daisy 1000s

[lnewby]

 I bought a Daisy powerline 1000s at Cabelas out of the bargain cave. The box says refurbished, not a mark or scratch on it. It has a 3-9 Daisy scope on it,but it sure looks like a Simmons. It says made in Turkey on the block the barrel attaches to, paid 55.00 for it. The problem is I can average about 2" groups at 40 yards, maybe I was expecting to much as I was hoping for more like 3/4" groups. Is this a "you get what you pay for" or is there more to this as I have never shot a springer before.  Any suggestion would be helpful, my shooting experience is mostly with centerfire rifles, with a lot better triggers.
        lnewby

[Arier Blut]

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It's not you or the gun buddy, things will come around after everything breaks in. Most of the time mine start running good between 200-500 rounds. If it is say an RWS with very sharp rifling it may take several thousand until things are perfect.

[goodconcretecolor]

I have had a daisy 1000 for several years and have found a few keys to accuracy. 1. Don't shoot from a traditional bench rest but from from a well braced manual hold. The bounce from the piston recoil is better and more consistantly absorbed by your hands than any fixed rest. 2. Mike the head of your pellets. I have found most .177 pellets have heads miking at 0.170in and the pellets that shoot best mike at 0.172in. The quick way to tell is to put a pellet head-first into the muzzle. If the head won't enter the muzzle of its own weight, it will shoot better. If the head enters the muzzle easily and settles on the skirt, the head will rattle down the bore rather than grip the rifling.
3. Epoxy the claws of the scope rings into the groove in the reciever. I found it impossible to keep the Daisy scope mounts from shooting loose in a few dozen shots with out it. With the epoxy, I have had to remount about every 2 YEARS.
4. Check all screws on gun and scope regularly. The two large screws on the sides of the forarm shoot loose pretty quickly but are easy to check and tighten.
The difference in the pellet head diameter alone more than cut group size in half.
I paid $95 for mine 5 years ago and still consider it a bargain for the power and accuracy I can get with the above steps. You got a steal.
Good shooting my friend

[lnewby]

Thanks for all the information. I've tried a lot of your suggestions,and things are working pretty good.
   lnewby

[S.S.]

I put over 1000 rounds through my Beeman before the
trigger finally smoothed out. Also, you have to figure how
your springer likes to be held. Tight or loose. My beeman also
likes heavy pellets the best.