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    Permanent Hunting Chair Recommendations

    I ended up getting this bench from Amazon. The chair vendor wanted $150 for shipping and handling; I'm sure the chair would have outlasted the Amazon bench but that shipping and handling was way too much for me. I might build my own blind around the bench and hang mosquito netting on it, I don't...
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    Permanent Hunting Chair Recommendations

    That is a great suggestion thanks. I will order that chair then figure out what to use for a front rest. I could probably build something simple using pipes hammered into the ground.
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    Permanent Hunting Chair Recommendations

    Hello, I am looking for a high quality chair that I can sit in my back yard and leave there. It will need a front support for me to rest the rifle on. I have targets set up in my backyard at 20yrds and 50yrds and it is getting more and more difficult sitting on the ground especially after it...
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    First Impressions on the Barra FT 5-25X50 Scope

    I rarely post on here unless I have a problem, so I think today is my day to give back to this awesome community. I purchased this scope just last week based on a Odoyle's recommendation and I will say without hesitation that it is the best scope I have ever owned. That's not saying much since I...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    I want to thank everyone for their help I think i have it all figured out now. I switched to a Diana mount and switched scopes to a Barra Optics scope. It is incredibly accurate now. I'm about ready to move my targets out to 30/40/50yds because 20yds is too easy now. This forum is awesome, I'm...
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    Deal Alert Athlon Scopes

    Thanks for the tip, I ordered one, you are right Amazon still shows $999.00 for this scope and the buyer still has a listing for this scope at twice the $224 that I paid. I'm on my second Aztec scope that cannot hold calibration so I'm ready for a change, not to mention it's nearly useless at...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    Thanks for the tip, I'm now ready to throw the Aztec scope away, it was perfect for a few days and I made a point of shooting it for the last 4 days straight....by today only 6 days later it is over an inch high and I don't even know where it is left or right because it is so far off. I'm going...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    Thanks for the tip, I got my Diana mount today, it dialed in perfectly at 20yds within 4 shots and I kept going until the entire center was shot out around the size of a dime. Not a single shift after about 30 shots or a single flyaway.. Right after I got everything perfectly dialed in some...
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    Springers are fickle about how they are held

    I know there are fans of Gamo on here but I can tell you that Gamo was the worst pellet gun I have ever owned. I owned 3, each one more expensive than the last before I finally realized it wasn't me it was the gun. I tried everything; artillery hold. different pellets, different scopes, etc. but...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    It seems to be fine for about 200-300 shots, but then something always seems to shift. I once went through about 1500rds (3 tins) in a day and I would say it shifted by about a dime by the end of the day. I used to think it was the way I was holding it, or that it had to be me, but with an...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    You are right, I realized that after doing some research. I'm a former Gamo user who used to think the most expensive pellet gun at WalMart was the best one out there, so after stepping up to the HW97K and spending $400 on a scope I thought there was no way anything could go wrong. I'm hoping...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    I just didn't like the feel of the rings and knobs of the Hawk Airmax, the machining of the metal, the clicks, etc. didn't appeal to me for the price I paid. The Aztec Emerald on the other hand feels perfect. It gets a little cloudy on the long end but I rarely go past 18x anyway. I ordered...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    I only have the HW97K so no way to try it on another gun. I really don't take this hobby as seriously as most of the members of this forum and so I only have one scope and the HW97K rifle but when I want to go out and have fun target shooting or hunting I don't want to constantly fiddle with my...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    That is a very interesting mount, I may try that before replacing the scope, but the scope may be trashed by now already. I know I always contact the manufacturer before buying a scope to make sure it is springer rated because of the double recoil. A lot of people put ordinary scopes on their...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    I considered that it could be me, so a few times I have simply refused to change anything on the scope. Once I was so certain that it must be me that I shot at least 200 rounds through it and it never went back to center; every single time in that instance it was over an inch off until I finally...