Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 and after all that.... .You will have to keep an eye on scope creep, bits of packing are not ideal and may come loose or move .scope creep being a problem with spring guns .I had a quick look at your gun on the net .the scope rail doesnt appear to have any hole or notches to fit an arrester pin ,in the picture I looked at .If so this may or may not give you a problem in the future so if your piont of impact moves do not think only, Oh I have to adjust the scope the packing or the scope may have moved . Rear mount has an arrester pin, but thanks for thinking of it. I'm hopefully going to try it out tomorrow without the packing, and putting all the advice I've been given here into practise. Can always put it back if need be ! Cheers! Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 This learning curve is proving steeper than anticipated. Each time I ask " How hard can it be?", the reply seems to be "Ooh, you'd be surprised!" Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 how many screws in each of your mounts .six in each mount you will be ok but if there is only 3 in each mount you may get a problem also Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 how many screws in each of your mounts .six in each mount you will be ok but if there is only 3 in each mount you may get a problem also 4 per mount. See what I mean about that learning curve !!! Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 is that 4 on the top of each mount and two in the side .or two in the top and two on the side making four alto gether . Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 is that 4 on the top of each mount and two in the side .or two in the top and two on the side making four alto gether . 4 on top of each mount, but I am more worried about the pulling sensation on my leg !!!! Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I AM not taking piss .mounts with 3 screws are ok on pcp not so good on a spring gun .how many holes are in the top of your dovetail to locate the stop pin Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I AM not taking piss .mounts with 3 screws are ok on pcp not so good on a spring gun .how many holes are in the top of your dovetail to locate the stop pin OK fair enough. I hope I've understood you - a single arrester pin locates into a groove at the back of the rail, and a single Allen bolt locks each mount into place. Two collars hold the scope in place, and each collar has 4 screws (so 8 in total) holding it to the mounting block. Hope that's what you're asking and sorry if my terminology is a bit poor ! Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 ok not so good it is better to have two on the side and four on the top.how many holes for the arrester pin are in your gun, in the scope rail [dove tail] . Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 ok not so good it is better to have two on the side and four on the top.how many holes for the arrester pin are in your gun, in the scope rail [dove tail] . Again, hope I've understood you - there is a single groove running at 90 degrees across the scope rail - that's it. Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Air-Rifles/BSA-Mercury-S-gun-for-sale-gs118687.aspx I hope this link works I try to put my rear mount and the scope like this .so the scope cannot move in the scope rings .the rear scope ring and the turrets of the scope touching .if you have more that one position for your rear scope mount with the aresster pin that is better so with more holes in your scope rail you can position your scope with the correct eye relief .I think you will have to use the arrester pin with only one screw in each mount holding the mount to the rail .This is what I do and have never had a problem .hope this makes sense Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Air-Rifles/BSA-Mercury-S-gun-for-sale-gs118687.aspx I hope this link works I try to put my rear mount and the scope like this .so the scope cannot move in the scope rings .the rear scope ring and the turrets of the scope touching .if you have more that one position for your rear scope mount with the aresster pin that is better so with more holes in your scope rail you can position your scope with the correct eye relief .I think you will have to use the arrester pin with only one screw in each mount holding the mount to the rail .This is what I do and have never had a problem .hope this makes sense Goddit ! Cheers buddy ! Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Air-Rifles/BSA-Mercury-S-gun-for-sale-gs118687.aspx I hope this link works I try to put my rear mount and the scope like this .so the scope cannot move in the scope rings .the rear scope ring and the turrets of the scope touching .if you have more that one position for your rear scope mount with the aresster pin that is better so with more holes in your scope rail you can position your scope with the correct eye relief .I think you will have to use the arrester pin with only one screw in each mount holding the mount to the rail .This is what I do and have never had a problem .hope this makes sense Goddit ! Cheers buddy ! With the greatest of respect to you all, I think 7 pages of advice is enough for me to be going on with. I'll put it into action and come back if the problem persists. Otherwise I feel my inexperience means that I'll become "blinded by science", and I'll make the problem worse than it really is. Thanks to you all for now Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.sportsguns.co.uk/airrrf/springers/croos/oppop.html but you may have to mount your scope like this .with four screws in the top of each mount you may be ok .but check your scope dosent move in the scope rings during use .DONT TIGHTEN SCREWS TO MUCH .You have to get the tension just right. Quote Link to post
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 UPDATE *** UPDATE *** UPDATE Followed the advice you all gave AND managed to squeeze a bit more range from my back garden (now 19 and a bit yards with a backstop of 2 inch ply). With an hour and a half or so of shooting groups of three, checking, adjusting and repeating over and over, I thought I just about had it right. Then I got bored and discovered my wife's stash of tiny 2 inch plant pots in the shed. WAAHAAAYYYY !!! Got through about 60 pellets and haven't missed a single shot!!!!!. Probably doesn't sound like much to you guys, but considering that a couple of days ago, I couldn't have hit the front door if I had my fingers in the letterbox ........ Gentlemen, I genuinely cannot thank you enough for all your time and patience. Thank you so much !!!! 1 Quote Link to post
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