Ruger BH Elite Newbie

[waterrat]

Hello all:   

I am new to the AG game, and am a recent owner of a New  Ruger BH Elite.  I am quickly finding out there is a huge learning curve with high power springers.

1:  Factory scope; destroyed!!  Rings are &^^&, new UTG one piece on order. Hope this is on the right path?

2: Pellet weight and beak in period. I now know that it may take up to 500 plus pellets to tame the spring. I was shooting 7.9 gr Benji's, and am wondering if they are heavy enough?  Also have 1500 Crosman Domes,  10.5 gr  coming with the scope mount.

3:  Loose screws, yes they we all loose, tightening and loctited all I can find.  I know there are more, but am very leary or tearing apart a pellet gun.  I tried once, Crosman 760, springs and &^^& flew everywhere,  And I AM mechanically inclined.

4:  Cold weather and lube do not mix.  I live in Canada, we have not seen above -20C in two months.  So my break in period is going slow.  Can't shot in the house, wife will kill me.

5: New scope, and recommendations??

6:  Droop, drop??? Don't understand it.  I know that I may have to shim the rear ring on the scope??

I have been shooting for 35 years, so I have a good idea on how to get things in order?? This spring stuff is throwing me.

My questions are the following:

1:  Is it a good idea the step up the pellet weight, and will it ruin seals?

2:  Will the accuracy get better in time, right now it is all over the map. Lucky to hit a milk jug at 25 yards?

3: If I don't do a full tune, can I expect even half decent accuracy from a factory gun and improved optics and mounts?

I know this is alot of questions, but please offer any advice you can.  It is crazy hard to get parts shipped here, and I would like to minimize my learning cycle as much as I can.


Ian

[ToRmEnToR]

welcome ian!! you've come to the right place to get your questions answered!

[Blue]

You can try the heavier pellet and see.  If it's "too" heavy for the spring, the piston can bounce off the air it's trying to push out of the cylinder before the heavier pellet starts to move.  This may or may not effect accuracy and may or may not shorten the life of the spring.

If you find the heavier pellets accurate, use them and just replace the spring when it fails.  Springs will need to be replaced over time anyway and they're not that expensive.

The rifle will settle in over time, on its own, just takes a lot of shooting to let all the parts mate.

You can try cleaning (with the propper products) to eliminate leftover chemicals from the factory which may speed up it's settling down.

I think there are some articles on barrel droop and how to correct in the GTA library.

Blue