Seriously, I don't know how you guys do it. The lightest wind makes huge changes. I'm really having trouble hitting the 5 shot - 1/2 inch group. Having fun trying though...
When you see it done, at a match, in person.... Until then some people can do it some times.I don't want to be difficult, or in trouble, but I think seeing it is believing it. Springers are hard. There are all kinds of people who will tell you that half an inch at fifty yards is something they do every day. Maybe but they don't post those groups every day. I see it this way, my PCP might be able to do that, there are probably two or three people in this forum who can do that. The rest of us are mortal.
I probably will Joe. I'm sure my wife will let me display it proudly where no one can see it. I need to find a calm morning to give me a better shot at this. The range I shoot at is large open area and seems to never be without a good breeze. I need all the help I can get. Do you guys use wind flags all the time? The day I shot this target, the wind was gusting 5-25+ and changing direction. Crazy trying to controll a 13 gr. pellet.
NEVER take a 6th shot into a group like that!!!That's good shooting.
Quote from: MicErs on April 04, 2015, 02:29:47 AMWhen you see it done, at a match, in person.... Until then some people can do it some times.I don't want to be difficult, or in trouble, but I think seeing it is believing it. Springers are hard. There are all kinds of people who will tell you that half an inch at fifty yards is something they do every day. Maybe but they don't post those groups every day. I see it this way, my PCP might be able to do that, there are probably two or three people in this forum who can do that. The rest of us are mortal.LOL....years ago at a field target match I was squaded with a shooter using a highly modified TX200. The TX200 shooter asked me how accurate my R9 was at 50 yards. Well....I told him that I really don't shoot good enough to know from "bucket and sticks" but I'm satisfied with about 1" ctc. Well......that started a 15 minute lecture on how accurate HE was at 50 yards with his TX. He actually said (quote) "If I'm not putting 20 out of 20 pellets into a 1/2" group at 50 yards I know something is wrong with my gun!" Well......I was in awe with his self proclaimed prowess with his TX200 till I noticed at the end of the match that I scored higher with my R9 shootin' from "bucket and sticks"! When I first started shooting a Beeman R10 (decades ago) I was a bit discouraged because it seemed EVERYBODY (except me) was posting 1/2" 50 yard groups.....but the BEST I could do was 1 1/4" ctc at 40 yards! After a couple years of shooting the R10 I learned that I too could shoot 1/2" 50 yard groups once in a while, and these groups are the ones that I like to "cherry pick" for posting to show everybody that I'm actually Daniel Boone incarnated! For example, here are a couple 5 shot 1/2" 50 yard groups shot back to back using my old .177 R9 shootin' from "bucket and sticks" that I like to post to make folks think I do this ALL the time. LOL......this thread actually gave me an excuse to post 'em again! Uploaded at Snapagogo.comThe first group was shot aiming at the bull where the second group is located. I was so pleased with myself after the first group that I rezero'd the scope and shot the second group. Here is a more recent target where 4 out of 5 JSB Exacts flew into a 3/8" ctc group at 50 yards but the second shot opened up the group to 5/8" ctc......Uploaded at Snapagogo.comNow here is a "real world" target I shot when checking the trajectory of a R9 tune shooting from "bucket and sticks"........Uploaded at Snapagogo.com Though it may be true at times................take what you read with a grain of salt, or a whole salt shaker when someone claims that "if they can't put 20 out of 20 pellets ina 1/2" circle something is wrong with my TX200!LOL....that even includes the stuff I post on occasion!Anywhoo......don't get discouraged, simply shoot to improve and have fun doing so!
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