Silhouette Fun

[oldsparky]

I am having a blast shooting Silhouettes with the 1701. Every time I shoot this I am surprised how accurate the pistol shoots. Only if it had some kind of a clip or mag for followup shots it would be perfect. I am working on some grips now and will post how they turn out. Here is a picture of my target set up. The rams are on a hinge and the rest are setting on the square tubing. Man those chickens fly when they are hit.

 

[golfer70]

That does look like a blast. It’s great to be an airgunner!

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Aim small ! Looks like fun, have a youngen around to set them all back up for you? Did you get your trigger parts sorted? I've only had the "P" model but those pistols only need one pellet at a time, here little Chicken. 



John

 

[Windmill01]

Looks like really good fun, but don’t drop a shot through one of those paint cans. Could be messy.

Gary

 

[oldsparky]

Spy I never did order a trigger shoe. I didn't think the change would make a straighter trigger blade like I was wondering about. 

About the paint. Years ago I was shooting blackpowder silhouette. the spray cans were behind some railroad ties the targets were setting on. I guess some bullet splatter hit a can, but didn't puncture the can. when I picked up the can it let go in my face. I wear glasses so my eyes were safe but everything was a mess.

 

[Windmill01]

That would have looked a treat. Lucky you were wearing your specs.

 

[mobilemail]

Go ahead, shoot the paint can, it's fun!!

The reactive nature of the fall and the clang of silhouette shooting makes it very rewarding!

I'm curious, from what distance are you attacking these guys with your 1701?

 

[rich177]

Think about shooting and perhaps running approved NRA airgun silhouette. We run both rifle and pistol silhouette at our club. Pistol distances are 10, 12.5, 15, and 18 yards for chickens, pigs turkeys, and rams respectively. Rifle distances are 20, 30, 36, and 45 yards. Complete rules are on the NRA website. Incidently, there are no follow up shots. You only get one shot at each animal. A repeater really doesn't help in silhouette.

Rick

 

[AirNGasman]

Though I have a LONG history of air rifle and pistol silhouette competition (starting in the early eighties), unfortunately it went extinct in my area almost a decade ago. That being before I got my 1701P, I can tell you those pistols are excellent choices for silhouette (or hopping-up for small game hunting). Here's a good photo of the Vernon Austin finger-groove walnut grips on my pistol after I removed the finger grooves and refinished them in the satin lustre I prefer.

 

[Brazos]

Has anyone shot silhouette with a 10M rifle (not a scoped rifle but traditional open sights)? I have a group of 10M rifles shooters, all novices having fun, and brought my silhouette targets out last week for those who wanted to shoot at something other than paper. I wasn't quite sure on what distamce to set the targets. The pistol distances listed above look like a good starting point. For the most part the rifles being used are the Daisy M853. So I am just curious if there is an already accepted silhouette target distamce for open sight 10am rifles?

 

[oldsparky]

Over the years I have shot every silhouette discipline. Some have fizzled out and others became um, complicated. So shooting in the back yard is fun and simple. I loved shooting contenders and lever guns. 

hey Airgas I was emailing Vernon A about grips, I took a cheap out and ordered some to be finished grips from eBay. I almost have them shaped but the right panel has a slight wiggle to it. I thought about a little baby of bedding compound to solve that. But wondered if the grips VA makes. Do they fit the frame tight?

Brazo, I bet the pistol distances will be a good start maybe a little easy but they will have fun and can always move back. I mostly shoot C,P,T, and Rams at 20 yards porch distance. Chickens are tough but its fun.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

With Scoped 10m rifles I've seen FT shooter use the normal ranges ( 45 ? for the largest) dont recall anyone w/out a scope those days, might have happened tho.

Now Mini-Sniping is a guaranteed good time for new and old shooters. It's just too easy - to set up- spent 9mm casing stuck in playdoe (sp) at 25-35 yards. 

Have fun.



John