My el Cheapo Swiss Arms TG-1 is supposed to arrive this Monday. EDITED: It was outside my front door. The stuff is here. I pretty much purchased everything needed, including safety and gun maintenance stuff.
But I have a long way to go before I can ever pull the trigger. One of those is understanding all the parts of the rifle, and just how they come apart and go together, and how each part is maintained. So my first question is just what kind of lubricant is required, or if I need more than one type. Since I purchased a basic beginners cleaning kit, what else might I need?
I purchased shooting glasses, over ear muffs with ear plugs. I am wondering if I need a shooting jacket. I have kind of bony shoulders, so this springer is probably going to knock the heck out of my shoulder. Does anyone make a shooting jacket that protects areas like shoulders?
I also have to build a super safe back yard shooting range for 10 meter shooting. That is my ultimate goal in the hobby, to shoot at 10 meter type targets I've looked at the commercial type pellet traps, but for the most part, they seem too small, especially for someone like myself who is starting up shooting after a 30 year layoff. I also know that pellet traps are just a small part; that a backstop is a necessity. I don't have the room for a berm (earthen) backstop, nor if I did, do I have that material. So I need to come up with another system. I've watched probably a dozen videos on YouTube on the subject. The only practical one I have seen for my situation is probably erecting 4x4 posts, with a sheet of 4x8 3/4 inch plywood bolted to those. I then would have to cover the plywood with a couple inches of foam, and then cover that with some kind of heavy duty outdoor carpet. I would hope that would be enough to stop any stray pellets from exiting my back yard. I'm also thinking of adding a 2x8 foot set of ears angled at 45 degrees toward the shooting table. Not sure how long the backstop will last. Hopefully a few years. If not, all I have to do in unscrew the carpet and foam, possibly add a 1/4 inch sheet of ply and then re- cover.
I can't think of anything else that might be needed. I actually do not have any neighbors behind me for about 300 feet. And my neighbor on my left had their property recessed back from mine so that it doesn't even come into play from where I will have my shooting platform at.
I do have one difficult problem, and that is what kind of pellets I choose. I know I will have to incrementally sight in my rifle as I move the target farther out to 10 meters. That will take a lot of pellets shot to get things aligned. I know this rifle is touted to shoot about 1400fps, but the reviews say closer to 900-1000. This is still way too fast for the 10 meter target type shooting I will eventually do. What I need to try to do is just practice with what i purchased until I can afford a quality rifle, and support gear. For now I am just trying to get back into shooting, and spend about a year getting back as close as I used to do. CaleyAnn
But I have a long way to go before I can ever pull the trigger. One of those is understanding all the parts of the rifle, and just how they come apart and go together, and how each part is maintained. So my first question is just what kind of lubricant is required, or if I need more than one type. Since I purchased a basic beginners cleaning kit, what else might I need?
I purchased shooting glasses, over ear muffs with ear plugs. I am wondering if I need a shooting jacket. I have kind of bony shoulders, so this springer is probably going to knock the heck out of my shoulder. Does anyone make a shooting jacket that protects areas like shoulders?
I also have to build a super safe back yard shooting range for 10 meter shooting. That is my ultimate goal in the hobby, to shoot at 10 meter type targets I've looked at the commercial type pellet traps, but for the most part, they seem too small, especially for someone like myself who is starting up shooting after a 30 year layoff. I also know that pellet traps are just a small part; that a backstop is a necessity. I don't have the room for a berm (earthen) backstop, nor if I did, do I have that material. So I need to come up with another system. I've watched probably a dozen videos on YouTube on the subject. The only practical one I have seen for my situation is probably erecting 4x4 posts, with a sheet of 4x8 3/4 inch plywood bolted to those. I then would have to cover the plywood with a couple inches of foam, and then cover that with some kind of heavy duty outdoor carpet. I would hope that would be enough to stop any stray pellets from exiting my back yard. I'm also thinking of adding a 2x8 foot set of ears angled at 45 degrees toward the shooting table. Not sure how long the backstop will last. Hopefully a few years. If not, all I have to do in unscrew the carpet and foam, possibly add a 1/4 inch sheet of ply and then re- cover.
I can't think of anything else that might be needed. I actually do not have any neighbors behind me for about 300 feet. And my neighbor on my left had their property recessed back from mine so that it doesn't even come into play from where I will have my shooting platform at.
I do have one difficult problem, and that is what kind of pellets I choose. I know I will have to incrementally sight in my rifle as I move the target farther out to 10 meters. That will take a lot of pellets shot to get things aligned. I know this rifle is touted to shoot about 1400fps, but the reviews say closer to 900-1000. This is still way too fast for the 10 meter target type shooting I will eventually do. What I need to try to do is just practice with what i purchased until I can afford a quality rifle, and support gear. For now I am just trying to get back into shooting, and spend about a year getting back as close as I used to do. CaleyAnn