My most memorable one happened about 60 years ago.....took a shot with my trusty Crosman V350 at a bird in a tall Douglas fir. Was pretty sure I hit it but it flew away. Unfortunately, a neighbor kid saw me shoot, followed the bird's flight and saw it drop. He retrieved it and took it to my...
I've got a Crosman 1377 and a Benjamin 312....between the 2 at my age of 76 I don't think my arms would make it through 100 rounds. At least not if I pumped more than 3 pumps per shot.
My wife still won't let me shoot squirrels despite the fact that they chewed through the rain gutter and fascia, got into the attic and chewed on everything. Fortunately, no wiring damage but in addition they've ruined 6 bird feeders. I have no love for bushy tailed rats !!!!
I only have a Notos and all I've done to it is adjust the trigger, install a cheap 3-9 X 32 scope and buy some Maple 10 round mags. Mostly I plink in the 10 to 20 yd. range with CPHP's running at 770 fps. Rats at 10 yards when I can catch up with them and starlings at 20 in the walnut tree...
It's not often that I get to feel young anymore at my current age of 75....you sir are an inspiration and a joy!! Good luck and good shooting be yours to cherish!
My dad had it and it got bad enough that he had the surgery but mines not that bad yet. I'm 75 now and hoping that it never gets to the point where I'll need to get cut.
Familiar with Dupuytren's....have had it on my right hand little finger...only really acts up when I've been doing a lot of hammering. That's when it really starts drawing into the palm of my hand.
90% with my Notos and maybe 10% with my .25 Hatsan Flash QE....a distant third with my old Beman C1 in .177 since it's the airgun that started me out of my Crosman V350 days.
I'm also blessed with 3 kids and 3 grand kids but I almost forgot that today is our 54th wedding anniversary and I forgot to even get my wife a card!! OOPS!!!
I'm stuck between 2 and 3 with aspirations for more . Have 2 budget PCP's, a couple old multi pumps, 3 springers, 1 gas piston and my first BB gun...a Crosman V350 that I got for my 13th birthday....which was 62 years ago.
Over in Montana opening the cabin for the season. Found again that the starlings and flickers have bored holes in the s.w.wall for nests. Fortunately I brought my Notos along and was able to knock off 2 starlings and 1flicker . If I get lucky maybe that and patching the wall will take care of...
If there was an airgun shop like HPP within a couple hundred miles of my location I'd be there in a hurry and my wife would be pissed !!! Back in the early 80's when I bought my Beeman C1, a guy opened an airgun shop close by but I knew nothing at the time about the more refined airguns and it...