kitchy Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 alreet,erm im pretty new to spring guns well ive got a few but hardlys ever used them and since i bought the tx200 i realy love it but its heavier than my rapid 7 or hw100 and i got back pack with a pillow folded up in it and it was resting mint the groupings were tiny! i had a look down the field there was over 20 rabbits sat there and and i actualy confused my self thinkin i can get steady any way i tried standing at first then croutched then the FT position and that was the steadiest but what i was thinking was because when i set my scopes on the pillow rest it was absorbing the recoil but when im shooting fighting the weight of the gun will affect like the accuracy and in the FT position it is resting on my arm that will absorb recoil but i can shoot every thing like that... any one with a springer give me some advice!! because i can rest on a fence post with my hand under that might nock accuracy off ? THATS THE STEADYEST STANCE I CAN KEEP THE GUN STILL AT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 The link says it all, master the artillery hold and use that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGOF Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 You will be amazed at how steady you can hold a heavy gun like the TX or HW97K on standing shots with lots (and lots ) of practice and of course the arty hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 you have lost me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchy Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 yeah i went out at half5 this morning and shot and shot and shot!! nocking out groups near enough the same size as being on a rest so cheers jsut never realy used a springer much just on a rest but cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 once you master a springer you will be supprised what you can do with em, years ago thats all there was and we hunted and shot good groups just the same in a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 You will find that most off the good marksmen on this site will have started off with a springer it was the beginning for thousands off shooters mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 @simon6ppc... The first air rifles were actually precharged pneumatics and were very effective in battle, google Girandoni to find out about the first air rifles! The spring powered guns came much much later! There have been PCP air rifles longer than there have been spring powered air rifles! Why did they not catch on? Early pumps left a lot to be desired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchy Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 my mate rang me this morning and i went down shot 12 feral pigeons and 3 rabbits and i took all the advice read all the articles that mole perscribed and its unreal how one hold can be so good and i never missed a thing goaing back down before it gets dark!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiedenny Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Great to see how advice on here can make such a difference so quickly. Another YouTube did showing the art hold was the one that made the difference to me. And of course the thousands of pellets :-) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear68 Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) The link says it all, master the artillery hold and use that! I've just bought an HW77 after a break of about 25 years from using air rifles...I've always gripped the forestock firmly; will certainly be giving this a go now. Edited May 8, 2012 by Bear68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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