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I don't know if there has ever been one - I didn't search. But I don't recall one. And I know there are some airgun owners who truly love their airguns, so I figured I'd start one. And I thought of it because I used one today to kill another starling and realized just how much I've used my little Benjamin 397. It is my all-time killin'est gun. I keep it beside my desk at work and pop starlings whenever I get a chance, right out the upstairs window. I've killed well over a 1,000 starlings with this little gun since I've had it. And I'm sure I've killed well over a 100 squirrels with it. It's a great gun to take into the woods behind the church to harvest a few tree rats without disturbing the people that live close by. It's way quieter than my Diana RWS 34. And in all the years I've owned it, I've never cleaned the barrel. And it will shoot a single ragged hole at 50 feet, and under at inch at 100 feet.

(BTW, in Virginia starlings are considered a nuisance (invasive) species, can be taken without limit any time of year, and when you kill one you do every other song bird a favor, because they will take over a Chickadee or Bluebird nest. And when I kill one, I just let it lay, because by morning, it has been taken by a neighborhood fox, raccoon or opossum.)

Edit: just got another starling. 2 for today. Edit, again: ended the day with 4

So post up you Funkywinkerbeans, your Dianas, or whatever you have.







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I'm a paper puncher.

I belong to a shooting club wherein we compete against other regional air rifle/pistol clubs. We are located in St. Louis MO and our normal competition is against Chicago IL, Peoria IL, Cincinnati OH, Columbus OH,etc.

Here is a photo of my "killing machine". A Feinwerkbau rifle and pistol. Both are fed by compressed air.

 
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Here's my go to critter shooter, an old C9A in 5mm/.20cal

I put a Williams peep on it years ago, and it helped. But last year put on this 2-7 long eye relief scope and makes hitting easy.

 
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My Anschutz LP@Jr.:

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H2oys,

Wow, just wow. I have a great many very nice spring / SSP type guns and you probably have more money in that picture then all my AG's together. Big Grin That is SERIOUS SHOOTING RIGHT THERE.

My problem with going PCP is two fold.

1-The PITA/Ancillary cost of filling.
2-The fact that by going with a higher end target gun, which I would likely do, I would no longer be able to blame my equipment for ANYTHING. Big Grin

Gary BF,
Also a heck of nice setup there.

For both of you guys,
Are these more high end toys or do you compete at any level or have the discipline to eke out what these guns are capable of as part of your fun shooting?

For those unaware,
10m air rifle and air pistol shooting is some of the most difficult, precision shooting period end of story. The folks who do this for real are upset when their HOLES are too big. Not their groups THERE HOLES!! Some of them are like robots, I swear. Big Grin


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Thank you cslinger.

PCP is the way to go. For one, to eek out every edge you have to control your breathing and heart rate. Using a PCP the reloading process is a simple push versus a springloader wherein it requires more physical exertion and hence you can get out of the zone. Refilling PCP is quite easy.
All you need is a scuba tank. And you are correct, there are no excuses when you have high end target guns. The variable is you as they are capable of shooting through the same hole over and over again.

I do compete and have been blessed with a fair amount of natural ability. I would love to have someone work with me so I could take it to the next level. In the meantime a normal rifle score for me is 192-196 out of 200 in a competition.

Here are some of my targets:

Pistol:



Rifle:



Something tells me Garybf is probably an excellent shot as well. Our Club is always looking for new members Gary Smile
 
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Awesome stuff.

For me, personally, I actually prefer the less serious nature of airgun shooting and enjoy using spring guns with all their recoil, vibration and “personality”.

If I were to ever get into PCPs I would likely skip over the normal stuff in favor of something more target grade mostly because I find pedestrian PCPs rather boring to shoot and I would generally just prefer a firearm in those cases.

Once you get into something like an Air Arms Biathlon and on up I start to get more intrigued simply because of that discipline needed and challenge. It does, however, get more “serious” per say even when shooting for fun.

All in all I doubt I will ever make the move into PCPs because I would dump “real money” into them and I would never come close to living up to their capabilities and a man has to know his limitations. I dunno maybe one day. Wink.......another limitation I am acutely aware of is me having the financial sense of a first year NFL draft in a strip club. Razz


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My meager collection. Nothing here as refined as some of those posted above. That said they still are fun and deliver the goods. Big Grin



Gamo ACCU22 .22
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Crossman 1300KT Custom Shop .177
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Let me add that PCP cylinders can be refilled by use of a high pressure hand pump, e.g. Hill, which is what I have.

My air pistol was just used for my personal pleasure during the cold weather season. Very low noise, no pollution, short range, excellent accuracy.
 
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Let me add that PCP cylinders can be refilled by use of a high pressure hand pump, e.g. Hill, which is what I have.

My air pistol was just used for my personal pleasure during the cold weather season. Very low noise, no pollution, short range, excellent accuracy.


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My Walther LGU Varmint is a very quiet (has an integral suppressor) under-lever .22 Caliber springer that I've used to shoot ground squirrels with and attempted to take a wild turkey with. Missed the big bird at about 15 yards, because taking a head shot with the bobbing and weaving target is VERY challenging! Maybe next time!



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My English made Webley & Scott LTD .22 Tempest bought from Dr. Robert Beeman in his store in Santa Rosa, CA in 1989. He personally installed the optional rosewood target grips and the trigger shoe. I purchased several boxes of his pellets and the Beeman marked pellet seater. Since we were the only two in the store at the time I learned a lot about the adult airgun business from the man himself. http://www.beemans.net
This pistol is by far my all-time favorite air gun and has been used to dispatch mass quantities of vermin over the 30 years I’ve owned it.


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I don't have a ton of "beauty" shots of the airguns but lots of targets. Here are a few pics.

















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cslinger, I am getting to the point of needing to scope most of my guns. I have a Diana RWS Model 34 .177 that I want to scope. Do you have any recommendations for a scope that rifle? I'm not target shooting. It's a fun/starling gun. Mostly within a 100 feet, but some out to and a little past 200 feet. Any experience with Hawke airgun scopes? I was looking at this: https://us.hawkeoptics.com/airmax-4-12x40-amx.html


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I have a Hawke scope I am fairly happy with. That said both my Air Arms rifles have decent UTG scopes on them that I quite like.

I’ve never had great eyes but I feel you on the scope thing. I have always enjoyed iron sights in general but scopes are definitely becoming more of a go to for me. Frown


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Thanks.

BTW, you have some nice guns. Very nice, indeed.

My Diana RWS 34 .177.



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You've got a nice looking stock on that Diana.

I had my Diana out the other day. She does pretty well when my eyes are up to it.





I had a couple other rifles out tonight. Love shooting my air guns.





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