DIANA STEALTH UP DATE TOOK IT BACK TO AOA

FIRST THING I'M THE ONE THAT BENT THE MODERATOR. I WAS GRABBING IT TO COCK THE GUN. LIVE AND LEARN. THEY GAVE ME A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW ONE. SECOND THING WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING IT OUT THERE WAS A GUY IN THERE THAT SHOOTS COMPETITIVE. HE TOLD ME THAT NONE OF THEM PRACTICE WHEN IT IS OVER A 100, SPRINGERS DON'T LIKE IT. THEY WILL SHOOT LOWER AND LEFT OR RIGHT. ESPECIALLY PASTED 25 YDS. TWO DIFFERENT GUYS SHOT THE GUN WITH DIFFERENT HOLDS TO SEE HOW THE GUN SHOT AT 25YDS IN THE BUILDING. THEY SHOT 100 ROUNDS BETWEEN THEM AND IT GROUP WELL WITH DIFFERENT HOLDS. THEY CHRONOGRAPH IT AND ONLY VARIED 10 FPS. THEY SAID THAT EVEN THE SAME PELLET IN DIFFERENT BATCHES CAN HAVE A BIG EFFECT ON THE POI. BEEN ONE HELL OF A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

OPENED A NEW TIN OF PELLETS AND SHOT A FEW, THEY ARE HITTING GOOD AT 40 YDS. AT 110F SAME PELLETS AS THE OTHER ONES BUT FIT TIGHTER. THE GUY I MEET AT THE STORE SAYS HE WEIGHTS EVERY PELLET AND MEASURES THEM. DON'T THINK I GOING TO GET THAT SERIOUS. I HAVE 8 TINS OF THESE PELLETS, I WILL TRY SOME FROM EACH TIN AND SEE HOW EACH SHOOT. MORE TESTING TOMORROW AT 5AM IT MAY ONLY BE IN THE 80'S.


 
SO YOU DAMAGED THE RIFLE BY COCKING IT WITH YOUR HAND ON THE MODERATOR?

Unless you are applying an insane amount of force after it is in the full cock position, you have the distinction of being the only person ever to harm an airgun of this design in this manner.

I would honestly like to hear more about this. Diana/aoa wants folks to "choke up" - like a bass ball bat- on the barrel to cock it? 

John