Smk 19

[uk litehammer]

You think?

I took it totally apart. All internals polished and relubed. Spring guides and top hat made and fitted. Trigger totally stripped, ground and repolished. Stock drilled and lead weights fitted to improve balance. Shooting within 5 ft/sec. Sod all recoil. Trigger sweet as anything. Still wouldn't hit a barn door at ten yards! Seriously, it was doing 6" groups at 20 yds. I rest my case.

It probably had a bent barrel, 'cos the rest of it was doing ok. Doesn't matter how much your gun costs if it's got a bent barrel on it.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

It probably had a bent barrel, 'cos the rest of it was doing ok. Doesn't matter how much your gun costs if it's got a bent barrel on it.

That was the conclusion I came to. I even renewed the locking catch and shimmed the pivot in case they were loose. And yes, I did try more than 1 scope.

[focusteve]

My '19 is very choosy with pellets. Which ones did you use?
Iv'e tried quite a few and at 25 yards, AA field, accupel, Superdome and even Bisley Practice group better than 2" and i'm a fairly new shooter!

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

My '19 is very choosy with pellets. Which ones did you use?
Iv'e tried quite a few and at 25 yards, AA field, accupel, Superdome and even Bisley Practice group better than 2" and i'm a fairly new shooter!

Ah, that might be it then. It could be me. I too only have limited experience of a couple of decades, and I'm probably too fussy myself, never mind the pellets. I tend to blame the equipment if I can't get 1" groups at 50 yds. The idea of trying different pellets is a new one on me. I really must try it sometime.

[kevmar]

Good post steve,yes indeed pellet selection does play a part in
the smk 19's performance, some will do better with one,and another will do rubbish with the same (iv'e had 3 smk 19's )it's these tips that can defeat even
the old hands amongst us
a bad work man always blames his tools,
squeeze it,don't pull it ken,
go figure.
I didn't think this thread would do as well as it has done.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

You may be right, but it's my tool, and I'll pull it as much as I like, and squeeze it as often as I like.

I think all these little known tips are great. It makes coming on here so worthwhile.

[focusteve]

You may be right, but it's my tool, and I'll pull it as much as I like, and squeeze it as often as I like.

I think all these little known tips are great. It makes coming on here so worthwhile.

Christ almighty! What a misrable old cock! I hope your not married fella, i wouldn't want any woman to have to listen to that kind of sarcasm all day!
And here was i, just trying to help! Unbelievable!