Question for bobcat owners

Well I'm not a bobcat owner and this is just a theory but if you were gripping the gun tight and you flinch just a little bit that might have an affect on accuracy where as if your holding it loosely it won't be affected as much. Just theoretically speaking i don't know if this actually works just an idea. I'm pretty sure i've had this happen on my discovery before, you just cant have death grip on it.

Not that i've noticed (.22 version) Pretty much a laser.
If I miss what i'm pointing at, i pretty much know why...it isn't the gun!

I would also venture to guess that much of the accuracy has to do with a consistent head position behind the scope - which really has little to do with the gun at all ;-) Even a little bit of paralax error can create quite a bit of error on target.

I have shot four tins through my Bobcat but have already noticed when I am in control and the rifle is not on the sled or rests that my accuracy decreased due to cheek position and head alignment with the scope. I was canting the rifle slightly in the shot as if I was attempting to look around the left side of the scope.
The cure was simple...added a bubble level on the rifle rail and made into a 1, 2, 3, squeeze. (Drill)

The Drill
1. Bubble Level
2. Crosshairs 
3. Bubble Level
4. Squeeze
With practice the breath control is natural at the squeeze point from this drill. Inhale through the exhale...squeeze. 

An additional distraction habit which affected cant and alignment was that I am still looking at the cocking lever as I cock the rifle causing me to look over the cheek rest. This is just a bad habit and familiarization with the location and the amount of throw of the lever will come with time. I believe the mid position cocking lever of the Wild Cat version of the Bull Pup would be more natural and maintain sight alignment more easily.
Just some of my observations and corrective action so far. The rifle is very capable at whatever yardage is necessary and I am very pleased with the MK2.

"Ben10"Do you find your gun to be hold sensetive with regards accuracy? I know all guns need to be held consistently to get too accuracy from them, but some are more forgiving than others and some will shoot all Over the place if you grip too tight/ loose. 

I only ask this question because, if you had asked me yesterday I would have said no, it's a forgiving gun... However, I shot my best ever groups yesterday and I really noticed how unforgiving it was being if I wasn't extremely consistent in my hold, which was pretty light. 

So, if anyone has any insight to see if it's just me or if it's the gun... I'd appreciate it

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I own a cat and I can assure you it's not the gun. Couple of reasons why accuracy goes whack at times. These are basic mistakes I made when I first started shooting. 

1. Parallax- caused due to the position of my head and the distance between my eye and the scope. I fixed this by buying a zero eye relief scope aka the MTC connect. Parallax avoided completely. 
2. Breathing- used to hold my breath till I pressed the trigger. Terrible for consistent shooting. Looked up a few sniper videos and realised that the shot should be taken between the "natural pause" which is the gap between exhaling and inhaling again. Pretty much mastered that now. I take a deep breath, get my eye on the target, start exhaling slowly. The moment i finish exhaling and pause before I inhale again is when I pull the trigger 
3. Squeeze not pull: Earlier I used to pull my trigger. Now I have it set to a hairline trigger and squeeze it. Got used to doing that by telling myself that I should squeeze the trigger so slowly that the shot going off should be a surprise for me. 
4. Scope cant- a trouble with most bull pups. Got BKL rings which are self centering and eliminate the shift in POI when I move from 50 to 75 to 100 yards. 
5. Gun cant- bubble level works superbly well. It screws in to the side of the BKL mounts on my scope. 
6. Holding the gun too tight- learnt that when I hold the pistol grip on the bobcat too tight and suddenly loosen my grip post the shot, the few milli seconds that the pellet is still in the barrel can cause accuracy issues due to the sudden release of the grip. Learnt to maintain a feather grip on the cat and my other guns.