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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...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    Is it normal for an air rifle's scope to have to be re-zeroed after it has sat for a few weeks? I've noticed if I do not use my .177 HW97K for a few weeks or a month or so, the next time I go to use it it is usually up to an inch or two off from being calibrated at 20yds. I have an Aztec Optics...
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    H&N Sport Hunting Sampler Pack - Testing HW97K

    
No, I just tried the JSB sampler pack. None of them were as accurate as the H&N FTT for my rifle so I'm done testing pellets. I'm now waiting for my order of 4 tins to arrive. Hopefully I can keep getting these types of results with the larger tins. I want to get down to improving my groups...
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    H&N Sport Hunting Sampler Pack - Testing HW97K

    OVERVIEW This is a fantastic sampler pack, I was searching for the perfect pellet for my HW97K and was getting frustrated with trying all of the different ammunition that other reviewers said should work the best with my particular air rifle. I figured out what many others before me has figured...
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    Gamo IGT vs Any Spring rifle

    I just moved up from two Gamos, They are complete junk, I never knew an air rifle could be so accurate or so consistent until I got my HW97K with an Aztec scope. I am literally going to throw away my Gamo Silent Cat IGT and Gamo Whisper they are that bad. I'm definitely sticking with springers...
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    Would like some feedback on Aztec scopes

    I have this scope and it is fantastic. My only small complaints are as follows: 1) At higher magnifications it gets cloudy, around 18x it starts to get cloudy 2) Not the scope's fault but it was very difficult to find a scope mount for it. Since it has a 30mm main tube there are fewer one piece...