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

[uglymike]

Swapped scopes around and sighted in my Motorhead tuned wood 34 .177 this A.M.. Now wearing an Airmax 4X12, has an ARH old school kit/seal in it. I know what it likes, had it dialed in @ 25 meters within a couple dozen shots. No fuss, no muss.  The last 5 shot group was with Superdomes I bought for less than $5 a tin a 3-4 years ago. You could cover it with a dime, easy. 

I'm in my "man cave" just now and the wife says "there's a rabbit in my Hollyhocks"! About 60 seconds later, 1 deceased rabbit with a Superdome parked in his eardrum.

[avator]

Swapped scopes around and sighted in my Motorhead tuned wood 34 .177 this A.M.. Now wearing an Airmax 4X12, has an ARH old school kit/seal in it. I know what it likes, had it dialed in @ 25 meters within a couple dozen shots. No fuss, no muss.  The last 5 shot group was with Superdomes I bought for less than $5 a tin a 3-4 years ago. You could cover it with a dime, easy. 

I'm in my "man cave" just now and the wife says "there's a rabbit in my Hollyhocks"! About 60 seconds later, 1 deceased rabbit with a Superdome parked in his eardrum.

Great to have a spotter ain't it Mike?

[Matchstickshooter]

1740 carbine with H&N FTT's

[Xraycer]

[Sfttailrdr46]

  Did a little plinking with the S510 and the FX Crown they are both great rifles and laser accurate.

[Arch_E]

Rained here a good bit and stayed overcast, so I got out my P17 and had fun shooting at pine cones and sweet gum balls in my rain soaked back yard. The standing water gave me great feed back on my accuracy. Despite the stiff cocking effort, it's a sweet, accurate shooting pellet pistol. Sure makes me want to buy and try out other styles of pistols.

Having only recently entered this world of air guns, I'm wondering if CO2 is as reasonable as a pneumatic pump (like 1377)? Any thoughts?

[oldnamvet]

Rained here a good bit and stayed overcast, so I got out my P17 and had fun shooting at pine cones and sweet gum balls in my rain soaked back yard. The standing water gave me great feed back on my accuracy. Despite the stiff cocking effort, it's a sweet, accurate shooting pellet pistol. Sure makes me want to buy and try out other styles of pistols.

Having only recently entered this world of air guns, I'm wondering if CO2 is as reasonable as a pneumatic pump (like 1377)? Any thoughts?

Get something like a 2240 and I guarantee you will shoot a lot more pellets.  Same general price range as the 1377.

[bReTt]

Rained here a good bit and stayed overcast, so I got out my P17 and had fun shooting at pine cones and sweet gum balls in my rain soaked back yard. The standing water gave me great feed back on my accuracy. Despite the stiff cocking effort, it's a sweet, accurate shooting pellet pistol. Sure makes me want to buy and try out other styles of pistols.

Having only recently entered this world of air guns, I'm wondering if CO2 is as reasonable as a pneumatic pump (like 1377)? Any thoughts?

Get something like a 2240 and I guarantee you will shoot a lot more pellets.  Same general price range as the 1377.

Just be warned that the 2240 in, out of the box form is LOUD.  It will need something to quiet it down if noise is an issue where you shoot.

[maraudinglizard]

Rained here a good bit and stayed overcast, so I got out my P17 and had fun shooting at pine cones and sweet gum balls in my rain soaked back yard. The standing water gave me great feed back on my accuracy. Despite the stiff cocking effort, it's a sweet, accurate shooting pellet pistol. Sure makes me want to buy and try out other styles of pistols.

Having only recently entered this world of air guns, I'm wondering if CO2 is as reasonable as a pneumatic pump (like 1377)? Any thoughts?

Get something like a 2240 and I guarantee you will shoot a lot more pellets.  Same general price range as the 1377.

Just be warned that the 2240 in, out of the box form is LOUD.  It will need something to quiet it down if noise is an issue where you shoot.

14.5 barrel with a TKO will take care of that problem. I have a bare 2240 as well and yes it's loud. It will eventually get an LDC to tame it. They are fun to shoot for sure, just make sure you have a supply of pellets and co2 carts to with it.

[AG72]

Haven't done any shooting lately, but today i shot my hatsan AR .177 and tested different weight jsb's, 8.44, 10.34 and 13.43gr, first at 15 meters and then 30 meters, opensight and support with the triggerstick, have not use the 13.43gr in any of my airguns, but will do it, they was not the best in the AR as you can see, The winner was 10.34, the 8.44 was hitting so high at 30 meters that i didn't even hit the target...

[Arch_E]

Rained here a good bit and stayed overcast, so I got out my P17 and had fun shooting at pine cones and sweet gum balls in my rain soaked back yard. The standing water gave me great feed back on my accuracy. Despite the stiff cocking effort, it's a sweet, accurate shooting pellet pistol. Sure makes me want to buy and try out other styles of pistols.

Having only recently entered this world of air guns, I'm wondering if CO2 is as reasonable as a pneumatic pump (like 1377)? Any thoughts?

Get something like a 2240 and I guarantee you will shoot a lot more pellets.  Same general price range as the 1377.

Just be warned that the 2240 in, out of the box form is LOUD.  It will need something to quiet it down if noise is an issue where you shoot.

14.5 barrel with a TKO will take care of that problem. I have a bare 2240 as well and yes it's loud. It will eventually get an LDC to tame it. They are fun to shoot for sure, just make sure you have a supply of pellets and co2 carts to with it.

The "supply of pellets and CO2 carts..." is the part that I'm trying to reason through the cost. Is this just a nominal expense or does it add up rather quickly due to the shots fired. With pumpers, I'm expending effort not cash.

Oh, and I recognize that this is rather a personal issue.

Thanks for the feedback.

[avator]

...... still plan to spend some time with my Crosman Blaze NP today. My spring/gas ram guns have been neglected lately and that one just makes me smile. But first I have to run out and pay some bills and a few other errands. Then we got some weather threatening to move in. We'll see how it goes.

[Lefusil]

I managed to get out before the weather moved in and shot some NUAH targets at 100 yards today. 
Result? - lets just say I'm the long shot for winner of the next 100 yard match. 

[Wayne52]

I went for a good woods walk early this morning, a little on the cold side today compared to yesterday but I did manage to get me a chipper with my Freedom. I didn't really see much of anything as far as critters go because there were mushroom hunters everywhere, I tried relocating in a couple different spots but the same thing.  It's always nice to get out walking in the woods anyway and I can always use the excercise, besides there's a really good Market about 3/4's the way there that's got some of the best muffins I've ever eaten

[Arch_E]

Drilled another squirrel! Fending off the invasion....

Shot it with my new-to-me HW95. RWS domed 8.3 pellet.

[Insanity]

Rand some test shots with the JSB 4 pack tester seems my urban likes the 25g more than the 18g. Also tested some JSB hades and they were all over the place.

[Xraycer]

Wow, the shooting god did not smile upon me at all today. Not sure what's going on, but, Man, I could barely hit anything today. And I'm  certain it's the shooter, and not the equipment.

[maraudinglizard]

The "supply of pellets and CO2 carts..." is the part that I'm trying to reason through the cost. Is this just a nominal expense or does it add up rather quickly due to the shots fired. With pumpers, I'm expending effort not cash.

Oh, and I recognize that this is rather a personal issue.

Thanks for the feedback.

You need to learn the are art of shopping in the Bargain Gate. You must watch constantly for those wonderful walmart cheap co2 prices and have to act quick or they will be gone in minutes once they are announced. Below is the cheapest I have paid for them. If the 15ct. falls below $5 a box, jump on that as well. Buy 4 or 5 boxes and you are set for a while. Some of my guns get up to 120 shots per cart. It's not about the cost, it's about enjoying the shooting experience, can't put a price on that. 

It's not a personal issue, it's total happiness as I slide down the rabbit hole.


Crosman 12Gram CO2 Powerlets 40ct
$10.95/ea

[avator]

LOL Kris..... most of us did a swan with a triple gainer and double back flip into the rabbit hole.

[anti-squirrel]

Drilled another squirrel! Fending off the invasion....

Shot it with my new-to-me HW95. RWS domed 8.3 pellet.

I approve of this post!

I've been spending A LOT of time with my slingshots lately, but have been squeezing in some quality time with my 2400KT and the CZ-634.  The .177 Winnie domes from Tractor Supply are doing a number on squirrels.  The 634 may only be putting out only 10 FPE but squirrels act like its 100 FPE when they get hit in the noggin.

the 2400KT was used to dispatch a C4 Energy Drink can that was perched on my fence.  That can is absolutely dead   As far as whether or not CO2 cartridges and pellets are truly "worth it"... when you have a gun as accurate as my Crosman-barrelled 2400KT that is very light, easy to swing, easy to load, easy to shoot (even with a stock CCS-gun trigger), you will burn through both CO2 and pellets... and not complain a single bit.  This carbine remains my go-to shooter once weather hits 70 degrees.  I buy my cartridges on Amazon when they go on sale- usually opt for the 40-pack- since I accrue Amazon gift card at an alarming rate.  Wal-Mart is also dirt-cheap when they offer the 15-pack, but you HAVE TO BE QUICK when ordering, and yes, I take note of the Bargain Gate for such deals. 

A bit of advice RE: the CO2 guns: if you can find a cheap wadcutter your CO2 guns like (RWS Hobbies, H&N Excite, Crosman WC) then be sure to load up.  Wadcutters make the absolute best pesting pellet in the short-ranged lower-power levels of a CO2 critter-gitter.  I wish TSC offered a Winchester Wadcutter- I'd buy a case of tins.

And as per Kris' and Bill's mention, I too dove into the rabbit-hole eyes-wide-open and feet-first.  I knew what I was getting into and have ZERO regrets.  And if CO2 ever gets to be a drag, you can also bottle-feed a 2240/2400KT and go the HPA route.  I'm sorely tempted with my 1740 pistol.