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I am new to 10m air rifle, and recently purchased a pre-owned Anschutz LG380 spring rifle to start practice. I have never owned an air rifle before, so bear with me.

I received the gun, it looked like it was in mint condition. No scratches anywhere on the wood, perfect blueing, etc. But three things struck me as odd:

1. The trigger "dangles" (not stationary) when the rifle is not cocked. I know it should move, but it looks rather flimsy.

2. The inner barrelpart (not sure what the the correct name is, it is the large assembled part where the seal is located and connected to the cocking lever) moves when the rifle is not cocked. Almost an inch in either direction.

3. When I tried to shoot it, the trigger pull seemed almost non-existant. A bare touch would fire a shot. The manual states that the trigger pull can be increased by turning a screw undeneath clockwise (which I did). I turned it as far as I could without using excessive force, but it still seems extremely light. It is a 2-stage trigger, the first stage is also light (non-resistant).

Is this normal? Any insights/help is greatly appreciated.

Look here http://www.targettalk.org/viewtopic.php?t=29054 at this previous thread, there's a manual you can download from the Anschutz website.

Rob.

If you are new to shooting a 10-m match rifle then its possible you are not accustomed to a light match trigger. My old LG-380 was set at 100 grams which was very light, but they can be set even lower but thats not advisable in the standing position.

The inner barrel and piston chamber slide inside the outer casing/sleeve, this is so the sights and trigger are stationary when firing.
The recoil is thus absorbed by the inner action sliding back when you fire.

As Robb said check out the Anschutz down load for the LG-380. If you have a gun smith around who knows a bit about match air rifles get him to check it over.

Peter

Thanks for your replies.

I do have the original manual, so I was more interested in hearing other owners of the LG380 take on my observation.

So I take it then that the inner barrel should move when rifle is not cocked, and this movement is visible on the outside?

I am still concerned about the trigger weight and the "loose trigger" when rifle is uncocked.

I shot a 380 for many years. The loose trigger unless the rifle was cocked is normal. If you pull the action out of the stock you will see that the trigger is in two parts, part mounted to the action and part mounted to the stock. Unless the action is cocked these two parts are disengaged leading to that "disconnected" feeling.

'Dude