Accuracy

Just my opinion but as said todays modern pcp rifles regardless of price seem to be accurate i had some years ago a LG110 which shot very well today i have a Katran just as accurate
 
That's a big can of worms to open!, for me it's my tx200
 

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Whitevanman said:
Original 45
FWB 124
TX200
Prosport
HFT500
Hatsan AT44.
FTP900
LG300 Dominator
Steyr Challenge FT
Shooting freehand, pretty much nothing in it for me.
Off a bench..the comp rifles...just because they are easier to use.
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You missed out the S400….🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂
 
Whitevanman said:
Original 45
FWB 124
TX200
Prosport
HFT500
Hatsan AT44.
FTP900
LG300 Dominator
Steyr Challenge FT
Shooting freehand, pretty much nothing in it for me.
Off a bench..the comp rifles...just because they are easier to use.
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The Hatsan will be an unusual choice seen by many,but I had one over 10yrs ago which was super accurate..BUT..it was 38fpe in .22:LOL::LOL:
 
No complaints about an AA 200 either.
Equipped with a Konus scope with a built-in spirit level to help alleviate canting. (y)

This was on a zeroing session. . The scope was "walked in" - as can be seen on the strikes to the right and cunningly covered by the 5p coin... 🤣 and then 10 shots fired (magazine) into the target.

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An interesting comparison could be made by factoring the cost of the gun. If you compared MOA x cost you'd probably find the smallest numbers would be from something like the S200 for PCPs and HW99 for springers.
 
Out of my standard factory rifles i would have to say my AirArms FTP900
you could probably do surgery on a fleas nuts at 25yrds with it .
5 ..x5 shot groups at 25 yrds inside a 6 pellet wide circle
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I remember a golfer telling me that the real difference between different brands of clubs was that some made you feel better using them than others did.

I think it's the same with air rifles. The one that you feel really comfortable/happy using will perform better than one you are not happy with, whatever the reason. Assuming always a base level of competence in both the gun and the shooter.
 
Uglybeard said:
I remember a golfer telling me that the real difference between different brands of clubs was that some made you feel better using them than others did.

I think it's the same with air rifles. The one that you feel really comfortable/happy using will perform better than one you are not happy with, whatever the reason. Assuming always a base level of competence in both the gun and the shooter.
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Some irons also loft-jack to make you think you're flushing it as well! Love hitting forged irons, and they look far better at address but they definitely aren't forgiving and you can feel a mishit which you can't with game-improvement irons.

Guess that would be like stock design in air rifles. They're all lumps of wood, but some have had a bit more thought put into them than others.
 
Uglybeard said:
I remember a golfer telling me that the real difference between different brands of clubs was that some made you feel better using them than others did.

I think it's the same with air rifles. The one that you feel really comfortable/happy using will perform better than one you are not happy with, whatever the reason. Assuming always a base level of competence in both the gun and the shooter.
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I wonder if it also depends on the day. With my guitars, on some days I find one guitar better than the others, but the next day it doesn't work for me and I have to play a different one. And I've played some really expensive guitars but been unable to get a decent sound out of them, and have a £40 charity shop find that I love playing. I only have one air rifle at the moment, but I'm guessing if (when) I have more than one it may be the same.
 
Uglybeard said:
I remember a golfer telling me that the real difference between different brands of clubs was that some made you feel better using them than others did.

I think it's the same with air rifles. The one that you feel really comfortable/happy using will perform better than one you are not happy with, whatever the reason. Assuming always a base level of competence in both the gun and the shooter.
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Absolutely agree with this
 
As someone maybe interested. Here are my rifles in order of accuracy as it currently stands. The top three do change depending on where I am with fettling.
This is based on 35 yard indoor use.

Reximex Ixia .177
FX Impact M3 .177
FX Wildcat .22
HW97K .177
HW30S .177
HW99S TBT Tuned .177
BSA Lightning XLSE TBT Tuned .22
1950,s BSA Cadet .177
1970 Airsporter Mk4 .22
 
It's impossible to give a definitive answer to that question as it will depend on various factors e.g
the pellet used the individual shooter and how well they shoot a particular gun.
The same gun shot by different shooters mayor will give different results as one shooters will feel more comfortable with a certain gun than another.
Even how the trigger is set up can affect how accurate a shooter can shoot a gun
Then we come to pellet choice, take two different guns and use the same pellet in both and one gun may give distinctly better accuracy than the other but that doesn't automatically mean that one gun is more accurate per se, it simply means that it performed better with that particular pellet.
Use a different pellet with the same two guns and the opposite may well be the case.
Then of course guns of the same model can vary in accuracy with a particular pellet and again change the pellet and the results could be different.
Someone may say they have a certain make/model and it's a tack driver/extremely accurate but don't assume that if you buy the same model you will automatically get the same results as it will depend on the factors i've mentioned and possibly some i've overlooked and haven't mentioned.
You won't know a guns true accuracy until you've got it set up to your liking, shot it with various pellets to find which gives optimum accuracy.
There's no such thing xyz gun is the most accurate on the market or that one particular model stands apart from all others.
When someone claims such a gun is then they're simply claiming/stating that it is with them but a good many other shooters may not get the same result with that particular gun or one of the same model.
 
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