"Still learning to shoot",,, me too even after 46 years

Isn't it an incredible pastime?
As many that have stated in responding
to your post. Air arms, especially non
springers are exelent training platforms.

And they are just plain fun to shoot.

When I was shooting NRA smallbore and Highpower
rifle, many of my friends had 10 meter rifles
that they would shoot indoors to keep the
mechanics of a proper shot freshly implanted
in their minds and muscles.

My .22 RF pistol scores improved considerably
after shooting an Izzy M46 exclusivly over a
4 month period.

As mentioned also, sight picture & trigger control
are very important things that can be perfected by shooting
from a bench.

Once shooting from a sitting, standing, and even prone
position, others come into increased play.

These are breathing control and finding your "natural point of aim"
You can best see the effect of natural point of aim while
shooting from the standing position.
Line up on the target as you would to take a shot.
close both eyes for a few ( 5-6 ) seconds.
When you open your eyes, notice which direction your body has
"twisted" into a more natural position. ( your sights, whether apeture
or scope will have moved to the left or right of the bull)

Make slight adjustments by moving your feet ( to rotate your body )
in the opposite direction that your sights have moved.
( the movement of your feet will be very slight)

Line the sights up on the target and repeat the process.
you will notice the distance that the sights have moved will
decrease.

My smallbore scores had pretty much flattened out and was not seeing
much improvement when this was mentioned to me by one of the club
members I shot with. ( my occasional flyer was killing me)

I was shooting 275 to the low 280's(we shot more indoor 50 foot smallbore
than anything,10 shots from the prone, sitting and standing position 30 shots, 300 points possible)
Within a month I was a member of the 290 club and eventually the 295 club.

I still had the occasional flyer, but it would be a wide 9 or narrow 8
instead of a 5 or 6.
This works pistol shooting also, many of the shooters at the
10 meter matches I shot at would actually use chalk and trace around
their feet once the natural point of aim was obtained.

It might be good to mention that any up or down movements of the sights
will require a stock to shoulder adjustment.

The thing is to keep having fun shooting your QB and anything else
you may shoot.
I too got the book that Mr Archer wrote, it is a valuable tool
when owning these rifles. And well worth the money if you have never had one apart.

Try to limit your precision shooting sessions to 20 to 30
shots, relax and take a few deep breaths between shots, and if you line up
on the target and it doesn't "feel right" don't force the shot,
remove the rifle from the shoulder, relax and take a few breaths,
and go through the shot process again.

Just don't forget to go out and shoot the cans, paint balls on golf tees,
thumb tacks in a sheet of cardboard. You know, the fun, plinking kind stuff.
And of course do it with friends whenever possible.

Keep us posted on your progress.

Sorry to write an essay, but God I love the shooting sports.

edited, poor spelling, I know I didn't get them all