Less is definitely more.

[Photoguy2910]

I got one of my 77's out my cabinet today, didnt shoot it but it just felt so nice to hold... think a bit of practice and off out again with her

[JohnBam]

Great post Harv

Think peeps sometimes forget where a lot of the top class shooters started and competed well with before the PCP's became predominant.

Guys like yourself and John Budd, give us newbs the incentive to do well, and keep up the practice. Can be frustrating at times, but highlly rewarding as you get the feel for it.

A fellah at Juniper Greens shoot done so well with his Webley Longbow, at the second to last shoot, that he went straight for the open class this time round after getting it tuned by Steve pope, and done pretty well.

Not many shoots up here have enough spring gun shooters to have a seperate recoiling class, and have been tempted to punt the Pro Sport for a AA400, but have said sod it, even if I have got to go open I'm going to enjoy the challenge of taming the beast, and hopefully in time give they PCP boys some competition.

Got myself a spring and guides from V-Mach, and have gave the rifle a once over previouslly, nice predictable recoil now, shooting pretty sweet, enjoying shooting the springer more and more as time goes on.

Springers FTW, and blow some preconceptions out the water

[JohnBam]

Going with your advice Harv - new spring in, shooting at 10.6ft/lbs - gonna give it a go - God help me

[The Pie Man]

Good luck mate, post your findings..

[JohnBam]

Good luck mate, post your findings..

Will do, fingers crossed it wont be with fingers covered in grease and through a mess of allen keys

[nibbley-uk]

Harv i took mine round to Tels last night and must say i do need at least 3 months practice, i was dire.
Close shots went hight standers went left and long shots went right
When can i get my re-grease

[The Pie Man]

Harv i took mine round to Tels last night and must say i do need at least 3 months practice, i was dire.
Close shots went hight standers went left and long shots went right
When can i get my re-grease

I think a re-lube isn't your answer bud its practise!!

But I'll do it for you just as soon as I get a free minute to myself..ok

[JohnBam]

Good luck mate, post your findings..

Not too bad a performance today, with the power on the rifle roond aboot the 10.6 mark.

Most challenging bit, was the 15mm close to medium reducers....not got the trajectory change sussed sufficientlly - near zero is 13 yards rather than near 15 and slightlly loopier trajectory, meant I got a 1 on each 15mm reducer target...damned close but still a 1 (but I reckon one of them had the kill zone painted on the face plate as 6 of us in a row didnt get it down . Apart from that, most misses were damned close and due to the wind (pretty in blowy it was) rather than due to any major range finding faults.

Rifle is shooting quite sweet at this power, but reckon after the spring is bedded in, I'm gonna strip/degrease/polish and relube and try and get it up a tadge. Reckon there is room for improvement in the rifle and cant see the recoil getting too bad on it (famous last words )