Bit of a rough start- extended Foster fitting you need for filling was nowhere to be found, & the 0DB moderator ordered with it is a .25 instead of the .177/.22
. No worries- spoke to the vendor & they're taking care of it, new package already on the way. Meanwhile, found a female Foster in my collection that is a hair longer than the others. It's just long enough to connect & disconnect, so all is well.
Couple young bucks showed up to check out the action.
Got the scope mounted & set up my makeshift "bench" to get a rough zero at what turned out to be 30 yards. Top hole is the first shot, the next few bounced around the X as I adjusted until satisfied. Then shot 7 (or 8, lost count) at the "9", pretty happy with that! Should've tried a group at 50 since the wind was almost zero, but was anxious to try some offhand. All shooting with JSB 10.34 tonight.
Shoot a lot offhand, & always worry about how I'll mesh with it in that position when I haven't fired one previously. Happy to report that after a few quick stock adjustments, it's going to work out just fine.
A bit heavier than I'm used to, which is a good thing. 9 lbs 14 oz as shown. Moderator is a Buckrail I have that was homeless. (Compared it to the .25 0DB, & they were about equal in sound- it's really quiet!) Once the correct 0DB gets here & I put it on, along with the Sightron side wheel, will probably weigh in a bit over 10 lbs.
That trigger... oh my. First electronic trigger & it's different, but boy do I like it! Have had the pleasure of owning some guns with great triggers- Taipan Veteran & Anschutz 1712 come to mind -but this may already be my favorite.
Much more "work" to be done...
- Verify my scope leveling job is spot on
- Compare 10.34 & 13.43 (both OG & RD) accuracy on High power
- Test 8.44 pellets on low power
- Chronograph strings
- Fine tune zero if necessary
- Possibly fine tune comb/buttpad adjustments
- Get dope out to 55
- Get parallax side wheel marked
- Maybe try my hand at field target???
First, going to get a tin or so through her as currently set up to get past any settling in period, & to get completely comfortable with the rifle.