RWS Meisterkugeln

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RWS Meisterkugeln

Post by zooma » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:44 pm

The RWS Meisterkugeln was THE pellet to use in the early years of target air pistol shooting, and very few of us used anything else.

.............why would we when this pellet was being used to set all the national and world records of the day?

This superb pellet is the obvious choice to use in your Classic target air pistols that come from the same era.

I would encourage all Classic target air pistol shooters to get hold of a tin and relive that great time period when practice and determination was more important than the depth of your pockets.

Shooting a Clasic target air pistol with modern pellets is like driving a Ferrari on paraffin - what's the point?

Complete the experience and shoot a Classic target air pistol with a Classic target pellet - RWS Meisterkugeln.
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Post by pmh » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:47 pm

I'll have to take a tin off you Bob, so I can compare them with the RWS R10.

On close inspection, I couldn't tell the difference, so it'll be down to group sizes and the chrono.

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Post by zooma » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:55 pm

A good observation indeed - especially when R10 now have a suggested retail price in excess of £8 a tin.

RWS Meisterkugeln cost just £6 a tin and shoot every bit as well in Classic match air pistols.
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Post by pmh » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:59 pm

My jury is still out as which is the better pellet, the 7.0 grain "pistol" pellet or the 8.2 grain "rifle" pellet.

A few posts on the ABBS have suggested better consistency witht eh .2 grain in pistols.

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Post by zunmik » Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:22 pm

zooma:69 wrote:A good observation indeed - especially when R10 now have a suggested retail price in excess of £8 a tin.

RWS Meisterkugeln cost just £6 a tin and shoot every bit as well in Classic match air pistols.
Good pellets, but why the hell can't they use a name that i can say, M. :wink:
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Post by pmh » Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:26 pm

Try them in a Weihrauch or a Feinwerkbau, and you'll be fine!  :D

I could only find one phonetic break down, and I am not too sure of the credibility of that!

"This is how you pronounce meisterkugeln. M-eye-stir-cool-gen"

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Post by zooma » Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:04 am

zunmik:73 wrote:
zooma:69 wrote:A good observation indeed - especially when R10 now have a suggested retail price in excess of £8 a tin.

RWS Meisterkugeln cost just £6 a tin and shoot every bit as well in Classic match air pistols.
Good pellets, but why the hell can't they use a name that i can say, M. :wink:
Just call them "RWS Masters" - we know what you mean!
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Post by zooma » Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:06 am

pmh:72 wrote:My jury is still out as which is the better pellet, the 7.0 grain "pistol" pellet or the 8.2 grain "rifle" pellet.

A few posts on the ABBS have suggested better consistency witht eh .2 grain in pistols.

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Phil
I have 4.50 Meisterkugeln in Pistol and Rifle variants - why not try them both for yourself?
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Post by pmh » Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:09 am

I can feel a session in the garage coming on. :D

Would be good to try the with the 6G to see what groups I get and how it chronos.

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Post by Plinkit » Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:43 pm

pmh:74 wrote:Try them in a Weihrauch or a Feinwerkbau, and you'll be fine!  :D

I could only find one phonetic break down, and I am not too sure of the credibility of that!

"This is how you pronounce meisterkugeln. M-eye-stir-cool-gen"

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Phil
Master Balls...according to google translate.

I have found these to be great pellets in a lot of target pistols.

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Post by pmh » Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:22 pm

I had a good look at one, the other day, and could find no difference from the R10.

I think a grouping and chrono test is the answer, but I don't think there'll be much difference.

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Post by Plinkit » Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:25 pm

I would be interested in your findings.

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Post by pmh » Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:36 pm

I need to remember to ask Bob to bring some along.

Like the R10 they come in rifle and pistol weights.

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Post by beeker » Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:55 am

Are these pellets readily available ? I might try some in the p80 when it returns from hospital. I'm using rws r10 match at 7.0gr at present.

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Post by Adam77K » Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:47 pm

Plinkit:425 wrote:
pmh:74 wrote:Try them in a Weihrauch or a Feinwerkbau, and you'll be fine!  :D

I could only find one phonetic break down, and I am not too sure of the credibility of that!

"This is how you pronounce meisterkugeln. M-eye-stir-cool-gen"

Knd regards,



Phil
Master Balls...according to google translate.

I have found these to be great pellets in a lot of target pistols.
The closest I can think of to spell it phonetically is my-ster-queue-gelln    

With the stress on the parts in italics.

It means Master (or Champion) Pellets. :)
Kugel can mean ball, sphere, slug, pellet, marble, shot, bullet.

I didn't know they still made them actually.

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