Tripleguy, Gene_SC, and Shadow, thanks for the information, maybe all is not lost then. It sounds like everyone likes to tinker with their rifles, I'm going to pull mine apart this afternoon and expose her guts, clean her and lube her, and then see how she shoots. My expectations may have been a little high to begin with, especially since this is my first springer (I know everyone is thinking rooky, went for the flash and glitter, I admit I do, but when it was shooting straight and hitting pigeons they were falling like the stock market). The scope is the Centerpoint that came with the rifle, any feedback on the quality of this brand of scope. This one may be out there, but does anyone have experience with EOTech HOLOgraphic sights? I have a model 552.A65 that I was thinking about mounting, but I'm concerned that the springer might screw it up, although it is designed for among other things machine guns which have a considerable amount of fore and aft recoil. Thanks again and by the way this is a great resource I'll be back frequently and post updates to the peformance. Chuck