Bored

[Methuselah]

On the orange or white paint, that's what I've done in the past, but I saw the electrical tape suggested and figured I'd try it. Next time will be paint (or white out, done that too)> Thanks 

That said, not this time though. My retirement gift from work was a Caldwell Lead Sled, made the issue kinda obvious - scope parallax is my biggest culprit. When it was mounted farther up I had to work to get behind it, so managed to get in the same spot most of the time, now that it's back, there's more "wiggle room" and more error.

I thought it was previously tweaked for the 11 yards, but apparently my memory is faulty. Perhaps I will still fix the rail, or clean the barrel, but it does look more consistent --- I'll post a target from my phone.

Thanks all

[Methuselah]

Measured 11 yards to the bird feeder, set up that range out back with the new rest and adjusted the scope parallax.

Gave the last two the bum's rush, so will have to set up again later, but without a  rest, sitting, group is better than it was.

[Methuselah]

... and it's back to eliminating pest with it's usual reliability

Diagnostics are no longer a priority

Yay!

[airgunaut]

What pests are they?

[Methuselah]

HOSP's mostly.

Long thread, I know.

How's yours shooting? Still good I hope.

The 880's have been the only reliable shooter I've owned since I started with the airguns in 2015, though lately I've bought others to see if I can add a second...

[airgunaut]

I forgot to say this earlier:  Congratulations on retiring! More time for shooting now. 

The 880 is doing very well since I replaced its seals. I still need to check the scope’s zero at 33’, 50’, 66’. All I know at this point is that it holds air, shoots as before with the open sights (didn’t need to adjust them), and shoots smaller than 1/4” groups at the only distance I’ve been able to try, due to bad weather. That’s 17’ indoors.

The weather is supposed to be much better starting today. YAY!!!!!!

[Methuselah]

Thanks Pat

[lillysdad621]

steve: what is the deal with your 34? that is one of the greatest air rifles ever made... reliable, accurate and extremely well built... (I got 3, well, 2 and a 36).

[Methuselah]

steve: what is the deal with your 34? that is one of the greatest air rifles ever made... reliable, accurate and extremely well built... (I got 3, well, 2 and a 36).

I've been telling the story since 2015 - for some following along it would be torture to tell it again but I can tell (bore) you via. PM if you like...

This was yesterday

[Methuselah]

As you just demonstrated, the 880 doesn’t need 10 pumps at all distances.

I’m interested what you find at different distances and different numbers of pumps! Please share results if boredom keeps you experimenting.

Here’s the match for pumps and distance that I came to, assuming the target is paper or aluminum cans. (I add another pump for shooting steel cans because I want the pellet to hole it.)

At 17’, 2 pumps.
At 25’, 3 pumps.
At 33’, 4 pumps.
At 42’ 5 or 6 pumps.
At 50’, 6 or 7 pumps.
At 58’, 7 pumps.
At 66’, 8 pumps.

I have less experience at 58’ and 66’, so those numbers are just what I’ve been using and might be changed upward by one more pump.

Indoors, 1 pump at 12' it was mostly trying to put all through the same ragged hole (at one pump waiting too long between shots lost some pressure and one went low)...

Translation, you made a good point

[Struckat]

All this 880 talk, I suppose I should fix this one. My father-in-law passed 15 years ago and it came to me because no one else wanted it.

It shoots but the plastic receiver is cracked. Can’t be real old as it’s all plastic. Not sure when they switched from metal.

I plan to fix it, shoot some and then give it to my grandson. He never got to meet his great grandfather, so I think this will be good. And it will be a surprise to my son who tuned his nose up at it years ago.

[Back_Roads]

All this 880 talk, I suppose I should fix this one. My father-in-law passed 15 years ago and it came to me because no one else wanted it.

It shoots but the plastic receiver is cracked. Can’t be real old as it’s all plastic. Not sure when they switched from metal.

I plan to fix it, shoot some and then give it to my grandson. He never got to meet his great grandfather, so I think this will be good. And it will be a surprise to my son who tuned his nose up at it years ago.

I took a look in my 880 parts pile, I do not have that exact style clam shell receiver, not sure if the ones with more screw attachments is a possible fit
 Yours mine has more screws.

[Struckat]

Thanks James, I looked around and see that it’s 2006 vintage. I will find one likely on the fleabay.

[airgunaut]

As you just demonstrated, the 880 doesn’t need 10 pumps at all distances.

I’m interested what you find at different distances and different numbers of pumps! Please share results if boredom keeps you experimenting.

Here’s the match for pumps and distance that I came to, assuming the target is paper or aluminum cans. (I add another pump for shooting steel cans because I want the pellet to hole it.)

At 17’, 2 pumps.
At 25’, 3 pumps.
At 33’, 4 pumps.
At 42’ 5 or 6 pumps.
At 50’, 6 or 7 pumps.
At 58’, 7 pumps.
At 66’, 8 pumps.

I have less experience at 58’ and 66’, so those numbers are just what I’ve been using and might be changed upward by one more pump.

Indoors, 1 pump at 12' it was mostly trying to put all through the same ragged hole (at one pump waiting too long between shots lost some pressure and one went low)...

Translation, you made a good point

Since I posted that, I began using the same number of pumps for a given distance, whether aluminum or steel. What happens at 33' with 4 pumps is that holing the steel can is not as reliable as with an added pump. Sometimes it just dents the metal. Because steel cans tend to be closely ribbed, that might make the top of each rib more resistant to holing if hit there. Also, other manufacturing design variations seem to make the cans weaker in some spots. I guess I'd have to shoot a perfectly uniform thickness and flatness sheet of metal to better know.

[Methuselah]

All this 880 talk, I suppose I should fix this one. My father-in-law passed 15 years ago and it came to me because no one else wanted it.

It shoots but the plastic receiver is cracked. Can’t be real old as it’s all plastic. Not sure when they switched from metal.

I plan to fix it, shoot some and then give it to my grandson. He never got to meet his great grandfather, so I think this will be good. And it will be a surprise to my son who tuned his nose up at it years ago.

Mostly often when I take notice of the 880's receiver breaking it's the bolt side. The model you have is prone to breaking there and I've seen people duct tape them and call it done. I suppose you might be able to swap both halves for the 3-screw they went to to address that, along with matching butstock?

Sometimes 880's go pretty cheap in yard sale situations  ... too bad reasonable prices are gone now when you factor in shipping 

I hope you got her fixed, wish I could have helped but my two potential parts ones are (typical) right-side broken.

[longhunter]

Neither Betty Lou nor I use fingernail polish.   

I beg to differ.

[Methuselah]

Well, I kept thinking (wishful) that it should do better and maybe it was me, or the pellets, or I needed that scope. Still, it's never been as good as my 1st 880.

So, looking at all the airguns I've acquired and realizing the 880's were always my go-to, I figured what I'm getting from this one just isn't good enough (!)

I broke it down to do the tape mod, and address how the "fork" holding the front site had loosened up. Also found a damaged crown ... here’s the post;

https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=217262

I've not kept track of some of the latest groups, but it's doing much better. I'd say though I've not shot enough to prove it, it's now shooting more accurately at 10 to 15 yards with irons than it did when it had the scope on it.

Quieter too, Terry at Buck Rail sent me a replacement mount for the one I (carelessly) broke, free of charge, when I asked to purchase a replacement!

[Methuselah]

Neither Betty Lou nor I use fingernail polish.   

I beg to differ.

LOL

[avator]

Neither Betty Lou nor I use fingernail polish.   

I beg to differ.

Oh Ok, I didn't know we were including on toes.