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DGZRT · New Member

Hi guys, I'm new here and am looking for some help. I have been hunting with a firearm for 35 years and should know what's going on but i can't figure it out!!!

I bought a Ruger air rifle with a scope from Sportsman Guide and have tried everything to site this in and am having no luck.

I have changed the scope to a BSA 4x32 fixed power with good scope mounts.

I tried 6 different pellets with no luck.

I have cleaned the barrel with no luck. I have even used a gun vise made for sighting in hi powered rifles and no luck.

What else can I do?????

oddtodd · Silver Status Member

How are you holding it? The proper way is called the artillery hold. Basically you are cradling the rifle and not holding it down. You have to let the rifle move in your grip. THe gun vise was the worst thing to try with a springer. Any time you hold a springer down it jumps all over the place and it will never hit the same place twice. I know this from personal experience. cradle it gently and see how you do. One other thing, how many rounds do you have through it? Less than 500 and it isn't broken in yet. There will be other people along this evening to give you a better idea how to get the accuracy out of it. Cool

Jaxom · Senior Member

I agree with everything todd said, but I'd also include, taking a look at the barrel crown. You didn't mention which model remington ag you bought, but keep this in mind, remington didn't make it, it was probably made by crosman or one of the other ag makers out there, just "borrowing" the remington logo for this run of ags.

Crosman has been known in the past to be a little lazy when it comes to checking the crowns. It's not that difficult of a fix, there's a sticky over in the rifle forum if your intersted.

DGZRT · New Member

Thanks for the reply, I have only about 250-300 shots thru it. I have been doing some reading and should " not" have cleaned the barrel I guess.

Any suggestions on pellets .177 cal ? I have tried a lot different one 's and I think I should choose one and stick with it.

You brought up and interesting point about not holding the barrel down the scope mounts I have almost rest on top of the barrel . I thinking this should be changed so the recoil doesn't effect it?

Jaxom · Senior Member

Just curious, is that scope rated for airguns? This may sound odd, a scope that might work fine on a burner, will get tore up by an ag. Reason being, is the double recoil caused by the spring inside the ag. This has been known to tear some scopes to pieces, let alone be able to site in.

They have scopes designe specifically to handle this doulbe recoil issue.

oddtodd · Silver Status Member

I've never fooled around with a bunch of different kinds. I find that crosman premieres work in just about every gun I own pretty well. I'm not worried about tack driving though, I want sheer stopping power which is why most of my rifles are .22 cal. Crosman premieres work in them just fine for me. If you want pellet stacking try the JSB brand of pellets. They seem to work well in about everything from what I hsve read.

DGZRT · New Member

The gun is a Ruger Blackhawk air rifle .177 cal 1000 fps 18.75" rifled barrel
I was hoping being the Ruger it would be good quality.
Thanks Dan

DGZRT · New Member

The BSA scope is made for the double recoil of a springer at least thats what the guy from Gander Mountain claimed.

oddtodd · Silver Status Member

Sorry man, I hate to tell you that the big names pimp out their names regularly on airguns. Ruger remington, and walther are three I can think of off the top of my head.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

Pick the pellet you've had the most success with so far, take the scope off the rifle and use the open sights that came with it- both to ensure the rifle is shooting straight and for you to become accustomed to the hold required before adding more variables (the scope). Once you have this sorted out, then experiment a bit more with the different pellets until you find the one that works best- then go back to the scope.

DGZRT · New Member

Thanks for all your tips i will narrow down the best pellets and try it with out the scope! Keep the tips coming if you guys have more.

Dan

Jaxom · Senior Member

Opps, I said remingtion, didn't? Ment Ruger. Embarassed

kanyon · Silver Status Member

Hi..
Bam B25 = Ruger Airhawk / Blackhawk
The B25 is a copy of the Diana 350
Sorry its chinese...BUT Bam make some
very good guns..

Pete

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kanyon · Silver Status Member