So.....what did you shoot today?

[Matchstickshooter]

 Shot the Daisy 880 Shadow M/M  some.
Easier loading pellets now, after opening the port a bit.

[maraudinglizard]

Shot the hand cannon(Rex-P) yesterday with the casted pellets. Some of the pellets stacked others took flight, so I will sort weight and head size to see what the gun likes. Shot the Prince this morning, it does best the with 90gr casted pellets. Very happy with the NOE molds.

[fwbsport]

A scrabble of rifles!

First the HW98 .20, then the HW80 .25, then the HW95 .177, and then the HW80 .20!

The Daystate Huntsman I did not shoot and now I know how to handle it in the future:  Each time I "top it off" to 225 BAR I am going to shoot up 50 pellets as fast as I can bolt and reload the magazine.

I've given up on leaving it "topped off"!

[KevinJBrown]

I shot my Marauder. First at 30 yards to confirm zero with the 18.13g domed that I usually shoot. Then I shot some 14.0g wadcutters at 10m to see what they would do. Finally some 15.89g domed. I just grabbed the pellets straight from new tins.

The wadcutters were not real consistent, but they make really nice holes in paper.
The lighter pellets seemed to do real well at short range. They show some promise, still ugly holes in the paper.

[oldnamvet]

I was shooting 2 of my inexpensive pumpers -- Daisy 901 and Crosman 760. As a comparison I considered their strong and weak points (IMHO). For accuracy and group size they are equivalent after I put a rifled barrel on the 760. The 901 has to be cocked to pump while the 760 does not.  I like the trigger on the 901 better than the 760. It has a crisp break while the 760 feels more "spongy" for want of a better term. Forearm pump of the 901 is much more comfortable for my arthritic hands than the 760.  The 760 forearm pump is too thin to get an immediate good grip on it. For loading pellets the 760 is way better than the 901. You can slide the pellet in from either side on the 760 and hold it in place with your finger while you slide the bolt forward. On the 901 you have to roll it in from the right side and hope it doesn't flip backwards or sideways which it often does. In cold weather outside it can get frustrating getting it in correctly. They both have strong points and I enjoy shooting them both.  Both have Geo LDCs installed and make them very quiet, especially when shooting with only 4 or 5 pumps on my basement 10 yd range.

[Jshooter71]

Got home from work a little early. Shot my QB78D & XS60C comparing pellets, just 5 shots groups. Could’ve been me with the QB78D, it usually likes the CPLs. The red spot was at 20 meters, XS60C, 3 H&N FTT in the center & 3 AA Diablo Field just below it, after I added a little elevation adjustment. Tomorrow is supposed to be about 60*. Hope to shoot some more.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I took my venerable Crosman 1400 out for a walk this morning before work.  A buddy gave me an old plastic turkey decoy that he no longer wanted.   I’ve set it up as a target.  This morning I hit the head 5 shots for 5 at 25 yards off hand.  I’m using 17gr Roger pointed pellets from Walmart.  If it was legal to hunt turkey with a .22 pumper in Florida I’d be set!

[Oldgringo]

Put on an oversized wool shirt and went out to the patio and shot my DIY tuned with JM Kit, peep sighted HW30S at my 25 yard spinner spoons.  I love this kleine fraulein!

Tomorrow, I may shoot my Hector tuned Diana 48 but will definitely shoot something as Univ. of Tennessee is being trounced by Univ. of Florida.  Godfrey Daniels!  It's been two decades since Tennessee has had a winning team.  Somebody do something!

[Mr.P]

Gun I put together from two guns and extra parts. 

Airforce talonss frame,  TalonTunes sho valve, altaros regulator with plenum extension, medium sized high pressure aluminum tank, 12" .25 barrel and sound loc baffles in the shroud (from a .177 gun drilled to work with .25). 

With the medium port restrictor it shooting at 30-38 fpe depending on the projectile.  Acceptable shot count - 25+ I believe but need to retest. 

With no restrictor it shoots at 40-48 fpe.  Goes through air faster - maybe 15 shots, again need to retest.

So at 150 bar set point at least I get less power than I got out of that 12" barrel with an unregulated stock talon p bottle and valve.

Not enough volume in the regulator to take advantage of the high output valve...  pretty much what I was expecting... I don't have a 100cc (or whatever) plenum on there the high flow valve needs.   This is just an experiment and I will put a regular condor valve on the regulator and put the high output valve directly on a bottle. 

I 3-D printed a collar to hide the goofy gooseneck of the looong altaros regulator with the added plenum and more importantly reinforce the regulator and prevent flexing.  Trying to make this into a tame regulated highly accurate lower power shooter to complement  my other unregulated airforce with Doug noble valve which is just a bit less tame at 95+ fpe.

Using a smaller bottle and putting the collar on it it's about the same size as a regular condor bottle without the regulator. Fewer shots...

I am planing  to design and print a collar like this for my unregulated gun - something with a nice tight fit to the frame. I hear people say that these guns are hold sensitive due to the position of the bottle - so I am hoping this will have benefit to accuracy. Ive been using artillery hold for the big one - works great.  Feels natural too because that gun has a lot of energy and tank ping and a bit of kick and it feels like a springer... so artillery hold just feel natural. 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Last night we cooked at the Lodge. I was all set to go but Hoosier Momma was still "Primping".
So I grabbed the new "official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time." and shot BB's in the garage range until she was ready. 

[Jshooter71]

Last night we cooked at the Lodge. I was all set to go but Hoosier Momma was still "Primping".
So I grabbed the new "official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time." and shot BB's in the garage range until she was ready. 

That’s fantastic, Scott! My Red Ryder has always been at the ready in my garage too, ever since we bought this house! 

[Hoosier Daddy]

For $28 bucks this little thing gives me giggles every time!

[Back_Roads]

Gun I put together from two guns and extra parts. 

Airforce talonss frame,  TalonTunes sho valve, altaros regulator with plenum extension, medium sized high pressure aluminum tank, 12" .25 barrel and sound loc baffles in the shroud (from a .177 gun drilled to work with .25). 

With the medium port restrictor it shooting at 30-38 fpe depending on the projectile.  Acceptable shot count - 25+ I believe but need to retest. 

With no restrictor it shoots at 40-48 fpe.  Goes through air faster - maybe 15 shots, again need to retest.

So at 150 bar set point at least I get less power than I got out of that 12" barrel with an unregulated stock talon p bottle and valve.

Not enough volume in the regulator to take advantage of the high output valve...  pretty much what I was expecting... I don't have a 100cc (or whatever) plenum on there the high flow valve needs.   This is just an experiment and I will put a regular condor valve on the regulator and put the high output valve directly on a bottle. 

I 3-D printed a collar to hide the goofy gooseneck of the looong altaros regulator with the added plenum and more importantly reinforce the regulator and prevent flexing.  Trying to make this into a tame regulated highly accurate lower power shooter to complement  my other unregulated airforce with Doug noble valve which is just a bit less tame at 95+ fpe.

Using a smaller bottle and putting the collar on it it's about the same size as a regular condor bottle without the regulator. Fewer shots...

I am planing  to design and print a collar like this for my unregulated gun - something with a nice tight fit to the frame. I hear people say that these guns are hold sensitive due to the position of the bottle - so I am hoping this will have benefit to accuracy. Ive been using artillery hold for the big one - works great.  Feels natural too because that gun has a lot of energy and tank ping and a bit of kick and it feels like a springer... so artillery hold just feel natural. 

I like the looks of that collar, makes for a cleaner look, and may not get the reg stuff snagged up in brush perhaps too.

[Ultramarine]

Sometimes I wonder why I ever bought anything else than my Crosman 2100.
Today, from 12 meters+ (approx 40'  ), with my usual very low end 4x32 scope, standing up and roughly rested on a very small tree branch, I got the well renown and so satisfying "ragged hole" with ten shots. For the first time, I used an "official" competition paper target which made me even more admirative of the pro shooters. Had I used iron sights, I'd have barely seen its black center.

[Jshooter71]

Sometimes I wonder why I ever bought anything else than my Crosman 2100.
Today, from 12 meters+ (approx 40'  ), with my usual very low end 4x32 scope, standing up and roughly rested on a very small tree branch, I got the well renown and so satisfying "ragged hole" with ten shots. For the first time, I used an "official" competition paper target which made me even more admirative of the pro shooters. Had I used iron sights, I'd have barely seen its black center.

Nice shooting, Yves!

[Oldgringo]

Shot the Hector tuned Diana 48 during half time of the Aggie/Auburn game.  That gun is gonna' take some gittin' used to.  I think it is more accurate than is I?  Oh BTW, the Aggies won.

After the Aggie victory, I shot my HW50S  a bit.  That gun may also be more accurate than I?

Both guns made 10 shot <dime shot groups at 30 yards.   

[Sfttailrdr46]

Today was a PCP day broke out the Evanix RS II .22 and punched some paper in the basement 10 yard range. I am always impressed by this rife every time I pick it up and shoot. Couldn't shoot in the backyard since we are in the final stage of the nor'easter that rode the east coast and dumped ~2" of rain from last night until late this afternoon 

[Lt. Dan]

While I am waiting for a couple of scopes to come in for my RWS460 I decided to shoot one of my favorite go-to rifles, my Ruger Air Hawk. This little rifle is amazing.  It hits hard, is super easy to cock, very accurate delivering 1/2 groups at 25 yards and quarters size at 30 yards.

[maraudinglizard]

Pulled out the heavy artillery today, the 909 got to play some. I had casted the NOE .45 epp/ug slugs for it earlier this week. Happy with the results. Placed the target at 30yrds and 50yds. The slugs are spot on for what I am doing and where I am hunting. They are averaging about 148grs. in the 150gr cavity. I put 6 rounds in the 50yd and slightly pulled 2 of the shots. Top pic is the 30yrd and the bottom is the 50yrd.

[Jshooter71]

Shot my LGU at freshly painted spinners for about a half hour at 30 meters. Then I decided to walk it out from 40 meters every 5 meters to 60 meters. At 14x the mil-dots (half-mil-dots) and the gun are right on the money.