I need your knowledge lads.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

I have a scope you can try on it to see if that's at fault. I'm in Barnsley too.

Dan

Thanks for the offer Dan, but I've got a tried and tested Bushnell legend to try that with. I've done some more testing over 25yd at home and results look encouraging. It may just have needed more useage than it normally gets to loosen it up. Tried some different pellets and POI is exactly the same, so I reckon I can rule pellets out. I've also remounted the scope further forward by about an inch to try to get better eye relief. I've found one thing out though.......I shoot more accurately at 12 mag than 22 and upwards.

[Anothermiss]

Do me a favour then ken, edit my number out of your quoted post pal. Glad it's sorted mate.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Do me a favour then ken, edit my number out of your quoted post pal. Glad it's sorted mate.

As requested Dan. Thanks again.

[snock]

Let us know how you get on, Mr Bowel Bugle.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Let us know how you get on, Mr Bowel Bugle.

Not played the trouser trumpet for a good long while now Pete.

[craigtodd1968]

Ev2, sounds like reg creep, easy tell, shoot over chrono 5 shots one after the other , should all be close. Leave for 5 mins bet the fps drops, if it does reg creep, reg service will fix.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Ev2, sounds like reg creep, easy tell, shoot over chrono 5 shots one after the other , should all be close. Leave for 5 mins bet the fps drops, if it does reg creep, reg service will fix.

Thats been done twice over a string of 60 shots Craig. Not enough differentials to make much of a difference.

[snock]

Not played the trouser trumpet for a good long while now Pete.

I don't whether that's a good, or bad, thing.

I suspect it's a good thing, though.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Had another bash to sort out the gun/scope.

Took off the airstripper and gave in a good clean. Likewise the outside of the barrel. Refitted and tightened down a little more than normal as it is a slack fit. tested at 25 yds. Good raggy groups, but 1.5 cm higher than before, and a pellet width to the left. Readjusted. Good groups @ 12x 22x and 42x mags.

Then tried it with the stripper off altogether. Reasonable groups, slightly less tidy than with stripper on, but the wind had got up a bit. All groups were 5cm higher than with stripper on. Windage remained unchanged.

Refitted stripper. Still passable groups but now 1cm low. (one pellet gave an unnaceptable drop). No evidence of clipping though.

Pushed stripper up the barrel as far as it will go and tightened down. Groups 5cm high again. One complete downward turn of the turret and purely by fluke, SPOT ON. Tried several shots at different mags and it produced the best groupings I've had so far. Back to square one on the plinking range when I manage to get up there, but hopefully that's it sorted. (not ruling the reg out just yet though). It would appear that taking the stripper off and refitting does have a marked effect too.