cant hit rabbits 123 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Evening chaps! When I was younger I was into airgunning, I had a battered old webley circa the 60's and made do with that, later adding a telescope that I could never zero because the barrel was bent. Anyway, I moved onto shotgunning and further away from air rifles. I recently had a bit of a revival and bought a new air rifle. I considered putting a moderator and consulted PW, but there were non about for the make and the plastic muzzle cover made getting to the metal barrel to tap it for too hard so that idea went out. I'm now considering buying a bipod to attatch to the barrel and a low magnification sight, reflex type thing. Is this practile, useful or even a good idea on a break barrel air rifle? Mnay thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 what gun is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Mixed reviews on mounting a bipod to a spring gun. Supposedly the recoil being doubled up causes havoc with accuracy... I've tried it. Had one inch groups at 30m. To be honest, now I keep my bipod for my pcp and now shoot springs rifles hand held only. As for a sight, whatever floats your boat. Reflex would be good for close range applications. Personally I prefer lower magnification for hunting and high magnification for target shooting. ATB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 A bipod isn't a good idea on any springer and putting it on the barrel will do nothing but throw your accuracy way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter.123 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 A bipod on a spring air rifle causes nothing but problems, all accuracy is gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 what gun is it? Its an SwissArms SA2, few people if any have heard of it. Its turned out to be quite good. Thanks for all the info chaps, I've been looking at building a forearm mounted bipod but its very problematic. I'm now thinking steer clear of the bipod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 You could try making some shooting sticks and rest your forearm on the sticks rather than the gun. For the price of a length of 1" x 1/2" batten and a nut and bolt it might be worth a try. I keep meaning to try using one of those cheapo three legged camping stools as a rest for my arm - I got one from a pound shop but can't find the damn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 A bipod isn't a good idea on any springer and putting it on the barrel will do nothing but throw your accuracy way off. A bipod on a spring air rifle causes nothing but problems, all accuracy is gone Putting a Bipod on a Springer, especially an old or cheap one, is not generally to be recommended. But your comments above are off base, my lad had a Gamo Shadow until recently and used it a LOT with a Bipod, he mastered the technique and achieved very good results. ATB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Well done to your lad, if you can make it work then fair play, but resting your rifle on your barrel will completely change your poi at best and will make any standing shots impossible after zeroing with the bipod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Well done to your lad, if you can make it work then fair play, but resting your rifle on your barrel will completely change your poi at best and will make any standing shots impossible after zeroing with the bipod. FalconFN, no point in causing a debate, I would simply say perseverance and experience , he regularly knocked down bunnies at 30 yards freestanding as well! ATB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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