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A project that took a little longer than expected.

Towards the end of November 2020 a friend of mine made a useful shooting target out of a decommissioned steel services cupboard. The new cupboards are plastic, so there are several of these metal ones knocking about if you know who to ask. Anyway, he gave me a cupboard and left it for me atContinue reading “A project that took a little longer than expected.”

Pleased lockdown is lifting.

We had friends over this morning who we’ve not seen for 3 months. I played some What a Tanker! and had a chat. I had a quick lunch and then went to the range to meet up with my shooting friends. I had my BSA Lightening GRT .177 which was a Christmas present that hadContinue reading “Pleased lockdown is lifting.”

2 new pistols to try.

I have bought 2 new spring type air pistols to shoot online competitions with. An SMK xs3 in .22 calibre and a Gamo P900 in .177. If you are interested there are reviews of both on YouTube. I must say that the SMK is best. It is accurate and feels good in the hand. TheContinue reading “2 new pistols to try.”

It’s a matter of opinion.

A couple of new spring powered air pistols arrived today from those wonderful people at sportsguns.co.uk in Wales. I bought them because my original 17+ years old spring pistol has started making a destressing noise. I’ve had a little go with them and adjusted the sights a bit. Tomorrow I’ll spend a few hours withContinue reading “It’s a matter of opinion.”

Practice makes perfect (or thereabouts).

I’ve spent the morning shooting air pistols as part of several online competitions. This comes off of the back of a month of practice with various pistols. I’ve fired over 700 shots whilst concentrating on different aspects of shooting. One of the stand out moments was getting my Luger replica out. This pistol is notContinue reading “Practice makes perfect (or thereabouts).”

Small steps, small victories, it adds up to something bigger than its parts.

I resolved to fire 50 pellets every day at 6 yards distance to try to improve my shooting. I’ve focused on various aspects of the shooting cycle such as trigger pull, breath control, psychology etc. I’ve managed to do it most days for about 30 days. Today I made a conscious effort to aim forContinue reading “Small steps, small victories, it adds up to something bigger than its parts.”

A problem with pellets.

I was loading pellets into an Umarex .177 magazine when I noticed that some of them are filled with lead and some aren’t. These are all from the same tin. This means they are different weights and will have different flight characteristics. Another tin of pellets has different sizes of head in the tin. SomeContinue reading “A problem with pellets.”

Don’t forget the basics.

It’s strange how we sometimes forget the basics. There are varying schools of thought as to how often you should clean the barrel of your air gun. Some say never, others say after every tin of pellets (500 shots) fired through the gun and a dozen other opinions. What seems to be agreed upon isContinue reading “Don’t forget the basics.”

CO2 .177 Legend S25 Revolver Air Pistol.

When I first saw that Umarex made this pistol I instantly put it on my wishlist. It reminded me of the cop shows from the 1970’s. Shows like Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco and Starskey and Hutch. Every cop had a revolver – even Dirty Harry. The Legend S25 comes with 6 shells thatContinue reading “CO2 .177 Legend S25 Revolver Air Pistol.”

Pellet selection.

I’ve had the HW75 for about 6 months now. The person I bought it from said they used JSB Exact pellets, a good quality pellet and the one I use in both of my PCP rifles. I was pleased with the performance of the pistol but often got a “flyer”, a shot that didn’t goContinue reading “Pellet selection.”