Posted by MT on May 09, 2002 at 02:29:24:
OK, second thread on my new IZIH
46M.
Wow, that thing is FRONT HEAVY. Do others find this also? Any solution
other than getting used to it? Would I be correct to assume that other higher
cost precision air pistols are less front heavy?
Thanks in advance for any
help.
MT
Posted by TCooper on May 09, 2002 at 03:11:52:
I had an IZH-46 for about
one year. I found it to be too frontend heavy for my liking. My forearm would
tire before I could complete a match. After the IZH I bought a TAU-7 and it is
balanced more the way I prefer. With the TAU I can relax my grip and the gun
still points at the target. If I did this with my IZZY it would point at the
floor. The IZH requires a firm grip.
I tried a Morini 162E and a Steyr LP-10.
Both these guns weigh about 2.25lbs and are lighter than the IZH. These guns can
be shot with a relaxed hand since the frontend is not heavy and balance is
different. The IZH-46 has a thick steel compression tube, steel cocking arm and
linkages, steel receiver, piston. This stuff is all forward of the trigger and
results in a balance that is more forward. Some shooters like this balance and
shoot very well with it. I have also heard of a couple of shooters adding weight
to the IZH pistol. Many AP shooters do very well with the Russian IZH and high
scores are very possible.
Give the -46M a chance and see how you like it.
The gun is built tough and should last a long time. I am far from a good shot
with an AP but I enjoy trying.
Later,
Todd
We Now Have Some New IZH
46s in now....
Posted by pilkguns on May 09, 2002 at 08:22:56:
that are a little lighter
on the front end and have less recoil, We could probably work a swap out if
necessary
Posted by mt on May 09, 2002 at 17:07:54:
Thanks for the most generous
offer but obviously I can't/shouldn't take you up on your offer. Being brand new
to these precision airguns, I simply ordered the gun from the dealer nearest me
so I did not order from Pilkguns. Now that I'm a little more clued in as I read
all the old posts, obviously I should've considered you as a supplier. So, given
that I did not order the IZH from you, I thought I should clarify. Thanks
though.
Thanks
MT
Posted by Jim P on May 09, 2002 at 12:36:26:
Very Interesting.
I've
been shooting my '46 for a couple of weeks now and am continuously noticing neat
things about it:
Like the little latch that holds the cocking arm up. And
the reason for that "angle" on the front of the cylinder - so it will stand up
on a table in the rest position. It is just one well thought out (or a lot of
evolution) pistol. My latest discovery is a threaded hole in the front of the
cylinder. I can't guess what they would look like but I'm guessing that is for a
weight. I was going to ask if anybody has seen an "official" weight? Or is there
something else that hole is for?
Scott, how do they make it lighter?
Aluminum parts? Is it now called the IZH-46ML? Cool.
Seeing all the weights
on all the target type guns I just assumed that heavier barrels were better and
have gotten used to this feel.
It is a neat gun sorry it doesn't work out
for everyone.
Jim P.
Posted by pilkguns on May 09, 2002 at 20:50:42:
: Scott, how do they make
it lighter? Aluminum parts? Is it now called the IZH-46ML? Cool.
well
actually this a retro thing, like going back to the 70's, dude.
These are
IZH46's, the Pre M, or if you say it just right it sounds like Premium, They are
the older less hyper velocity version, which mean the compression tube is not so
long, which does not require so much steel hanging under the front sight.
Posted by Mark Rogers on May 09, 2002 at 12:53:21:
I have shot the 46 for
almost 2 years now. It is front heavy and for the most part wasn't a problem.
However, the last several months I developed pain in my shooting hand between
the first and second fingers. My doctor, also a shooter ( he was in Shooting
Times Dec. 2000!) said that the weight was causing my trouble. Even with
modifying my grip the problem remained. I found the IZH very accurate shooting
in the high 560's with it, but now I have switched to a TAU-7. Accuracy is the
same but the "pointability"(??) is better. After shooting it for 2 weeks, my
hand no longer is nearly paralyzed. I still have the 46, but find it hard to
switch back to from the TAU. Just my 2cents.
Happy shooting!
Mark
Posted by MDriskill on May 09, 2002 at 20:59:59:
OK, this is not exactly
an economical solution (!), but if you like the SSP format and want a lighter
gun, the Pardini K58 is one answer. I believe it is probably the lightest SSP
around.
I used to shoot a friend's K58 a bit and it is an exquisite gun. I
once shot a 10-shot group with it that far exceeds anything else I've ever
done...I have it hanging on the wall!
Sponsored by Pilkington Competition Equipment