Boring accurate?

Ever settle down on the porch for some plinking, rattle a few targets of opportunity, at various ranges and a half dozen shots later just look down at your weapon and think “This gun just doesn’t miss, now what am I going to do with the rest of the afternoon?!”

Not bragging, consider myself to be an average shot. But seems that once a gun is “sorted-out” (no more mods needed, right ammo found)... some guns just get flat boring to shoot😕.

Find this to be less a problem with springers, that, or go buy another ‘project gun’ that needs attention...




 
Ever settle down on the porch for some plinking, rattle a few targets of opportunity, at various ranges and a half dozen shots later just look down at your weapon and think “This gun just doesn’t miss, now what am I going to do with the rest of the afternoon?!”

Not bragging, consider myself to be an average shot. But seems that once a gun is “sorted-out” (no more mods needed, right ammo found)... some guns just get flat boring to shoot😕.

Find this to be less a problem with springers, that, or go buy another ‘project gun’ that needs attention...

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I feel ya, bro.

My Vulcan G4 Tactic .22 cal. is just the rifle you speak of. Then, so are my FX Royale 500, FX Wildcat .25 cal and my Daystate Regal XL .177 cal. 

Now the pest squirrels and chipmunks have an entirely different opinion of said rifles.





 
While appreciative of the tuning & pellet process to get things just right, I never get bored with drilling the bullseye... be it paper, metal, or fur!

Will admit to getting sorta itchy when shooting from a bench or prone with a bag for too long. Really prefer any of the classic 4 positions (standing, kneeling, sitting, prone unsupported).
 
I agree that challenge is a major factor in excitement. The "wow! I hit it" factor is missing at shorter distances. My poor 25 meter range in the back yard gets little play, except for tuning and airgun or initially sighting a scope. Distance is the great equalizer. A demi-god shooter at 25 meters does not equal a match professional at 100 meters. It will only get worse, once smart-scopes start hitting the market. A smart scope is one which has a built-in rangefinder and anemograph, and then moves the virtual reticle to compensate.
 
I guess it depends on the definition of "accurate", and what level of consistency "satisfies" us. I agree bench and sandbag shooting is for testing guns and pellets, but also to set the "standard" for that gun and I'm always shooting for that standard in the way I shoot at any given distance. I ask myself all the time , what it is about shooting air guns I enjoy so much? Some people are more passionate than others, I never get "bored" shooting for that elusive "one hole group" not using a bench, practical shooting like in a hunting situation is boring to me, hunting is a completely different sport, where it's the "hunt" that is the enjoyment, not the shooting. I prefer the shooting! I often "rotate" through different guns in a shooting session, when I'm in the zone and do well with them all, (sometimes) it just gives me a sense of personal satisfaction. I have an FX Streamline laminate .22 on the way from AOA, I,m hoping it's as "boring" as my other FX's!
 
I do have one proper iron sighted rifle, but I can't shoot anything too small but black target bulls with them. Mostly I shoot 1-1.5" spinners at 35 yards standing from my back deck. I can not see them with iron sights. I really have tried, but I simply can't. Shooting a coke can-- which I can see clearly over irons-- at that distance isn't very hard. I know one can use adjustable irises to clear up the focus, but honestly they cost as much as a decent scope! 

There are days when it is so maddeningly hard to find the NPA and standing on those days can be really fun but in a masochistic sort of way! I usually turn down the scope to 4x-6x on those days.