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"emasel"My name is Ed. I live near Rochester, NY and I've just gotten started in PCP air rifle target shooting and field target shooting.

Ed, I wanted to welcome you to the site and also offer my sincere condolences. You're not aware of it just yet but you are in the beginning throws of a serious addiction. Once you've discovered the joy of shooting an incredibly accurate air rifle like the one you just got with that awesome scope, you will be hooked. You indicated you are married. Before long, you will be trying to figure out how to sneak a new but even sweeter air rifle into the house without "Mom" seeing you. Then come the standard lines when she finds out. "Where did that rifle come from, Dear?" What rifle, Honey? Oh...You mean that old thing?" Yeah, Ed...I see it in your future. Take it from someone who is way past the need for his first intervention. Happy shooting! Oh and squirrels don't get decimated. I nailed 101 of them in my back yard last year and don't even back up to the woods. I back up to the old lady's yard who has been feeding them for the last quarter century. Just nailed number 16 for this year on Sunday.

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A big hello to all. My name is Al and my love of the shooting sports began early on with my uncle taking my brother & me shooting, hunting rabbit and squirrel with his Glenfield .22 rifle. After that it was asking for a pellet rifle for us to shoot in the yard. Well, after many years and shooting many types of firearms, the good 'ole airguns are still just as much fun as any other and maybe more with the ammo being way cheaper. I'm just getting into the PCP club and already have found a wealth of info here. Thanks to Ted & Michael for this forum & to the rest of the passionate gunners for their input.
Salute to my fellow servicemen & women
AR (my initials)
 
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Hello. I have been shooting airguns for about 10 years. I live in Washington State on the desert side and when we moved into our new "retirement" home 10 years ago out in the country, we had a huge ground squirrel problem. I got a Benjamin Trail Nitro and over a few years managed to take about 300 pests from my yard as well as several neighbors. However, the squirrels were getting smart and I could not get close enough with the Trail Nitro to be accurate. Last year I got a Marauder in 22 and pushed my kill range out to 50 - 60 yards. I was hooked. That marauder lead to a BSA R10 in 22, a Condor in 22, and a FLEX in 30. It was a steep and slippery slope. Now I am thinking I want to try a bullpup to see what all the fuss is about. I was an avid shooter and reloader until I got into PCPs, now my powder burners sit in the safe collecting dust.
 
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Hey guys, I've been lurking around for some time and finally just decided to join. I started shooting airguns a couple years ago when I had some squirrels living in the eaves of my house. You know how it goes... I bought a $70 springer from Dicks Sporting Goods and the rest is history. Now I have a Mutant standard .22, an AA s510 .25 and a few more multi pumps and co2 guns. I enjoy learning more and more every day about this sport/hobby from the guys who have been doing it a lot longer. Hopefully I can contribute in some way. Thanks for having me!
 
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Welcome, Tweeter! I started out with air guns in much the same way as you did, and have evolved the same way too! I, of course, had BB and pellet guns as a kid; but nothing like the state-of-the-art that exists now! I have found air guns to be more fascinating than firearms, and the technology of air guns is certainly advancing at a much greater rate than firearms these days. I particularly like the stealth of air guns, and I am finding that I am taking more small game with my FX Impact .30 than I do with rimfire or shotguns. I attribute that to the stealth factor. Plus, I don't have to worry nearly as much about my background when shooting.
 
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Hello and thank you for such a wonderful and informative forum! I am Anton and go by AJ.
I have been a long time powder burning shooter and an accuracy fanatic who was crazy into reloading for the best long range precision shooting. I have primarily been shooting an old FWB 300s with an old Bushnell 4-12x AO scope with BDC stadia reticle which I used to reliably dispatch small farm pests from 5 to 55 yards over the years (head and eye shots only) and have recently got a chance to see Ted's Holdover videos and got interested in long range precision air gun shooting. I had recently acquired a surprisingly accurate Crosman 1701p with a larger transfer port, 3-9x Bugbuster scope, TKO LDC, and AR collapsible stock and am truly shocked and amazed by how accurate this little pistol is! I use some of my reloading equipment to weigh and sort pellets for the best accuracy in addition to a Dan Brown air gauge and a Beeman Pell sizer. I primarily shoot sorted and processed Crosman brand Pointed and Premier pellets in 177 and 22. I am now looking to buy more accurate examples of air guns to shoot! Now I can truly understand why people say that this sport is an addiction!
 
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Welcome, AJ! I too have been immersed in the firearm culture my whole life. I was heavily into reloading as a teenager and possessed a veritable arsenal of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. I even graduated Gunner's Mate "A" School in the U.S. Navy. But, I'm actually learning more about ballistics, shooting airguns! I really consider my FX Impact .30 superior for small game than my rimfires and shotguns. The stealth aspect is remarkable :).
 
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ncrary, the Wild West must still be alive in the desert side of Washington State... you managed to bag a couple of neighbors along with 300 squirrels? :)

My given name is Pete and I go by ironlion269 as a nod to growing up in a great neighborhood as an Irish-German kid. I began shooting targets and plinking during those long-ago days in SW Ohio though I never hunted. Nothing against it, just didn't have anyone in my life to mentor me. Now I'm in my mid-50's in Central Indiana and have the air gun disease too. Started with a Crosman American Classic Air Pistol 1377 (modded with the stock, steel breach kit, and 4X32 scope), then a Benjamin Trail NP Pistol in .177. Just recently I moved on to a Benjamin 392 that came with a very poorly fitted barrel and front sight, all canted out to the left. I considered returning it but then couldn't resist messing with it. Managed to snap off the top half of the front blade (unintentionally, D'OH!), epoxied it back on with a tilt to the right (intentionally), and now am teaching myself to shoot it with a front sight that looks like I'm holding up my left index finger and slightly crooking it to the right. If I place my target at the tip of the "finger" I am spot on at 25 yards. Yes, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Kluge Lord and proud of it. Next came the springers starting with a Crosman Optimus in .22 (returned as I couldn't get a good handle on the Artillery hold with that stinking Crosman trigger in the way), and then a Hatsan Model 95 in .177 which is my current passion. As I await a Leapers scope and single piece mount for the Hatsan (UPS bring it to me!) I have been practicing the Artillery hold on the Hatsan out to 25 yards with the fiber optics. My eyesight is not great for distance so 25 yards is my practical limit. No plans to dive deeper into the madness at this time but that siren song of the PCPs may yet drive me onto the rocks. We'll see. Meanwhile, I shoot and I snark. You have been warned.
 
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Welcome, ironlion269! I grew up in the heart of Kluge Lord country in southcentral PA (Amish country). I am more of a Knights of Columbus kinda guy, but I digress :). I am currently an ex-pat, as it were, residing in SoCal. (I was stationed here in the Navy as a teenager, and fell in love with the weather!)

I started out with PCPs, looking for a more efficacious way to take small game than with rimfires or shotguns. I currently have an FX Impact .30 with a Hawke Sidewinder scope, and couldn't be happier! The stealth has really added value to my hunting experience.
 
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Howdy. I am Bill (buckyusn) and I reside in Allen, TX. Buckle up, this might get a little "windy." I grew up in NJ and did some competitive small-bore shooting and hunting before I got involved in other spor Growing up my dad taught me marksmanship, and introduced me to air rifles & BB-guns. I retired from the Navy in 2014, and at that time was mainly into shooting handguns (A salute to all of the veterans and first responders on the forum. Thank you for your service so I could do my part.)

My wife rides horses, and in the barn we rent at they have a pretty severe rat problem, that was not adequately solved by the introduction of a barn cat. I ended up buying a Crosman NP Fire at the local Tractor Supply to try my hand at killing rats. This was purely a practical move. ;)

Relatively recently I was introduced to Ted's Holdover videos on YouTube. I blame Ted's fine handiwork with marksmanship, gift for gab, and excellent videos for fully re-igniting my interest in air guns. (Thanks, Ted...got any advice on new airgun equipment purchase negotiations with the spousal unit?)

Anyhow, now I'm trying to figure out how to get into PCPs, while honing my rifle skills with the Crosman I already own. I'm already scouring the inter-webs for tuning tips, since I expect that there may be some relatively small things I can do to improve the inherent accuracy of that rifle while I save my pennies for a PCP and all of the required support gear. (What I could really use is a forum that lists all of the best responses to give to my wife on why I "need" another air-rifle.)

Cheers all.
 
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Hi, Bill; it's always nice to welcome a fellow squid! I was a muzzle-lover on a tincan 40 years ago. I have been into the shooting arts since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I gotta say, I have never been more into shooting since I seriously got into modern air guns. I had Daisy BB guns and Crosman pellet guns as a kid, but nothing like the state-of-art now! I was raised using all manner of firearms used for hunting, plinking, and competition; and then went hell-bent for leather as a gunner's mate in the Navy. (BTW, what was your rating?)

I have pretty much put up my rimfires and shotguns in favor of my FX Impact .30 for small game. As I've said many times before on Airgun Nation  ("AGN"), the stealth of air guns trumps firearms for small game, IMO. At any rate, welcome again; I believe you'll find AGN to be a valuable resource :)
 
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Marcella69, thank you for the warm welcome! I was a P-3 Orion NFO in my past life. Now I support the government as a "slimy contractor." I haven't been hunting much lately, but as I accurize my Crosman, my plan is to do battle with the rats in the barn. If that works out, I hope to have enough saved up for a PCP. I am leaning towards one of the bullpup designs, and I'm curious about the Kral Puncher Breaker, along with the Hatsan offerings (Bull Boss and Gladius). I'm thinking .25cal, but that may be "too much" rifle for rats, pest birds, and maybe prarie dogs.

Regards,
Bill
 
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If I may call you Bill, sir; you were definitely operating at well above my pay rate! I rotated as an E-5 and was lucky to get that! Going the flight officer route is a ballsy move, no doubt. I went down to Pensacola 13 years ago to see my son get commissioned as a supply officer. He went the OCS route, as well. (All the classifications are now mixed in together in Navy OCS, even the aviators and NFOs. This surprised me; as when I was in, the aviators and NFOs had their own OCS school.) He is now a lieutenant commander and loves it. He ended up marrying another Navy supply officer (also a LCDR), and they are both planning to put in their 20. I'm very proud of him. I actually advocated that he join the Navy as a supply officer after seeing first hand the career paths of the different classifications. He majored in finance in college and was grousing about how he wasn't getting any call backs on his resumes. I told him that if I were him, I would join the Navy as a supply officer. I used to see the Supply Corps officers get head-hunted frequently by Fortune 500 companies; along with the aviators, flight officers, and engineering folks. But I told him that he would have a better chance of keeping his nose clean for full pension in the Supply Corps. Too much drama as a SWO or NFO! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxDoFbsvWA

I did my homework before settling on the FX Impact .30. It really isn't too much oomph for small game. At 76 ft#, it inhabits that no-man's land just below the ballistics of a rimfire, yet still has the motts to reach out beyond 100 yds to kill small game humanely. (I'm still getting 20 ft# at 120 yds, four times that needed to kill a bunny!) Plus, the Impact is a bullpup (I carry mine in a backpack!) and has features galore, such as field-swappable bottles at 40 regulated shots per fill. It is also uber-accurate :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNONcrNmWDE
 
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"buckyusn"Howdy. I am Bill (buckyusn) and I reside in Allen, TX. Buckle up, this might get a little "windy." I grew up in NJ and did some competitive small-bore shooting and hunting before I got involved in other spor Growing up my dad taught me marksmanship, and introduced me to air rifles & BB-guns. I retired from the Navy in 2014, and at that time was mainly into shooting handguns (A salute to all of the veterans and first responders on the forum. Thank you for your service so I could do my part.)

My wife rides horses, and in the barn we rent at they have a pretty severe rat problem, that was not adequately solved by the introduction of a barn cat. I ended up buying a Crosman NP Fire at the local Tractor Supply to try my hand at killing rats. This was purely a practical move. ;)

Relatively recently I was introduced to Ted's Holdover videos on YouTube. I blame Ted's fine handiwork with marksmanship, gift for gab, and excellent videos for fully re-igniting my interest in air guns. (Thanks, Ted...got any advice on new airgun equipment purchase negotiations with the spousal unit?)

Anyhow, now I'm trying to figure out how to get into PCPs, while honing my rifle skills with the Crosman I already own. I'm already scouring the inter-webs for tuning tips, since I expect that there may be some relatively small things I can do to improve the inherent accuracy of that rifle while I save my pennies for a PCP and all of the required support gear. (What I could really use is a forum that lists all of the best responses to give to my wife on why I "need" another air-rifle.)

Cheers all.
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Howdy partner!! Welcome aboard to our hobby/addiction, this is a small world, I'm in Allen too. Off 121 & Alma.
You've come to the right place if information is what you're looking for. 

I do pest control as well, currently at a feed mill north of Frisco. It's a target rich facility (not very big but full of pest) rats and pigeons are everywhere since it a buffet of feed year round. Once you've settled on a PCP, drop me a line maybe we can schedule a ratting session : )

My first air rifle was a Benjamin NP2, mainly got it to pick off those pesky rabbits around the house, that was short lived once I got into PCP's. All hell broke loose when I decided on a FX Wildcat in .25 (alil over kill but these rat's are over sized lol), then started looking into night visions and built my own with the help of some of the members on this forum.

Any-who, welcome to AGN, let me know if you have any questions or would like to plink or shoot the breeze.
Cheers! 

 
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I am FANG of JUNKYARD AIRGUN'S.
I am also known as OC. A member of many forums.

My interest is deep into most aspects s of this hobby. 10 meter, spring and PCP. 22- .357.

I do my own work and have a shop full of equipment and a machine shop background.

I am known to many all over the USA and overseas.

Just thought I would drop in and check you guys out.

Thanks!!

FANGSTER💀

JUNKYARD AIRGUN'S
 
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Greetings Airgun Nation this is John from upstate NY (near Rochester)! I have been into air gunning from about 10 years old with a Daisy 102 Cub, then a Crosman 760. Many moons have passed from me going to college, working a lot, then slowing down, enjoying life more now. About 3 years ago I purchased a Crosman 1377 pistol to plink at spoons, out the back door of the house to relax. Then the Crosman 397. One day I noticed a sign at the Crosman factory...National Field Target Championships. I checked online, visited the event and have been hooked ever since. I now compete with a Benjamin Marauder .177, and a Crosman 1720T pistol. I am very interested in promoting the sport of air gunning. I am currently organizing a trial indoor air gun program at the Pinnacle Fitness facility in Victor NY. We (about 7-12 shooters) have been shooting at Pinnacle Fitness about 8 times so far, mostly on Sunday evening from 4-6:30pm. I am also actively working with Crosman to have field target events at a local gun club called Mendon Conservation League. I am learning that it takes lots of work to stage a field target event. I am just starting slowly with a manageable number of targets and challenge. My first event is scheduled at Mendon Conservation League (Mendon NY) on Sunday 4/23/17 from 4-7pm. I look forward to the challenge and reward of air gunning.
 
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