chrisjpainter Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Today I got round to pellet testing the S510 I picked up. I had a great selection from a chap off the airgunforum and set to testing. I'd swapped the scopes over from my Wolverine - they're both the same, but I wanted to hang onto my original one. Straight away it grouped brilliantly with JSB exacts shooting high of zero, but one hole groups. nothing grouped as well, so I returned to JSB exacts. now though, they're grouping well south, despite the pressure being good. I couldn't work out what was happening. some groups high, some groups low after each magazine, until I was out of test pellets and air. to fill the gun I hold it barrel up and as i did that, I heard a little tap noise from the magazine. A quick glance didn't reveal a problem, so I filled it up and turned the gun barrel down to walk away. 'Tap' from the magazine. Turn it Barrel up? Tap. What the? oh... The moral of the story is, when putting a scope on a rail TIGHTEN THE MOUNT SCREWS UP! The scope in its mounts was sliding merrily up and down the rail, until it hit the magazine, making a tapping noise as it hit. This was of course completely screwing up the impact points! Time to get some more pellet packs...and a dunce's hat. anyone else been an idiot recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaks Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 At least you know what's wrong and won't be changing pellets, magazine, mounts , scope, moderator and removing any barrel band . I'd be feeling some what happy it's human error , found early and is free to remedy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 ............. anyone else been an idiot recently? Not recently, but I've been there, done that and got a great selection of t-shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 At least the scope didna fall off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Are you downwind of the Wychwood Brewery?-just wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Did it once with my new .22LR went out with a friend on our shared permission and he had his R10 MK2. We set a couple of empty LR boxes at 60 yards. I was in a confident mood and was waaay off with my shooting no rounds connecting at all. My smug mate was merrily hitting the boxes once he had his holdover sorted. I was gutted new gun and all was it me, was it the ammo then I looked at the moderator and it wasnt screwed on fully......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Did it once with my new .22LR went out with a friend on our shared permission and he had his R10 MK2. We set a couple of empty LR boxes at 60 yards. I was in a confident mood and was waaay off with my shooting no rounds connecting at all. My smug mate was merrily hitting the boxes once he had his holdover sorted. I was gutted new gun and all was it me, was it the ammo then I looked at the moderator and it wasnt screwed on fully......... Glad i'm not the only one!! Are you downwind of the Wychwood Brewery?-just wondering haha! I wish. No such excuse alas. just stupidity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 After reading a great many of your posts , Chris, I doubt that anyone would label you as stupid Sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 After reading a great many of your posts , Chris, I doubt that anyone would label you as stupid Sir Kind of you to say so, sir. Unfortunately at school I once set my hair on fire with a bunsen burner...I do have moments of spectacular brain freeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Ive not done this yet but most days am left feeling pretty stupid ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Kind of you to say so, sir. Unfortunately at school I once set my hair on fire with a bunsen burner...I do have moments of spectacular brain freeze So all you were doing was trying to defrost your brain with the Bunsen burner then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 So all you were doing was trying to defrost your brain with the Bunsen burner then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 So far I have been lucky, the only balls up ive made was losing a daystate magizine ! Fingers crossed its the last thing I lose too. ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Ok, I'll bite... I took an Air Arms S200 apart and gave it an overhaul. Once it was set I put the thing back together and tried to zero it. No matter how much I dialled down the elevation I was still 5cm high at 30m - I just couldn't get rounds on target. I shimmed the scope up in the mounts with layers of electrical tape but then struggled to get the mount tightened properly. I was terrified that I had somehow upped the power by dismantling it. I lamented my problems on an internet forum and some kind soul pointed out I had the mounts on the wrong way (turns out one is higher than the other) and I was fighting gravity. Two minutes with an hex key sorted the problem. Every day is a school day and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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