What springer did you shoot today?

[RCope]

@.20calguy I already bought a set of those Westhunter rings to try, but the Burris rings solve the problem in a different way, as @bustachip describes. I think if I raise the back and lower the front the MOA gain should be additive. I can see how the distance between the rings would change the math...I will try both when I can just to see how it works. Cheers!

 

[.20calguy]

@.20calguy I already bought a set of those Westhunter rings to try, but the Burris rings solve the problem in a different way, as @bustachip describes. I think if I raise the back and lower the front the MOA gain should be additive. I can see how the distance between the rings would change the math...I will try both when I can just to see how it works. Cheers!

I haven’t researched the Burris setup yet

 

[jkingrph]

I haven’t researched the Burris setup yet

Not an air rifle, but an old Mauser. I picked up the rifle, in 7x57 with a Shilen barrel and a beautiful stock at a gunshow a couple of years ago. It had a pitcnanny rail which I did not care for and so got some two piece bases and quickly learned that the rear set of mounting screws was not quite in line with the front so a good 2x7 Leupold did not have enough adjustment to bore sight or laser sight. I ended up taking to my gunsmith and he did a bit of creative milling on the surfaces of the bases where they contacted the reciever and got the scope closer. Then I went with a set of Burris Signature rings, the ones with the polyurethane inserts and got a couple of sets of the eccentric inserts and was able to lazer sight it with the scope reticule centered and adjusting the position of those inserts in the rings.

 

[.20calguy]

Not an air rifle, but an old Mauser. I picked up the rifle, in 7x57 with a Shilen barrel and a beautiful stock at a gunshow a couple of years ago. It had a pitcnanny rail which I did not care for and so got some two piece bases and quickly learned that the rear set of mounting screws was not quite in line with the front so a good 2x7 Leupold did not have enough adjustment to bore sight or laser sight. I ended up taking to my gunsmith and he did a bit of creative milling on the surfaces of the bases where they contacted the reciever and got the scope closer. Then I went with a set of Burris Signature rings, the ones with the polyurethane inserts and got a couple of sets of the eccentric inserts and was able to lazer sight it with the scope reticule centered and adjusting the position of those inserts in the rings.

I had that same rifle. Don’t know which barrel they used, a custom Herters stock and Lyman peeps. It came with a Lee loader and a bullet mold. I was 15 when I bought that rifle.

I don’t know if any one gets my point on the grip of the rings. If you clamp a tube in a ring it is going to point the tube in a particular direction. The next ring has to meet the tube where it is and match that direction. Otherwise the rings will have pressure points along the edges.

What has been described would need its clamps mounted on a hinge system similar to a drive shaft U joint to be able match angles from different positions, or be mounted in some kind of flexible gel.

A way to see it would be to set up a gross adjustment of 1/4” offset of two rings and expect a smooth clamping of the scope tube.
Although I have a mental block Ill go look at the Burris design.

 

[.20calguy]

Burris inserts, deal with the tube alignment issue by having a radiused outer edge to their shims, allowing the inserts to essentially rotate in the rings while properly gripping the scope tube.
This, of course, will need to be used only in their rings with that built-in radius.
Good engineering.

 

[bustachip]

Burris inserts, deal with the tube alignment issue by having a radiused outer edge to their shims, allowing the inserts to essentially rotate in the rings while properly gripping the scope tube.
This, of course, will need to be used only in their rings with that built-in radius.
Good engineering. View attachment 533200

They work great.

 

[Moog]

Not a springer but it's been awhile since I've had this pumper out.
This is a Crosman 140 .22 cal 1960's vintage. A great little rifle.

 

[bustachip]

Burris inserts, deal with the tube alignment issue by having a radiused outer edge to their shims, allowing the inserts to essentially rotate in the rings while properly gripping the scope tube.
This, of course, will need to be used only in their rings with that built-in radius.
Good engineering. View attachment 533200

While we're on the subject, these came in today in anticipation for a "new to me" HW98.

 

[.20calguy]

While we're on the subject, these came in today in anticipation for a "new to me" HW98.
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Go post in the "What did you order recieve aigun related today?"

 

[crowski]

Not a springer but it's been awhile since I've had this pumper out.
This is a Crosman 140 .22 cal 1960's vintage. A great little rifle.

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Nice gun. My buddy back in mid 60’s had a pumper. I thought a 240 .22 cal. He was king. We all had .177’s. I scored the anniversary one a year ago just as a déjà. Crow

 

[keesbo]

Shot the Haenel 49a

Nice plinker with low energy.

 

[beerthief]

shot Diana 6 pistol (under pistols ) and my Webley MK3 .22 underlever . Interesting rifle . Shot outdoors @ 52 degrees , easy loading in the cold with the trap loading system (bottom is not my picture )

 

[RCope]

Got my 35e sorted with the Burris rings, thanks for all the help guys. Especially @bustachip Adding the -10 to the front to go along with the +10 in the back corrected it enough to be acceptable. I think the long barrel accentuates any factory droop. Also had time to shoot my .22 Prosport. It's really smoothing out with the TbT kit @13fpe.

 

[Bandito]

RECEIVED: HW 90 in 20 cal. Two sleeves of 5 tins of barracudas, sports match rings, and the gauge and fittings to adjust the gas ram. AND an Optics Planet box: Hawke Airmax ,1" tube 3-9x40mm. 1/4 min. adjustments. Will assemble and try to shoot in tomorrow. Have to adjust the 25 and 20 both with the gauge setup. Have tried for a couple of years to get the gauge. Be Well Brothers, dito.

 

[bustachip]

RECEIVED: HW 90 in 20 cal. Two sleeves of 5 tins of barracudas, sports match rings, and the gauge and fittings to adjust the gas ram. AND an Optics Planet box: Hawke Airmax ,1" tube 3-9x40mm. 1/4 min. adjustments. Will assemble and try to shoot in tomorrow. Have to adjust the 25 and 20 both with the gauge setup. Have tried for a couple of years to get the gauge. Be Well Brothers, dito.

Sweet man, enjoy.

 

[.20calguy]

Nice gun. My buddy back in mid 60’s had a pumper. I thought a 240 .22 cal. He was king. We all had .177’s. I scored the anniversary one a year ago just as a déjà. Crow

I went to World of Sports, our local gun shop in 1972 to buy the Crosman pumper that was King. They didn’t have one but they showed me a new thing it was a .20 cal 5mm pumper a Sheridan Bluestreak. I thought we’ll it will do.
I still shoot it!

 

[Contndr35BB]

Shot my Stoeger F40 today in the ManCave . Stole the scope off of it for another project a while ago & recently replaced at w/ an old 4x32mm Tasco. It does nickel size groups at 12yrds w/ Meister's 14gr wadcutters . I replaced the trigger w/a GTR shortly after bringing it home . That may not impress most folks, but
I only plink a few times a month w/ this ,my only springer.

 

[Pellets&Pistons-(Razor62)]

I went to World of Sports, our local gun shop in 1972 to buy the Crosman pumper that was King. They didn’t have one but they showed me a new thing it was a .20 cal 5mm pumper a Sheridan Bluestreak. I thought we’ll it will do.
I still shoot it!

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Curious.... What's with those two screws in the trigger guard? Never saw that before on a Sheridan. Edit: I just realised that they're not screws, but rather irises for the aperture sight. Had me going there for a second...

 

[.20calguy]

Curious.... What's with those two screws in the trigger guard? Never saw that before on a Sheridan. Edit: I just realised that they're not screws, but rather irises for the aperture sight. Had me going there for a second...

I appreciate you spotting that.
I also installed the williams sight, added a hood on the front sight, added the trigger shoe, and modified the trigger to add an adjustment for creep, that I have since removed.

 

[beerthief]

I appreciate you spotting that.
I also installed the williams sight, added a hood on the front sight, added the trigger shoe, and modified the trigger to add an adjustment for creep, that I have since removed.

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That is such a sweet gun , lucky i got the opportunity to shoot it .