Ok, so what I have is a Ruger Blackhawk elite .177 cal, purchased at wally world about a year ago (synthetic skeleton stock). My main purpose for this gun was to covertly take to work to dispatch some problem pigeons after hours (I'm the supervisor, so I stay after hours). Figured if i got caught and they seized it, I was only out $99. Okay, so back to getting the gun home... first few shots cracked like a .22lr, so i got on the internet, and found the info on heavy pellets and letting the gun settle down.. mounted the included scope and rings with my new heavies about 200 rounds through it to let it settle, and the scope wouldn't go down enough. Back to the internet... found barrel droop issues. Ordered a RWS lockdown mount with droop compensation, and put it on. Scope was crap. My dad had an authentic RWS Diana 34 (my gun is a clone of) and sold it, but kept the scope he had on it (he got himself a .22 M-rod). Scope is a airgun rated Barska 3-12X40 AO. Installed it on my gun and went outside, still all over the place, back to the internet. Learned about Locktite, did the mod and let it sit for a day. Went back out, and sighted it in a 25 yards and it drilled it. I've grown up around guns all my life, and my dad is a gunsmith. He builds guns for extreme accuracy and I was expected from a young age to strive for long range accuracy. So, that being said, I started to push the yardage, to see what i could hit. I made steel targets at work in various sizes, varying from an 8" steel circle, down to a 4" steel circle set out at 60 yards, and one steel plate 8"X12" at 80 yards. Using the mil-dots for holdover this gun will CONSISTANTLY make them ring. Gun is sighted in on bullseye @ 25 yards. I have purchased many different heavy pellets, my gun seems to like the Kodiak match 10.65 gr. (4.5 mil dot holdover), and the H&N Crow Mags in 9.26 gr. (2 mil dot hold over) for the long shots. Bought some crossman premiers when i got the gun, and shot them tonight at 60 yards, 1 mil dot hold over and rang it 90% of the time. This morning i caught a squirrel by my targets and thought... lets see what happens. Got my .22lr just incase a more powerful follow up was needed. Loaded a Kodiak match up and put the 4th mil dot on him, squeezed it and a audiable pop reported, insuring me i hit target. Squirrel down, no flopping, just dead! So, back to my original question.. Is this common from a $99 springer? I don't intend to keep trying to kill at this yardage, but it consistantly hits the steel. Sorry for the long post, but Airguns are quickly becoming my main hobby. I love it.