Airgunning

[Linethrower]

Are there any airgunners in this forum?

[tykempster]

I shoot them alot. I have a Tech Force 99 Magnum with 3-12x50 scope. It's more accurate than any .22 I've ever shot and shoots fast too.

[Linethrower]

Yes, Ive heard that some airguns shoot straighter than powder guns. You would think its the other way around. Id like to know why its that way.

[jonhearn]

I'm sure all you hunters and plinkers out there are decent to your guns, and have cleaned your arms many times.
After a good day on the range or plinking with a 22. you come home and begin cleaning it. Its when you begin cleaning it that I think you'll find the answer to your question. As you slip cloth after cloth sopping with hoppes, you'll see lots of metal and powder residue.
There will be lead from the bulletts, and powder residue from the charge, but there will be a tiny, tiny percentage of corrosive residue from the microscoptic pores in the barrel.
This residue; some elements of deep set carbon etc. is fairly inpossible to clean with common cleaning agents. As the condition of the microscoptic aspects of the barrel decreases, the performance also is interfered with... not by much, but just enough to count when your target shooting.
Whereas, with airguns, while you swath up that same lead from the barrel, but because the charge is shot with envoromentally organic propellant, all of that extra junk donsn't tend to ruin your barrel.

I'm not a competitive airgunner, but I do use airguns on a "daily basis". I have a crossman 760 with a 4x20. I also have a Gamo p23. (A great handgun) My dad has a "Red Rider" from about 1938, that still works great.

[hunter1992]

I shoot my pellet gun every day it seems like. I have shot tons of different pellets and only one type realy works and thats the crow magnums. they have great expansion and are super accurate.

[Buckbuster]

I used to have trouble getting my kids to do the chicken chores, especially at night when they need to be shut in, but since my son has discovered the shooting opportunities in the coop I don't even have to ask. With lots of chicken feed to scarf up and a fresh supply of water, field mice are plentiful.

He uses a green Streamlight headlamp, cocked slightly so that when he shoulders his pellet gun it shines on his target. I followed him out the other night. He looked like a swat team member going into a hostage situation. After approaching the door and positioning his gun and light, he jerked the door open and went in shooting. It was a hoot. He bags at least one and sometimes two or three before they make their escape. The best part is that only a few minutes of silence and they're back out again. Unlike other shooting opportunities, there's no bag limit and apparently no supply limit either.

That's a great thing about pellet guns, they're suitable for so many shooting situations and kids enjoy shooting with them.

Buckbuster

[Linethrower]

Thats a great story about the chicken coop. Thanks for sharing it.

[jonhearn]

We have freinds with three boys who are avid airgunners. They also have chickens, and every night when they go up to feed them, they pack along their airguns and a few spotlights. They have some monster rats that bother the chickens and steal the feed, and about a month ago they set a record of eleven in one night! Airguns are great that way.

-Jonathan

[Deer_slayer]

Yeah I got a Gamo Shadow air rifle it's got 1000 fps w/ a 4x Gamo scope nice little plinker for about $180 I love it. But does anybody have air pistols and are they any good just wondering

[citori]

I've got an old Crossman 1400 in 22 cal, a Shadow 1000 in .177, another inexpensive Crossman 177/BB gun of some sort that I took the sights off of, and a couple of CO2 pistols like a Gamo V-3 that is much like a Colt 1911 that shoots BBs and a Crossman 357 in .177. I shoot them all the time with the pistols and cheap Crossman being the most commonly used. I removed the sights on the one in order to practice instinctive shooting for shotgunning. The other two get used for pest control, I shoot a lot of red squirrels and rabbits with them.