S&W 78G on the range
Sept 22, 2022 23:04:05 GMT
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Post by Modski66 on Sept 22, 2022 23:04:05 GMT
This was my first proper outing with the 78G, shooting single hand, target style at 10m.
I must confess to being a bit disappointed, I can't work out if it is the almost smoothbore barrel or the nut on the butt that is the cause of the wide grouping...
The main thing I came away with is learning how to handle the recoil; it's not much - roughly around the level of a medium powered springer. Too light a hold and the shots are all over the place, too tight and the pistol is jiggling resulting in poor trigger control, and the shots are all over the place.
The front sight needs to be squared off as the thick paint has made the silhouette of the blade almost a semi-circle at the top which makes consistent vertical alignment with the rear sight difficult.
This picture shows the typical size of groups I was getting at 10m with Field Target Trophy and Hobby pellets.
On a positive note, it is huge fun to shoot, it's loud, has a good kick and feels very solid in the hand. The pellets are well and truly flattened, even on a sprung-loaded backstop as shown by the one in this picture.
Out of all my current collection of airguns, this would be the last one I would part with - why did I wait so long to get one!
I must confess to being a bit disappointed, I can't work out if it is the almost smoothbore barrel or the nut on the butt that is the cause of the wide grouping...
The main thing I came away with is learning how to handle the recoil; it's not much - roughly around the level of a medium powered springer. Too light a hold and the shots are all over the place, too tight and the pistol is jiggling resulting in poor trigger control, and the shots are all over the place.
The front sight needs to be squared off as the thick paint has made the silhouette of the blade almost a semi-circle at the top which makes consistent vertical alignment with the rear sight difficult.
This picture shows the typical size of groups I was getting at 10m with Field Target Trophy and Hobby pellets.
On a positive note, it is huge fun to shoot, it's loud, has a good kick and feels very solid in the hand. The pellets are well and truly flattened, even on a sprung-loaded backstop as shown by the one in this picture.
Out of all my current collection of airguns, this would be the last one I would part with - why did I wait so long to get one!
