New Pellet Gun Won't Sight In

gswayne · Jul 17, 2012

Bought a Gamo Varmint Hunter I just can't get the scope to zero in. Shooting about 40 yards in groups of 4 and it just won't dial in to a repeatable group. I am shooting Dasiy hollow point pellets. Tried a few Gamo platinum they seemed to group a bit better but still not acceptable. Any ideas?

Thanks,

WGS

guthook · Jul 17, 2012

gswayne said:
Bought a Gamo Varmint Hunter I just can't get the scope to zero in. Shooting about 40 yards in groups of 4 and it just won't dial in to a repeatable group. I am shooting Dasiy hollow point pellets. Tried a few Gamo platinum they seemed to group a bit better but still not acceptable. Any ideas?

Thanks,

WGS

Gamo Match Diablo has always given me the better groups from my GVH. There may be better out there, but I've only tried several different kinds.

Accuracy from mine in order:

GAMO
-Match
-Hunter
-Master Point
-Magnum
-PBA Raptor

RWS
-Meisterkugeln

The GVH has a heinous trigger. If you really want to make it a better rifle, get a trigger from Charlie Da Tuna. They are inexpensive and will drop the pull down to almost scary levels. :thumbsup:

Also, get rid of the scope they bundle with it. The zero will shift from shot to shot. :rolleyes:

.

shaakes · Jul 17, 2012

Is that a springer? How are you holding it?

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wilcam47 · Jul 17, 2012

start at 25feet and move out further...to 25yds..

chrisflhtc · Jul 18, 2012

Check out this method of holding the rifle called the "artillery hold" springers fire differently .
C

Mark75H · Jul 18, 2012

Try wadcutters and the artillery hold

gswayne · Jul 18, 2012

Thanks for the input. I will give the artillary hold a try this evening as well as moving the target in closer. Will post the results. Thanks again,

WGS

booker · Jul 18, 2012

How many rounds have been shot through the gun? My understanding is that pellet rifles have a 50-100 round break-in period, after which the groups will really tighten up.

Indiana Jones · Jul 18, 2012

IME it almost always boils down to ammo. I have a Crossman phantom and it shoots Gamo Hunter and Crossman Regular pellets the best. DEAD accurate with the Gamo Hunter Ballistic tip. I've found that supersonic ammo doesn't have very good accuracy. With the subsonic Gamo and my suppressor all you hear is the spring in the gun.

Kiev88cm · Jul 18, 2012

May also try RWS Pellet Sample pack from Pyramid Air..... find out which pellets your gun likes here : http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/RWS_Pellet_Sampler/393

john_bud · Jul 18, 2012

I had one that also wouldn't zero. The factory "scope" was bouncing around like a jumping bean with every shot. Why oh why do they even put a scope on if it's going to be total garbage??

guthook · Jul 18, 2012

Indiana Jones said:
IME it almost always boils down to ammo. I have a Crossman phantom and it shoots Gamo Hunter and Crossman Regular pellets the best. DEAD accurate with the Gamo Hunter Ballistic tip. I've found that supersonic ammo doesn't have very good accuracy. With the subsonic Gamo and my suppressor all you hear is the spring in the gun.

My Beeman P3 absolutely loves those standard GH better than any other pellet. :thumbsup:

john_bud said:
I had one that also wouldn't zero. The factory "scope" was bouncing around like a jumping bean with every shot. Why oh why do they even put a scope on if it's going to be total garbage??

I feel the same way.

gswayne · Jul 20, 2012

chrisflhtc said:
Check out this method of holding the rifle called the "artillery hold" springers fire differently .
C

Thanks for this info. Tried it last night and it made a huge difference.

WGS

john_bud · Jul 20, 2012

gswayne said:
Thanks for this info. Tried it last night and it made a huge difference.

WGS

Saw that and tried it. Seems to make the groups some smaller. I wasn't strangling the gun before, so it maybe didn't help me as much as others?

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