Author Topic: What airgun related did you do today? (Read 433194 times - 5 votes)
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avator · « **Reply #1180 on:** June 09, 2019, 08:27:43 AM »

If I kissed them all good night there would be no more night left for sleeping. Think I'll just wave on my way to bed instead.

BackStop · « **Reply #1181 on:** June 09, 2019, 08:37:13 AM »

Just walked off the distances I shoot at. Especially what I thought was 60 yards. That is just over 50 yards and the limit (fence) is 55 yards.
That might explain why I have been missing so often at that distance. The hold over is only ~3 inches. Not the 6 or 7 I thought.
Looking forward to when I get my cheap Chinese velocity meter (Chronograph) so I can check a few things.

Oh, and I did put a few holes in a paper cup at 55 yards after I checked the distance. Sorry... no pics.

Arch_E · « **Reply #1182 on:** June 09, 2019, 08:42:43 AM »

Quote from: BackStop on June 09, 2019, 08:37:13 AM

Just walked off the distances I shoot at. Especially what I thought was 60 yards. That is just over 50 yards and the limit (fence) is 55 yards.
That might explain why I have been missing so often at that distance. The hold over is only ~3 inches. Not the 6 or 7 I thought.
Looking forward to when I get my cheap Chinese velocity meter (Chronograph) so I can check a few things. Oh, and I did put a few holes in a paper cup at 55 yards after I checked the distance. Sorry... no pics.

Knowing the distance is a good thing.

Are you shooting .177 or .22; I don't remember from earlier posts. And, to what distance did you calibrate your scope?

Have fun,

Archie

BackStop · « **Reply #1183 on:** June 09, 2019, 08:52:20 AM »

Quote from: Arch_E on June 09, 2019, 08:42:43 AM

Quote from: BackStop on June 09, 2019, 08:37:13 AM
Just walked off the distances I shoot at. Especially what I thought was 60 yards. That is just over 50 yards and the limit (fence) is 55 yards.
That might explain why I have been missing so often at that distance. The hold over is only ~3 inches. Not the 6 or 7 I thought.
Looking forward to when I get my cheap Chinese velocity meter (Chronograph) so I can check a few things. Oh, and I did put a few holes in a paper cup at 55 yards after I checked the distance. Sorry... no pics.

Knowing the distance is a good thing.

Are you shooting .177 or .22; I don't remember from earlier posts. And, to what distance did you calibrate your scope?

Have fun,

Archie

All I have is .177... the Crosman Fire/F4 (retired) and the Nova Vista Freedom.
Most of my shots are from 25 to 40 yards. Although I do have the chance to shoot out to 55 yards occasionally, I thought I was shooting farther, but I was wrong.

Matchstickshooter · « **Reply #1184 on:** June 09, 2019, 10:46:59 AM »

Quote from: avator on June 09, 2019, 08:27:43 AM

If I kissed them all good night there would be no more night left for sleeping. Think I'll just wave on my way to bed instead.

..you may need a little Chapstick after......jus' saying...

Back_Roads · « **Reply #1185 on:** June 09, 2019, 11:19:33 AM »

Isn't Tru-Oil a conditioner ?

avator · « **Reply #1186 on:** June 09, 2019, 02:23:27 PM »

Yep... and leaves a nice shine.

avator · « **Reply #1187 on:** June 09, 2019, 02:26:17 PM »

Ha Ha Ha.... I tied the buying of the boat to an airgun related thing.
I met up with Mr. Dane (thought his name was James) to pay him for the boat this morning.
We stood and talked for at least an hour. Turns out I can't refer to him as Old Mr. Dane..... he's 4 months younger than me.....

He's definitely had a harder life growing up working a farm here in the deep south. So, like always, the conversation got around to airguns. When I left and was 2 miles down the road my phone rang. Mr. Dane remembered he had an old Daisy Model 96 that was passed down to him from his dad. He said it shot good but something was missing from the front and asked me if I thought I could fix it. So I turned the Nitro around and headed back.
The front sight was missing. I brought the gun home and happened to have a Model 94 with the same sight. I replaced his sight, oiled up the gun and headed back to his place. He wasn't home so I put the gun on the front seat of and old International pickup he had in his driveway. I called and left a message on his phone. About 3 miles back down again I got another call. Mr. Dane wanted me to come back so he pay me for fixing it. I kindly declined payment and thanked him for just taking a little time to make me smile.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #1188 on:** June 09, 2019, 03:00:07 PM »

You are a good man Bill.

bear air · « **Reply #1189 on:** June 09, 2019, 09:16:00 PM »

Way to go Bill! Old boy's probably been grinning from ear to ear all afternoon. Heck you might just have a new air gun buddy in the making.

bReTt · « **Reply #1190 on:** June 10, 2019, 01:24:53 AM »

More good stuff Bill!

avator · « **Reply #1191 on:** June 10, 2019, 08:05:59 AM »

Well, I didn't want to take it further in this particular thread but.....
In his lifetime Mr. Dane has opened, operated and sold 2 equipment transportation businesses beside running his farm. He now leases out his land to others. He told me he just wants to go "back on the time clock". He applied for a job at a processed wood company that is moving into the area. He said he was going to check on that job application today. He asked if I had a need for a guy with 40 + years in equipment operation.
I told him what our company paid and he said he wasn't concerned about money. He just wants to work. If Mr. Dane shows up at our plant this week I will absolutely put that man on a forklift.

fwbsport · « **Reply #1192 on:** June 10, 2019, 10:59:13 AM »

Shoot my R9 again for the 3rd day in a row.

I thought it was accurate out of the box but now it's getting even finer. What a pleasant surprise! Seems my stock screws needed to be less tightened yesterday after shooting, showing signs of all parts settling in to a tight snug fit and sound when operating.

SteveP-52 · « **Reply #1193 on:** June 10, 2019, 12:35:25 PM »

Got a set of Dremel carbide routering bits from Amazon, about time I finally got to inletting and refinishing the Striker stock I got from gendoc to fit one of my Webley VMX .20's into. Routering part and test fit is actually already done, now for the refinish.......

anti-squirrel · « **Reply #1194 on:** June 10, 2019, 04:57:52 PM »

Decided to bite the pellet and start the incredibly precise and complex manufacture of an enclosed tube to fill with a fluid and mass-dense spheres en route to creating a barrel-resonance wave-countering oscillation-control device.

IE: gonna make a MAD for my Varmint. Got some bits and goodies, gonna see what comes up.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #1195 on:** June 10, 2019, 09:12:44 PM »

You gonna make me Google "MAD"?
that is going to go SOOOOO wrong.

Frank in Fairfield · « **Reply #1196 on:** June 10, 2019, 09:30:22 PM »

I put my new Steve Corcoran stock on the 1720t:

anti-squirrel · « **Reply #1197 on:** June 10, 2019, 10:22:45 PM »

Quote from: Hoosier Daddy on June 10, 2019, 09:12:44 PM

You gonna make me Google "MAD"?
that is going to go SOOOOO wrong.

Mike's 'armonic dampuh?

Magical Antivibration Device?

Ummm....

maraudinglizard · « **Reply #1198 on:** June 10, 2019, 11:25:37 PM »

Rifle range repair equipment has arrived, root rake for the front end loader, tree and brush pulling equipment for those stubborn invasive plants. Portable chainsaw mill to make use of what I cut down. I know one thing, I don't need another Cat. 5 this summer, to much to clean up after one. I would rather be shooting than shoveling.

bReTt · « **Reply #1199 on:** June 11, 2019, 01:27:34 AM »

Quote from: maraudinglizard on June 10, 2019, 11:25:37 PM

Rifle range repair equipment has arrived, root rake for the front end loader, tree and brush pulling equipment for those stubborn invasive plants. Portable chainsaw mill to make use of what I cut down. I know one thing, I don't need another Cat. 5 this summer, to much to clean up after one. I would rather be shooting than shoveling.

Kris, you are determined! I would just set my cans on top of the mess and shoot it. Be sure to take before and after pictures.

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