Quote Originally Posted by nimrod177 View Post
What sort of groups are you getting now at what ranges and when was the last time you cleaned the barrel. I have a steyer so am trying to determine if there is anything else that may be contributing to the problem also are you changing pellets? Please bear in mind the barrel should be cleaned from breach to muzzle end and allow the cleaner to rotate freely along the rifling. This is why I use a bit of string and cleaning cloth as it allows the cloth to follow the rifling down the barrel. Also by not pushing from the muzzle end you wont push any crap into the port where the air comes from thus putting unwanted crap anywhere near the internals. I adopt this procedure even when I do occasionally clean my rimfires and they are a lot more dirty and have lesser tolerances than any of my pcp's/springers. Just another question when you bought second hand did the previous user use it on a regular basis. Also was it clean and tidy, ie no rust visible anywhere.
The bad groups were between 2-4" at 55yds, with impacts in all directions. I have experimented with a few different pellets (JSB exact in all head sizes, AA fields, Superdomes) the 4.53 Exacts seem to be the best for my barrel. I went through one tin of pellets, used the pull-through, then changed to a different tin, so i was definitely allowing for the barrel to be re-leaded. Once I used the brush my 55yd groups came down to sub 1" on a good clear day.

I'm not sure if the previous owner used it very much, he also had a nice Ripley when I went to pick the Steyr up. The condition was immaculate. I love my Steyr