Mawders 595 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 So, I have always used springer rifles and recently a few weeks ago did a swap on these very forums with another user for my first ever PCP. A BSA Superten MK3 Bull Barrel. Lovely rifle and always wanted one. I started off using Air Arms field Diablo to zero it a few weeks ago but decided I was sick of throwing 1 in 3 pellets away because of bent skirts. I did some research and decided that I would try a tin of RWS Super Fields in 5.52 flavour. A barrel clean later and it was off to re zero the scope. So off down the local permission I went with a few targets under one arm and the trusty BSA Superten under the other arm. I paced out 30 yards as my preferred zero range, the sun was shining and only a slight right to left breeze. Down onto my belly, let the fun begin! So a few mags into the zero I then put 20 pellets through the Bull area as shown below. Its a bit choppy but there was a breeze. The hole to the right of the target is not a pellet hole, its where I damaged the target with a tree branch by accident! So I got that carried away having a blast and shooting targets from different ranges out to 50 yards to mark out how many milldots were needed at different ranges that I completely lost myself. I forgot that I took the rifle hunting last sunday and fired off about 40 shots, plus I must have put about 9 mags through on this trip which is 90 pellets. So when this started happening below I couldnt work out what was going on......... It wasnt until a pellet deflected back off of the chipboard backstop and flew straight back at me hitting my ankle and landing in my shoe I realised something really wasnt right!!! I packed everything back up and went home, placed the buddy bottle onto the filling bottle and realised the pressure gauge only just registered at about 20bar, lol I had completely emptied the buddy bottle, no wonder the shots were dropping and had very little power at the end. Must remember to take the filling bottle with me on the next plinking zero'ing session. For anyone interested, this is what 20 shots of 22 lead looks like squashed together after the first picture I showed above. Cheers all. Quote Link to post
hugo1 31 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 rws are great pellets and at a fair price Quote Link to post
Mawders 595 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Aye really please with the groups I was getting. Alot cheaper than Air Arms and better quality. Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 If you want it really really quiet, join BSAOG and look for a chap called XTX, he sells silencer adaptors for Super 10 shrouded barrels that will enable you to fit an additional silencer, like a Twink! It then gets very very quiet! Quote Link to post
kanny 20,542 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 nice grouping there bud i picked up a second hand superten today so i will be doing the same tomorrow getting it set up Quote Link to post
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 If you want it really really quiet, join BSAOG and look for a chap called XTX, he sells silencer adaptors for Super 10 shrouded barrels that will enable you to fit an additional silencer, like a Twink! It then gets very very quiet! Or just go here.........http://www.xtxair.co.uk/eshop.php Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 hi buddy next time try 5 shot group! 20 shots not needed to get decent group size! try 5 shot group at different ranges, that's what I do,and you will be surprised how small (5 pence piece) groups are! then move on to smaller groups like 8/10 mill,once you have done the practise personally I wouldn't be happy with that group, I like to try and keep my groups under 15mm,as this is the smallest size kill zone in HFT.also learn your sweet spot on your s10,this will create much tighter groups! but well done for taking the time to share with us and "yes" always take your bottle when doing a pellet test/zeroing and check weather to to fine tune it Davy Quote Link to post
Mawders 595 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey Mole, this Mk3 BBK already has the famous Twink silencer fitted buddy. Ultra silent it definately is mate. here is a piccy of her mate. Quote Link to post
Mawders 595 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey Davy, cheers for the reply. I am still learning my SuperTen only had it 3 weeks and been out with it twice. I am no crack shot sniper thats for sure and doubt I would ever get the groups you have mentioned. Kudos to you and Si, ive seen the vids on youtube and your shooting skills are epic. The only reason I pumped 20 shots in that one target was because I got carried away. I'll try the 5 shot groups next time I go out target shooting. Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey Davy, cheers for the reply. I am still learning my SuperTen only had it 3 weeks and been out with it twice. I am no crack shot sniper thats for sure and doubt I would ever get the groups you have mentioned. Kudos to you and Si, ive seen the vids on youtube and your shooting skills are epic. The only reason I pumped 20 shots in that one target was because I got carried away. I'll try the 5 shot groups next time I go out target shooting. hi buddy you will get tighter groups!once you put the practise in. ask Rommels he had just got in to air rifle shooting,and I took him under my wing for some tuition.he bought my AAS410 .22 we done a scope calibration on it out to 65yds on a 15mm kill zone,it was deadly accurate just right conditions and a bit of practise, and your half way there! keep at em Davy Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi Davy is spot on what he has said PRATICE then you will have tighter groups Quote Link to post
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