It's Getting A Bit Better Jimmy

[philpot 5,003]

I went up to the range today to practice with the TX and after a zeroing session (top left) for 25mt, slowly and steady, things started to look a bit better.

 

 

The last group of 12 shots proved to be the best so I packed up and left while feeling good about an improvement.

 

 

I changed my hold on the gun as well today which seemed to make a difference.

 

Phil

Edited June 16, 2016 by philpot

[Underdog 2,337]

Proper shoot, not bad for offhand.

 

U ?

[bigmac 97kt 13,796]

You see i told you so

 

practice,, practice ,,practice

 

the more you do it the better you will get

 

that last one looks under a 5p group

 

and you cant ask for better than that

 

other than pellet on pellet

 

and even that will come

 

atvbjimmy :thumbs:

[philpot 5,003]

Yes the black dot is 8mm approx and whilst I have a looooooong way to go, I am not too unhappy with that. Still not ready to take you guys on but bit by bit better, well let's face it, wouldn't be worse.

 

Phil

[jonnie bravo 572]

Nice one Phil keep at it, springers are well worth the effort. It's all too easy to be lazy and grab a pcp, but they take all the fun out of targets. Few more weeks like this you will be putting these groups out at 45yds.

[mattwhite 1,993]

I'm with JB as above pal. That last group is a corker!

I'm not the worlds greatest springer shooter by any means, there are plenty on here that would shoot my tx way better than me but if I can offer one bit of advice that I've learned with springers, more so the tx, is if you can, ALWAYS have your forehand in the same position on the rifle or on the same place on a rest as you could be zeroed perfectly but if the balance of the rifle on the forehand is wrong, ie, too far back, the muzzle will flip and adversely if your resting or on hand too close to the barrel the pellet will drop dramatically, it really is that fine a line but by the look of things, you have already got it sussed pal.

My poor hw thinks I've fallen out with her as I pick up the tx 1st every time at the moment???

[philpot 5,003]

I am finding hard to shoot the TX with any real purpose but I can honestly say, even though at times it is a bit frustrating, I am really enjoying the process and it seems to really like AA Express pellets.

 

Phil

[David.evans 5,323]

I couldn't do that if I practiced that for 10 years

Witch a springer

Great groups

Atb

[Jonjon79 13,358]

It is fun trying to master it. It's also bloody frustrating at times. I've wanted to get my TX by the barrel and lob it down the range more than once.

 

Mine is doing well with FAPs. I tend to stark a session resting on a long V shaped bag, filled with rice - it's heavy and stable. Once I manage a good run of decent shots, I then change to resting on my hand. If the session goes well, I'll try some standing shots.

 

As already said, there's no substitute for practice and, to be honest mate, if I can improve, anyone can.

 

By the way, that last group is bang on. You should be very happy with it

Edited June 16, 2016 by Jonjon79

[bigmac 97kt 13,796]

Phil if you remember i did not do to good at first with your tx it took me a little while to bring it and my self under control

 

as i had been OUT OF PRACTICE with a springer not having had one for a while .

 

and as for my bro Simon well what can you say

 

he is not called the

 

Springer god for nothing

 

hears us trying to get a 5p size group at 35mtrs and Simon is hitting pellet on pellet at 35mtrs

 

and with a rifle he was not used to or his

 

some of us think we can shoot and yes some can and we are more than capable of hitting the kill zone on any pray

 

and thats all we can ask for or do ask for

 

BUT

 

honest lads you want to see this man shoot a spring rifle

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[mattwhite 1,993]

It's amazing to watch someone as good as that make it look so blooming easy.

Like you said Jimmy, I don't half have to concentrate to get a ragged 5p group ??

[mark williams 7,558]

Compliments Phil .

 

Massive improvement there mate, ( I can see you have been listening to Simon )

 

" Sorry Mac, couldn`t resist" x

 

Your on the short road now mate. You now, know you are capable of the last group shot, ( excellent group by the way) and second best to that group will quickly become unacceptable to you.

 

It`s clear to see that as the session progressed so did your shooting and so did your " concentration on the building of your shot"

 

 

Well done mate

 

 

 

atb.

[philpot 5,003]

Cheers me dears............................onward and upward as they say.

 

Phil

[Michael J B Lancaster 69]

Can definitely tell when things started going how you wanted. As others have said, keep going til the tightest group is your worst and almost unacceptable and then you're definitely on to a winner. Now if only I had the motivation to get out and do the same

[pianoman 3,587]

Thank you Jimmy bro! It's all about practice, how you address your shooting, how you begin holding the thing correctly and lightly and then, add in a sweet, gently slow and deliberate trigger let-off. Nothing pulled or tightly gripped. And then, there's controlling your breathing, slowing down your pulse and heartbeat, a proper follow-through and all clever stuff like that. But practicing it all together till it's a matter of second-nature instinct is what counts. You will "think" your shot to the target after a while, before you even slip the trigger.

 

If you put the practice in, you can't go backwards. You have to improve forwards. Doesn't matter what it is. Shooting, musical instruments, painting...The more you put in, the more you get back.

 

Phil, you have a superb TX200HC. No boasting or bullshit, I could have put any amount of pellets on top of eachother all day at 35 metres and further with it to be honest. You should take heart from the start that your rifle is way up to the job as far as consistent power and accuracy goes. If those pellets I was shooting were Air Arms Express (or whatever they were) that's the pellet for your rifle. Don't pollute the barrel with other brands of ammo that doesn't shoot so well.

 

A .22 Prosport ..Gotta find me one of those now!

 

All the best.

Simon