springer rest?
So, the conventional hold includes the open palm as the front rest. Has anyone found another, accurate way to rest the front, besides one’s hand?
There must be some kind of material, e.g. gel, or bag of water, etc. that would provide a more consistent poi. Perhaps even some sort of vibration-dampening glove?
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The following is a personal opinion that likely no one else will agree with. So what?
Your rest with a sproinger is going to depend on what you have and how you use it. If you are just shooting from a rest at targets, quite often you can find a good bag that works. I made mine out of denim pants legs filled with small plastic pellets. My sproingers slide easily on the denim and the pellets shift easily. They seem to work great with most sproingers.
Now if you are going to shoot unrested three position or plan on hunting, I would strongly recommend working on your “artillery hold”. One thing you will find is that different rests and holds will affect your point of impact (POI). This is true of all rifles and pistols, but is most especially true of sproingers. I think the primary advantage of the artillery hold is that it provides a more consistent hold as seen by the sproinger, whether you are standing, prone, bag resting or leaning on a tree.
That is likely the true secret of the sproingers. Do it the same way every time and you will likely get the same results every time.
Now as for the cheapo uber magnum sproingers, all bets are off.
That has been the best method with my RWS 48, as well. I tried various sand bags, rice-fill and all the bags had terrible results-too much bounce. Hunting, it’s the palm up, steady on a tree. The open palm limits how tight I can pull into the shoulder, maybe 2-3 lbs.
Wouldn’t it be great if a springer had a two-stage system:
stage one releases the piston, which compresses air in a chamber, gets the shake out of the way.
stage two releases the air to drive the pellet.
If a single, side lever could have a piston durable to compress the air directly into a holding chamber, like a single-stroke pump gun, that would be great. My experience with pump-up rifles is the pistons wear quickly, no matter how you treat them.
I rest my hand on the bag. I can hit beer caps at 35 yards with my RSWS 48 scoped. I even did it at 35 yards once with my RWS 34 with open sights :8:
Well I have a bag that I had my Mom cover in that brown duck material like a Carhart jacket is made out of . It is not exactly soft to the touch but foreend slides great and its held up for years . I know everyone has their own opinion , so here is mine :).
Guys make way too much about a ” Artillery Hold” …..Yeah ya don’t want a death grip on any gun for accuracy, but doing everything to let the gun just flop around and shit just hasn’t worked for me …
Now I have had some springers that simply won’t shoot straight , I think a lot of where the information that’s just regurgitate over and over comes from just a gun that’s not accurate .. Hand any good shooter a Beeman R9, a HW35 , aDiana and it’ll shoot just fine without any weird techniques . But if you are shooting the Super powerful springers there is just so much shit happening in the gun when you trip the trigger that almost any variation will show at impact . Try a nice relaxed grip as you would with a regular 22lr .
Springers take a while to settle down sometimes . And takes time for the shooter also .
Do a google search for “paint roller springer rest” I’ve tried it and seems to work pretty well but I still prefer just a bag.
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That is likely the true secret of the sproingers. Do it the same way every time and you will likely get the same results every time.
Now as for the cheapo uber magnum sproingers, all bets are off.
Agree on all points. Of note also is that some springers tend to prefer a different type of rest or even hold. This is not brand specific as I’ve had some of the same brand and caliber to react differently. Shooting a springer is akin to pellet selection in that you have to find what works for you and perfect that… consistency is key.