This one is well made, and accurate, if they can keep the penny pinchers out of the project, and the lawyers, it's going to be a great gun.
20 fpe is fine in the backyard with a good backstop. A couple sheets of 5/8 or 3/4 inch ply will easily catch the strays if you shoot spinners and targets on the ground. If you post up paper and you can shoot you may eventually shoot through in one spot, so post the paper targets in front of some sort of trap.I used to shoot a 30+ fpe springer (walther tslon mag) in my back yard with this set up in .25 cal., and a couple 25 fpe springers (ruger air magnum and benjamin xl 1500) in .177. Plus probably a dozen other guns from 5-15 fpe. I never had a pellet shoot through the second board.
Quote from: Bryan H. on October 15, 2018, 02:51:32 PM20 fpe is fine in the backyard with a good backstop. A couple sheets of 5/8 or 3/4 inch ply will easily catch the strays if you shoot spinners and targets on the ground. If you post up paper and you can shoot you may eventually shoot through in one spot, so post the paper targets in front of some sort of trap.I used to shoot a 30+ fpe springer (walther tslon mag) in my back yard with this set up in .25 cal., and a couple 25 fpe springers (ruger air magnum and benjamin xl 1500) in .177. Plus probably a dozen other guns from 5-15 fpe. I never had a pellet shoot through the second board.Yes it can be done but with more effort and a much louder smack of the target. Even that smack can be absorbed I知 sure. It just maintaining low power in the backyard simplifies things. Wait for some real life reviews of the rifle.
Quote from: 45flint on October 15, 2018, 04:39:53 PMQuote from: Bryan H. on October 15, 2018, 02:51:32 PM20 fpe is fine in the backyard with a good backstop. A couple sheets of 5/8 or 3/4 inch ply will easily catch the strays if you shoot spinners and targets on the ground. If you post up paper and you can shoot you may eventually shoot through in one spot, so post the paper targets in front of some sort of trap.I used to shoot a 30+ fpe springer (walther tslon mag) in my back yard with this set up in .25 cal., and a couple 25 fpe springers (ruger air magnum and benjamin xl 1500) in .177. Plus probably a dozen other guns from 5-15 fpe. I never had a pellet shoot through the second board.Yes it can be done but with more effort and a much louder smack of the target. Even that smack can be absorbed I知 sure. It just maintaining low power in the backyard simplifies things. Wait for some real life reviews of the rifle. I am glad you brought up the "smack factor". I forgot about my trap. I used to have a piece of thick plywood with a small frame of 2x4's nailed to it, stuffed with duct seal. Now THAT can stop a projectile. Best of all, no sound of the impact. Vs whacking the plywood, those 25's are much louder than the report of a springer. Build a duct seal trap in the front of your backstop to hang paper targets, and multiple hits in the same spot will just reinforce it even better against penetration.I, too, would hold off in some good reviews of the rifle. And I agree it is best to keep the power down in the yard. Even if you don't live in town, smart to keep the power minimal around the house. Would love a Gamo shotgun just for that reason. Don't care if it's only good for 5 yards to be lethal. Might have to pass on a lot more shots in the woods, but it would be the perfect bunny basher around the house.
I have watched the Airgun Depot review now several times. The grouping seems pretty tight. I have the Steel Eagle and I still cant get it to shoot decent enough. Im still new at this, but do not like this SE. I would like to take a shot at one of these Sigs. But the price is too much for me and others.