I spent around $838.80 just to obtain these groups!
Hah! I spent around $838.80 worth of pellets just to practice shooting my TX200 to get groups pictured in the photos below. So, that’s 60 tins of 500-count .22 pellets, each costing $13.98 a tin. But here’s proof that practice is all it takes to get quite accurate. My TX is not tuned or modified in any way. It is completely stock. All it took was, well, money, dedication, and alot of time getting to know my rifle.
Bear in mind the groups below were achieved with the rifle fired unbenched. Each group is a 10-shot group. My shooting position was a seated, field-target style position with my hand that is holding the forestock of the rifle resting on my knee. My back was leaning against a wall for support and stability. The distance the groups were achieved was 30 yards. Happy shooting everyone!
Wackin’ the wood and stackin’ the pellets – 10-shots:
Here’s another (10-shots):
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Amazing shooting spinj! Love to see that kind of result from a springer. Mind set is a big deal, and practice…but… ya gotta love the AA craftsmanship which allows consistency. As for “tuning” you obviously don’t need it!
My RWS 48, .22 is a different story. Once this thing got a pile of years on it ( about 22+ years?) the wear and tear makes things loose. I saw a dramatic rise in erratic groups, like 10 inch groups at 30 yds! Took the scope off and used open sights-I’m still better off throwing rocks! Off to the gunsmith it goes.
What pellets are you using? How much front grip and shoulder pressure (relatively) give you best results? I.E., is the “hold” fairly loose?
If you can stack a springer like that; what are you doing, group-wise, with the s410? 😯
Let me must say this: all the rifles I’ve shot all want to do the same thing, really; that is, to shoot straight. All that has to be done by the shooter is to let it hurl a pellet to the intended target the way the gun wants to. So, the key is to find a way to let it; however that is to be done is for the shooter to find out through various holds and techniques. I shoot with the mindset that physics will dictate where the pellet will go, and I believe this to be the case with any good-quality rifle. In all my years of shooting my two PCPs and the TX200, it is all a matter of having this mindset. If you watched the Extreme Marksmen series (not Top Shot) on History Channel, you’ll see how extremely accurate one particular rifleman is with a pre-modern rifle. He’s even using open sights! Yet, he’s able to hit a target at great distances. Then there’s the archer (I think his name is Byron Ferguson) who is so accurate that he can shoot his arrow through another arrow, and his bow and arrow look like things carved out of wood without the aid of CNC machinery. This same archer can even hit target the size of a breath mint being tossed into the air! Imagine that.
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Spinj’s got wood. 😆
Good shooting!
Nice. I have shot more then that through a chrono into a block of wood building and testing valves for .308. Just went through almost 200 rounds today. I need to build my trap so I can catch the slugs and melt them down and cast my own. $ adds up quick.
Wicked. I haven’t gone to the range in a while. It’s getting too expensive to drive all the way there with the gas prices the way they are. 👿
:thumb: nice shooting Spinj. You still shooting at the range ?
Here are two more pellet stackin’ groups:
20-shot group:
20-shot group:
Thank you guys! The TX really is a fine shooting rifle.
fine springer shootin there, boss.
hows your AF platform hold up?… 😕
Awesome stuff Spin. You did exactly what it took, a lot of practice/shooting, and using a known pellet (a lot of them probably with the same LOT #s). The TX is a good lil gun
😯 dang. Now I REALLY need to catch up.haha
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My RWS 48, .22 is a different story. Once this thing got a pile of years on it ( about 22+ years?) the wear and tear makes things loose. I saw a dramatic rise in erratic groups, like 10 inch groups at 30 yds! Took the scope off and used open sights-I’m still better off throwing rocks! Off to the gunsmith it goes.
What pellets are you using? How much front grip and shoulder pressure (relatively) give you best results? I.E., is the “hold” fairly loose?
If you can stack a springer like that; what are you doing, group-wise, with the s410? 😯
Bogman, thank you for the compliments. Wow, over 22 years on your RWS. Yeah, a guick check and maybe some adjustments by the gunsmith is in order. As you say, things have gotten loose with your gun.
As for my TX, the hold that I apply to it is the same kind of hold I apply to all of my rifles. I don’t apply too much shoulder pressure, just enough to stabilize the gun. Also, the hold is loose. One advice I’d like to give to you is this: when pulling the trigger, make sure that you’re paying attention also to your target — make sure that the gun is not moving sideways. When you are gently applying pressure to the trigger make sure that the crosshairs on your scope (if you are using one) only travels directly towards you. Or, allow it to only move straight back. This is one of the key principles I take into consideration when shooting. If you discover that the crosshairs aren’t moving straight back, re-adjust shooting position/hold and start the process over. I hope this helps you.