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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rimfire and Airguns
Try a springer, you just might feel like a kid again.
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<blockquote data-quote="Laelkhunter" data-source="post: 1080924" data-attributes="member: 38154"><p>When shooting the springer type air rifle, don't try to hold it tight to fight the recoil. It is best to use what they call an "artilley hold". Picture the heavy field cannons, the way they recoil in a "cradle". Control it, but don't fight it, and you will see better accuracy when you let it recoil in your hands.Drop grip it will your support hand, but cradle it.</p><p> Also, a scope that is designed for air rifles is best, as it is designed for the forward thrust (piston bottoming out in the air chamber). I have never seen it, but have heard of regular rifle scopes being ruined when mounted on air rifles.</p><p> The best scope I have found for my RWS M34 is a Hawke. It has adjustable parallax which is really important for air rifles. Most high power rifle scopes have the parrallax factory set at 100 yards, which is a little bit out of the range of an air rifle.</p><p> When you really get into the Air rifle circles, look at the Benjamin Marauder. It is a pre-charged pneumatic. Light 2.5 lb trigger, no recoil, silent, and shoots a 1/2 inch group at 50 yards. Only problem is you need a tank to fill it (scuba tank works great).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Laelkhunter, post: 1080924, member: 38154"] When shooting the springer type air rifle, don't try to hold it tight to fight the recoil. It is best to use what they call an "artilley hold". Picture the heavy field cannons, the way they recoil in a "cradle". Control it, but don't fight it, and you will see better accuracy when you let it recoil in your hands.Drop grip it will your support hand, but cradle it. Also, a scope that is designed for air rifles is best, as it is designed for the forward thrust (piston bottoming out in the air chamber). I have never seen it, but have heard of regular rifle scopes being ruined when mounted on air rifles. The best scope I have found for my RWS M34 is a Hawke. It has adjustable parallax which is really important for air rifles. Most high power rifle scopes have the parrallax factory set at 100 yards, which is a little bit out of the range of an air rifle. When you really get into the Air rifle circles, look at the Benjamin Marauder. It is a pre-charged pneumatic. Light 2.5 lb trigger, no recoil, silent, and shoots a 1/2 inch group at 50 yards. Only problem is you need a tank to fill it (scuba tank works great). [/QUOTE]
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