B25 in .22, Pellets and Hold Sensitivity....

[EdNunya]

Been breaking in a Mike's B25... Great service from him..good com, fast shipping.. The whole package!

Now the questions

Those of you that shoot one, what have you found is it's favorite pellet? The only ones available here are the Daisy wadcutters... I bought 2 tins of them for breakin, and heck, I HAD to have something to shoot out of it! So far at 25 yds the best I've been able to do with them is about an inch.... So what you you folks found to be it's favorite diet?

2nd Question.. Hold sensitivity... Like any other springer? Where do you find it to be the least sensitive?

OK, third question... If you were going to put sling swivels, with the ulterior motive of using the forward swivel mount for the occational bipod mount, where would you place it, or have you already done this?

Thanks in advance!  

73

Semper Fi
Ed

[ronbeaux]

I can't answer the bipod question. But I will say that don't get all hooked up on a single type pellet until the gun has settled down. My B26 took about 500 shots before it quit doing strange things that I couldn't answer. Now all of a sudden it likes Beeman FTS and not JSB's or CPL's?  I suggest you keep pouring el-cheapo pellets through it until you see a definate trend and no surprises. You might get lucky and it likes the el-cheapo pellets.

Of couse you have at least got to try the Preditors through it to see what they do, but wait until it quits supprising you.

As far as hold. Mine likes to be 'held', by that I mean not choking it to death but a good firm grip. It's gonna jump when you shoot it but not so much as you loose your grip. I take it as you got it in 22 that you want to hunt so hold it like you would out in the field and get used to it. Your not going to find many trees to prop it over without having to support the gun and use the semi bench method of letting the gun just rest on a balance point, un-supported, and gently pulling the trigger. Get used to 'holding it' while leaning against something or propping against something.

If it turns out you can't get it to one hole at 25 yrds, then don't aim for the eye.

[hodgjy]

I have a MM B-25 .22 that I've been slowly running in.  It hates both the wadcutters and pointed pellets from Daisy.  It hates Beeman FTS and Silver Stings.  It seems to sort of like Crosman Permier Hollowpoints and Beeman Silver Arrows.  Mike Melick said the B-25's often like Gamo Hunters, so I bought a tin.  I haven't tried them yet, but I will soon and will report results.

[EdNunya]

Thanks for the replys!

Am waiting on some pellets from Pyrmid.....  About 200 down range out of her...  All screws tightened back up.. Still some flyers, but the groups seem to be tightening up a bit..

I weighed 10 Pellets last night for giggles  Daisy Wadcutters

13.3 to 14.1, 3 @ 13.9, 3 @ 13.6,  

ran 10 through the crono too, high of 677..  

And i did have one detonation, that surprised me...

73
Semper Fi
Ed

[larspawn]

Mine absolutely loves Beeman Silver Bears.  Beeman FTS wasn't too bad but it definitely doesn't like Crosman Super Mags.  I've got about 7 others to try.  Report back later.


Andy Wong aka larspawn

[hodgjy]

Gamo Hunters were the trick.  Super accurate.  Three shot groups now clover leaf.  Sometimes two shots go through the same hole.

[hodgjy]

I had a small detonation last night with mine as well.  I put in a loose-fitting Gamo Hunter, and the shot went really high and to the right--and I heard a slight pop (louder than normal) and there was a little smoke in the barrel.

A little pop and smoke is normal as you're running the gun in.  It takes a while to burn off all the extra lube and for all the parts to mesh and mate.  I can't say if the loose fitting pellet caused my detonation or it's just normal run in---either way, it doesn't concern me much at all.  The next four shots were a little off, but after that, they were right back on target.

[hodgjy]

I also found out that the rifle is a little picky on how you rest the forestock.  It likes to be rested about 5 inches in front of the trigger guard.  If you get too close to the trigger guard, the groups open up considerably.

Also, I had to blue locktight the stock screws.  They got loose after every 10 shots.  Now, they don't move at all.