I believe we ran into each other on line then face to face at the GOB Field Target club in Pulaski TN, at one match I over heard Brett say he couldn't shoot at his house and was driving to a range in Woodbury a few miles from us so I invited hi9m to sit in a Cow field & shoot any time. The rifle range will allow airguns and normally lets him use their Archery Range as no one else is ever there allowing frequent target changes & such. I was happy to hear they now have concrete shooting benchs for the 100 & 200 yard rifle ranges so I may need to stop in with the Hm1000x in the near future.
First we ran his muzzle loading crosman 66 smooth bore over the chrony, about 225 with slingshot ammo - magnets on breech help hold the balls in place
the same fps with lead round ball
The rig
Then I personally was amazed at the grouping at about 18 yards
some sighters up to the Left then a five shot group near the bull, note 2 balls through the same hole just over the 9. The balls really dug a trench in the gravel behind and I am thinking a rabbit at 15 yards wouldn't stand a chance.
An excellent use of extra parts & left overs.
He was also nice enough to sight in my .30 HM1000x
and while we only had 37-38 yards set up it does seem as though it is a one hole rifle. Left it sighted about 2" high at 37 thinking that might at least get me on paper at 50 then the match to 100 yards should be easy, I cant wait.
The .30 does move, hard to call it recoil but certainly the rifle moves on you, nothing like say a .22 at 30fpe and I am spoiled by 12fpe target rigs. Not any problem to use but you do need to hold it a bit so espresso drinkers and such who are accustomed to NO contact bench shooting off a bag will need a new hold. Also a safe and secure HEAVY duty back stop is required. I am very used to just shooting a fresh haybale with .177 & 22 ( even the .45 with round ball) but the hay bale didn't even change the impact area on the tree's 200 yards beyond the backstop. So not at all a squirrel gun but that isn't what it is built for anyway. Hopefully I will get to the range and print some 100 groups, which it is meant to do.
As it was now sighted in somewhat Tammy took a few shots
She liked it, well balanced, good trigger, smooth everything and "hit what I aimed at". Always good to have her approval.
And even at 37-38 yards Brett managed a group with the crosman 66 pumper that you could cover with a coffee cup, a heck of a lot of fun and much better than just calling all the parts scrap and sending them off to the dump. Should make a fine carpenter bee salt gun , maybe a blow dart rigs , ..... ..
John
First we ran his muzzle loading crosman 66 smooth bore over the chrony, about 225 with slingshot ammo - magnets on breech help hold the balls in place
the same fps with lead round ball
The rig
Then I personally was amazed at the grouping at about 18 yards
some sighters up to the Left then a five shot group near the bull, note 2 balls through the same hole just over the 9. The balls really dug a trench in the gravel behind and I am thinking a rabbit at 15 yards wouldn't stand a chance.
An excellent use of extra parts & left overs.
He was also nice enough to sight in my .30 HM1000x
and while we only had 37-38 yards set up it does seem as though it is a one hole rifle. Left it sighted about 2" high at 37 thinking that might at least get me on paper at 50 then the match to 100 yards should be easy, I cant wait.
The .30 does move, hard to call it recoil but certainly the rifle moves on you, nothing like say a .22 at 30fpe and I am spoiled by 12fpe target rigs. Not any problem to use but you do need to hold it a bit so espresso drinkers and such who are accustomed to NO contact bench shooting off a bag will need a new hold. Also a safe and secure HEAVY duty back stop is required. I am very used to just shooting a fresh haybale with .177 & 22 ( even the .45 with round ball) but the hay bale didn't even change the impact area on the tree's 200 yards beyond the backstop. So not at all a squirrel gun but that isn't what it is built for anyway. Hopefully I will get to the range and print some 100 groups, which it is meant to do.
As it was now sighted in somewhat Tammy took a few shots
She liked it, well balanced, good trigger, smooth everything and "hit what I aimed at". Always good to have her approval.
And even at 37-38 yards Brett managed a group with the crosman 66 pumper that you could cover with a coffee cup, a heck of a lot of fun and much better than just calling all the parts scrap and sending them off to the dump. Should make a fine carpenter bee salt gun , maybe a blow dart rigs , ..... ..
John
