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airguns for keeping you aim sharp

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:30 pm
by Roland the Headless
I found a few 760 crosman pellet guns for real cheap. So I figured I would set a small range in my basement.
A hunk of tin,a few pieces of scrap wood and I was in business
I was ripping up cans like they were paper... hmm paper how could put up a target for groping and sighting in ...
I have a bunch of styrofoam from another project.
(ask me about my boat sometime) So I found a box that the chunks of foam fit in perfectly.
It stops pellets so gently that one could shoot them again though I wouldn't recommend it.
I have reduced my groups down from over thumb to smaller than a pinkie.
So if that wasn't enough, I made some spinners from spoons, washers, pvc pipe, and a chunk of steel rod.
I had to put target stickers on the spoons because all you could is a shiny line.
If you can find a 760 or a similar air gun, one can cheaply work on one's shooting skills while having a bunch of fun

Re: airguns for keeping you aim sharp

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:36 am
by North Country Gal
Great tips. Thank-you for posting about airguns, too.

Great example of how you don't have to spend big bucks to get an airgun you can shoot, accurately. I have a friend who wanted to have an airgun, handy, for shooting in her backyard. She didn't want to spend a lot of money, so I told her to just go to Walmart and get a Crosman 760 pump air rifle. That way she could vary the power by changing the number of pumps, have a gun that is easy and very affordable to shoot. Told her, specifically, not to get a piston gun that advertises a lot of power and will be hard to shoot with accuracy. Wally also sells those. Just stay with the 760 and have something fun and easy to shoot.

Re: airguns for keeping you aim sharp

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 2:08 pm
by BigAl52
Still waiting on mine to come in. But lookin forward to when it does.

Re: airguns for keeping you aim sharp

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:12 pm
by GFK
That is a nice idea. I was thinking something similar and broke down yesterday and ordered this:
https://www.amazon.com/Highwild-Bullet- ... ds&sr=1-11
BulletTrap.jpg


It is for .22/.17 rimfires. So, I figured it would work for my Crosman 1377C. I was looking for something that I could use in the backyard and catch pellets.

Re: airguns for keeping you aim sharp

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:38 pm
by North Country Gal
I have several bullet traps rated for 22 LR that I use for the air rifles. Work great.