Been doing some reading

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BEAR54
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Been doing some reading

Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:57 pm

My shooting has been a bit frustrating so I put the gun away for a month and bought myself an air rifle hunting book to read at work. I've picked up quite a few bits of useful information including the distance the writer is zeroing at and distances being hunted at and it seems I zeroed far too far out ! I was zeroed at 35 meters which was right at the top of the turret travel. I was also missing a lot of easy shots :? so I've spent a couple of hours re-zeroing at 30yrds and then checking what hold over and under I need to use at 5yrd intervals from 15yrds out to 40yrds and was amazed at what a cock up I'd made of my first set up :oops:
I'm now finding that the aim points for 15 to 30yrds are almost the same and I need a lot more practice for 35yrds and at the moment 40yrds is a definite no no !! So it just goes to prove a bit extra research and some patients in a cold wet and windy field can pay dividends 8-)

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Re: Been doing some reading

Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:30 pm

If you are near the end of turret adjustment you may find it beneficial to shim up the rear scope mount.

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Re: Been doing some reading

Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:42 pm

well for starts, if you`re putting your patients in a cold wet & windy field :shock: you may wanna give them some Bovril (& a coat! :lol: )
you`ve completely backed my own set up- zero`d at 25m, will shoot out to 30 on a (very) good day but, 25 or less works for me, scope or not!
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BEAR54
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Re: Been doing some reading

Sat Nov 14, 2015 4:16 pm

Lmao I knew that was the wrong spelling for the patience but couldn't think of the right one :roll:As for shimming up the rear mount it's not happening ;) I've changed from meters to yards and have got a 10 shot group as tight as a bunnies butt hole between 15 and 30 yards so I'm not changing anything now but thanks for the input 8-)

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Re: Been doing some reading

Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:57 pm

BEAR54 wrote:Lmao I knew that was the wrong spelling for the patience but couldn't think of the right one :roll:As for shimming up the rear mount it's not happening ;) I've changed from meters to yards and have got a 10 shot group as tight as a bunnies butt hole between 15 and 30 yards so I'm not changing anything now but thanks for the input 8-)


Correct, but considering the context, it is correct; they are similar sounding words with different meanings:-

patient...someone receiving medical treatment.
patience...tolerance.

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