Great example of hold & elevation changes

[mcoulter]

I want to share a target photo with everyone.  Here I shot 3 groups of 5 shots and tried to vary my hold (loose, tight and very tight).  I have found that my RWS 34 is very hold-sensitive and this photo shows it pretty well. 

The left group (POA = green dot) was shot with a fairly loose hold and impacted about 3 inches low.

The right group (POA = pink dot) was shot with a tight(er) hold and impacted about 1.5 inches low.

The center group (POA = X) was shot with a VERY tight hold and impacted about 5/8 of an inch high.



I also have to mention that center group was my last group of the day and was shot when the light was fading fast...  I had NO IDEA where the pellets were hitting.  I just tried to be consistent and keep my hold the same (very tight) for each shot. 

72 yard bottlecap group:



 

[Gertrude]

Heck,...
I pretty impressed that you are shooting a medium powered springer at 72yds, Freehand,... and maintaining ANY sort of grouping !
 That's better than I could do !

 What pellets are you using ?
 If they are not match grade, sorted, etc... it would be reasonable to say there could be a couple of "flyers" in there also.
 The bottlecaps better beware when you are shooting ! 

As they say,
 Practice make perfect.

[mcoulter]

Heck,...
... Freehand...
 What pellets are you using ?
 As they say,
 Practice make perfect.

This was definitely NOT freehand - I was shooting off some homemade bags (front and rear).



JSB Heavy .177

Yup, and good thing practice IS FUN!