Me vs. My Cat

[avator]

I learned real quick to cock those with an open palm or a thumb and 2 fingers. I also learned not to hold it close to my body while cocking.

[airgunaut]

Me:  i got myself!

It bites!

The Beeman P17 bites like a mad dog, and, won't let go until you get your spazz hand over to the hammer to try to release it. Because it had completed the full cocking/pump stroke, I needed to shoot it off first to release the hammer for re-cocking/opening, with the off-hand of course.

I know it, and it still got me.

Ow, that looks more painful than the pinch I got many moons ago. That one didn’t trap my palm; it still left a blood blister and I won’t forget it.

But when the lever trapped the zipper pull from my pullover, I had to point the gun in a safe direction and fire it before it would allow opening the lever. Gotta keep skin and errant parts of clothing—and long hair if someone has that!—away from the gator lockjaws. If my shirt has loose sleeves I roll them up before starting.

[Back_Roads]

Me:  i got myself!

It bites!

The Beeman P17 bites like a mad dog, and, won't let go until you get your spazz hand over to the hammer to try to release it. Because it had completed the full cocking/pump stroke, I needed to shoot it off first to release the hammer for re-cocking/opening, with the off-hand of course.

I know it, and it still got me.

Ow, that looks more painful than the pinch I got many moons ago. That one didn’t trap my palm; it still left a blood blister and I won’t forget it.

But when the lever trapped the zipper pull from my pullover, I had to point the gun in a safe direction and fire it before it would allow opening the lever. Gotta keep skin and errant parts of clothing—and long hair if someone has that!—away from the gator lockjaws. If my shirt has loose sleeves I roll them up before starting.

You might want to try my Air Force forearm brace hack, IIR Talon Tunes has a bunch of these for $7 each, as everyone upgrades them.
 

[avator]

I'm considering making the cocking assist into a shoulder stock on one of mine.
I'm sure it's already been done.

[airgunaut]

Could make a strap-on-the-hand device that uses a piece of flat wood where the open palm would normally go. I think it would be awkward, though.

I shot the P3 110 times two days ago, in two sessions of 80 and 30. Hand and joints feel fine, but I use the kneeled brace and switch cocking sides because I shoot it LH and RH in equal amounts. Lots of moving up and down between kneeling and standing, sort of a leg workout.

The bigger problem that has developed is that the front screw for elevation adjustment doesn’t always stay put even without pressing down on that when cocking. I need to keep an eye on that. I read one review which mentioned the same thing but there was nothing on why it happens or what to do about it (assuming that one is not pressing down on it when cocking).

But back to the subject of meeces...the wild predators do a good job of depopulating those around our place. Neighbor who used to have a mouse problem now might have a feral cat problem instead. She is one mile away and trying to trap for the spay/neuter/release organization. I sure hope she succeeds, because if she doesn’t, then another neighbor who hates cats and keeps dogs that savage them turns those out to roam all around. And those dogs also are vicious to people. Bad cycle to perpetuate. Then the dogs have to be “deterred.”

[Moke]

My daily cleanup chore, again, this morning.

Kitty: one rodent-like creature

[Moke]

Could make a strap-on-the-hand device that uses a piece of flat wood where the open palm would normally go. I think it would be awkward, though.

I shot the P3 110 times two days ago, in two sessions of 80 and 30. Hand and joints feel fine, but I use the kneeled brace and switch cocking sides because I shoot it LH and RH in equal amounts. Lots of moving up and down between kneeling and standing, sort of a leg workout.

The bigger problem that has developed is that the front screw for elevation adjustment doesn’t always stay put even without pressing down on that when cocking. I need to keep an eye on that. I read one review which mentioned the same thing but there was nothing on why it happens or what to do about it (assuming that one is not pressing down on it when cocking).

But back to the subject of meeces...the wild predators do a good job of depopulating those around our place. Neighbor who used to have a mouse problem now might have a feral cat problem instead. She is one mile away and trying to trap for the spay/neuter/release organization. I sure hope she succeeds, because if she doesn’t, then another neighbor who hates cats and keeps dogs that savage them turns those out to roam all around. And those dogs also are vicious to people. Bad cycle to perpetuate. Then the dogs have to be “deterred.”

This is my answer to the rear sight wandering in its elevation setting. It is a brass shim block placed under the rear sight, as far forward as it can go. It is narrow enough in its width to not hamper the left/right windage adjustment. It just keeps the elevation adjustment rock solid steady. The brass shim has lasted a few years, until it vanished a couple of days ago.
This brass shim block was replaced yesterday, with a piece if popsicle stick of the exact same thickness.  The wood of that stick seems to be a better bite than the brass. I crank down on the adjustment screw until it is solidly in place.

[airgunaut]

Thanks! I’ll look more closely at mine and find something to stabilize it. Weird that it is so vulnerable to moving without direct contact.

[Moke]

This mornings moment,...

[Moke]

Round two of the morning - a Gopher

[airgunaut]

This mornings moment,...

Oh, how calmly that mouse sits, right in front of a known killer.

The toxoplasmosis gondii pathogen (spread from cats) clearly gained control of that mouse’s brain! The change causes mice to lose fear of cats or even seek to be near them.

[Moke]

That, and, it likely got the snot beat out of it prior to its arrival.  She chased it around the patio of a few minutes before she hauled it back out to where the picture was taken.
Rodents are her life. She made a living and survived on her own with them (in wild, thick Coyote territory) for a couple of years prior to becoming ridiculously spoiled.

[Moke]

Me: this mornings rodent - Gopher
Crosman 2289G (mod'd 1322) (Pyramyd Air Bug-Out Kit) w/ Baker aluminum breech, 14' barrel, skeletal stock, Winchester scope (salvaged from dead Crosman 2100); right below the ear, from 35',... the Whack-A-Mole range.

[only1harry]

Great shot on the gopher Mike!

What are those tall yellow/orange plants?  Is it a type of cactus?

[Back_Roads]

 Nice shot on that burrowing rodent !  Now I also wonder about the flora LOL.

[Moke]

The tall plants,... they are called,  common names: Sticks of Fire, Sticks on Fire, Fire Sticks. They are a succulent, and very low water usage. They will become quite a bit larger. Ours are a bit slower in growth, because they are shadowed for half of the day by a thick native chaparral shrub-line behind them.

random internet of things link:
https://dengarden.com/gardening/fire-sticks-succulent#All%20About%20Firesticks%23:~:text=1.%20Scientific%20Name:%20Euphorbia%20tirucalli2.

[Moke]

This is why i call it the Whack-A-Mole range. When they're active, the holes are opened up, and you get Gopher heads popping up looking for bird seed,... Whack-a-Mole.
The black arrows indicate the holes that they emerge from.  They'll shrink back down into the holes, and fill them from below.
Its a bit of wondering if you made the shot, quite often, as they retreat back into the holes, and, disappear. This one only made it to the bottom bend, and, got stuck. I had to extract it with long handle BBQ tongs.

[airgunaut]

Does she hunt crickets?

Seems there are too many for the birds to keep in check. Then it’s up to me and my duct tape entombment, which requires a fast pounce to effect. (This is indoors.)

[Moke]

I've seen her stalking and chasing flying grasshoppers, with some huge air time trying to get them. From a distance, it truly looks like crazy cat antics.
But crickets,... we have a huge amount of gravel around the yard, in place of grass lawn, and in the planters around the house. The crickets lay low in the gaps in the gravel (1.5" gravel near the house). So I'm not sure how much they are available to her.

[Moke]

And, this just in,... moments ago.