deputy dog Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Hi all. Can any one give me any advice why my rapid 12 has lost its accuracy. Its gone from being the most accurate gun iv shot. To the worse gun to zero. And i'm at my witts end trying to find out why or what the problem is. The sight is a good one and has never been dropped or banged. The gun is a month old and like the gun never been dropped or banged. Last Sunday it was shooting flies of dock leaves at 30yrds. Monday i took her out and to go roost shooting and she's all over the place. Pellets flying every where bar where they should be, really erratic you could say. Iv checked every thing that could possibly be the cause. Like bottle pressure, o ring being sound and not split. But one thing i did notice was slight pellet marks on the hole on the vortex silencer. I'm pretty sure the pellets shouldn't be hitting that at all. I'm using accupell slugs which have been very accurate through my gun up to now. If it is the pellets hitting the silencer i'm baffled to how they have started doing so. Any advice would be very very gratefully recieved. I'v been trying to sort this problem for a good week now. I have registered with the Theoben Rapid owner club. But for some reason the site wouldn't let me log in after registering. Atb DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestbry Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Hi all. Can any one give me any advice why my rapid 12 has lost its accuracy. Its gone from being the most accurate gun iv shot. To the worse gun to zero. And i'm at my witts end trying to find out why or what the problem is. The sight is a good one and has never been dropped or banged. The gun is a month old and like the gun never been dropped or banged. Last Sunday it was shooting flies of dock leaves at 30yrds. Monday i took her out and to go roost shooting and she's all over the place. Pellets flying every where bar where they should be, really erratic you could say. Iv checked every thing that could possibly be the cause. Like bottle pressure, o ring being sound and not split. But one thing i did notice was slight pellet marks on the hole on the vortex silencer. I'm pretty sure the pellets shouldn't be hitting that at all. I'm using accupell slugs which have been very accurate through my gun up to now. If it is the pellets hitting the silencer i'm baffled to how they have started doing so. Any advice would be very very gratefully recieved. I'v been trying to sort this problem for a good week now. I have registered with the Theoben Rapid owner club. But for some reason the site wouldn't let me log in after registering. Atb DD sounds like either the silencer is lose or been knocked , or the scope mounts are lose on the gun. I the gun was shooting how you said it was, then its something that has worked lose maybe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickanles Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 whats it like with the silencer off ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minkhunter Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 i agree with mickanles,sounds like your pellets are being clipped by the silencer,probably has been knocked or come loose.. remove and test again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireshot Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Try with out the mod and also try single load (no mag) and how many shot has it had though it could need a clean ?just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted July 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Tried it with the moderator off and it wasn't any different. Pellets all over the place. I just cant understand whats happened. One minute she was accurate as hell, pellet on pellet. And for no reason she's gone totally bizzare with pellets flying any where bar the right place. Like i said the guns only a month old and has never been dropped or banged it. So i'm really really baffled to what has caused this sudden change in my gun. Iv only used accupells and the gun loves them. Iv fired 2000 through her so far, so could it be the barrel needs cleaning. Iv never cleaned an air rifle barrel before, do any of you clean your air rilfe barrels after so many tins fired. I may be clutching at straws, but i am genuinly baffled to why its lost its accuracy in a blink of and i so to say. DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Daft question, but is the scope fitted correctly, and not moving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlord Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Tried it with the moderator off and it wasn't any different. Pellets all over the place. I just cant understand whats happened. One minute she was accurate as hell, pellet on pellet. And for no reason she's gone totally bizzare with pellets flying any where bar the right place. Like i said the guns only a month old and has never been dropped or banged it. So i'm really really baffled to what has caused this sudden change in my gun. Iv only used accupells and the gun loves them. Iv fired 2000 through her so far, so could it be the barrel needs cleaning. Iv never cleaned an air rifle barrel before, do any of you clean your air rilfe barrels after so many tins fired. I may be clutching at straws, but i am genuinly baffled to why its lost its accuracy in a blink of and i so to say. DD try a different scope same happend to me ,i changed scope and it was fine ,sent to old one back waiting to see what they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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