Author Topic: What causes "flyers"? (Read 13574 times))

Not The Brightest Bulb · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2015, 08:24:47 PM »

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Lack of focus
Anticipating and Plucking the trigger rather than a squeeze/surprise shot

2 biggies for me, especially the trigger program.

Nitrocrushr · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2015, 08:38:02 PM »

Ian, after re-reading your post...I agree that 1-1.5" flyers every 9 or 10 shots is pretty radical at only 20 yards. My TX has done that when I'm starting to get lead fouling. They are radical, huge misses that make no sense on a shot where everything felt perfect.

I'm not saying that you have lead fouling, but your barrel might need a good cleaning. Did you give it a good cleaning when it was new before you shot it?

Steve

TCups · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2015, 09:13:30 PM »

Of course, if you don't ever want any flyers, you could just build yourself a high end PCP rail gun with an electronic remote trigger so you wouldn't even have to touch the rifle.

For me, I think there is an important difference between a true "flyer" and a "called flyer". If it's a "flyer" and you knew when you pulled the trigger it was going to be a "flyer", then it really wasn't a "flyer", was it?

Fix the easy things first. The closest thing to a precision hand load in a firearm is a properly sized, weighed, and carefully seated pellet in an air gun. Whatever else is going right (or not) eliminate the pellet as the probable cause. If you get REALLY serious about smaller groups off a gun rest on a bench (and if you have lots of extra $$$, then . . .

. . .one might consider a fore stock BR adaptor for your sporter stocks . . .

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2007/05/fore-arm-adapter-for-sporters/

. . . a flat front BR bag . . .

http://www.sinclairintl.com/shooting-rests-bipods/sand-bags/front-bags/edgewood-front-benchrest-bags-prod39557.aspx

. . . mounted on a solid windage and elevation-adjustable front rest . . .

http://www.sinclairintl.com/shooting-rests-bipods/shooting-rests-tops/shooting-rests/sinclair-heavy-varmint-rests-prod57001.aspx

. . . paired with a really solid rear bag.

http://www.sinclairintl.com/shooting-rests-bipods/sand-bags/rear-bags/edgewood-rear-bag-original-prod37856.aspx

After all, it's only money.