Any fellow Air Gunners?
Any fellow Air Gunners?
One of my favorite (backyard) hobbies always was and still is to do some target practice with air rifles, and all in all I am a mediocre marksmen. The other weeks I finally had enough of my unreliable and spraying 177 springer and I moved up to 22. First, and I bought that last fall a Crosman 2250B (should have bought the XT, but y'all know what they say about hindsight) and last week I finally (quietly so that SWMBO doesn't know until it's too late) bought a UMAREX 850.
After sighting that one in I found out that I am in fact better than I thought I am, in terms of marksmanship that is. This little 8 shot repeater is good for about 120-130 shot on one cartridge and is quite precise if loaded with the right pellets.
At first I was thinking of moving up all the way to PCP, but I am not certain I want to commit that much money just yet. Although there is a number of rifles and air pistols available that would be quite 'interesting' Until I started looking again I would not have thought that these days you can buy a 9mm or even a .50 cal AIR rifle. And then there is this one .22 match pistol that shoots a 22 pellet at 1000ft/sec ... repeater ... Hhmmmm now where do I get those $$$ from?
After sighting that one in I found out that I am in fact better than I thought I am, in terms of marksmanship that is. This little 8 shot repeater is good for about 120-130 shot on one cartridge and is quite precise if loaded with the right pellets.
At first I was thinking of moving up all the way to PCP, but I am not certain I want to commit that much money just yet. Although there is a number of rifles and air pistols available that would be quite 'interesting' Until I started looking again I would not have thought that these days you can buy a 9mm or even a .50 cal AIR rifle. And then there is this one .22 match pistol that shoots a 22 pellet at 1000ft/sec ... repeater ... Hhmmmm now where do I get those $$$ from?
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Originally Posted by Kurts
Does using a BB gun at the squirrels in my bird feeders count? I can pick-off those furry little tree rats with no problem now!
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Originally Posted by Kurts
I think it's ESP !
Smart little devils, too. They now listen for my backdoor opening & are out of the feeders as soon as they hear it.
Smart little devils, too. They now listen for my backdoor opening & are out of the feeders as soon as they hear it.
OK, just kidding, and the kids in my neighborhood are not a problem.
I still have my Daisy pump air rifle from when I was a kid. The spring is just powerful enough to roll a BB out the barrel.
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They're tough little bubbas too!
I've hit them in the pecan tree, watched them fall 15 feet, bounce off the ground and get up and run away
I'm thinking about upgrading from my Crosman 1077 to something with a little more oomph like the Winchester 1000 fps models
I've hit them in the pecan tree, watched them fall 15 feet, bounce off the ground and get up and run away
I'm thinking about upgrading from my Crosman 1077 to something with a little more oomph like the Winchester 1000 fps models
Re: Any fellow Air Gunners?
Originally Posted by AFKat
They're tough little bubbas too!
I've hit them in the pecan tree, watched them fall 15 feet, bounce off the ground and get up and run away
I'm thinking about upgrading from my Crosman 1077 to something with a little more oomph like the Winchester 1000 fps models
I've hit them in the pecan tree, watched them fall 15 feet, bounce off the ground and get up and run away
I'm thinking about upgrading from my Crosman 1077 to something with a little more oomph like the Winchester 1000 fps models
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Thanks - I've looked at upgrading to .22 - still undecided
I always go for a clean shot - even started using a scope since the eyes aren't quite what they used to be - I've never found one dead later from one of my misses
i think they just have extremely tough skin (compared to rabbits who I can always take in one shot) and unless you're above the 600-700 fps threshold it's hard to bag 'em with one shot every time.
I always go for a clean shot - even started using a scope since the eyes aren't quite what they used to be - I've never found one dead later from one of my misses
i think they just have extremely tough skin (compared to rabbits who I can always take in one shot) and unless you're above the 600-700 fps threshold it's hard to bag 'em with one shot every time.
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