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    Herx77 is offline "Instruments of the light"
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    I find quality not quantity is more important when shooting springers,and forcing more pellets down range hoping things might improve. can end in frustration. Possibly sometimes it will improve but better to end on a satisfactory ending( hitting a spacific mark)than lobbing the rifle over the nearest hedge.
    You tend to know when things are going well when your concentration is where the pellet will impact on the target and not how the hold, trigger or grip is working.Get your focus out there and not where you are.
    So much in good springer shooting is automatic and without thinking; do the preparation and the gun will(might) take care of you,you'll certainly know the difference when it all gells together.It just feels good.
    Would be nice to attend one of your functions,might even see some of the 80's crowd and Jon Budd, pity Barry isn't around any more.
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    I have to think that, like me, most of us have our good days and our bad days. My practice sessions have gotten much shorter these days because I know when it's no use to continue. Other days all is so good I just get up and walk away. I started to practice a little on Monday and I sat down on the bum bag and propped the TX on my knee pad. I picked a stray pellet hole out at my 25 m paper and fired. I couldn't see any change, so I tried again. I thought that the hole might be bigger but wasn't sure. After 5 shots, and now wondering if I was totally off the world bad, I picked a spot .5" away and shot. A new hole appeared right where I had aimed. It was time to move out to 50 m, where I can really see my shortcomings. Not a super group, but good enough to know my practice was over for the day. I used to shoot 20,000 pellets a year, minimum, but, now I just shoot enough to keep me in tune. I know the guns are ready, if I'm up to their level.

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