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Shooting for impressive groups

Hello all,

Recently, I’ve turned up the power of my Condor from 750 FPS to 900 FPS. The thing is, it can not group as good as it does on the former power setting. The best I can muster is about 1-1/2″ at 30 yards. I noticed too that upon close and careful observation of the reticle with respect to the Condor’s movement when a shot is fired is that it does quite a bit.

So, my questions for you Condor owners are these: What hold gives you the best groupings? Do you hold the gun tightly and pull it back to your shoulder, or do you give it the slightest hold?

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My Condor, with the old style valve, has always been terribly accurate. We shoot ours with 18 inch barrels on a PW setting of about 8 or 9 and get in the high 900 fps. Our range is 165 feet long and we shoot groups that will normally go less than 1/2 inch edge to edge. Occasionally you get a flyer – the gun, the pellet or our aim, something can always slip on you.

Using the standard AF bipod rested on a table, free in the rear, I tend to hold the gun a bit more tightly than I did my spring piston guns, but I still wouldn’t say that I put a death grip on them. Just snug, not tight.

Could very well be that mine is so heavy with all the crap I’ve got on it that it matters not.

I do an artillery hold for the majority of my guns. The Condor does have a little kick to it, but it dont seem to bother my groups with it.

If you’ve not done the artillery hold, may want to give that a go. No need to fight the recoil, just go with it.

As a last resort, may want to go a few swipes with JB Bore paste on your gun. I use it when groups start to go south due to leading. Normally no need to do this more than once a year.

Rob3dr, I use both Premiers and Kodiaks. Both perform excellent at 750 FPS, but not so good at 900 FPS. The Condors do kick quite a bit; if you leave them, say, at a vice without any lateral pressure and pressure behind the buttplate, they jet backwards quite a lot at even 850 FPS. As I mentioned earlier, I noticed that my Condor moves quite alot when I monitor the movement of the crosshairs of my scope. Hmm, it might be that it’s because of this, as logic tells me that it should be the case since it groups very well and moves less at lower than 900 FPS. How exactly do you hold your Condor? I really don’t believe in the notion that PCPs aren’t hold sensitive anymore – as even some great guns give off some vibration – especially with the Condors.

What pellets are you using?

The Kodiaks at 900 should group nicely. From my experience, Premiers like it a bit slower. Exacts like 850-900fps well and do great.

Just need a bit more info.

Far as hold, I’ve never found my Condor hold sensitive.

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