Originally Posted by
trajectory
Certainly food for thought if I decide to modify things substantially. At the moment I haven't had the time to use it for a while & I'm hoping it will settle down with further use, & as I use it a bit more maybe I'll find out its likes & dislikes with regard to holding points & pressure in supporting it. I tend not to rest stringers on solid benches, bags,rolls etc preferring a hand held shooting style. Don't know if thats good or bad, but I'm happy with it. If the grouping improves a little bit then perhaps the only modification might be to try & quieten the mechanicals. There again it might be a bit too much effort for little return as it probably wouldn't be my first choice as a plinker, that cocking effort isn't much fun......
Rod, you are correct not to rest springers on any solid rest, it will throw your shots off the aiming point. Soft cushions work O.K. if you want to bench rest the rifle, but don't lose the skill of shooting off-hand as so often happens when always using a bench. As I said mentioned before rather get yourself another project than spending a lot of time and effort on the Tornado, can't think of any "likes" to put on the likes and dislikes list. Get a good old British rifle to do up.
Baz
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