Weihrauch HW97KT Bench Fail!

[gwyn]

The thing with a bean bag/springer is that after a few shots the beans/media settle & pack tighter so there is less give in the surface which alters how the rifle reacts, something like a pillow will "rebound" each time you lift the rifle to cock it.

Experiment with different front rests,i have tried a variety of different makes and types.
The PCP is not a problem of course!but the springers?
I have got the best results from my Terrus and Gamo 440 using an MTL plastic adjustable front rest,neither springer liked the moulded rubber top,although this is not hard the fact appears to be that it imparts just a minimal amount of grip to the stock and while both rifles are almost free of any recoil movement it was sufficient to cause innaccuracy,so off came the plastic and rubber top and i fitted a piece of ply about 5"x 1.5"x 1/2" thick covered this with a peice of cork tile and on top of this a piece of carpet tile, so not soft but gives the stock a surface that it can move on,i know that this is contrary to everything that i was told, but resting the stock around 3" back from the front and supporting the underside of the butt with my non shooting hand and the lightest possible touch with the trigger hand has given excellent results, providing i remember to concentrate on my eye alignment and the keeping the crosshair on the target and not worrying about seeing the target clearly.
Don.

[grumpygit]

Did you read/ watch this thread ? http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....ight=artillery

[Ragle Jnr]

I also shoot 22lr benchrest and am amazed by the effect of changing hold. Even changing from thumb down to thumb up affects poi. You have to be very consistent to group test. Each comp seems to have different rules so have experimented with different techniques. As suggested above, do not rest springers directly on hard surfaces, use hand between front support and fore end, return hand to exactly the same place, you also have to take the rifle out of your shoulder to load each time, creating another variable. Still, if it was easy, it wouldn't be fun would it?
David