Lightness

[Rez 4,961]

Firstly. I tend to shoot heavy springers. My 97 is nearly 10lbs and my pro sport is just over, both have heavy duty scopes on board. I'd say I was quite an accurate shooter with them within reason, my 97 is used mainly on game, but my PS is a HFT choice.

 

My Webley is superb, very smooth and point able, but find I can't close my groups up as tight as with the others. The pellets are flying true so it isn't them, they are a perfect fit in the breech, and it just get that feeling it really does like fields @ 5.52, as with all my .22's. The stock fits like a glove with the thumb up position. The fps variation is uber small. Recoil is somewhat more, very manageable, which kinda leads me onto the point...

 

I've come to the conclusion that it is it's weight. It's much lighter than my others. So. The question or topic is shooting a lighter weight springer... It's a another skill all together. Does it make the shooter an even better shot? Thinking about it, if you can shoot a lightweight springer well, your shooting technique is so well refined, everything else should be a walk in the park, I hold it well, it's light but sure and the same way, as I possibly can every time.

 

When shooting my 97 in the field, I find that I've shot it so much, I almost don't need to hold it the same all the time, I know how it's gonna react when fired and so in a way instinctively follow through in the correct way

 

It's annoying me why I can't get these groups under the 1/2 inch mark.

 

Opinions and thoughts very welcome.

[Rez 4,961]

As a first answer, it's not a AA or HW is it? That's perhaps why.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

I see your still proper deep in thought about the littlest things Rez. How you keeping mate?

 

I couldnt shoot my hw95k because it was too light for me.. it was just as accurate as my other rifles i just couldnt get on with the lightness of it! Hoping to get out at some point in the next couple of weeks with the trusty hw97 or hw100kt. Havent been shooting for ages tho so should be fun.

[Rez 4,961]

Yeah sound Skot. Yourself? Good to see your not gyming it up all the time in vests and such

 

So. This lightness thing. A pain to be honest.

[mark williams 7,568]

Hi Rez, all.

When out walking, mooching about i tend to take my HW 100 ks in 22 caliber.

I mostly hide shoot for best results and shooting of sticks/ bipod i find the heavier the rifle the better.

 

atb