Zoraki with and without scope 10 meter groups

[biohazardman]

So I was thinking there was something wrong with my new Zoraki as I wasn't shooting as good of groups as I thought I should. So I put a scope on it. I know it looks pretty funky but it allows me to pump the gun easily and the scope werqs quite well. This little 4x32 Simmons does not have too much of a parallax problem at closer ranges. Open sights, in yellow, one pump that's why the there are tears in the target. Groups shot with the scope installed are in red. One group shot on the left with two pumps. These were all five shot rested groups, shot with RWS Meisterkugeln 8.2gr, pellets. I have only tried the Meisterkugeln 7 and 8.2 gr in it thus far.

So there is actually nothing wrong with the pistol, but my eyes are an entirely different matter, as everything downrange, like the target, is just a big blurrrr. ;^) Difference is .168 inch with scope and .68 without.

 

[Odoyle]

Perhaps paint the sights with DIFFERENT bright fluorescent colors of nail polish or liquid white out. Couple of simple dots could do.

Don't They have fiber optics like the Hatsans? I would think the new guns would have them already.

I would try the 7.4gr Crosman pointed pellets (not their crappy oversized 7.9gr Super Points though). The 7.9 CPHPs work fine in several of my pistols too.

 

[biohazardman]

The stock sights are pretty good although a little paint probly would make them better. Not sure if it would make me any better though. ;^)

 

[JohnnyPDX]

Looks like the red groups are fine, especially the one on the left (number 6). That pellet is doing well with even just one pump.

Cool to see what other pellets do. Your close by and I'll send you a sample pack of .177, if you want. Maybe you have lots of choices already?

 

[biohazardman]

Edit; updated pic

Cool offer and thanks very much for it! Yes, I have a few choices available. Old pic have several more choices, in .177 and .22, now and more of the good stuff as well. I don't have any Beasts or Crosman pointed but have the rest.

 

[JohnnyPDX]

Your set very well. 

 

[biohazardman]

Thirty to forty years collecting although most of this is the last five years. Never have enough. ;^)

 

[JohnnyPDX]

I am not even shooting .177 hardly at all. The Artemis pp700 has the .22 barrel and I shoot that a lot. .22 is great.

 

[bandg]

Pretty standard problem. Shooting open sights is much more difficult than scoped shooting and only worsens with age for most. Add in open sights on a pistol and it gets really difficult. I preferred open sights by a wide margin when younger. Now at 62 I cannot shoot well with them any longer unless lighting is PERFECT.

 

[RobR]

If I remember correctly one of the two I had painted with glow in the dark paint marketed for gun sights that I had purchased for pellet painting. Took the time with fine line tape to have nice square edges and everything. I think it was the .22 fwiw 

 

[biohazardman]

Yup, you did them both. Just like you I shoot the .177 the most. ;^) New Ultra is not painted.

 

[BeeGee11]

Edit; updated pic

Holy crap

 

[biohazardman]

BeeGee11

And that does not count the twenty plus tins in the ammo case I carry in the car. This is nothing compared to many others here on the forum though. If you want to shoot you have to have pellets. If you want to shoot accurately you have to have the right pellets

 

[Hawkeye51]

Wow you guys are killing me. Next new (used) pistol, I might have to request a sample pack of 5 each to try. I would pay for it and shipping of course.