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If you are a female American 50 M / 3 position shooter, and want to take on the best from over there in EU ville.
Well you will have to go though Rikke then, CUZ she just took the European championship again in that discipline.
She can probably give quite a few boys a run for their money too.
Well you will have to go though Rikke then, CUZ she just took the European championship again in that discipline.
She can probably give quite a few boys a run for their money too.
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Springer vs. PCP
- By beerthief
- General Discussion
- 106 Replies
this is 30 yards yesterday , bench TX200 .177 12.25 FPE just playing with a new target i pasted up
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Stoeger I’ve got another budget friendly shooter that makes “budget gun” titles very misleading.
- By PA_AirHead
- PCP Airguns
- 10 Replies
I took delivery of my latest “budget” gun yesterday 7/25/25. The Stoeger Scout .25 arrived in two days from @Airgun-Revisions along with the AR optional CF shroud which adds a touch of class to the rifle(worth the added cost).
For the time being I’ve mounted a UTG 3-12x44 compact scope. The short tube length of the optic doesn’t quite lend itself to a proper eye relief, but I can make do until I get the Helos Gen2 2-12 on it. But that’s for later.
The rifle has a synthetic stock that is nicely wide enough in the fore-end to rest well in the palm. Coming with two pistol grip inserts (one installed) you have the choice of a little thicker or a little thinner, shooters choice. However, not in the palm swell, rather the finger wrap area. The palm swell is quite nice and fits my hand well. The adjustable cheek-weld is easily adjusted and seems to work well. It’s solid and in my initial testing I noticed zero movement. It’s really nice when simple designs work so well.
Moving to the trigger. It is what it is. Non adjustable. I don’t have a trigger scale so I don’t know what it breaks at. It’s a good hunting trigger I’ll say that. It’s pretty much a single stage with a relatively lengthy pull before breaking. Not overly heavy but no where near too light to be dangerous in the field. It has a bit of a grit feel to it. In a hunting scenario, I doubt I’ll even notice it. The side push safety works well. It’s quiet and smooth going from safe to fire. Fire to safe I find it a little “notchy” I guess.
Onto the side lever. She’s got a stout hammer spring with the feel of the cocking. Be sure to have a positive grip on that side lever, as it has a floating barrel handle. It can spin off of your finger tips, cause it to load a pellet before it’s cocked. Just remove the magazine and take the shot. Don’t recock it, as it will double feed. Ask me how I know. I didn’t not double feed it, I did fire the shot and there was infact a loaded pellet.
As for the magazines.
They’re nicely made of mostly metal. They load very easily and also have that tab that lets you know you’re out. It’s the typical preload the spring, load one from skirt side then continue on as many of us are used to. They are very smooth pieces. The pellets fit very nicely. They’re magnetic as well. As is the handy single shot tray that comes with the gun.
As for the chrony,
I cleaned the barrel before shooting. DO NOT, not clean the barrel, it was heavily protected for shipping. I’d rather a greasy barrel than a rusty one. I believe once the regulator is exercised a little bit, she’s going to get even better. 18 shots out of the box and she recorded what I think is a very usable back yard and farm usable pesting consistency. The second magazine actually had a much tighter spread than the first, but I didn’t separate them. So this is the first recorded string. Still, very respectable for just a hair over $300.00 (I got this one on Rich’s close out pricing so it was under $300
).
With an initial 25 yard zero it’s looking to be a sub MOA shooter. Get ‘er broken in and I’ll see what I can do with it. I like this gun, I like it a lot. The hammer spring is adjustable, so I’ve little doubt the chrony numbers can get even better. I know for a fact I can make em worse, I’ve proven that to myself in the past
. I have a fat ol woodchuck out back I’m waiting to show itself again then it’s game on.
For the time being I’ve mounted a UTG 3-12x44 compact scope. The short tube length of the optic doesn’t quite lend itself to a proper eye relief, but I can make do until I get the Helos Gen2 2-12 on it. But that’s for later.
The rifle has a synthetic stock that is nicely wide enough in the fore-end to rest well in the palm. Coming with two pistol grip inserts (one installed) you have the choice of a little thicker or a little thinner, shooters choice. However, not in the palm swell, rather the finger wrap area. The palm swell is quite nice and fits my hand well. The adjustable cheek-weld is easily adjusted and seems to work well. It’s solid and in my initial testing I noticed zero movement. It’s really nice when simple designs work so well.
Moving to the trigger. It is what it is. Non adjustable. I don’t have a trigger scale so I don’t know what it breaks at. It’s a good hunting trigger I’ll say that. It’s pretty much a single stage with a relatively lengthy pull before breaking. Not overly heavy but no where near too light to be dangerous in the field. It has a bit of a grit feel to it. In a hunting scenario, I doubt I’ll even notice it. The side push safety works well. It’s quiet and smooth going from safe to fire. Fire to safe I find it a little “notchy” I guess.
Onto the side lever. She’s got a stout hammer spring with the feel of the cocking. Be sure to have a positive grip on that side lever, as it has a floating barrel handle. It can spin off of your finger tips, cause it to load a pellet before it’s cocked. Just remove the magazine and take the shot. Don’t recock it, as it will double feed. Ask me how I know. I didn’t not double feed it, I did fire the shot and there was infact a loaded pellet.
As for the magazines.
They’re nicely made of mostly metal. They load very easily and also have that tab that lets you know you’re out. It’s the typical preload the spring, load one from skirt side then continue on as many of us are used to. They are very smooth pieces. The pellets fit very nicely. They’re magnetic as well. As is the handy single shot tray that comes with the gun.
As for the chrony,
I cleaned the barrel before shooting. DO NOT, not clean the barrel, it was heavily protected for shipping. I’d rather a greasy barrel than a rusty one. I believe once the regulator is exercised a little bit, she’s going to get even better. 18 shots out of the box and she recorded what I think is a very usable back yard and farm usable pesting consistency. The second magazine actually had a much tighter spread than the first, but I didn’t separate them. So this is the first recorded string. Still, very respectable for just a hair over $300.00 (I got this one on Rich’s close out pricing so it was under $300
).With an initial 25 yard zero it’s looking to be a sub MOA shooter. Get ‘er broken in and I’ll see what I can do with it. I like this gun, I like it a lot. The hammer spring is adjustable, so I’ve little doubt the chrony numbers can get even better. I know for a fact I can make em worse, I’ve proven that to myself in the past
. I have a fat ol woodchuck out back I’m waiting to show itself again then it’s game on.Springer vs. PCP
- By beerthief
- General Discussion
- 106 Replies
Should springer shooters be shooting the same scores as the pcp shooters in field target?Should? No, why? Could? When you have the balls, yes! Is it fun to outshoot those "lazy" PCP shooters, see those jaws drop when you outshoot them, and feel like an actual boss when you do? HELL YEAH!
According to the postal service, my new shooting bags will arrive today. In the coming days I'll mount the SideWinder to my HW97K and do the last target to see what it does with a better reticle and larger magnification. To be continued...
That's my experience also.
And that my friend, is what shooting springers makes such a s..t load of fun! But springers outshooting PCP's can be done, if and when the shooter plays it's part well. I.e., when the shooter knows how to shoot. That's why I always say; learn (kids) to shoot with a springer, if they can handle that, they can handle practically any type of weapon. From a "lazy" zero-recoil PCP, to a large caliber center fire rifle. Especially now (here in Europe), that might come in handy when those damned Ruskies try to cross our border.
That man is a legend! I've haven't had the privilege yet. Most of us can learn a lot from that man.
I get that same look when i beat .22 powder burners at Bench rest with my "BB' gun ( Mac 1 USFT .177 #233 ) am trying to do the same with HW97 but it is a lot harder Why did my type switch ?
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