After further attempts yesterday with my 22 MK2 and 22 Mercury S. I ended up with a couple of jobs to do. I decided to strip my 177 mk1 and reduce the power. Did this today by removing approximately 10mm of pre-load. This has had two affects. Power is now 10.5ft lbs and the slight amount of spring twang has gone, happy days!
The second job is on my mk2. When I mounted the scope on it I noticed the cylinder rotating!! This is due to the back block not tightening up properly, just needs adjustment. Despite this I shot some very reasonable groups but will try again when fettled. Had a quick go with the 177 mk1 this afternoon and it does seem slightly easier to group with. Will have another go soon once all the fixing is done.
Plinkerer and Tinkerer