Put a Hawke on my Impact after removing the Aztec Emerald. Couldn't handle the fine reticle lines on the Aztec. I was sighting in the scope and was not getting the consistent groups I had once gotten. I had mentioned that I chronoed it at an average of 906fps. It'a totally all stock. A member suggested that it was probably a little to hot and that I would get better accuracy if the speed was down some. I changed the setting on the power wheel from MAX to 5 and sure enough the groups tightened right up. Haven't chronoed it yet on setting 5 but plan to in the near future. Might be something for others to try in see if it makes a difference.
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I'm a bit confused. To what do you attribute the loss of accuracy? Was it from changing out the Aztec for the Hawke? Or was it from increasing power?
I see a lot of used Aztecs on the market lately. Wonder what's up with that?
I see a lot of used Aztecs on the market lately. Wonder what's up with that?
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I believe when you are on max spring power it can cause standard deviation to go through the roof, like up to 60 fps shot to shot.
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Those "25.39's" seem to like @ 885 out of my crown X barrel so I set it to 5 also. I bought it to be a skirted pellet gun so I'm very satisfied. Once you start pushing those skirts overly fast they destabilize because of the design. Skirted projectiles were actually originally designed to help stabilize out of a smooth bore barrel and that is why they have limitations out of twist bores, Bill.
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Distance is 50 yds reaching out to 75 and 100. I don't think accuracy was ever there. It wasn't the scope. Doing the same thing with the Hawke.
Every now and then I can shoot tight groups for awhile and then I start getting some flyers. Cleaned the barrel twice and the accuracy seemed be more consistent for awhile. Using same air, pellets, bench rest, etc. In contrast my Wildcat after getting dialed in shoots wherever I point day after day. That's what triggered my mind and remembering somebody saying it might be shooting too fast and the pellet is destabilizing. It came, except for a Donny FL moderator, with all the factory settings and is still that way. So now I am trying to slow it down and see if that makes a difference. My Ipad that I use with the chrono locked me out after one of Apples never ending updates. I have to drive to the Apple store and have their geeks unlock it. That's a 2 hour drive from where I live. So it will be awhile before I can use the chrono.
Every now and then I can shoot tight groups for awhile and then I start getting some flyers. Cleaned the barrel twice and the accuracy seemed be more consistent for awhile. Using same air, pellets, bench rest, etc. In contrast my Wildcat after getting dialed in shoots wherever I point day after day. That's what triggered my mind and remembering somebody saying it might be shooting too fast and the pellet is destabilizing. It came, except for a Donny FL moderator, with all the factory settings and is still that way. So now I am trying to slow it down and see if that makes a difference. My Ipad that I use with the chrono locked me out after one of Apples never ending updates. I have to drive to the Apple store and have their geeks unlock it. That's a 2 hour drive from where I live. So it will be awhile before I can use the chrono.
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