Setting up my Chinese Training Pellet Rifle for Point Blank Shooting. Cal 22, sight line +0.

90/bore, MV 700 fps

You have to realize that I am not a scientist, but just a practical engineer that doesn't idolize tools nor precision. My practical pistol course has now become a standard for military training, although modified for the different weapon technology, and improvements over the 357 mag and 44-40 type of cartridges. Working with pellets is interesting, and has some surprises. Bias has been set for the 177 caliber preference because it flies flatter at higher velocity; whereas, as an archer and anatomy shooter, I like the 22 because of my old age (with clumsy fingers for loading), along with the greater knock down power. Because of wind sensitivity, pellet delivery at ranges up to 25 yards, a pellet is more effected by the wind drift, then concern for pellet drop, so point blank range to me is approx 25 yards as a maximum i.e. for what I feel is humane hunting. If I were to equip a pellet gun with scope, it would be about 2.5 power with good optics to handle low light, and have good contrast for definition. Since I am a target shooter by training, and shoot from positions rather then bench-rest, or tripod; I tend to prefer a string jiffy sling (Johnny Green 'cord' design as used in Africa) instead; for stability and mobility. [I tend to favor the British Taylor number evaluation system, over the American foot pounds. And yes, I have fired a '600 nitro express;' at Fox Valley Ill.] Josey Whales used my system in the movie. His 36 Navy colt blasted away at a tag board without any bull (Bullseye that is). Bullseye targets are only good for competitive shooting; whereas Hunters or militia, are field shooters, and only seek the center of mass in anatomically sensitive areas of game - for deadly effect. My tag board target for 'center of mass' practice grouping is a white paper rectangle 5 X 4 inches typical. Initial practice range is 5 yards for pistol, 10 yards for rifle. Sight picture. Full clean accurate alignment, with front post in center of rectangle target. Scope technique however, is to divide the rectangle into 4 equal rectangles by cross hairs. Shoot 5 shot groups, while cleaning up your position form, and conditioning trigger control. Reset sights to center the grouping onto paper (and not just a single shot). Nickel size groups = graduation, and your start to learning to shrink them into dime size. Now you are to double your practice range! Remember the wind problem at this distance, and start to learn wind doping. Now is the time to learn your craft. With weapon now controlled for minimum group size, and centering on tag board; practice NRA shooting positions of offhand, sitting, kneeling, and prone. (I am talking both rifle and pistol). These tools are necessary to be a stalking hunter, rather then a sniper. As you have noticed by now I follow the practice of shooting sports as a Cherokee rather then the typically (unfit) American or British type sniper - with a truckload of accessories for their mighty enhanced 'BB' guns. Let me explain my reason for being so blasphemous: The famous 45 yard Rabbit kill: A 10 mph crosswind breeze will deflect a typical pellet over 4 inches @ 45 yds; meaning a sniping setup should be less then 15 degrees to prevailing wind - for consistent success. To me even this encouragement counts on fudge factors, and luck, to a degree that is somewhat supernatural for a cartridge rifle hunter. My way, after spotting a target, is move to downwind while attempting to cut down distance. Get into a strong stable position like sitting with jiffy sling, or using a tree for support. And enjoy the mechanics of a quality rifle's delivery. [Yes, I do prefer 1

a Beemans over the Chinese training rifle; and my excuse is; that I will get by, and that with the point blank shot, the bunny is a goner 5 seconds to flat-line, in either case!]

Trajectory Chart .22 pellet [Typical]

Range (yds) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 * Range (yds) Path (in.) -0.04 0 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.06 0.04 0 -0.04 -0.1 -0.16 -0.23 -0.31 Path (in.) Drift (in.) 0.11 0.14 0.17 0.19 0.23 0.26 0.3 0.34 0.38 0.42 0.47 0.52 0.57 0.62 0.68 0.74 Drift (in.) Velocity (fps) 659.5 655.6 651.7 647.9 644 640.2 636.4 632.6 628.9 625.1 621.4 617.7 614.1 610.4 606.8 603.2 Velocity (fps) Energy (ft.lbs.) 15.46 15.28 15.09 14.92 14.74 14.57 14.39 14.22 14.05 13.89 13.72 13.56 13.4 13.24 13.09 12.93 Energy (ft.lbs.) Time (sec.) 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.1 0.1 0.11 0.11 0.12 Time (sec.) Drop (in.) 0.37 0.45 0.54 0.63 0.73 0.85 0.97 1.1 1.23 1.38 1.54 1.7 1.88 2.06 2.25 2.45 Drop (in.)

* Point Blank limit

Trajectory Chart 177 For reference MV 800 fps

Range (yds) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Path (in.) -0.05 -0.01 0.04 0.07 0.11 0.13 0.15 Drift (in.) 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.17 0.2 0.23 0.26 Velocity (fps) 753.8 749.3 744.9 740.4 736 731.7 727.3 Energy (ft.lbs.) 9.97 9.85 9.73 9.62 9.51 9.39 9.28 Time (sec.) 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 Drop (in.) 0.28 0.34 0.41 0.48 0.56 0.65 0.74

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 * 31 32 33 34 35 Range (yds)

0.16 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.11 0.08 0.04 -0 -0.05 -0.11 -0.18 -0.25 -0.33 -0.42 -0.52 -0.63 -0.74 -0.86 Path (in.)

0.29 0.33 0.37 0.41 0.45 0.5 0.54 0.59 0.65 0.7 0.76 0.81 0.88 0.94 1 1.07 1.14 1.22 1.29 Drift (in.)

723 718.7 714.5 710.2 706 701.8 697.6 693.5 689.4 685.3 681.2 677.2 673.2 669.2 665.2 661.3 657.3 653.4 649.5 Velocity (fps)

9.17 9.06 8.96 8.85 8.75 8.64 8.54 8.44 8.34 8.24 8.14 8.05 7.95 7.86 7.76 7.67 7.58 7.49 7.4 Energy (ft.lbs.)

0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.1 0.1 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.15 Time (sec.)

0.84 0.95 1.06 1.18 1.3 1.44 1.58 1.72 1.88 2.04 2.21 2.38 2.57 2.76 2.96 3.17 3.38 3.61 3.84 Drop (in.)