The scope
Forget the scope, don't work worth a toot. It seems to double my group sizes. I think one of two things is going on, either the scope is just a POS (optics are poor, but I'm talking jumping around) or more than likely it's the fact that the xcope mounts on the frame. Now, I don't feel much slop in the lock up, but I'm thinking the barrel probably doesn't lock up in the same exact place twice. The open sights are mounted ON the barrel, so lock up doesn't matter. It shoots great at 25 yards, just under 1", with the iron sights and they're really visible day glow fiber optic insert type sights, too, really easy to use in sunlight. Up under my car port, the rear sight is shaded a bit. Sight picture is much better in the sun.
Guess ebay won't allow scopes anymore, all anti-gun. I don't think it'd sell on a gun auction site with gun savvy types. LOL I'd feel guilty selling the POS for over 10 bucks anyway, lol, is probably okay for a .22, but not exactly a quality optic. I only thought Simmons made junk, LOL!
I find that my 3" blind flange is easy to hit at 25 yards off hand, trigger control being the biggest challenge. At 30 yards with a good rest, no problem, a little more challenge off hand. But, at 40, I haven't found the elevation yet. I'll play with it, but 40 seems to be were the pellet starts to really drop. I put up a squirrel target and killed it consistently out to 30 yards. So, really, it's about like my old Remington bolt gun shooting CB short for effective range due to trajectory, but it lacks the punch. All in all, I wish it had a decent trigger, but it is accurate and makes for some good backyard practice which is what I wanted in the first place. I'll keep my .22s for small game, though, thanks. Oh, I might pop a squirrel in the yard sometime with it, but we don't have that many around here.
