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Subject: 25 yard .177 Competition Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:39 am
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SangueG Major contributor
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:09 am
Not me. Any success with an air rifle in my hands would be like Han Solo's lucky shot at the Sarlacc tentacle in Return of the Jedi.. never had great sight and it's getting worse as years roll on having to use different glasses for various things. But glad you've got another outdoor hobby where you can play radio too if you want, my other pastimes restrict radio in combination somewhat
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:38 am
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Northern Crusader Major contributor
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:30 am
My eyesight is proper knackered for shooting. I got marksman in my final APWT before I left the Forces nearly 30 years ago. A few years ago at a motorsport event at Santa Pod a company had a small mobile .22 range set up, pay a few quid and pop 10 rounds down the range. Converted AK47 and M4A1 rifle with red dot sight. I got a great grouping, shame it was all to the bottom left corner of the target. The guy running the range even put some rounds down himself because he thought the sights might have got shifted but no they were bang on.
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:47 pm
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:07 am
Zero at 35 m8 you will only ever use hold over
Wireless Major contributor
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:00 pm
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:29 am
I used to like shooting but I was defibbed a few times and I now have involuntary hand twitches so gave up. Safety first
Wireless Major contributor
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As young teens my friends and I had gat guns along with survival knives that had various tools in the hollow handle that we used to take camping, so I recognize what a .177 pellet is. But all other terms and names in this thread, though sounding dang saucy, read like Chinese to me
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:57 am
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Subject: Re: 25 yard .177 Competition Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:02 am
SangueG wrote:
As young teens my friends and I had gat guns along with survival knives that had various tools in the hollow handle that we used to take camping, so I recognize what a .177 pellet is. But all other terms and names in this thread, though sounding dang saucy, read like Chinese to me
In my opinion, the best route for young people in the UK is to learn respect for all guns by obtaining their shotgun certificate. It's THE only route to responsible gun ownership, and the very best introduction to shooting, country and sporting values. God, I sound soooo opinionated but, just like you, I talk from experience!
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stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 275 Times Thanked : 10 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
first hobby radio and still doing it sec hobby target shooting lots of my rifles are hw rifles and shoot fantastically and very expensive but been shooting some cheaper rifles smk rifles and you have to work a little harder , but i like that bought 5 rifles for less then £500 there not so refind as hw rifles but you can work on them to make them better and i enjoy it used to shoot in all field sports but i got like i do not want to hurt anything sold all my shot guns and rifles and i like shooting paper targets so i like the hobby lots of good friend to chat and its a great stress buster
Wireless Major contributor
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22lr ideal for rabbits nice when moderated hmr17s are also nice but unable to mod those as we use composite supersonic rounds hehe on the 2k we shoot we dont bother with foxes so no need to go bigger
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