We've finally had a day or two of only light breezes, so time to stretch the air gun shooting to 50 yards, again. This time, I put our new Daystate Huntsman Revere 177 to work.
The Revere is state of the art in a PCP hunting rifle with its side-lever action and 13 round magazine. It's also light enough for me to shoot offhand, though I've been only shooting from a rest so far for the sake of accuracy testing. Right now, it wears a big heavy Bushnell 6-18x50 scope for the sake of that accuracy testing, but now that I am done accuracy testing, I'll be switching to a lighter scope for the sake of offhand shooting.
Accuracy is what it's all about with PCP air rifles, so let's take a look at what a top notch hunting PCP can do at 50 yards under reasonable shooting conditions (only a slight breeze).
My worst group of the session, compliments of me not waiting for the wind to calm or me shooting a bit fast and sloppy.
And my best group, me giving it my best and being patient and watching the wind flag. Pellet is the H&N Baracuda Match 10.6 gr.
This is the kind of accuracy I expect from a top of the line PCP, so very pleased, of course. This also makes a good comparison with my 50 yard work with my very best spring piston rifles. With my springers, my worst group with the PCP at half inch would be a wall hanger and a group that I would get only once in a great while over the course of several shooting sessions. With the PCP, getting half inch groups at 50 yards is pretty routine. Not that I don't enjoy the challenge of shooting my springers (I actually enjoy that very much), but it is nice to have a PCP when I want to shoot these small groups and relax a bit Best of all, I can just step out in the backyard and do it on a moment's notice.
Will be shooting the springers at 50, next, to see if i can get some of those half inch wall hangers.
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More 50 yard work, PCP style
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Re: More 50 yard work, PCP style
Great report! Those quarter inch groups at 50 yards is not easy. Shooting at a moment’s notice is what backyard shooting is all about.
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Re: More 50 yard work, PCP style
Im bettin I couldnt do the 1/2 inch group on a good day. Nice shootin NCG
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