Loving this series mate , so glad to see people still learning the art on springers rather than going straight to PCP and not learning the skills , great tools as PCPs are , so great that skills are not really needed to be proficient, great stuff mate , good luck with the competing

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! glad you like what I'm trying to do with this series. All the best and thanks for taking the time to comment.

@insidethedistanceboxing

2 ай бұрын

HW97 is my go to gun also wearing a wulf 👌

Now you've explained Gun and calibre choice we all understand, enjoying it, you are right to keep it simple

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Simple...old school...less to go wrong. All the best

That was so very interesting Mark. Yes, we understand the principles but to see pellet trajectory logged like this in a real world situation has been really helpful. Thank you for the time and what was obviously a lot of effort in producing this programme. Looking forward to your continuing HFT journey. Just to add, I too prefer .22 for the same reasons as you. Old habits die hard 😉

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Nick! Was a bit dry, but hard to do it any other way. All the best, Mark

Great vid I have exact same gun its heavy but bomb proof Respect

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

Thanks...it should be fun, if nothing else! Just hope I can do it justice. All the best

Very good and interesting Video, thank you 👍🏻

Totally understand, a 77 is hard to beat.

I will be doing the same with my 97k, but using the focus parallax as a range finder and using range stickers on my elevation turret for vermin control

If you used those printouts of your reticle as the target it would save you marking it down later the pellets would mark it for you . Looking forward to watching your progress

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

No.... that's not how it works. The reticle is the same size no matter what distance you shoot at. The target on the other hand although the same size moves further away and is affected by the effect of parallax. You have to remember that with distance, the reticle covers a larger and larger area as you stretch out the target.

@RaoulDuke333

2 ай бұрын

@@theGunLockerI thought as your just testing drop you could adjust parallax and zoom for these tests just obviously not for hft ?

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

@@RaoulDuke333 oh ok...no I'm not touching the scope except to check zero. All the best

2 other things to consider, different size kill zones on HFT targets, and if there is any elevated targets, this will throw out your findings, you could put some targets on a pole and see how you get on my farmer once said to me 35 years ago, if you are shooting pigeons from a tree your POI will change if your POI is set for rabbits on the ground,so pick a leaf or a knot in the wood and zero your rifle into that ,good luck 😉

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

And that's because gravity plays a part. Rule of thumb with elevated targets...Imagine dropping a plumb line straight down from the target and where it hits the ground, that's your distance to target. Doesn't matter how high up it is. All the best CC7986 and thanks for taking the time to comment.

@crazycressy7986

2 ай бұрын

@theGunLocker gravity do play a part ,if you are 25 yards from the foot of a tree ,and the target is 20 yards up that tree ,you then have a range of 32 yards not 25 yards

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

@@crazycressy7986 no it doesn't work that way. Gravity works against a horizontal path, so when you shoot upwards, it's the distance from you to the plumb line that is affected, not the actual distance from you to the target (diagonal)

@crazycressy7986

2 ай бұрын

@theGunLocker m8 It does the yardage will be different from the foot of the tree to a target in the top of a tree ,get a A4 bit of paper ,from the right hand bottle corner, draw a line up 20cm ,then from the bottom right corner draw a line 25cm to the left ,stick a rule from the bottom left to the top right and the line of sight becomes 32cm ,simple maths lol

@crazycressy7986

2 ай бұрын

@@theGunLocker Pythagorean theorem

Nice Video, Can you please tell how much power is your HW 97 doing? What is the speed of your pellet? If we have to analyse that chart closely you can see that the pellet is not perfectly switable to that rifle because it seem's to performe one spiral elips in is trajectory (that is visuall in the chart). If the pellet perform one perfect tragectory the chart must show one progresive chart curve. (of course that with the wind influence this conclusion is not as precise as at indoor test conditions). Nice Test 😉

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

Hi @zimborapt5351, it's actually a HW77K and it's kicking out 11.16 ft lbs using 16 grain pellets. Speed 558 fps. Here in the UK we have a 12 ft lbs legal limit, so it is perfect for what I need it to do. Also, I take on board your comment about the spiral ellipse in the pellet trajectory. Well spotted! I will certainly talk about that in my next video. Thank you! All the best and thanks for taking the time to comment.

@zimborapt5351

2 ай бұрын

@theGunLocker Great Rifle 😉 I know the limit to UK, I was just cheking that, because with that limited power usually the .177 could perform bether with higher speed and eventually the encrease of the pellet weight for long distances shooting just to make it more stable to the wind effect (but you know thats always the same discusion about this)🤔 In all my tests I've confirmed that theory but with diferent brand rifles. Most of all we all can see your passion to what you're doing my friend. Believe me, that I share your passion. Don't stop please 👍

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

I'll try not to. All the best and thanks for supporting the channel!

I thought you wasn’t allowed to use a rest in HFT unless you do the stick shooting HFT. Although I could be wrong

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

I actually stated in the video that the rest was only to allow me to track the trajectory not for actual HFT training. I needed a firm base to get rid of some of the variables. All the best and thanks for watching.

@gazshearing5020

2 ай бұрын

@@theGunLocker sorry I missed the end my apologies I wasn’t being Rude Just was wondering as I’m just starting out in shooting and want to tackle HFT myself just need find a place in Staffordshire

@theGunLocker

2 ай бұрын

I didn't take your comment that way. I know that some people skip through my vids and miss points. No worries, have fun and all the best. Mark