Tell us what you do in the winter to keep your airgun shooting from the same old thing.I can use some new ideas.What do you shoot at, how far away, do you shoot along.
Mike
Might be boring but I just do target shooting. Practice, practice, practice and then practice some more. Probably go through about 700 pellets a week when I shoot every night. Thank goodness that the Crosman Premier Domed and Hollow Points shoot okay in my guns and that Wally World always has them in their local store.
Carl
I do a lot of that as well....it doesn't get boring to me...when I can put every pellet in the same hole, THEN perhaps it will lose it's appeal, but so far that hasn't happened ;D .Stick empty 12g cartidges in a flat piece of styrofoam and shoot at them from 62 yards--nice reactive target for those that need "instant gratification". Put sticks of chalkboard chalk in that same piece of styofoam, another reactive targte...and really CHEAP fron the "Dollar Stoer"..I just enjoy shooting :-* :-* :-*
I shoot a lot of paper if you keep buying new guns it doesn't get too borring. I have modded acouple of guns and made some grips. Built some spinner targets and some field targets.Thats about it.
Paper at 5M, and 25 yards, steel plates ranging from 30 yards to 50 yards for that nice loud ding!
Casey
I also shoot alot of paper,one handed ,two hands,left handed and im a righty,sitting, standing from a rest.anyway i can think of to mike it different.Also love to shoot cans,love to hear that pellet hit.Then some steel rodant targets in the back yard.bottle caps you name it.
Mike
Quote from: Crosshairs on February 15, 2011, 01:51:14 PM
Tell us what you do in the winter to keep your airgun shooting from the same old thing.I can use some new ideas.What do you shoot at, how far away, do you shoot along.
Mike
I try to get the X-WIFE to stand against the wall and place an apple on her head :-X
^^^ ;D ;D ;D ^^^
Carl
;D ;D ;D
Quote from: mr007s on February 16, 2011, 04:01:10 AM
I try to get the X-WIFE to stand against the wall and place an apple on her head :-X
pull a Wilhelm Tell on her! :D
I've had my gun since the week before Xmas; so far I've been sighting in my Red Dot Sight (allong with my buddy's) and punching a lot of paper, breaking in the gun and getting a real feel for it. I'm in Northern Cali and it is raining all this week. Moan! I get in some rare indoot target practice when my SO is out shopping. Other than that I surf the web a lot, learing as much as I can about Crosman airguns and potential mods. I finally have my 1377C in its sweet spot at 33 feet, so more serious target practice is in order. Who knows, I may even enter the February target shooting contest if I get comfortable and confident enough to make a good showing this month. Don't wanna get laughed at too much, tough crowd here with lots of high-end specialized guns to go up against. Sigh!
~Falcon
testing, getting ready for the summer, and this. http://sub-silentsuppressors.com/Targets/GOLF%20Target.jpg (http://sub-silentsuppressors.com/Targets/GOLF%20Target.jpg)
Quote from: airguns100 on February 16, 2011, 09:17:48 AM
testing, getting ready for the summer, and this. http://sub-silentsuppressors.com/Targets/GOLF%20Target.jpg (http://sub-silentsuppressors.com/Targets/GOLF%20Target.jpg)
That's a good un' alright but I seem to end up in the sand traps a lot when I try and shoot one handed. Sigh...
Carl
Forgot to add, since the V-Day is now over, pick up a bunch of those heart shaped candies for 50-80% off, stick them to cardboard, and watch them shatter!
;D ;D :-*
Casey
Had a nice day monday got a chance to shoot outdoors. Shot at 30 yards.Man i cant wait till spring time.
Mike
in the summer and in the winter i use my repeater pistols do do IPSC style shooting, i realy enjiy that, you get a little faster every time ;) you ca use a BB or pellet pistol for this, if you want it as realistic as possible you could use a blowback bb pistol because of the way the magazines go in, i use a GSG 92 and a Sig sauer X five b pistol, both blowback and semi automatic
I have done some plate shooting with small steel plates in shape of rats,birds and other pest.in the back yard,and i also get faster with lots of practice.i use to shoot the real pistols IPSC style. also shot the bowling pin matches,lots of fun Nate.
Mike
I've been practicing different grips and sighting. Using both eyes, wrapping left hand in front of pistol hand instead of under, holding in middle of shoulders instead of sighting along right arm, etc. It's been a petty cool winter for the ol' learning curve. :-*
The old lady is gonna be out for a couple of hours tonight. I plan to test out the 4th generation target trap I made the other day, the indoor version of course. It is cold and rainy out today and tonight.
~Falcon
Cool make a Vid !! We wanna see shooting :-*
Mike
Here is a pic of the new outdoor target trap setup. I used 4 gallon pulp pots and some old clothes for the circular target traps, the block in the middle is my 2nd generation target trap. I will take a pic of my 4th generation trap tonight when I set it up for a shooting session. The range is about 33 feet indoors and out.
~Falcon
Sweet ! :-* :-*
Thanks Mike. I have to keep it sectional and portable so I can take it down and move it easily between sessions. I'm still looking at the duct seal design, but old tee shirts are much cheaper! LOL! Of course I'm only shooting .177's at 10 pumps. I don't have the space for a permanent range. I can assemble it in a couple minutes though and it works for now.
~Falcon
PS - Paper plates keep the old tee shirts in place. They are behind the targets. Pots cost $2.63 each and are compressed paper. Targets were printed in economy mode on PC. Backstop is a discarded carpet sample display board. Targets are fastened with standard push pins. Cheep cheep cheep! Very safe so far.
I've been shooting pedals off of yellow Dandeloin flowers..takes awhile...but sure sharpens up the aim..
Quote from: quickster47 on February 15, 2011, 04:43:46 PM
Might be boring but I just do target shooting. Practice, practice, practice and then practice some more. Probably go through about 700 pellets a week when I shoot every night. Thank goodness that the Crosman Premier Domed and Hollow Points shoot okay in my guns and that Wally World always has them in their local store.
Carl
700 pellets a week you must be some shot ! ;D
Mike
I seem to find myself working on something gun related ... either changing a configuration or making something (theoretically) better or just repairing something. Just trying different stuff.
Dis-assembled and cleaned up a RWS 6G. Thats a neat pistol
Dis-assembled and cleaned up a Beeman Tempest ... shot it a lot in the garage.
Right now I'm working on a pre 1953 Benjamin Sheridan of a buddy's. I had to mold a leather cup, first time I've ever done that. It's not back together yet.
Can't wait until spring so I can check out my 2 new pistols a longer ranges.
Darth
Im with you Darth,love to take that long shot in the great outdoors.And even better when you hit what your aiming at. :-*
Mike
Not to creep anyone out but winter-time in the US is when we should be thinning out the starlings and English house sparrows. Both are invasives which have devastated indigenous bird populations. When my father was young, FLOCKS of blue birds were common in our area. I'm a (new) birder and outdoorsman and I haven't seen any around here, EVER. I do see a lot of house sparrows, though.
I look forward to winter when I can set up a bait station and back stop and snipe at the starlings from inside. Lots of action on cold snowy days.
Quote from: Mebits on March 01, 2011, 04:49:46 PM
When my father was young, FLOCKS of blue birds were common in our area.
Now that you mention it ... I don't recall seeing any Blue Birds around here anymore either. I'm in NE Ohio.
Yup. Almost entirely due to house sparrows.
This site is great for identification (you don't want to shoot the wrong thing), and for background on the problem and what you can do.
http://www.sialis.org/otherbrownbirds.htm (http://www.sialis.org/otherbrownbirds.htm)
The starlings are harder on other larger cavity-nesters, though they'll kill a bluebird for their nest if the hole is large enough.