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Griff1950 · Member

It's unreal how sensitive the RS2 is to variations in hold. I was experimenting today, and can make the gun shoot high, right, left, or low just by holding it a bit differently. I'm talking about a 3-4" difference at 20-25 meters. None of my burners have ever been that picky, not even the flinters. So far, I find that my best hold is with a relaxed, softly cupped hand. If I try holding with my palm flat, letting the rifle simply lie there, it will occasionally throw a shot right or left. Any observations or tips out there?

sniper · Silver Status Member

my tech 89 does the same thing. i end up pulling to the right. let the rifle just rest on your forward hand. don't actually hold on to it. these are both chinese guns. not real precision springers. Wink

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Not wishing to demean the R52, but a lot of the problem is quality of build and design, also American air gunners always seem to want a high output in terms of fps. Try retuning it to a bit less power until you find the sweet spot, or get it tuned by one of the numerous places in the US where this is done, the only problem there is it may cost you as much as the gun in the first place.

Over here we have a limit of 12flb but I find that running my B4 at 10.5 flb it shoots good groups but at 12 flb its rubbish.

Al

scroller99 · Veteran Member

I sold my Diana because I couldn't hit squat with it and I bought a tech 99 and the guns both hit in the same spot when shooting. I know it's me and have come to the conclusion that I am not a springer shooter and just maybe a springer thrower Twisted Evil

dummyracer36 · Senior Member

my RS2 took a couple thousand pellets thru it before i got the technique down. keep with it, youll get the hang of it. learn something called the "artillery hold" and you'll find the rifle shoots much better.

Griff1950 · Member

DR, I've tried the artillery hold, it gives me about one flier out of 5, usually way off to the right. I can normally call the one that goes out of the group because I can feel the gun kick out to the right. If I hold it in a very softly cupped hand, it greatly reduces the number of fliers. Oh, and for those who say the RS2 isn't a precision gun, this one (at least with the .22 barrel) is capable of sub-1/2" groups at 25 meters. I'm just not that good yet, but improving day by day. When our fall squirrel season opens, this thing is gonna be "The Terminator"!

dummyracer36 · Senior Member

Griff.... give it time and be patient with it. if your able to call your flyers... that tells me you almost have the hold right, your awareness of what they gun is doin is there, just need to learn a little bit more finesse. like i said, it took me alot of shots to get it down!!!

keep it up... youll like the RS2