New Air Rifle Convert...been Told This Is The Place To Be?

[Duane Aubrey 16]

Hi I'm a new shooter. I have a self tuned hw97k that running very consistent now ..just need to work on me now.

Anyone know where I can get a drop in kit for a 37yr old male?...I'm after one that takes the wobble out of the hold and improves trigger pull ?????

 

I'm just starting out with a lot of help and advice from your own villaman ...thanks for all the time and tips you've given me bud.....top bloke right there ?

 

I've got 3 kids and I'm an onsite 1st fix carpenter so whatever time I have left over is now dedicated to improving my accuracy and groupings ...I know this ain't gonna happen overnight but we all have to start somewhere. .I've got the theory down just time to put it into practice. ...learning to shoot springer first then I'll be getting a pcp and hopefully at that point I'll be ready to start trying for my first permission. ....I'm in for the long game..lol..

Thanks and looking forward to time spent on here

[vizlauk 1,568]

Best of luck with the shooting, the main thing to learn is to relax when shooting a springer; breathing,hold and control; once you've mastered that the shooting will become more accurate, hats off to you for starting / learning the correct way, welcome aboard, your choice of mentor needs work though ! Just joking lol; villaman knows a thing or two, that will also guide you correctly

[vizlauk 1,568]

Trigger pull on a hw97 ! 1/4 of a turn on the adjuster screw also makes a vast difference to the trigger !

[Duane Aubrey 16]

Cheers for the welcome..I'm tweaking that trigger screw out a bit at a time ..the problem is when I hit what Im aiming at i get overexcited ??

Then pull the next one miles off in frustration! ....lol

 

I'm slowly getting there though there's a hell of a lot to take in all at once....

on the plus side I've got a walking memory stick full of great shooting info to hand when I need to know something......villaman does know a thing or two?

[threelander 81]

what do you mean by drop in kit.if you mean new spring with correctly fitting spring guides the man to get in touch with is on your doorstep Nick stanning of tinbum tuning kits is the man to speak to his kits are highly rated and the aftersales service is second to none.find him at airrifletuning.com

[Duane Aubrey 16]

I was joking about a kit to improve me!??

If only it was that easy ?

 

I've chucked a tbt kit in the rifle and polished a few bits upand it improved the rifle.....would be nice if I could have one to improve my shooting technique???

[vizlauk 1,568]

what do you mean by drop in kit.if you mean new spring with correctly fitting spring guides the man to get in touch with is on your doorstep Nick stanning of tinbum tuning kits is the man to speak to his kits are highly rated and the aftersales service is second to none.find him at airrifletuning.com

read the thread mate, his gun is fine, he wants the magic human drop in lol ! No such thing - just practice and patience

[bigmac 97kt 13,807]

First off welcome to the mad house

 

and you will not go far wrong with Vman i can tell you

 

Right rifle ,

 

Hw97k one of my all time fav,s

 

once tune,d and polished there top class

 

polish

 

will reduce recoil a lot and smooth every thing out even the cocking leaver there should be no noise what so ever from it when loading the rifle

 

kits for tuning

 

I like the v,mach top class but you must polish the rifle to make this kit work good and it will need to be put over a chrono as it will be likely to go over 12flb if it dose then put 2 or 3 cans of pellets through the barrel and chrono her again

and if still over remove some of the v,mach washers or cut the spring down a coil

 

trigger

 

As viz has say,d 1/4 turn to the left will sort it if you are pulling it to the left or right if you are pulling it to the right

 

or just keep repeating this until you have the trigger set to the way you feel is right for you this will lighten the trigger

 

take care when doing this as you could end up with a hair trigger

 

Hold

 

A spring rifle is very hold sensitive the tighter you hold her the more she will fight you the secrete is to let her do what she wants just remember to relax and let her slide through your hand .

 

Once you have mastered the shooting of a spring rifle of which takes practice a hell of a lot of practice and are hitting targets out to 50mtrs with under 5p groups then i would say you have cracked it lol

 

BUT a spring rifle will every now and again bite back

 

just to let you know its still the boss

 

You should be able to lift the rifle to your shoulder aim and fire with out thinking , think to much about what your doing and you will miss

 

PRACTICE

 

I cant tell how important it is to practice let me say it like this

 

PRACTICE then PRACTICE some more then when you think you have cracked it YES, PRACTICE again

 

Then, well you get the picture

 

Iv been shooting since i was 8 or 9 yrs old im 53 now and yep you guest it i still practice even now,

 

You have a long road a head of you you have to master your shooting skills first once that is sorted the next step starts

 

FIELD CRAFT

 

finding a permission to shoot on

 

All the gear your going to need

 

the list go,s on and on

 

By the way VM is right ,when he tells you i know nothing about shooting spring rifles NOTHING AT ALL lol

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

when you can do this , and with out thinking your ready , but shoot out to what you feel is right for you.

 

Just go,s to show a spring rifle in the right hands can be as good as any pcp

 

both 50mtr shots from both rifles under 1p groups

[Coypu Hunter 486]

Check out pianoman's post on shooting springers, if you haven't already. It's all you need to know.

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/182473-spring-air-rifle-shooting/

[jonnie bravo 572]

Good to see another springer shooter. The 97's are class, plenty of potential accuracy in there.

 

Welcome t' forum

[villaman 9,983]

First off welcome to the mad house

 

and you will not go far wrong with Vman i can tell you

 

Right rifle ,

 

Hw97k one of my all time fav,s

 

once tune,d and polished there top class

 

polish

 

will reduce recoil a lot and smooth every thing out even the cocking leaver there should be no noise what so ever from it when loading the rifle

 

kits for tuning

 

I like the v,mach top class but you must polish the rifle to make this kit work good and it will need to be put over a chrono as it will be likely to go over 12flb if it dose then put 2 or 3 cans of pellets through the barrel and chrono her again

and if still over remove some of the v,mach washers or cut the spring down a coil

 

trigger

 

As viz has say,d 1/4 turn to the left will sort it if you are pulling it to the left or right if you are pulling it to the right

 

or just keep repeating this until you have the trigger set to the way you feel is right for you this will lighten the trigger

 

take care when doing this as you could end up with a hair trigger

 

Hold

 

A spring rifle is very hold sensitive the tighter you hold her the more she will fight you the secrete is to let her do what she wants just remember to relax and let her slide through your hand .

 

Once you have mastered the shooting of a spring rifle of which takes practice a hell of a lot of practice and are hitting targets out to 50mtrs with under 5p groups then i would say you have cracked it lol

 

BUT a spring rifle will every now and again bite back

 

just to let you know its still the boss

 

You should be able to lift the rifle to your shoulder aim and fire with out thinking , think to much about what your doing and you will miss

 

PRACTICE

 

I cant tell how important it is to practice let me say it like this

 

PRACTICE then PRACTICE some more then when you think you have cracked it YES, PRACTICE again

 

Then, well you get the picture

 

Iv been shooting since i was 8 or 9 yrs old im 53 now and yep you guest it i still practice even now,

 

You have a long road a head of you you have to master your shooting skills first once that is sorted the next step starts

 

FIELD CRAFT

 

finding a permission to shoot on

 

All the gear your going to need

 

the list go,s on and on

 

By the way VM is right ,when he tells you i know nothing about shooting spring rifles NOTHING AT ALL lol

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

when you can do this , and with out thinking your ready , but shoot out to what you feel is right for you.

 

Just go,s to show a spring rifle in the right hands can be as good as any pcp

 

both 50mtr shots from both rifles under 1p groups

Feck me mac , i thought you might be writing a book on that post with all your knowledge , well , i think you have just written your first book

[bigmac 97kt 13,807]

 

First off welcome to the mad house

 

and you will not go far wrong with Vman i can tell you

 

Right rifle ,

 

Hw97k one of my all time fav,s

 

once tune,d and polished there top class

 

polish

 

will reduce recoil a lot and smooth every thing out even the cocking leaver there should be no noise what so ever from it when loading the rifle

 

kits for tuning

 

I like the v,mach top class but you must polish the rifle to make this kit work good and it will need to be put over a chrono as it will be likely to go over 12flb if it dose then put 2 or 3 cans of pellets through the barrel and chrono her again

and if still over remove some of the v,mach washers or cut the spring down a coil

 

trigger

 

As viz has say,d 1/4 turn to the left will sort it if you are pulling it to the left or right if you are pulling it to the right

 

or just keep repeating this until you have the trigger set to the way you feel is right for you this will lighten the trigger

 

take care when doing this as you could end up with a hair trigger

 

Hold

 

A spring rifle is very hold sensitive the tighter you hold her the more she will fight you the secrete is to let her do what she wants just remember to relax and let her slide through your hand .

 

Once you have mastered the shooting of a spring rifle of which takes practice a hell of a lot of practice and are hitting targets out to 50mtrs with under 5p groups then i would say you have cracked it lol

 

BUT a spring rifle will every now and again bite back

 

just to let you know its still the boss

 

You should be able to lift the rifle to your shoulder aim and fire with out thinking , think to much about what your doing and you will miss

 

PRACTICE

 

I cant tell how important it is to practice let me say it like this

 

PRACTICE then PRACTICE some more then when you think you have cracked it YES, PRACTICE again

 

Then, well you get the picture

 

Iv been shooting since i was 8 or 9 yrs old im 53 now and yep you guest it i still practice even now,

 

You have a long road a head of you you have to master your shooting skills first once that is sorted the next step starts

 

FIELD CRAFT

 

finding a permission to shoot on

 

All the gear your going to need

 

the list go,s on and on

 

By the way VM is right ,when he tells you i know nothing about shooting spring rifles NOTHING AT ALL lol

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

when you can do this , and with out thinking your ready , but shoot out to what you feel is right for you.

 

Just go,s to show a spring rifle in the right hands can be as good as any pcp

 

both 50mtr shots from both rifles under 1p groups

Feck me mac , i thought you might be writing a book on that post with all your knowledge , well , i think you have just written your first book

 

Not as good as the legend him self the one and only pianoman

 

but just about the same jist

 

and i no you can shoot a springer just as good as me so the lad will not go far wrong with you as a mentor

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[villaman 9,983]

Duane did OK the other night , some very nice groups at 30 yards bench rested , but like i said to him , not many benches in the field so try knelling down , bit of a eye opener for Duane

If he keeps its up for another week, he will be better than me

[mark williams 7,561]

Duane did OK the other night , some very nice groups at 30 yards bench rested , but like i said to him , not many benches in the field so try knelling down , bit of a eye opener for Duane

If he keeps its up for another week, he will be better than me

A full week !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[villaman 9,983]

Ok then 6 days