Just went 5 for 5 on small pieces of sidewalk chalk, 4 at 50 yards and he last one at 64 yards! The snow helps with reading windage... sending AA 16s. Loving my Bantam Sniper...
Current plinking weather....
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Weather here in the SE sucks donkey. Wet, windy, and cold every other day.
Question on the Bantam: Does it ever blow out the breech O-Ring? My Compatto would do that every so often.
Question on the Bantam: Does it ever blow out the breech O-Ring? My Compatto would do that every so often.
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Haven’t had it happen on the Compatto over thousands of pellets. Same with the Bantam, I have at least 3k pellets through the Bantam without a single hiccup. Though the Bantam is my main rig the Compatto is still very much a part of the line up. I believe blowing out the barrel O ring falls under “gun handling” making sure the bolt is always closed before firing. Or, if bolt is open, safety is always on. Both of my Brococks have been amazing to me in their accuracy and just plain working all the time. Boringly accurate when just plinking or target shooting. But when drawing a bead on critters it is with “high confidence “. Because we know those shots are high stakes, a miss and you’ve just educated a critter.
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Weather here is preventing any shooting. Snow and rain last night, now 15-20 mph winds. Last night's winds brought the corn chaff into the yard and every once in awhile I catch a glimpse and think it's a chipper running across the snow.
The snow did show me that there is a least one more rabbit in the garden to watch for.
The snow did show me that there is a least one more rabbit in the garden to watch for.
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Warmed up here to -22F, but still too brisk to plink. But there is a registered skeet match that will proceed.
Mike
Mike
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I will tell ya, I am as airhead and scattered as they come, but when something keeps happening to me a few times, I pay attention.
Now, the only Fly I have ever killed at 35ish yards has been with the Compatto. But it definitely blew the O ring every so often and it wasn’t me.
Now, the only Fly I have ever killed at 35ish yards has been with the Compatto. But it definitely blew the O ring every so often and it wasn’t me.
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I hear you, but if the gun is in battery, it can’t happen. Maybe you got a lemon? Wrong O ring size?, etc. only O ring I changed on the Compatto was at the inlet valve.
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This time of year sucks for extended shooting sessions, shoot five while freezing. Go in and warm up go back out and do it again. My plan is to enclose the deck. Will be working on that in the coming year.
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It would blow with the pull of the trigger. Would scare the crap out of me. Was my first pcp and I had no clue of what was going on. Matter of fact, the reason I ask is because you can hear a hint of the issue being glazed over from Giles’ review of the original? Bantam I think.
*7:32 He does say “bolt open” but mine WAS closed. I think it’s because the bolt was very light. I also think that’s why current models have a more robust bolt. But, maybe I did just get a lemon, I was just curious if it was a common problem, etc.
https://youtu.be/VEUjT-qdbAs
*7:32 He does say “bolt open” but mine WAS closed. I think it’s because the bolt was very light. I also think that’s why current models have a more robust bolt. But, maybe I did just get a lemon, I was just curious if it was a common problem, etc.
https://youtu.be/VEUjT-qdbAs
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i tore out my patio to replace it so i can't setup my winter shooting "hut", but i usually sit inside my ground blind with a small electric space heater under the shooting bench. in extreme cold i open the zippered window only enough to shoot. it's also nice when the starlings show up.
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Boy.....you fellas up north are really getting the cold and snow! I can barely get any shooting or anything else outdoors related done down here due to it raining nearly every other day.
Beautiful pictures Mr. Leon.
Beautiful pictures Mr. Leon.
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I'm so glad I moved South 20+yrs ago.
Today I had the Impact out and it was a beautiful sunny day and 55deg on Jan 19th. Yesterday sucked tho
Today I had the Impact out and it was a beautiful sunny day and 55deg on Jan 19th. Yesterday sucked tho
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