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  1. outdoorman

    Thought I missed

    This one was directly facing me, sitting up chewing away on something. Took the shot from 21 yards, Diana 34 .22 JSB 15.89gr dome. Did not hear the customary sound of pellet hitting squirrel. In fact, I heard nothing. Squirrel ran to the nearest tree, ran up about 20 feet, turned around and...
  2. outdoorman

    What is up with JSB?

    Got 8 new tins from PA. JSB Exact Jumbo .22 15.89 domes. I've shot tens of thousands of these over the last year or so and they have all been the same but for some minor differences in skirt edge thickness. Gone through a couple of the new tins no problem. Opened up a new tin today and noticed...
  3. outdoorman

    Cool bottle shot

    Well, I've shot hundreds and hundreds of bottles and jars and have wound up with some very interesting looking ones after the first shot but I think this is the first time my shot left an almost perfect .22 caliber hole in the front of the bottle. Shot from 20 yards with a JSB dome. I usually...
  4. outdoorman

    Another one bites the dust

    Spotted this guy out back first thing this morning. I usually, almost always, go for heart/lung shots but this guy was all hunkered down trying to stay warm on this cold blustery morning on a branch 25 yards away and about 10 feet up an oak tree in perfect side profile. I had time to relax and...
  5. outdoorman

    No escape

    Spotted a squirrel in the back yard so I grabbed my D34 and sneaked out through the sunroom to the back deck and put my scope on him at only 12 yards. Just as I squeezed the trigger he moved along, they don't sit still very long. Missed him and now he knows I'm there. Runs up a tall oak. I'm...
  6. outdoorman

    What are the odds?

    Every day on my trek through the woods, I always stop and scope a small hole far up one particular tree. I've seen squirrels in that area and have seen them on the tree so I suspected it was a squirrel den. The tree is about 32 yards away from the trail. So today I stop and scope the hole...
  7. outdoorman

    Diana 34 observations on pellet to breech fit

    Checking the fit of JSB Exact Jumbo 15.89gr .22 cal pellets in my Diana 34. First photo shows how the bottom of the pellet is slightly raised above the breech surface with pellet just pressed in with pellet pen or finger. Second photo shows slight deformation to this area of the pellet when...
  8. outdoorman

    Ricochet

    Was out plinking, shooting glass bottles of which there are literally hundreds of them strewn about on the property I shoot on. I set the bottles/jars on a log and shoot them from various distances, usually anywhere from 20-50 yards but I was taking shots at smaller pieces of ones already shot...
  9. outdoorman

    First black squirrel

    Got my first black squirrel this morning. Saw him run up about 15' into a pine tree, run around the back side but then peeked only his head out to the side. Bad choice on his part. Nailed him from 25 yards with my Diana 34 .22 15.89 JSB pellet. Dropped like a rock, did a little dance and done...
  10. outdoorman

    Another broken spring

    The Vortek spring in my Diana 34 just broke. Still works, just getting around 500fps instead of 700fps. This is the second Vortek spring I've had fail on me. The last one broke in two places, this one just one place. Seem to last about a year for me, probably around 8,000 pellets. I had...
  11. outdoorman

    30 yard head shot with a springer

    I usually go for lung shots but this guy was sitting pretty with a perfect side profile on a downed tree at 30 yards. I had the time to get calm, relax and go for a head shot using my Diana 34 .22 and shooting stick. Instant kill. No crazy dance this time, just keeled right over. Very...
  12. outdoorman

    Status Quo

    Nailed this guy from 23 yards yesterday with my Diana 34, .22 JSB 15.9 and shooting stick. Went to war two years ago over these destructive critters on our 2 acre wooded property. Took over 200 of them nearly wiping them out. The few that come around now won't last long if I see them and I...
  13. outdoorman

    You just never know, be safe out there

    MIDDLE RIVER, MD — Police said a 15-year-old boy died after being shot with a pellet gun Thursday night near Middle River. The case is under investigation. The teen was hit in the chest with a round or a fragment of a round while he and a friend were shooting targets with a pellet rifle in the...
  14. outdoorman

    Man charged with illegally killing two deer with pellet rifle

    Looks like a Gamo Varmint Hunter. Gun is cocked, safety on, tie wrap around the trigger. An accident waiting to happen. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-deer-deaths-20170908-story.html
  15. outdoorman

    New targeting fun

    Love my new Crazy 8s target I just got from PA. It makes a really nice ring sound when you hit the paddles. The paddles swing around and land on a bar that is used to reset all the paddles when you hit the top paddle. Problem is, I could never get all the paddles around as there was too much...
  16. outdoorman

    Nature

    One of the things I like about air gunning is that it is another reason to get me outdoors and enjoy nature while shooting. I was shooting jars at my little range where I often shoot and just after blasting the last piece of jar left, I noticed a little critter camping out in plain view. I also...
  17. outdoorman

    What's up with JSB pellets???

    Anybody else been getting JSB pellets with mangled skirts? Got several new tins from PA. Tins are undamaged. First tin has had lots of bad pellets. I've probably tossed over 40 of them so far. Just went to open another tin and I see lots of bad ones in there as well. These are Exact Jumbo's 15.89gr
  18. outdoorman

    Springer recoil

    So, I was editing a video of me showing off my improving shooting skills taking out a 2" diameter by 3" tall glass jar at 50 yards. I noticed how the video really shows the recoil into my shoulder as well as the forward "recoil" produced by the sudden stop of the piston. Keep replaying the video...
  19. outdoorman

    Damaged JSB tin

    Just opened a new tin of JSB Exact Jumbo's and found several damaged pellets. Then I noticed damage to the side of the tin. The cover was undamaged and hid the damage to the lower half of the tin from view. This must have happened on the assembly line if that's how it's done. Strange, never...
  20. outdoorman

    Air gunning on TV

    Heard about this on another forum. Ever hear of CarbonTV? I hadn't. Tons of outdoor shows including American Airgunner and Real Air Gun Hunting. Various other shooting, hunting, fishing and all things outdoors for your viewing pleasure. Watch on any smart device or other with a streaming...