Average Distance of your shooting sessions

[Luis Leon]

Threads like this always get me to wondering as to why some buy “airguns” to try to consistently and practically shoot at 100 yards. Unless you’re putting in lots of time and effort and equipment prep. Or are a competitive shooter with great equipment? Your on a wild goose chase…

Most accurate Pcp air rifle at 100 yards under $1000?

Ok let,s hear your thoughts. Remember under $1000 & out to 100 yards?

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Not saying that some guns and shooters aren’t capable of sending consistently good groups at that distance. It just not the norm for the majority. I can shoot out to 100 yards in my backyard and spent a lot of time trying to to achieve good groups for the N.U.A.H. Club challenge at GTA. It took weeks of sending to finally get the right conditions for me to achieve Master status… But to what end for me personally? After that endeavor I deemed that for myself? I was done trying to chase MOA at 100 yards with my PCPs… I’ve killed pigeons out to 100+ yards. But found through experience that I prefer to shoot and pest out to 60-70 yards…

99% of my shooting is from 25-64 yards, at those distances the hits on objects the size of a chipper’s head are consistent. Out to 100 yards and beyond? Even mildly windy conditions introduce lots of variation in the flight of pellets… And yes, I’ve read about the slug hoopla. But the majority got into airguns for their short range practicality sending pellets. Simply finding it amusing (in a good way) the fact that some enter this hobby searching for 50-100+ FPE PCPs to shoot at 100+ yards…

 

[wolfmangreg]

Would guess highest percentage is 60-85 (backyard max) yards, but I do spread it out, spending at least some time on everything between 10 & 100.

Lack of interest, lack of access, and an aversion to slugs pretty much ensures that 100 is my max.

 

[Pumacarl]

Luis, I agree with what you are saying because I started out serious airgunning with a springer. But, if I had started with a pcp things would be a lot different. I now usually plink at 85y. It's just the distance that's easy for me to shoot at, and it's cake for my guns. With my .25 and .30, the distance goes to 120, and 155y. It's fun, nobody is getting hurt, and it's challenging at these distances. Hey do what you like, with what you got, but don't limit yourself to what was, because where it is, ain't that.

 

[Pumacarl]

Would guess highest percentage is 60-85 (backyard max) yards, but I do spread it out, spending at least some time on everything between 10 & 100.

Lack of interest, lack of access, and an aversion to slugs pretty much ensures that 100 is my max.

I don't think slugs are needed to get past 100y Greg. I find the 34gr .25 are very good out to 120y and the 50gr .30 do 150y no problem. I didn't shoot much at these distances before I got the Paradigm from you, but once I started I realized I had been missing out on a lot of fun.

 

[Pumacarl]

I should add, the whole purpose of plinking and playing around at longer distances than you would normally use hunting is that after a while it makes shooting closer that much easier, or normal. It keeps it fun too.

 

[Luis Leon]

I should add, the whole purpose of plinking and playing around at longer distances than you would normally use hunting is that after a while it makes shooting closer that much easier, or normal. It keeps it fun too.

I “must” agree my “extreme” plinking” has made for many “high confidence” kill shots on pests… The shots I make whille simply plinking? Even the misses”are” kills on chipper size critters…

 

[Honzo]

Pesting shots are usually inside 60 yards for most shots, sometimes I will hail Mary out to 75 and 100 but those are just that a hail Mary.

 

[Pumacarl]

Pesting shots are usually inside 60 yards for most shots, sometimes I will hail Mary out to 75 and 100 but those are just that a hail Mary.

Not if you keep practicing them, they become normal.

 

[Honzo]

I work a full time job so finding time to practice is a little challenging.

 

[Luis Leon]

I work a full time job so finding time to practice is a little challenging.

Working class here too… Eight hour full days manufacturing…

 

[Soren Drost]

I usually do most of my shooting from 25 to 100 meters, although I really enjoy the long range shooting / plinking at 150 to 200 meters as well

 

[Danman]

I would concur Luis, definitely not afraid to pest to a max of 100Y but yeah it's super rare, with most of my shots as well being 20-60 yards with 65 to 100 being 'long range' for me. Took a grackle @80Y with the S510 of the bench, and a pigeon @ 98Y off my deck rail this year with the Ghost, both DRT, and felt effortless (on the guns part) The S510 and I are a holdover duo, but the ....I had no right taking the shot bc I hadn't had it more than a month and hadn't shot it past 60Y let alone 100! I would always suggest to someone to shoot groups closer and get real good at that, then push out past in increments. Wind, temp, twist rate, etc all get more pronounced the farther out you go and I'd think it would be down right disheartening to start @ 100Y.

 

[Farmplinker2]

I work a full time job so finding time to practice is a little challenging.

One advantage of night shift, practice time! Of course, trying to maximize OT cuts that down.

 

[Farmplinker2]

10-20 yards. Inside of the basement the shorter distance, firing at outside targets, the longer.

 

[Florida_Man]

In the last year 16.5 yards (bird feeder from my office) 10m and occasionally out to 25 yards.
I’d like to get back into the 30y challenge.

I plan on more 25y testing now that the notos and atomic are being compared.

I think people overlook the value of 10m shooting and how it can improve fundamentals.

 

[Honzo]

I bait starlings at 60 foot range, that little notos is death.

In the last year 16.5 yards (bird feeder from my office) 10m and occasionally out to 25 yards.
I’d like to get back into the 30y challenge.

I plan on more 25y testing now that the notos and atomic are being compared.

I think people overlook the value of 10m shooting and how it can improve fundamentals.

 

[Ezana4CE]

I'd guess and say 35 - 55 yards. 20-25 yards on occasion when I'm testing ammo, sighting in a scope, working out DOPE, relaxing, or being lazy.

 

[ctshooter]

I should add, the whole purpose of plinking and playing around at longer distances than you would normally use hunting is that after a while it makes shooting closer that much easier, or normal. It keeps it fun too.

I have to agree with this. I haven't shot 100 yards a lot, but each time it gets a little easier and the distance isn't as daunting. 100 yards is not as easy as it looks. There's a lot more to it than just 2 x 50 yards. Little things seem much more amplified at that distance and things like reading the wind and thermals become much more important.

 

[pan60]

mostly 30 to 60 ish I have back stops at 20, 30, 50, 65. and 100. I can get out to maybe 120 but havnt.
I like the 30 and 50 I will pop a pest at 60 pluss once in a while
I do like shooting 100 yards but I havnt had time to spend on it lately

 

[Farmplinker2]

10-20 yards. Inside of the basement the shorter distance, firing at outside targets, the longer.

Don't worry Danman, once we get a new gearbox for the brushhog, I will be shooting a bit longer distance.