I have been shooting the Gen3 .45mm for a couple of months now and it's still my favourite band. The measurements and details are in my posting below. This band is the best I have found for shooting 7mm steel at 10 to 20 metres. The draw weight is mild and very comfortable but velocity is still up there. The band doesn't stack up with the cut I am shooting. It's smooth all the way to 32" and I can even draw slightly longer if that was my style. My 20 yard (18m) accuracy has improved and I attribute this to the mild draw weight that I can use with this band.
--- Precise Gen3 .45mm Green Bands ---DetailsBand Cut = 13mm x 11mm x 185mm (pouch to ties)Pouch = 50mm x 13mm MF Ammo = 1/4" and 7mm steelDraw Length - 32"Temperature = indoor shooting at approx 22C (72F) Actual Measured Band Thickness = .45mm (.0176") Velocity Tests with 1/4" and 7mm = 244 fps and 232 fps Draw Weight @32" = 5.75 lb Opinion - The .45mm Precise band is extremely efficient with light ammo. It's flat shooting. With the above mentioned bandset I have no problem hitting pop cans at 20 yards. I was even hitting an 8" pie plate at 30 and 40 yards. Exellent band! My new favourite!
This afternoon I had a visit at a local gold buyer's shop so I brought the DanKung Ergonomic OTT frame. After all the gold was checked I had the employee check the metal composition on the Ergo-OTT. One reading was taken on each fork so two sets of numbers are shown below. As always, the readings on each fork were not identical but still correct. The Olympus Gold Xpert Analyzer is quite expensive and accurately calibrated with certification. The Ergo OTT frame appears to be 304 stainless steel. The element percentages match a 304 alloy. No zinc was detected so the frame is very strong and safe to shoot. Ergonomic OTT FrameFe = 71.88 & 72.88Cr = 19.56 & 18.36Ni = 7.89 & 8.00Mn = 0.67 & 0.24 Notes: - above numbers are percentages- Fe = iron, Cr = chromium, Ni = nickel, MN = manganese
My PIXIU is slightly larger than the Antelope but somewhat similar in design. I enjoy both but prefer the Antelope. My PIXIU measures 100mm x 125mm with a 205 gram weight (without bands). The frame was dressed with black fork sleeves and a black handle wrap. The fork elbows started poking through the rubber sleeves so I carefully cut tiny slits to expose the stylish protrusions. The frame looks unique with the metal elbows showing. Currently it's wearing full loop DanKung Premium 2040 tubes for shooting 3/8" steel ammo.
My first shooting session with the Generation 2 Precise Orange was not so good. I had mistakenly assumed the .50mm thickness would make this a mild band that was comparable to the same thickness from other manuafcturers. The first bandset tested was 20mm x 12mm and was quite stiff to draw. Speed with small ammo was nothing to brag about and the draw stacked badly at the end of my pull length. I gave up on the Orange for a couple of weeks.Next, I decided to try a skinny cut with the Precise Orange and was pleasantly surprised. The stretch improved, draw weight reduced, band life is good and performace with small ammo was impressive. Here are the details.13mm x 10mm x 180mm (810mm draw length)5/16" steel = 233fps ave7mm steel = 252 fps ave
The thin .45mm Precise flatband seems to do fine in cool temperatures. At least it did well with the bandcut and ammo that I tested. Here are the results. Band = Precise .45mm GreenCut = 13mm x 10mm x 190mmAmmo = 7mm steelDraw Length = 815mm/32" Temperature = 20C/68F (indoors) --- 234, 235, 233, 235, 235 fpsTemperature = 10C/50F (outdoors) --- 225, 226, 225, 224, 223 fpsI lost about 10fps with a drop from 20C down to 10C. This was still plenty fine for smashing holes in a pop can at 18m/20yards. Maybe I'll test velocity again once the outdoor temp drops to 5C/40F.