Did some more shooting with the Katana today. The target box was placed at only 25 yards due to the intermittent winds and water on the range. I was interested in getting velocity and group information for a large number of pellets, not long strings for a few types. At least five shots were recorded with each pellet.
| Brand |
Type |
Weight |
FPS |
Ft Lbs |
ES |
| Air Gunnery |
Spitzer |
22.2 |
684 |
23.1 |
11 |
| Beeman |
FTS |
14.8 |
848 |
23.6 |
12 |
| Beeman |
Kodiak |
21.0 |
720 |
24.2 |
8 |
| Beeman |
Laser |
12.7 |
850 |
20.4 |
14 |
| Beeman |
Silver Arrow |
17.0 |
776 |
22.7 |
11 |
| Beeman |
Silver Jet |
14.2 |
854 |
23.0 |
10 |
| Crosman |
Premier |
14.3 |
854 |
23.2 |
11 |
| Eley |
Wasp |
13.5 |
872 |
22.8 |
13 |
| Eun Jin |
Domed |
28.2 |
613 |
23.5 |
6 |
| Gamo |
Round Ball |
15.1 |
810 |
22.0 |
16 |
| Gamo |
TS-22 |
21.2 |
712 |
23.9 |
5 |
| H&N |
Baracuda Match |
21.0 |
707 |
23.3 |
14 |
| H&N |
Field Target |
16.1 |
808 |
23.4 |
20 |
| H&N |
Match |
13.6 |
870 |
22.9 |
10 |
| H&N |
Rabbit Magnum |
25.3 |
650 |
23.7 |
6 |
| H&N |
Round Ball Copper Plt. |
15.3 |
799 |
21.7 |
13 |
| JSB |
Monster |
25.3 |
655 |
24.1 |
6 |
| Kovohute |
Standard |
14.4 |
834 |
22.3 |
12 |
| Norica |
Apache |
13.0 |
881 |
22.4 |
3 |
| Norica |
BAN |
20.6 |
697 |
22.2 |
32 |
| Norica |
Match |
12.7 |
883 |
22.0 |
27 |
The best accuracy was obtained with the Kodiak, Baracuda Match, Crosman Premier, Beeman FTS, JSB Monster, and Beeman Silver Jet (yes, those Japanese-produced pellets that are no longer available.) Usable pellets were the Eun Jin, H&N Field Target, and H&N Match. Since I was seated on a box with just a front rest the best I could do was .50 inches for 5 shots; I just wasn't able to get really steady. In an earlier session I was able to get 50-yard, 5-shot groups around .55 inches with the Kodiaks so the gun can really shoot. Need to wait for drier weather.
I really like the Katana's trigger; it is smooth, predictable, and makes accurate shooting easy.
When the weather gets better I will do more testing at 50 to 100 yards and test more ammo (I have about fifty more types of pellets to try).
Paul in Liberty County