My New IHP 35 .177Caliber

[architectharsha]

Huh, I have waited for more than 2 hours waiting at courier delivery godown to pick my New IHP35 .177 air rifle,
i have ordered it with Bandhuk Bandhar from Indore it has been a very smooth transaction and prompt reply, got my rifle in four days.

I could not stop my anxiety to lay hands on my first gun in my life, its like a dream. i care fully opened the packing and found a good Olive military green bag( i love to use the word military for this). within that is my new rifle with 2000 mastershot wad cutter pellets in four yellow tins.

At first look this dosen't look like a cheap Indian rifle as complained by many in various posts. at the price of 3600bucks i presume i got more than i have expected, true to its quality the barrel is very good, and the stock has noticable grain on it( anyways i'll remove the polish on stock and redo it with melamine walnut finish with matt look in a few days ).

only thing of my concern is i'm not familiar with these rifles before it is shooting a bit below the intended target at 8mts with a deviation of 2-3 inches from Bullseye, the grouping is around 1.5" in diameter for my first 5 shots , may be i have to fiddle with some kind of adjustment dial on the open sights.
need to go through any posts on how to zero it .( as my knowledge is ZERO ).

This may be a familiar rifle for all of u but still i cant wait to boast off with a few pics

[brihacharan]

Hi Harsha,
> Congratulations on your proud possession!
> IHP .177 is a fine air rifle and am sure you will enjoy shooting it in the years to come.
> Now coming down to its accuracy you need to check the following:
1.If you have hand held the rifle the chances are that 'you were not holding it steady enough - it takes time to get the hang of it.
2.Try a bench rest or a bean bag to steady the rifle before firing.
3.It's possible the rear sight needs to be aligned properly with the front sight. There are screws provided for it - keep aligning and shooting till you get the right 'zero in'.
4.Normally the guns come factory aligned to 10 metres (target distance) - chances are that the sights could've shifted while in transit.
5.Lastly remember that distance makes a lot of difference in getting the desired grouping. Eg.For each target distance you have to align the sights - more so if you keep shifting the distance beyond 15 metres. It's trial & error and soon you'll get used to aiming high or low depending on the varying distance. Good Luck!
Cheers
Brihacharan

[SRI 420]

Hi Harsha,
Congrats on your new acquisition. Well let me tell you that this is almost the first Air Rifle almost all of us has had and it has a lot of good rating and popularity amongst the members here!
There was an excellent article obout adjusting the sights by one of our Banglore members TenX here: http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... &start=315 on page No. 22 of this thread.

Well best wishes and happy shooting!
Srinivas

[m24]

Congratulations on your new purchase. Happy plinking.

Regards

[architectharsha]

can any one tell me the actual weight of IHP 35mod .177 rifle.
i'm so sure that its not 3.5kg as listed on website. holding the rifle in standing position tortures my arms.

[fantumfan2003]

Harsha

Congratulations. Its great to see some positive comments on the IHP35 air rifle which has been much maligned.

To shoot your springer accurately

http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2007/07/ ... -hold.html

To hold it without any stress on the muscles

http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2007/08/ ... fhand.html

This technique ensures weight of rifle is borne by bones in the body and not by the muscles. Olympic shooters hold rifles averageing 4.5kgs using this technique. Never weighed an IHP35 but its lighter than 3kg for sure.

The rifle needs to shoot about 1000 shots before it gets smooth. By then the trigger would have lightened some and will be more predictable. This process is called breaking in a spring air rifle.

M.

can any one tell me the actual weight of IHP 35mod .177 rifle.
i'm so sure that its not 3.5kg as listed on website. holding the rifle in standing position tortures my arms.

[srswamy]

holding the rifle in standing position tortures my arms.

Congratulations on the buy, Harsha!! Wish you a good time shooting.
Well, the first few shots might sound a little stressing, but as fantumfan2003 says, work on your stance, identify a comfortable position to hold the rifle, and you will be comfortable shooting it

The rifle needs to shoot about 1000 shots before it gets smooth. By then the trigger would have lightened some and will be more predictable. This process is called breaking in a spring air rifle.

fantumfan2003, Thanks a lot!! I really hope the trigger gets somewhat lightened