Accuracy - when are you satisfied with your rifle?

[airgunandy]

Uncle Paulie, your Sheridan wasn't the exception, at least not as far as Sheridan rifles go. Sheridan rifles, especially the older ones were/are VERY accurate shooting machines.
I also like to tweak my airguns to get the most accuracy I can out of them. When I bought  my '65 model Sheridan last year, all it needed were new seals and a good cleaning. It's probably my most accurate gun and for the least amount of work. 

[deanda]

you must have a small-minded taxadermist....

hahahahah.........he has little bity fingers also.........hahahah

[uncle paulie]

Andy.........I'm actually considering "going backward" (to an early 60's blue streak)for one of my next projects, that way I can have a complete set for what I'm sure will probably become my "collection"! Can't figure for the life of me how I got so far away from something which gives me so much pleasure.

pv

[RedFeather]

Now, how is that "going backward"?  Blue Streaks, especially the older ones, are fine "MPR's" or multi-pumpers.  Very good power, triggers that you don't have to tweak 'cause they are fine to start with and accurate, too.  I like the new Benjamin pellets and they say the .20 JSB's are pure death on feather, fur and paper.  One guy on the Yellow recently boasted that he had introduced a buddy to "adult air guns" by loaning him his .20 Beeman R9.  The fellow was already acquainted with that caliber because he owned a Sheridan.  Well, says I, I guess he was also already acquainted with adult air guns, weren't he?  Just another facet of the air gun hobby. And a shiny one, at that.

[ezman604]

Visual response....
I'm satisfied when shots at 30 yards do this.
By the way, this is a thrice used target. I attached replacement Shoot-N-C dots to reuse the target. The ones with the blue circles were just shot a few minutes ago with my newly built XL1100 - Predator 16gr - CP 4-16X40AOIR - resting left forearm on a towel placed on my deck railing. THIS is what I consider just about satisfied. Had one I pulled, so I'll be perfectly satisfied when I do what I'm SUPPOSED to.
Footnote: you can tell which were the Predator shots, they seemed to leave a small indent and circle inside the main impact mark.

[VINNY]

I shoot in my yard almost always. I shoot offhand always, no scope, and at 12 yards. I am happy when I line up 6 or 8 shotgun shells and miss only one.  I honestly havent shot further than that for more than a couple of shots. I want to go out and shoot at different yardage to see how I do, just haven't found anywhere close yet, without going to a range.[ Ive only found one range that I like, but its hard to shell out $140. that could go to a new airgun!!] I suppose I could try smaller targets for now.

[uncle paulie]

Red Feather, its only going backward in that I had one those many years ago and I let it get away!

pv

[airgunandy]

Vinny, 12 yards for open sight, offhand plinking is where I am a lot too. But with my eyes I usually need a scope beyond that to see small stuff clearly! &^^&, actually a scope at 10 to 12 yds comes in handy too some times. 


And speaking of Sharidans and accuracy ....
A fellow from Australia (call sign "Yarra" I believe) posted pictures of a 100 yd group he shot with his mid-70's vintage Blue Streak. Five shots (JSB pellets) in just a little over an inch! He had some kind of small vintage scope (4x I think) mounted on the rifle.

But then again the guy routinely shoots at a 100 yds with airguns, mostly PCP's and springers I think.