I have had a Gamo Urban (which I will be selling soon) for about a year and have been using a hand pump. I've decided I want to upgrade everything so I recently bought a BSA R10 from pyramid ($600, seems like an incredible deal!) and an inexpensive electric pump (VEVOR) and a refill bottle. I haven't gotten any of these yet and it's my understanding I will still need a foster quick connect hose to hook the pump to the bottle and the bottle to the rifle. Last new item is I bought a BSA first focal plane scope.
Now my questions:
1. Can I only hook up the bottle to the electric compressor, I should NOT connect the compressor directly to the rifle?
2. Is a FFP scope better or worse for shooting relatively close targets (10 to 30 yards)? I mainly use my urban for backyard target shooting but will use the r10 to occasionally hunt squirrels and/or other small game (with an occasional house sparrow killed to protect my bluebirds)
3. I've never had a rifle with a fully floating barrel like the r10, does it need any additional care to protect it and/or keep the POI from shifting?
4. The bottle I bought used from a forum member and was told I need the foster hose. Will I need anything else?
Thank you all in advance for whatever information you can give me.
Now my questions:
1. Can I only hook up the bottle to the electric compressor, I should NOT connect the compressor directly to the rifle?
2. Is a FFP scope better or worse for shooting relatively close targets (10 to 30 yards)? I mainly use my urban for backyard target shooting but will use the r10 to occasionally hunt squirrels and/or other small game (with an occasional house sparrow killed to protect my bluebirds)
3. I've never had a rifle with a fully floating barrel like the r10, does it need any additional care to protect it and/or keep the POI from shifting?
4. The bottle I bought used from a forum member and was told I need the foster hose. Will I need anything else?
Thank you all in advance for whatever information you can give me.