What'cha doing air gun related today?

[PapaT]

Yesterday I started pellet testing a 12-yo Gamo Bone Collector Bull Whisper for a friend. He said he couldn't get accuracy from anything subsonic with it. Tested 9 pellets at 10M, after discovering I couldn't tell where I was hitting at 25 yards. Ran about 80-85 shots through it so far, looking forward to more testing on it so that have setup for his kids to enjoy plinking with it.

Today I need to fix rail on my brother's Pinty Thumper, and then chase away the grinch with it.

 

[Florida_Man]

Yesterday I started pellet testing a 12-yo Gamo Bone Collector Bull Whisper for a friend. He said he couldn't get accuracy from anything subsonic with it. Tested 9 pellets at 10M, after discovering I couldn't tell where I was hitting at 25 yards. Ran about 80-85 shots through it so far, looking forward to more testing on it so that have setup for his kids to enjoy plinking with it.View attachment 18215

Today I need to fix rail on my brother's Pinty Thumper, and then chase away the grinch with it.

I did something similar for someone at work. I can’t remember the model of Gamo he had. I’m sure it was never cleaned, he’s the 2nd owner. Be brought it to me with a tin of blue tip Gamo pellets. It went back to him cleaned and shooting great with a tin of FX 10.3gr.
It was such a good rifle I remember looking for one used, back when I could remember the model.

 

[PapaT]

I did something similar for someone at work. I can’t remember the model of Gamo he had. I’m sure it was never cleaned, he’s the 2nd owner. Be brought it to me with a tin of blue tip Gamo pellets. It went back to him cleaned and shooting great with a tin of FX 10.3gr.
It was such a good rifle I remember looking for one used, back when I could remember the model.

He has taken care of the gun, although it was quite dusty. I'm just impressed he got good groups with the supersonic pellets. Problem was, took away the reason for having it over a 22 short with CBs.

 

[Florida_Man]

Put some time in with the Zelos and Bullshark today. Did a little more tuning on the Bullshark and it’s really liking the 10.03gr MKII KO’s at about 940 fps.

Also topped off a few rifles:

– Notos
– PP750
– Zelos
– Bullshark
– P35
– Leshiy

This morning I also took care of a pest that had decided to move in and under my boat. Leshiy 1 (350mm) with .25 Hades did exactly what it needed to do. Had to take the shot through a screen, but worth the cost of re-screening to solve the problem.

 

[FL22]

Windy today so I plinked with my Taipan .25 at 50y

Checked on my new barrel for the Sniper and it shows delivery on Christmas Eve

 

[Pumacarl]

Had to take the shot through a screen, but worth the cost of re-screening to solve the problem.

WoW! you really are Florida Man! I got a good laugh out of this, thanks!

 

[FL22]

WoW! you really are Florida Man! I got a good laugh out of this, thanks!

Must be a Florida thing, I remember that he has brand new windows installed when I read it. I thought to myself, yeah I would have done it too if it was going to chew on the boat’s wiring.

 

[Pumacarl]

Must be a Florida thing, I remember that he has brand new windows installed when I read it. I thought to myself, yeah I would have done it too if it was going to chew on the boat’s wiring.

Yeah, I left out the part where I would've admitted that I would do the exact same thing, FL owns crazy and I don't want to take anything away from them. lol

 

[Cantona256]

Forgot I didn't mean to shoot the Gamo Maxxim today, but did it already so oh well. Had a nice smokescreen backyard plinking. Let it carve a tiny pumpkin up, shot the mushroomed 457 slug out of the griddle plate it was stuck in, bells, fish and more. Pleasant 60 shots for giggles.View attachment 18110View attachment 18111View attachment 18114

Pumpkins are overrated in cookies, crappy coffee drinks and candles… but they really are satisfying to shoot haha.

 

[PapaT]

Since an old Daisy 188 found its way home with me today, I had to try it out... Can plinking approved. It won't cut em, but it gave some great bumps and bruises and jumps to them. Wiped down, drop of oil, and away we went. Everything seems to be working properly, and I am in love.

 

[pan60]

Pumpkins are overrated in cookies, crappy coffee drinks and candles… but they really are satisfying to shoot haha.

yes we Loooove shootin pumpkins : )

 

[Florida_Man]

I shot 150 Vogel bulk wadcutters with my PP750 from inside my screened porch out to a target outside. I moved my table and got 13 yards. It was a windy day to be shooting a 10 fpe 177, so I shot from a sheltered spot.
I’m interested if in my shot count with the 220cc bottle. Maybe tomorrow morning I can reach the reg point. I’m at 2000psi from the 4500 fill. Reg is set to 1600 psi.
This rifle doesn’t like the pellets much, but i still have 5800 of the dang things left at least.

I also made a target with 100 3.28mm circles. That is the 10 ring of the 30 yard challenge target. It seems like a good barometer. Shoot 100, count the hits.

 

[Dogowski]

Windy today so I plinked with my Taipan .25 at 50y

Checked on my new barrel for the Sniper and it shows delivery on Christmas Eve

One of your presents is going to arrive right on time. Enjoy!

 

[FL22]

Windy today so I plinked with my Taipan .25 at 50y

Checked on my new barrel for the Sniper and it shows delivery on Christmas Eve

It made it

 

[Florida_Man]

I finished up the shot string with my PP750 220 bottle gun. Just shy of 200 pellets.

I shot my R7 also. I wanted to try some Vogel 9.3gr dome pellets. They were no good, so back to JSB 7.33gr. Top three are Vogel, bottom left was re-seasoning with JSB, bottom right is back on track.
13 yards with it balanced on a bag. 5 shot groups.

 

[Florida_Man]

Well, i am still shooting my cheap and used air rifles. I didn't win the powerball.

Merry Christmas!

 

[AZ&WI Ed]

I was shooting my 15 plus year old Gamo CFX under lever fixed barrel in my garage Tuesday with a cheap Bushnell fixed power scope at 10 yds off hand shooting a 10 yd Silhouette Card. I have much more sophisticated, technologically advanced and infinitely more expensive air rifles, but being able to shoot 14/20 off hand with a spongy -creepy trigger is very satisfying!!

 

[Hylander]

I finished up the shot string with my PP750 220 bottle gun. Just shy of 200 pellets.

I shot my R7 also. I wanted to try some Vogel 9.3gr dome pellets. They were no good, so back to JSB 7.33gr. Top three are Vogel, bottom left was re-seasoning with JSB, bottom right is back on track.
13 yards with it balanced on a bag. 5 shot groups.

Isn't it funny how just changing pellets can make such a huge difference.

 

[hameditor]

Isn't it funny how just changing pellets can make such a huge difference.

Yip! That's why HAM airgun reviews have always used a standard set of different pellets to make that apparent.

 

[PapaT]

Day 25 of airgun Advent has arrived. When my oldest heard I was going to be shooting my new Red Ryders, she asked if she could join. So we shot last year's red ryder Christmas Challenge together, including pinching our fingers in the lever at the same time. What a great memory for her to give her Papa. New pistol from Daisy is a blast, and my Christmas Wish was answered. Wiped all 4 of my 1938B Red Ryders down with Hoppe 9 cloth and ordered from new to old in my wall rack.