I wanted to try something new, something different. Instead I found something approximately 60 years old. It’s like new.
I really wanted a medium powered 177 to hunt chipmunks with this weekend. The closest thing I could find was this old time Benjamin 77 carbine.
It was part of an auction I won. This was a few years back, I soaked it down with oil and it’s been sitting since.
I was amazed with two things. First off the power, second the accuracy.
The rifle actually has a little tiny Peepsight. I couldn’t imagine it would even work. It worked flawlessly. The design of this rifle is so cool. So simple. And so effective. I won four of them as part of the auction, this was the only one with a peep sight.
Below is a 32 yard, six shot group. I pulled the upper right shot that barely hit the blade. So I took one more just for fun. Shot this using that little tiny Peepsight offhand.
I shot the sixth shot after I walked out and took a picture.
I went 6\7 one shot kills on chipmunks this weekend. The one that I missed, I blew by his head. Second shot done.
Two of the shots were a bit over 20 yards. The long one was 23.
Penny actually caught a rabbit by herself. It was a baby bunny. She of course brought it to me still alive. She did the same thing with a baby bird. She set it in my hands I lifted it up and tossed it in the air and it flu 30 yards off and landed in the tree.
Mike
A 43 yard three shot group
I really wanted a medium powered 177 to hunt chipmunks with this weekend. The closest thing I could find was this old time Benjamin 77 carbine.
It was part of an auction I won. This was a few years back, I soaked it down with oil and it’s been sitting since.
I was amazed with two things. First off the power, second the accuracy.
The rifle actually has a little tiny Peepsight. I couldn’t imagine it would even work. It worked flawlessly. The design of this rifle is so cool. So simple. And so effective. I won four of them as part of the auction, this was the only one with a peep sight.
Below is a 32 yard, six shot group. I pulled the upper right shot that barely hit the blade. So I took one more just for fun. Shot this using that little tiny Peepsight offhand.
I shot the sixth shot after I walked out and took a picture.
I went 6\7 one shot kills on chipmunks this weekend. The one that I missed, I blew by his head. Second shot done.
Two of the shots were a bit over 20 yards. The long one was 23.
Penny actually caught a rabbit by herself. It was a baby bunny. She of course brought it to me still alive. She did the same thing with a baby bird. She set it in my hands I lifted it up and tossed it in the air and it flu 30 yards off and landed in the tree.
Mike
A 43 yard three shot group
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