Marauder G3, The Things I Do For Fun

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Today I tried some 33.5gr NSA flat base slugs that shot better than the Zans did today. I had them going at 905fps. That was about all that I was going to get at my current reg setting I think, which is 125b. I was shooting the 34gr JSB MkII at 940fps at the same setting and the group stayed on target, but got bigger, like over an inch. All of my target shooting was at 52y today and I did not touch the reg, I just played with the hammer setting. The only single hole groups that I shot were with the JSB 34gr pellets, at 894fps and at 905fps, it likes those two speeds. The 890 zone seems to be more consistent. The NSA slugs were shooting under an inch but probably aren't good enough to stick with either at that size. For some reason the Zan 28gr slugs today shot 1 1/2" groups, twice as big as the first time I shot them. I don't know if it has something to do with the new suppressor or not. The hunt is on for a reliably accurate "hunting" slug. I'm not going to be needing to get any Alteros any time soon. A dime coverabe group at this range is the standard, in perfect conditions like today. More slugs are on the way, it'll happen eventually.

 

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Looking at this picture reminded me that my regulator, once again, seems to have moved up to 2000psi on its own after a hundred, or so, shots. We'll see if it stays there.

 

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I got some shooting in before the rain started today. My regulator has set itself to 2100psi. I had originally set it to 1800psi and it went up on its own. I am not too upset about it because I figured the heavier slugs would need a little more oomph anyway. If it goes past 2250 I'll do something about it. I was trying the .249 28gr H&N @987fps, and the .251 33.49gr JSB KO @929fps, at 53y. At these speeds the KOs were doing much better. Very tight vertically, just me wobbling giving the groups a spread. I, myself, was shooting a little on the lousy side today from my tripod but I could tell what the gun was doing and when I was screwing up. I am going to try the Knock Outs at my my reaction targets this week and see how they do between 125-200y. I really want to check the drop at 200y, because JSB typically lists a much higher bc than what I get out of them. I also was tethered to my new buddy bottle that I setup using my 500cc original bottle and I hang the whole thing from my tripod using a neoprene wine bottle tote. These gun sized bottles are not really that useful for refills but work great for tethering. My overall impression was that the KO's are probably the most accurate so far. I will have to bench them, off tether, to really confirm that, over several sessions. We'll see.