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I tried shooting the springers this afternoon while a steak cooked on the barbie. It was windy and I had trouble hitting paper. I just checked the weather channel and it’s a steady 9 mph.

This was my best target. The worst was zero hits on paper. I bought this Beeman P1 in the spring of 88 and could shoot it almost anywhere. At the time only three of 24 houses were built and I was surrounded on two sides with grass fields. It’s now all houses. I’ve had this HW70 for about six years.

Yes I understand the wind thing...has been blowing around here last 6 days. Great that you give a few shots and enjoyed shooting!

I had the same problem. The day was supposed to be ok until, late evening. Not so, wind got up big time. Wait until a calm day to
works on my ladder loads. The rest of the week is supposed to be colder than a well diggers butt, so that's out.

Today was a day I wish I could shoot rimfire.

9 mph?....we hang the laundry out at at 60...

RanchRoper wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:41 pm

9 mph?....we hang the laundry out at at 60...

I think maybe your 45-70 is a tad more stable in the wind! Oh by the way your laundry is now in my backyard.

Springer pistols are not easy to shoot, especially that P1. Bet you'd love a nice little springer rifle, though. Love our HW30. Ideal for 10 meter shooting.

We found an even lighter shooting springer in a vintage CZ/Slavia 631 Lux 177 cal on an online auction. Paid $60 for it and it soots great.

North Country Gal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:03 pm

Springer pistols are not easy to shoot, especially that P1. Bet you'd love a nice little springer rifle, though. Love our HW30. Ideal for 10 meter shooting.

We found an even lighter shooting springer in a vintage CZ/Slavia 631 Lux 177 cal on an online auction. Paid $60 for it and it soots great.

I have a GAMO Tomcat and don’t care for it at all. When I shoot it I feel like I’ve been rear-ended in a car accident. First I get thrown back and then into the windshield. Okay so maybe it’s not that bad. I use it for rabbit control.

And RR shoots all the time at 60mph

It's 2 minutes to go set up my target at 100 yds and 40 minutes to walk back.

Next time I come to Washington Im gonna bring my Weihrauch for you to shoot Gene

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:41 pm

Next time I come to Washington Im gonna bring my Weihrauch for you to shoot Gene

You are welcome anytime Al.

North Country Gal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:03 pm

Springer pistols are not easy to shoot, especially that P1. Bet you'd love a nice little springer rifle, though. Love our HW30. Ideal for 10 meter shooting.

We found an even lighter shooting springer in a vintage CZ/Slavia 631 Lux 177 cal on an online auction. Paid $60 for it and it soots great.

I just watched a few videos on the 631 and think I might like it. My GAMO shoots at twice the speed of that CZ. The Tomcat really slams forward and cocking it isn’t easy although that’s not my biggest problem with it. Since it’s for rabbit control I don’t shoot it that much. It’s too powerful to plink in my backyard and not accurate enough to shoot paper.

Ya that CZ would be nice.

Yeah, there was a time when low powered springers were very popular in target shooting competition. Some of them, like the FWBs, had recoil reduction systems and the works. I think some of those vintage FWB springers still hold some records. This was all before PCPs basically took over the shooting sports. Interestingly, FWB was one of the first to ditch the springer platform and go all out on PCP.