Seeing Lead Flight

[gregebby]

Should I be able to see the pellet flying to the target ( Fr Disco .22 cal ) through my scope set at 9 x? The target is set at about 30 Yds and I see the lead through my scope traveling to the target at about the last 5 Yds, almost every time. I don't have a chrony so I have no idea what my  FPS is.

Greg

[North Pack]

Does that lead make it all the way to the target???

[gregebby]

North Pack, Yes it does! Just didn't think I'd be able to see it. The question I have is. Should I be able to see it if it's traveling @ the 800 FPS (using RWS SuperDomes 14.5) that the disco is suppose to shoot at? Or, Am I SUPERMAN Ha Ha!

[Motodad]

You might want to get it checked. I can see the pellet when shooting my sons Gamo Recon (550fps) but I cannot see it when shooting my whisper or my older sons big cat (1000fps).

[Timmyj1959@yahoo.com]

Greg,,,, even at 800 FPS,,, with a decent quality scope & under the right light conditions it is not unusual at all to be able to see the pellet on the way to the target at 30 YRDS. Seen it just a "few" times myself!!:p8) Tim.

[spysir]

Were your rifle shooting at 800fps (everyone needs a chrony or at least access to one from time to time) at 30 yards your 14.5g pellet would be going around 630fps, seems normal to me. I have shot FT in .22 and I can see them from about 30 to 55 yards most every shot.
800fps no way you could see it.

 John

[Timmyj1959@yahoo.com]

Timmyj1959@yahoo.com - 3/3/2010 5:45 PM Greg,,,, even at 800 FPS,,, with a decent quality scope & under the right light conditions it is not unusual at all to be able to see the pellet on the way to the target at 30 YRDS. Seen it just a "few" times myself!!:p8) Tim.

Let me add,,,, I meant 800 FPS Muzzle Velocity. And,,, YES still,,,, with a "Big Boy" scope under the right lighting conditions you WILL be able to see the pellet in flight before it strikes at 30 or more yards. I have a chrony & have shot a few rounds. :p Timbo.

[airiscool]

I can see Jumbo heavies at the top of thier arc, but they are going just under 600 fps. Can't see the faster ones.  

However,  I often see the shot swam when looking over their shoulder while coaching my daughters at Trap shooting. Those pellets are smaller and going 1000+ fps, so why not a larger pellet that's going in-line with your eye sight.

Paul.

[Gene_SC]

Boy you guys have some good eyes.. I am lucky just to see the bulls eye, let alone a flying pellet....

[gregebby]

Thanks for the Great feed back! I shouold have mentioned that i have installed a 6.5" TKO brake. Could that slow the FPS?

[kp4att]

i CAN SEE THE PELLETS THROUGH THE GLASS WHEN THERE ARE LESS THAN  600 FPS, CHECK YOU RIFLE

/GERALD

[cactusrat]

Your starting to sound like me Gene, bigger scopes and bigger bulls as the years go by.

What will we do when a bull won't fit on a 8x11 paper anymore? Move up to shotguns? Then when we really get old, we can mod them, (saw the barrel down to ten inches).

[TCups]

It all depends on the light.  The absolute FPS doesn't have much to do with it, unless you are watching at right angles to the path of flight.  It takes the human eye 0.2 seconds to form a visual image -- to "see" something.  At 800 FPS, the bullet will travel 160 ft in 0.2 sec, so you would only be able to "see" the flight of the pellet at ranges over 50 yards, particularly if there is good light.

[melloroadman]

Just today indoors at 16 yards I could see some of my pellets just be for they hit paper and I know they were traveling over 1000 fps . That was with 1.5 magnification I see it happen all the time out side when the sun is behind me . When things are right you can see bullets traveling over 2000 fps before they hit paper . Marvin

[Mryan21]

At a distance i can see pellets fly through the air in my disco. Always have been able to at around 30 yards or so, especially when using heavy pellets. With the 392 and jsb heavies i can see the pellet even sooner. I've watched the pellet wack a squirrel before.  I don't think there is anything wrong with your gun.