I have had a TX200HC .177 for a while, and decided a couple years ago to see if I could learn to shoot a springer reasonably well at hunting distances. The first item on the agenda was to fix the trigger which for some reason was not consistent. In the end all it took was shimming of the trigger pivot, and minor reworking of the sear surfaces to restore dead sharp corners on the engagement surfaces. The next step was to invest in a Vortek PG2-SHO kit. The kit did smooth out the cocking and firing cycles noticeably. Power with the kit was 13.82 ft-lb with JSB Express pellets, as compared to 15.54 ft-lb from the stock rifle with the same pellets. The kit did come with "power washers" to allow further compression of the spring and presumably additional power, but I did not try to install those. After the mods, all that was left to do was practice, and practice some more.
I shoot mostly from sitting with sticks as that is my favored position for hunting. My goal has been to keep all shots in a standard 10 meter bull at 50 yards. I can manage it sometimes, but can't claim to achieve it consistently, although I often come close. I was practicing today and at the end of the session decided to shoot a target for the record. The results at 50 yards were OK, but not outstanding. I find it very difficult to get PCP type accuracy at that distance with a springer. I don't know if it is pellet stability, wind sensitivity with light pellets, power drift or something else. If someone has been getting consistently better results sitting (not bench) from their TX, please tell me the secret! Results at 25 yards I would call good, and probably close to what I can get with a PCP from the same shooting position.
Hopefully this helps answer some of the recent questions about what to expect from the TX200 with regard to accuracy and tune kits.
Chuck
I shoot mostly from sitting with sticks as that is my favored position for hunting. My goal has been to keep all shots in a standard 10 meter bull at 50 yards. I can manage it sometimes, but can't claim to achieve it consistently, although I often come close. I was practicing today and at the end of the session decided to shoot a target for the record. The results at 50 yards were OK, but not outstanding. I find it very difficult to get PCP type accuracy at that distance with a springer. I don't know if it is pellet stability, wind sensitivity with light pellets, power drift or something else. If someone has been getting consistently better results sitting (not bench) from their TX, please tell me the secret! Results at 25 yards I would call good, and probably close to what I can get with a PCP from the same shooting position.
Hopefully this helps answer some of the recent questions about what to expect from the TX200 with regard to accuracy and tune kits.
Chuck
