Muzzle Flip of Walther LP300

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I have been shooting air pistol for about a year and own a Walther LP300 and have experienced a bit of muzzle flip especially with the Finale Match High Speed pellets(4.50) which exits my barrel with a velocity 0f 522.2fps. Is this too high a velocity? I usually shoot with the Finale Match(air-rifle-4.50) whcih has an exit speed of 499fps and still experience a bit of muzzle flip. What should I do to eliminate this muzzle flip?
Thank you,
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[Joe G.]

Have you tried experimenting with the counterweights?, perhaps a little adjusting of the front to rear balance of the gun will help lessen or eliminate any felt muzzle flip. With my Steyr LP-1 I am shooting in a similar velocity range and with a forward balance with the counterweight do not feel any flip.

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[LesJ]

I would say that muzzle flip has more to do with trigger release than with different pellets. In fact anticipation, snatching, jerking, breaking wrist and lock of follow thru can cause more of muzzle movement than recoil from air pistol.
Always check weak link first, which is the shooter.
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: Many thanks Joe
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: Many thanks Les
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[Mako]

Match air pistols almost always like heavy weight pellets; light weight, "high speed" pellets are for low powered fun guns ...
The LP300 has a recoil absorber, it's ported and it has a compensator/diverter ... there should be no muzzle flip ...
Trying gripping a bit harder, keeping a tight wrist and concentrate of smooth consistent trigger pull. You should be looking at your front sight, concentrating on sight alignment ... while the trigger pull should just be happening on it's own ... and the discharge should just happen at some point ... without any conscious "now!" As soon as something breaks your concentration, or you over hold to the point where you are no longer steady ... immediately abort the shot and start over ...

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When I slowly squeeze the trigger for a "surprise shot" my shot dips to the 7 ring at 6 o'clock. What should I do to prevent this from happening.
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[LesJ]

I can not tell what you are doing wrong, but in my case:
a: If I pay attention to sight alignment and have nice trigger control thru most of my hold and than give it little bit of pull in last split second, it will give me impression that my trigger control was perfect, when in fact that last split second is what counts the most.
b: Lock of follow thru.
c: Stay glued to the sights and " mentally" make them stay together.
d: If something doesn't look or feel right do not take the shot.
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[Mako]

are you squeezing the grip enough ... you should only feel pressure on your top two fingers ... straight back ... don't squeeze with your little finger (often the case for low shots) ... and in the web of your hand, between thumb and trigger finger. Thumb should be loose ... let it hang down.
Keep your wrist TIGHT ...

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