I did the same with my 100yd range. I buried red bricks marking off the distances flush with the ground surface so I could just mow over them without hitting them or moving them.
I finally got around to testing the "Blow" air pistol that I purchased from an eBay seller.It's way, way, better than I imagined that it would be. Firstly, the trigger, though single stage, is smooth, fairly short, and extremely light, if a little soft, at 1.5 pounds (I kid you not).It shoots 7.2-grain Daisy pointed pellets at 375-400 FPS, while requiring about the same cocking force as a Browning Buckmark, meaning ridiculously easy.The sliding receiver is mounted using a spring, so the gun has hardly any recoil. I also believe that this design helps reduce and/or prevent the recoil of the gun from causing air to vent at the breech, like all the four to five Benjamin Trail Nitro Piston pistols I've tested did. This sliding-frame arrangement can also be found on Hatsan Mod. 25 SuperCharger air pistols, which are possibly the most powerful spring-piston air pistols available, and do not vent air at the breech when fired. It's not a true "recoilless" design like the Diana 6 series or the FWB 65, but that reduced complexity also seems to come with a greatly lower cost to make and sell. I picked this one up for just $60, and I could shoot it all day long.Somebody needs to start importing this air pistol into the US, IMHO. Any other information that anyone can provide would be most welcome.-W
Interesting never heard of these, neat.
Quote from: Whirligig on February 03, 2023, 12:40:33 PMI finally got around to testing the "Blow" air pistol that I purchased from an eBay seller.It's way, way, better than I imagined that it would be. Firstly, the trigger, though single stage, is smooth, fairly short, and extremely light, if a little soft, at 1.5 pounds (I kid you not).It shoots 7.2-grain Daisy pointed pellets at 375-400 FPS, while requiring about the same cocking force as a Browning Buckmark, meaning ridiculously easy.The sliding receiver is mounted using a spring, so the gun has hardly any recoil. I also believe that this design helps reduce and/or prevent the recoil of the gun from causing air to vent at the breech, like all the four to five Benjamin Trail Nitro Piston pistols I've tested did. This sliding-frame arrangement can also be found on Hatsan Mod. 25 SuperCharger air pistols, which are possibly the most powerful spring-piston air pistols available, and do not vent air at the breech when fired. It's not a true "recoilless" design like the Diana 6 series or the FWB 65, but that reduced complexity also seems to come with a greatly lower cost to make and sell. I picked this one up for just $60, and I could shoot it all day long.Somebody needs to start importing this air pistol into the US, IMHO. Any other information that anyone can provide would be most welcome.-WThis link is where you purchased your pistol? For $60 buckets it seems like a fun shooter. Maybe I'll try one...
Quote from: bReTt on February 03, 2023, 02:04:31 PMQuote from: Whirligig on February 03, 2023, 12:40:33 PMI finally got around to testing the "Blow" air pistol that I purchased from an eBay seller.It's way, way, better than I imagined that it would be. Firstly, the trigger, though single stage, is smooth, fairly short, and extremely light, if a little soft, at 1.5 pounds (I kid you not).It shoots 7.2-grain Daisy pointed pellets at 375-400 FPS, while requiring about the same cocking force as a Browning Buckmark, meaning ridiculously easy.The sliding receiver is mounted using a spring, so the gun has hardly any recoil. I also believe that this design helps reduce and/or prevent the recoil of the gun from causing air to vent at the breech, like all the four to five Benjamin Trail Nitro Piston pistols I've tested did. This sliding-frame arrangement can also be found on Hatsan Mod. 25 SuperCharger air pistols, which are possibly the most powerful spring-piston air pistols available, and do not vent air at the breech when fired. It's not a true "recoilless" design like the Diana 6 series or the FWB 65, but that reduced complexity also seems to come with a greatly lower cost to make and sell. I picked this one up for just $60, and I could shoot it all day long.Somebody needs to start importing this air pistol into the US, IMHO. Any other information that anyone can provide would be most welcome.-WThis link is where you purchased your pistol? For $60 buckets it seems like a fun shooter. Maybe I'll try one...Nope. I bought it pre-owned, on a whim, from a eBay seller.I did just send a message via that website to see if they will ship the Blow air pistol to NYS, USA.-W
Quote from: Whirligig on February 03, 2023, 02:07:44 PMQuote from: bReTt on February 03, 2023, 02:04:31 PMQuote from: Whirligig on February 03, 2023, 12:40:33 PMI finally got around to testing the "Blow" air pistol that I purchased from an eBay seller.It's way, way, better than I imagined that it would be. Firstly, the trigger, though single stage, is smooth, fairly short, and extremely light, if a little soft, at 1.5 pounds (I kid you not).It shoots 7.2-grain Daisy pointed pellets at 375-400 FPS, while requiring about the same cocking force as a Browning Buckmark, meaning ridiculously easy.The sliding receiver is mounted using a spring, so the gun has hardly any recoil. I also believe that this design helps reduce and/or prevent the recoil of the gun from causing air to vent at the breech, like all the four to five Benjamin Trail Nitro Piston pistols I've tested did. This sliding-frame arrangement can also be found on Hatsan Mod. 25 SuperCharger air pistols, which are possibly the most powerful spring-piston air pistols available, and do not vent air at the breech when fired. It's not a true "recoilless" design like the Diana 6 series or the FWB 65, but that reduced complexity also seems to come with a greatly lower cost to make and sell. I picked this one up for just $60, and I could shoot it all day long.Somebody needs to start importing this air pistol into the US, IMHO. Any other information that anyone can provide would be most welcome.-WThis link is where you purchased your pistol? For $60 buckets it seems like a fun shooter. Maybe I'll try one...Nope. I bought it pre-owned, on a whim, from a eBay seller.I did just send a message via that website to see if they will ship the Blow air pistol to NYS, USA.-WAnd they already emailed me back:"Hello!Due the regulations it's not allowed to us send firearms and parts abroad."Darn!-W