BSA grt....accuracy ?

[TRINITY]

Hi guys, looking for help and advice

Someone who I know has bought one new and really questioning its accuracy. I have shot it today and i am also coming to the conclusion its lost its accuracy.

Anyone had experience, could it just be a bad example of what is usually a reasonable gun

Thanks

[Ultrastu]

Well it won't be the barrel that's a given .it could have ruined  the scope or slipping mounts  .or could be loose in its stock .

There maybe some slight  barrel play in the breech jaws but very unlikely on a new gun.this only tends to effect 20 year old guns with loads of pellets though them .

I'd look to the scope first .

I had a bsa lightening ruin a cheap scope once .

New quality scope = accuracy  restored .

Edited March 24, 2021 by Ultrastu

[TRINITY]

He got a brand new Hawke scope with the gun. 

I now very little about airguns but I wonder if it could be fastened to a test bench and then fired . If still not grouping well, would that tend to eliminate the scope.

[Mice!]

17 minutes ago, TRINITY said:

He got a brand new Hawke scope with the gun. 

I now very little about airguns but I wonder if it could be fastened to a test bench and then fired . If still not grouping well, would that tend to eliminate the scope.

Not if it's a spring gun, it will still bounce all over the place.

Check everything is tight, put the mounts together and check them, maybe try another scope if you can.

[TRINITY]

5 minutes ago, Mice! said:

Not if it's a spring gun, it will still bounce all over the place.

Check everything is tight, put the mounts together and check them, maybe try another scope if you can.

Its gas ram. 

[Mice!]

2 minutes ago, TRINITY said:

Its gas ram. 

It'll still bounce to some degree, because the ram is moving. 

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, they do not have many good reviews, you should get very little vibration with a ram, if it's new or still under warranty take it back and get a refund and buy a HW 99 S 

Edited March 24, 2021 by oldypigeonpopper

[snow white]

Try the pellets I have a new r10 I thought the barrel was fxxxxxx but gun shop said try different pellets I know some guns are pellet fussy but look at photos target range 20 yards 

[oldypigeonpopper]

1 minute ago, snow white said:

Try the pellets I have a new r10 I thought the barrel was fxxxxxx but gun shop said try different pellets I know some guns are pellet fussy but look at photos target range 20 yards 

What pellets on bottom target

[TRINITY]

1 hour ago, Mice! said:

Not if it's a spring gun, it will still bounce all over the place.

Check everything is tight, put the mounts together and check them, maybe try another scope if you can.

Its gas ram. 

Thanks so far guys.

Yes we have tried a couple of pellet brand, results still erratic. Yes it's under gaurantee and I will be contacting dealer. I just wanted yo get a bit of advice before I spoke to them. Having to do this on behalf of the owner who cant back to the shop at the moment

Thanks 👍

[Mice!]

The other thing to look at is the cotton bud on the barrel crown,  or if its clipping a mod?

[snow white]

Oldpigeon air arms Diablo field 177 8.4 grains tin number 46. Dia 4.51:

[oldypigeonpopper]

1 hour ago, snow white said:

Oldpigeon air arms Diablo field 177 8.4 grains tin number 46. Dia 4.51:

Good air rifle pellet 👍

[TRINITY]

1 hour ago, snow white said:

Oldpigeon air arms Diablo field 177 8.4 grains tin number 46. Dia 4.51:

One of the brands we used on the test

[stu64]

If I read this right its a brand new gun with new scope? No disrespect intended but I think its more likely the shooter than the gun. my own experience with a break barrel spring gun is that the tighter you hold it the worse the group gets. I couldn't hit a cows a** with a shovel until i adopted a completely different style of shooting. the best way I can describe it is to imagine the whole gun is covered in dogs carp. you really dont want to touch it right? So, let the foreend rest on your front hand-do not hold it or grip it, try not to let your face rest on the gun, barely touch it if possible, and use the lightest grip you can on the pistol grip. Complete opposite of shotgun and rifle shooting. shoot some practice groups and see how you get on. I watched Steve shalley on AEAC channel shooting a springer off a bench-he was hardly touching the gun but got some impressive groups at 50 yards.

[stu64]

Also, being a new bsa with a hammer forged barrel I would definitely clean the barrel. loads of horrible black stuff normally comes out of a new bsa barrel.

[Chaz25]

My mate has the GRT should be fine but as said there is an art to using ram/springers light hold as said and I keep my elbow high, forehand in the same place trigger hand thumb center of stock be consistent and the gun will be to.