X935r wrote:
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Thanks.
I have a Crossman nitro and it's not performing as well as I thought it should. I'm leaning towards a 56 TH. I shoot left hand and like the idea of adding a bipod. YouTube videos claim that it's one of the best.
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Yikes! a 56TH is a rare bird, but there are many alternatives along those lines. Presumably, you are sticking to springers so a HW97 or 98, a AA TX200 or ProSport, Diana 48/54/56 may tickle your interest. But, how much "time" have you invested shooting the Crosman Nitro? It takes some effort to switch from centre-fire to spring gun because the recoil is totally different and many ppl have a learning curve to get a springer to group. Having a bone shaker (and the Nitro may be one) doesn't help. My experience starting paper punching was with a Crosman (Benjamin) Classic that I couldn't get to group tighter than 3/4" at 10 yds. So after a long frustrating start to target shooting I got a HW97K which puts a single clean hole 5/5 24/7 into paper at 10 yards. Long story short, you are on the right track... a quality springer will be much more satisfying to punch paper. BTW, bipod is not the way to go with most springers although some ppl seem to make it work. Rested on open palm works best for me, YMMV. Good luck and enjoy the journey.