newbie need help

[chewy225 0]

hi eveyone. this looks like a great site for info. i'm new to air rifles as i have just bought a 2nd hand wiehrauch hw97k .22 and hawke 3-9x40 map6 scope owing to a rat problem in my back garden.

for some reason my scope is not zeroing. i'm obviously doing something wrong. is there a simple way of doing it ? please help........

[Guest foxyforce1]

Hi mate, how are you zeroing? holding the rifle with both hands? This is the way i find best...

 

sit yourself down and make a rest for the rifle (i use an old milk crate and my gunbag in top to cushion) the only part of the rifle i touch when zeroing is the pistol grip and the trigger obviously and keep my other hand totaly free of the rifle altogether using just the firing hand for aiming, the rifle is alot more balanced this way and i put my three shots in, check the zero and change accordingly, using this method and taking it the scopes ok you should have your zero within about 9 shots.hope this is of some use.

 

cheers billy

[chewy225 0]

thanks billy, will give it a try in the morning. any idea how far the target should be away for zeroing ??

[maty j 6]

the 97k should be spring unless you have converted it to gas ram..if its posible on this gun. so with it being spring it will recoil alot and if rested will be a problem, jumping all over the place thus you not getting a decent grouping. i usually rest my hand inbetween the rest and rifle so my hand works like a shock absorber and coushins the rifle rather than it jerking all over the place.

 

with the distance, well usually i do 25yds for a .22 and 30 for .177 but if your only ratting id just set it to whatever range your intending to ambush the rats from. less chance of you missing them then

hth

[Guest foxyforce1]

thanks billy, will give it a try in the morning. any idea how far the target should be away for zeroing ??

 

just zero at whatever range your comfortable shooting at mate

[RatSnatcher 0]

Have a read of this..........http://fticampania.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/bfta_setup_manual.pdf

 

Take notice of bit 3.2 centering the adjustment turrets you usually have to do this to all new scopes.

 

If your using a Map scope then I believe you have to zero them at 25 yards. and have the magnification on 6

Edited September 11, 2007 by RatSnatcher

[chewy225 0]

Have a read of this..........http://fticampania.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/bfta_setup_manual.pdf

 

Take notice of bit 3.2 centering the adjustment turrets you usually have to do this to all new scopes.

 

If your using a Map scope then I believe you have to zero them at 25 yards. and have the magnification on 6

 

thanks for all your advice but me being new .... but what is "Take notice of bit 3.2 centering the adjustment turrets you usually have to do this to all new scopes" (the 3.2 bit ???)

 

cheers

[Malt 379]

Hi mate, what I find is the best way to zero my scope, is to clamp it in a work bench. fire off a shot at a large bit of plywood, then try to get yourself around the gun in the same sort of position as you would be in when you shoot it. Then move the crosshairs to where the pellet hit. As for range, it depends on how far you are from what you shoot at. Don't just go for the rifles maximum range untill you get used to having to hold under, for nearer targets.

[RatSnatcher 0]

Have a read of this..........http://fticampania.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/bfta_setup_manual.pdf

 

Take notice of bit 3.2 centering the adjustment turrets you usually have to do this to all new scopes.

 

If your using a Map scope then I believe you have to zero them at 25 yards. and have the magnification on 6

 

thanks for all your advice but me being new .... but what is "Take notice of bit 3.2 centering the adjustment turrets you usually have to do this to all new scopes" (the 3.2 bit ???)

 

cheers

 

 

When you open the file look for section 3.2 centering the adjustement turrets

[michael_michael 0]

hallo mate,

 

i had same problem zeroing initially but what ive found is if your going to be shooting down to the bottom of your garden - staple a blank sheet of a4 paper to the front of a phone book and put it down the end of the garden where they are that way you get the perfect distance, shoot at it from your house nail 3 shots into it from a rested comfortable position where theres no way it can move around I RECOMEND USING A BEAN BAG OR A SMALL BAG OF SAND UNDER YOUR RIFLE AND SQUEEZING THE SIDES TO ELEVATE THE BARREL and adjust once you know how its pulling.

 

So have you had any joy killing some of the little beauties ?

 

send us some pics if you manage to top some.

 

cheers

[outshooting 0]

so many different ways & different advice, if its only rats your after just take it down to your local gun shop get him to put it on his bench & do it for you its quick & saves setting all the crap up yourself.

 

Help yourself to some free targets if you need them, they are on my site to download