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MDriskill replied to the thread N/A Is air pistol cheaper in the long run [edit:] than competitive firearms shooting?.Yes, the FAS is a good choice. One reservation is that the velocity is a little low to consistently punch cleah holes in target paper...- MDriskill replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.1. These guns have a long tapered breech leade. Be sure you've pushed the pellet in far enough that the skirt is solidly sealing against...
- MDriskill replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.OK, this is kinda off-the-wall, but imagine a springer pistol with a Tempest-like powerplant located farther forward and lower (in...
- MDriskill reacted to KimbapSodaPap's post in the thread N/A Is air pistol cheaper in the long run [edit:] than competitive firearms shooting? with
Like. Never shot airgun before but getting very interested in it. Partially for the competitive aspect (10m air pistol) and long-term ammo... - MDriskill reacted to Ranchibi's post in the thread N/A Is air pistol cheaper in the long run [edit:] than competitive firearms shooting? with Like. Airgun ammo especially smaller calibers are definitely more cost effective than PB ammo. Plus one can shoot a 10m pistol indoors or out...
- MDriskill reacted to boscoebrea's post in the thread N/A Is air pistol cheaper in the long run [edit:] than competitive firearms shooting? with Like. first off pellets do not know if there going in a rifle or a pistol,pistols are a lot harder to shot.I would get a good Daisey717 747...
- MDriskill reacted to Helmet's post in the thread N/A Is air pistol cheaper in the long run [edit:] than competitive firearms shooting? with Like. Most 10m PCP air pistols come with two easily swappable air cylinders. It usually takes around 50-60 pumps to fill one cylinder from 80...
- MDriskill replied to the thread N/A Is air pistol cheaper in the long run [edit:] than competitive firearms shooting?.This may be beside the point if you've already decided on PCP. But you don't have to break the bank to get started. There are good...
- MDriskill replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.Exactly! I learned this lesson many years ago when I first got my P1. I was shooting at full-power into a trap in my garage, and...
- I don't really know what it is about the Hurricane and the Tempest, but I like them. I have five of them in total. They are heavy to...
- MDriskill replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.Stevoo brings up a great point: springer recoil has two parts: first, an "equal and opposite" reaction to the piston's motion; then a...
- The Tempest and all the other variants has the barrel above the cylinder to create a length which could correctly be handled as a...
- MDriskill replied to the thread N/A What’s the most beautiful airgun you’ve owned?.Another favorite of mine is the vintage Webley Mk 3, a classic tap-loading underlever. Webley was a VERY conservative bunch in those...
- MDriskill replied to the thread Diana 350 Magnum year Identification.It will be clear once you get the beast in hand! Any Diana rifle made since the 1970's should have the date of manufacture, in "MM YY"...
- Just picked up a Hurricane with custom grips and a complete workover by David Slade . to me a much nicer shooter than my Tempest...
