Trick can shot with my air rifle...UPDATE

[fortyshooter]

Sir Henry got me digging into my old air rifle files... Using my Hatsan .25 cal springer air rifle the trick is to take out the 4 center cans
without hitting the first or last can! https://youtu.be/aXyXXrJZ4NY

[John E Davies]

OK, I will ask, how the heck did you do it? I paused the video and could see the pellet dropping down at a pretty steep angle. What was the distance? Was it your fantastic marksmanship, or just fantastic luck?

How do you like that gun? I keep looking at big bore air rifles but the ones that appeal to me are PCPs and I don’t want to invest that much $. A long time ago I once had a Daystate and got spoiled.... I no longer have any of the PCP support equipment. ;( but there are a bunch of low priced electric air pumps on the market now, I may change my mind.

Thanks.

John Davies
Spokane WA

[fortyshooter]

I should mention the cans were hit from the front, head on, which would be from your right as viewing the video. Distance was 28 yds. Camera angle was from left side of can row.
The Hatsan 125 is a beastly springer in .25 cal. That thing that comes in from your viewing front from above was some bug or summer debris.

How did I do that? Well this was 8 yrs. ago but I do remember it surprised me too! Was using the open sights and possibly the three center cans were just a touch out of line from front and rear can but those two cans barely moved....two lucky cans with a lucky shot!

[JEBar]

heck of a shot, no matter how you did it .... reckon you can do it again

[fortyshooter]

heck of a shot, no matter how you did it .... reckon you can do it again

I'd probably be out there all day with a hundred cans trying to!

[JEBar]

some things are best left alone ...

[RanchRoper]

Annie Oakley would be proud.