At the range? Sure why not.

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Gabpan

Gabpan

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Recently I went to the shooting range and I took my beeman pistol with me. 

We shoot for 20min then target check. I often shoot black powder. Anyone who knows about black powder knows it's slow going. So as we get into the last few minutes before target check I decided to shoot the fast loadin and shooting beeman. 

It wasn't out of it's case long before the compliments and curiosity of the range inhabitants came around. Pretty cool.

A few weeks later I am at the range again figuring out how to shoot my Sig p320 straight and I see a senior gentleman with a PCP air rifle! I'm probably giving myself too much credit but I think I started a trend.

Shooting firearms has given me a new appreciation for my air arms. It's so much cheaper per shot! My 9mm is about .40 cent per shot. The .177 is .01 per shot.

Next time I am out I am going to take the Hatsan .22 and see if I can hit 50 yards. So much fun guys. If you haven't yet take them to the range. I honestly thought that I would look silly but instead I got complimented.
 
At my local range there is a small indoor facility. People post their targets all winter in an attempt to one up each other but the last couple years a airgunner who I have yet to meet has put near perfect ones up raising the bar for for all. The person who showed me the targets seems to think the guy is a ghost who has legendary shooting skills. Love it!
 
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Some of the guys at my range who shoot air guns are some of the best shooters there at any given time. These are the guys who can shoot out a squirrels eye from 75+ yards. All serious firearm owners that I know at least respect and appreciate air guns for what they are. They have their place as tools just like firearms.
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That's my kind of shooting. I used to go out with a buddy shooting .22lr at long range at quarter size targets at 100+ yards. Hey an Mr. Squirrel should have wore safely glasses! Lol.
 
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At my local range there is a small indoor facility. People post their targets all winter in an attempt to one up each other but the last couple years a airgunner who I have yet to meet has put near perfect ones up raising the bar for for all. The person who showed me the targets seems to think the guy is a ghost who has legendary shooting skills. Love it!
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The accuracy and precision of air arms is hard to beat! At 10 yards in my home range I set up army men, targets and even bamboo skewers. 

I can easily hit and split the skewers. As for the army men I can pin point any part of the body (lots of head shots). The paper targets got boring hole on hole for the most part.

It did take me a little time to get better as an air shooter and get used to the recoil of a springer. However I progressed quicker than I thought.
 
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I am the only one I have seen on the range with an airgun. I am fairly well known for this as that is what I usually shoot. I let one of the regulars that usually shoots steel at timed intervals take a couple of shots with my Impact at 200 yards. This was back before the Chinese Virus was so kindly sent to us. Told him where to hold as the wind changes constantly. He hit the target both times and had a big grin on his face as he walked away. Let a few others shoot my 9mm carbine/arrowgun. It is just a Crosman 2250 with an eighteen inch DAQ barrel and Discovery tube so very light weight and it kicks pretty good at 100fpe. Surprised look and then big grins as well. Which reminds me I still have not found anything that will shoot accurately from this thing. Other than arrows that is.

Most of the guys I see shooting their .22 rifles are shooting large targets at 50 yards which is my air pistol range. I shoot them at 1 and 2" shoot and see targets. My air rifles are shot at 75 to 200 yards.
 
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Things have changed over the years. Probably optics more then anything. It used to be a shot at 300 yards was stretching it. Go to YouTube and watch what long range shooters of Utah do. And they are doing it with calibers and equipment which surprised me. Optics and the ballistic programs that get you close help a lot too. If a good time to be a long range shooter.
 
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