Barrel Droop ?

[Blackbriar 8,569]

As a novice shooter, I hope I'm not just being incredibly thick here, but here goes.....

 

My Stoeger X20S and I have only fired around 150 pellets, but I've noticed that it seems to fire consistently low. They tell me this is called "barrel droop". I have packed the back end of the scope up, and this has helped a bit. As I'm only firing at around 12-15 yards at the moment (beginner remember! ) I'm worried that I'll run out of elevation at longer ranges, as the adjuster is already almost 1/2 way round.

Maybe it's me and not the rifle, but any tips or advice would be massively appreciated.

Thanks Guys!

[barrywhite 282]

try swopping you mounts .front one at back ,back to the front to prove it is not your mounts .

[barrywhite 282]

your scope may have a fault

[Blackbriar 8,569]

Thanks for that, fellas ! If anyone else has any thoughts I'd be glad to try them.

[barrywhite 282]

Barrel drop is when your barrel is bent down from so much use .unless you have bashed your barrel open to hard in 150 shots .is your gun closing shut nice and tight.

[barrywhite 282]

also 12 yards if the pellet is bang on at about 20 yards it will be 1 inch ish high and at 30 yards bang on again 35 yards an inch low ish.

[Blackbriar 8,569]

thanks very much. I'll swap the mounts around tomorrow, but it's a brand new rifle so early days I guess. I'll persevere and bear all your advice in mind. Thanks to all for taking the time to reply !

[Buster321c 1,010]

Wise words Tim . Hope your well buddy

[Blackbriar 8,569]

Thank you Timmytree. That has beautifully explained something I was finding quite technical !!!!

[ghillies 209]

your scope is too hi...

 

dowload chairgun and have a look. higher and lower the scope height and watch what happens to the tragectory.

 

if your trying to zero at 12 yard...fffffff it takes umpty sevenclicks to move an inch verses a few at 30 yards. it's an angle, gets bigger the further, or in moving the poi turms it moves less closer..so much so you could actualy colapse the return spring inside the tube squoshing wayyy over to its exstreme.

[barrywhite 282]

and horror of horrors stoegers are not always the best built guns I have read only.[even the best build guns can have problems] there may be a build issue but if the gun groups ok that is not to much of a problem .you will just have to get your scope right.

[Tron 173]

All the Stoeger Suppressor models do indeed have considerable barrel droop.so do as Tim advised. if you need to pack the rear mount then I find strips cut from a Coke can are excellent, Good luck.

[Craig Fosse 286]

Just make sure you use something that won't corrode like a coke can as you will never be properly zeroed

[cyclonebri1 8]

Don't normally post in airguns, but I was searching for some obscure ruger mounts a few ago and came across several different mounts that had elevation adjustment built in.

I agree with others and I would suggest zeroing at a min 20yds and concentrate on the group rather than the target centre, if it groups ok from as steady a position as possible I would doubt it's the gun.

 

Incidentally I had a BSA sweet 17 on a 22 rimfire, that wouldn't come up to target at 60 yds, needed packing, didn't like it, swapped out the scope and all well, BSA on different gun, same problem, scope now in bin.

[Blackbriar 8,569]

Once again, many thanks Guys. I have taken Tim's advice to heart, and hopefully the problem will decrease as my range extends. Thanks again to all.