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GTA Intro and Help => Welcome New Members => Topic started by: BigErn on September 17, 2011, 09:27:25 PM
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Hello everyone, I just got back into airguns after about 20 years. I can honestly say I have become addicted to airguns all over again. I got an airgun for my birthday recently and everyone thought I was crazy! Maybe I am! This is a great website and I'm really glad to be a part of it now. These are the airguns I currently have.
Benjamin Trail NP .22
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9804/img6872z.jpg)
(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5791/img6875s.jpg)
Walther PPK and Gamo V3
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6665/img6880ik.jpg)
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Welcome to the GTA! Nice shooters there! Targets or do you hunt?
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Thanks for the warm welcome! I only target shoot, no hunting.
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Welcome to the GTA.
Richard
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Check out the GTA shooting matches , Glad you joined us
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Thanks guys! This is truly the best website for airgunners that I have found. Very active! I will be on here daily learning from you great people.
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Welcome to the GTA. You have a very nice start to your AG collection. As mentioned above and since you are into target shooting check out the shooting matches, they can be alot of fun and very challenging at the same time.
Norm
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I will check out the target shooting matches, but I'm a terrible shot at the moment! I'm really rusty. I've shot the Benjamin Trail only about 250 times since I got it. Only shot it about 100 times with the Tuna trigger, still trying to get used to the gun. This gun is very different from the guns I used to shoot back in the day!
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Welcome to GTA BigErn! ;D
Cool collection you have there, and hope to see you around here alot. :)
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Welcome aboard
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"I can honestly say I have become addicted to airguns all over again."
Ain't that right!!! We live in that world too, right there with you. Welcome to the GTA, the world's greatest airgunning ENABLER forum. LOL
Make yourself right at home.
joe
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Welcome
if you had to be addicted to something, airguns is a good choice :D ;D
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Welcome to GTA
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Welcome We're glad you're here. Make yourself at home.
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Thanks again everyone! I'm sooo glad I joined this forum. I was very disappointed with my Benjamin Trail NP accuracy. I almost couldn't sleep at night! I thought I got a dud rifle until I read on here somewhere that someone was having the same issue.
They stated that their accuracy was greatly increased just by the way they held the rifle. They said to try holding the rifle gently as opposed to holding it tight. So I tried this yesterday and WOW!, it worked! By holding it gently my accuracy improved by about 60%. I can sleep now! Thanks GTA!!!
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They stated that their accuracy was greatly increased just by the way they held the rifle. They said to try holding the rifle gently as opposed to holding it tight. So I tried this yesterday and WOW!, it worked! By holding it gently my accuracy improved by about 60%. I can sleep now! Thanks GTA!!!
Wouldn't it be nice if all of life's problems were so easily solved? :D
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They stated that their accuracy was greatly increased just by the way they held the rifle. They said to try holding the rifle gently as opposed to holding it tight. So I tried this yesterday and WOW!, it worked! By holding it gently my accuracy improved by about 60%. I can sleep now! Thanks GTA!!!
Wouldn't it be nice if all of life's problems were so easily solved? :D
It would be a perfect world!
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Welcome and Nice setup, Have you tried shooting with out the bi-pod? Many Springer type guns have issues with bi pods because they do not allow for a smooth back and forth recoil. the bipod becomes a pivot point and throws off your shot.
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Welcome and Nice setup, Have you tried shooting with out the bi-pod? Many Springer type guns have issues with bi pods because they do not allow for a smooth back and forth recoil. the bi pod becomes a pivot point and throws off your shot.
I haven't tried to shoot without the bi pod. What you are saying makes alot of sense. This thing is REALLY heavy though! I don't think I will be able to hold this thing for more than a few shots. What I could try is a shooting rest, or a couple of rolled up towels under the gun. I'm going to shoot again today (since the wife is going shopping) and see how it goes. I am pretty pleased with the results I got just by changing the way I hold the rifle. I still need lots of practice, this will certainly help as well! Thanks again for the advice!
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Welcome to the GTA nice pictures!
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Very nice looking collection of air guns you have there. 8) Thanks for shearing.
Mike