the 1st one that I can line a second one up.

I am interested in a little more porting & polishing but beyond that I think I'll be good... for a while

So in March they go into denning season. The females den up and the males kind of stay in a holding pattern around them. Once the pups are born in April and may they go quote for awhile as they’re weaning. Keep an ear out or maybe try a few locator howls now that it’s June. The females are now feeding the pups at dawn and dusk and leave the den for most of the day…

Once you’re set up and ready you can try some howls and A LOT of puppy distress, puppy fightings and hungry puppy calls. They are very territorial again now that they have pups to defend and any unfamiliar puppy sound they hear is a dinner bell.

 

[Cantona256]

The point of all that was to say that you might start hearing them howling again soon. They should be back to making a racket soon.

 

[Cantona256]

How many of y’all are interested in a plenum? I found a guy who makes them. I don’t have all the details on size but he’s pushing 65fpe out to the .22cal with no other mods being made… he also says it adds like 2-3 clips per fill… apparently he had to drop the reg to 1900 to get the same speeds he was getting at 2500psi before the plenum.

 

[Bladefin]

I ordered from Utah Air day after I ordered from PA and got the UA today. I can say the AEA 30.2 slug and the 29.5 pellets are 30+ yard golf ball approved.

 

[Pumacarl]

I ordered from Utah Air day after I ordered from PA and got the UA today. I can say the AEA 30.2 slug and the 29.5 pellets are 30+ yard golf ball approved.

Make sure that when you shoot golf balls that they are not stationary. I have heard of real stories over the years of people shooting them and having a pellet bounce right back. It doesn't happen so much if they can roll or move when shot.

 

[Pumacarl]

How many of y’all are interested in a plenum? I found a guy who makes them. I don’t have all the details on size but he’s pushing 65fpe out to the .22cal with no other mods being made… he also says it adds like 2-3 clips per fill… apparently he had to drop the reg to 1900 to get the same speeds he was getting at 2500psi before the plenum.

65fpe huh? I would be doing this if I had one tiny reason to do so, but my gun is shooting too well at the moment to mess with, so I will pass on it.

 

[Bladefin]

Make sure that when you shoot golf balls that they are not stationary. I have heard of real stories over the years of people shooting them and having a pellet bounce right back. It doesn't happen so much if they can roll or move when shot.

From the deck, I'm 30 to 35 yards away and 30ish feet up at the shooting point.
I might not be able to hit one that far with a club

 

[Bladefin]

65fpe huh? I would be doing this if I had one tiny reason to do so, but my gun is shooting too well at the moment to mess with, so I will pass on it.

I'm all about lowering the reg and getting another mag or two per charge while still pushing the 30gr slugs at 950fps. It'd also be nice to have more power in the bank if you ever needed it.

 

[Bladefin]

I might even be able to push the slug at 960 to 990 and get over 30 shots per charge. If what the guy says is true and the accuracy held up.

 

[Cantona256]

I’m loving shooting the 32s so far.. with the extra power I might go up to 70-75fpe just to really put a hurting on coyotes… but shooting at 65fpe has been eye opening. It’s not backyard friendly unless your backyard is hella country like mine… with the way I’m laying squirrels down at 100y I can only imagine what 90-100fpe would do. Not sure I wanna chop them in half lol

 

[Pumacarl]

I'm all about lowering the reg and getting another mag or two per charge while still pushing the 30gr slugs at 950fps. It'd also be nice to have more power in the bank if you ever needed it.

Yeah, those are good points if you need the extra shots, or power, I just don't like messing with what works, and I don't like changing my goals once I set them. I got what I wanted, time to be happy about that, and not dwell on getting just a little bit more, again and again. I signed the painting, it's done. ...now, if I were to get another one...