Back on the range

[darkdd81 36]

Got back on the zero range yesterday. I'm lucky that i can use one of the old barns at work to zero in. (out of hours obviously). Doing a bit of benchrest practice with my early TX200HC. I tought i'd try a few different grips to see how this affected accuracy at range.

 

Rifle TX200HC .22 (early version)

Scope Simmons WTC 6.5-20 x 50

Pellets Webly Accupell (straight from the tin)

Conditions Indoors (shoots taken at a lased 31 yards)

 

The bench setup

 

5 shot tight grip

 

10 shot loose grip

 

I've loads more photo's, but to keep the post short an sweet, i found that the tighter the grip, you always seemed to get 2 or three flyer's in a group of 5-6 shots. The affect was not as bad as i had expexted, but this was done at only 31 yards, so at 40-50 yards this affect would really show. The second photo shows a 10 shot group shot with a very light grip on the rifle, those 10 shots can be covered with a 5p coin. I think thats pretty good for a shooter with average skills at best and a 10 year old rifle that's never been open up once. I'm pretty sure that a skilled shooter could hold that 10 shot group in a 5p coin out to 40 yards plus (conditions allowing) using that same method of cradleing the rifle, rather than tightly gripping it.

 

I do plan on picking up a mk4 or hw100 in the next few weeks, so i'm looking forward on comparing the springers and pcp on the range and the field. But i know for a fact that i will never get rid of the tx. I reckon you could probably pick one up with a scope and all the kit you need for hunting for between £250-300 and never need anything else. The thing amazes me evrytime i take it to the range or in the field.

 

Good shooting guys.

 

Deri

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Deri.

 

Thats good shooting mate.

 

I think you are selling yourself short buddy............you could replicate that groupingt at 40........ no problem.

 

 

 

 

Bill.

[darkdd81 36]

Thanks for the kind words Bill. Maybe next time we have a still day i'll try the same thing at longer range and see what happens.

 

Good shooting.

 

Deri

[secretagentmole 1,701]

The Artillery Hold strikes again!

[stealthy1 3,964]

I'm the same, if I crush my self up a wall or tree to steady my aim, I miss, if I take the shot free hand I hit the target