How long do you leave between shots.

[chip]

Hi All

Due to the nature of co2 pistols, when target shooting how long do you leave between shots (to try and mantain a consistancy of power).

Cheers
Chip

[MikeB]

I personally don't even think about it, and I tend to shoot the comps quite quickly: at a guess, I'd say five to ten seconds between shots. I concentrate more on my stance and hold, and once those are sorted, I move on to sight picture. The Beretta 92FS is a heavy bugger, especially shooting single-handed, so once the gun is on-aim and I'm happy with my stance, hold and sight-picture, it stays on-aim until I have to reload.

Can't say I've noticed any major power drops doing it my way, so I suppose it's whatever works for you.

Fast-fire tin cans as fast as you can pull the trigger, now that's a different story: there's a noticeable decrease in power around halfway through the mag, but you'd never shoot competition targets that way anyway.

Hope that helps from my perspective.

[derekm]

For precision shooting with the Alfa, the time it takes to operate the bolt and add a pellet.

Rapid fire with the S & W causes a drop in velocity as stated above, but not enough to cause me to miss a can. If I miss, it's not the gun's fault!