Got the Vortex scope mounted. Man that thing is heavy.
Groups improved to about half size but not where I want to be. One group with the RWS pellets came in at 7/8" when the wind died down. Wind was quartering 12-15 mph so not ideal for a guy who cannot read it well...but that is one of the reasons I wanted to get into this. Just another skill to add.
NSB is sending me a sampler pack of match pellets but I have some cheap pellets on the way as well to hone my shot control in the wind. No point wasting a lot of match pellets until I learn to shoot this gun better.
Frankly, I am disappointed at this point, but at least making a little progress. Waiting for a calm day to see if that helps. When a shot falls an inch out of group I assume (hope) it is the wind and not me having the yips. Too much else to do today or I would take out the M52 and put some groups on paper to see how much trigger control I have lost.