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07-04-2020, 22:45 #1
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what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
As mentioned before I have my father’s fathers pellet gun and my mother’s fathers and my child hood friends father’s father’s pellet guns + Cody's first and then a few donations - about 11 in all. Some of these guns need a 12 inch elevation at 15 m and some shoot through a 4 ply board at 15 m. For a sense of own, they have one by one been presented to Cody for achievements and reaching next age.
We usually shoot about 8/900 pellets a year, but have shot about 6/700 this shutdown already. All guns are old springer type and we usually shoot marksman pellets( because I grew up with them and Cody likes the box)
So now this shut down has given me chance to really shoot and Cody I have big compo's with prizes ranging from an extra movie tonight to back rubs and a whole day of fetching for winner.
In this period of time I have noted that pellet guns are females, they also have cat like f*** you traits.
I have also noted that a bench rested perfectly placed Olympic worthy repeat shot may be 3 inches off from previous shot, and when followed up again shoot almost same hole.
We have target competition ranging from shooting through a string to first 5 shots in the black ring. These compo's are extremely frustrating because the pellet guns shoot well and almost everywhere in same session, why?
So questions are:
How often do you clean a pellet guns bore, if ever?
How big a roll does the pellet play at 15 m.
How the hell a scope does mounted to an action work on a break neck gun (the barrel surely settles differently every time)
why some shots are so different in sound to others (the pellet dimensions?)
We shoot open sights on all but one beast of a gun, but hell it still takes like 7 shots for 5 in the black at 15 m
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07-04-2020, 22:56 #2
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Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
I asked around, both on the forum and elsewhere.
The type of bullet makes a big difference. Marksman is not as accurate as one would like them to be.
That said, I need to fix my pellet. Spring and seal is old.
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07-04-2020, 23:36 #3
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Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
While growing up, I had a family members BSF pellet gun, loved it. Had a scope mounted, fortunately it wasn’t a break neck, so didn’t have issues once sighted in and at that time wouldn’t have known better. Back then I was fortunate to have someone who would service it regularly so it stayed in good shape, Channing the springs and seals etc. Pity when I returned it the owner borrowed it to someone and didn’t get it back. Want to get one for my daughters, I still love the springer types , some how not interested in the other types. Finances allowing,hope to get one later this year.
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07-04-2020, 23:55 #4
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08-04-2020, 00:00 #5
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07-04-2020, 23:59 #6
Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
My grandfather had a small tool that sized the pellets to fit his pellet gun. By adjusting it one could make a tighter fit etc.
live out your imagination , not your history.
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08-04-2020, 00:48 #7
Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
Just got off the phone with my cousin that inherited my grandfather's guns and stuff. Apparently grandfather also had a brass ring that fitted his thumb and it had a stud on it. This stud was used to seat the pellet in the rifle consistently each time.
live out your imagination , not your history.
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08-04-2020, 09:19 #8
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Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
This works. The old target shooters using springers all used to do it. Anything with a flat surface with a little stud on it, 2 or 3mm long will do the trick.
Pellet shape and weight uniformity is also important and you will not get it in a box of any of the cheaper bulk pellets. Target pellets are normally packaged in partitioned containers to prevent skirt damage.
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08-04-2020, 09:49 #9
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Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
The biggest culprit is your choice of pellet. I am not sure if Marksman pellets were actually good or if we just did not know any better as kids. These days they are as good as the crappy Chinese stuff; i.e. really bad. Secondly could be your technique. Shooting springers of a rest is an art form. Thirdly ,could be the scope. If using non-springer rated scopes, check the scopes.
Using super-duper high velocity airguns that shoot through ply-wood (if the board is big enough to hit) just compounds all of the above problems.
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08-04-2020, 10:34 #10
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Re: what do you know about pellet guns? - Airguns.
Cleaning the barrel ? My Dads one has never been cleaned in maybe 50/60 years.
Do we ever clean these barrels ?
What would we be cleaning out ?
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