Millet Time

Well, I made it out to the range again, and this time I decided to really take a hard look at the settings of my new Millet red dot scope.

Boy, I am so glad that I did!

After some extensive sighting-in work, I discovered that the Hatsan is indeed a straight-shooting, tac-driving, dead-on-accurate springer pistol.

I also discovered that I really, really, really like my Millet red dot. It has a HUGE range of adjustment settings!

Today, I shot three pellet types: Benjamin Discovery, Crosman Premier Hollowpoints, and Beeman Crow Magnums. You may remember that in a previous post, I was under the impression that the Hatsan liked the Beemans the best; upon further reflection, I have come to the conclusion that this previous impression was in error. It must have been my technique, and my own shortcomings, because all of the work I did today was careful, contemplative, slow shooting from a bench rest. And the Hatsan (as you will see) clearly performed worst with the Beeman pellets. The best performance came from the Discovery pellets, and a close second was the Premiers.

Target Overview; 10 meters, sunny, occasional strong breeze.

Benjamin Discovery (14.3 Grain) Grouping with 16 shots. (Some of which went through the same holes)

Crosman Premier Hollowpoints (14.3 Grain) Grouping with 16 shots. (Many of which went through the same holes.) Please note that the bottom three holes (in the 7 ring) are Beeman flyers from the target below; they are not from the Crosman Premier grouping.

Only 10 shots were fired with the Beeman Crow Magnums (18.21 Grain), because I quickly realized that these pellets were not shooting consistently. Three of the Beeman pellets actually hit the target above it. Some of this might have been my own error, perhaps even fatigue by this point, but even so, I can tell that even under the most ideal conditions, the Beemans probably won't group as well as the Premiers or the Discoveries. However, in the interests of being fair, I will try them again next time, when I am fresh and ready.

And lastly, here is a picture of the first shot of the day (on one of the brown-paper targets.) It was pure luck, but it made me happy anyway. There are no further pictures of this target, or of the others I shot today, because the groupings were all over the place, as I experimented first with different holds, then with adjusting the settings of the red dot. The yellow targets above represent the "real" shooting, which occurred after I was satisfied that the gun was indeed sighted in properly.

First shot of the day. BULLSEYE!

Well, until next time, may your pellets all fly true!