What have you done with your airgun today?

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...well, yesterday I reconfigured the AP16 compact into a standard...does that count...???...

...I had just perfected the 50 foot zero and then blew the breech o ring out by fumbling the decoking and discharging the gun with the bolt open...

...as I had to take it apart anyway I put the new standard barrel on it and was glad I did...there was some rusting around the muzzle where the barrel sticks out of the shroud...I had not noted this when I first got it and am glad I did not store it like that...

...I may have got the last one in the states and maybe anywhere so I just cleaned it as best I could...

...I also carried the AP16 in the woods with a Tanto attached for the first time...I stuck the assembled rig into a tripod bag and it carries nicely and is discrete and the gun is readily accessible...the compact in a shoulder holster was not working so well...for one thing anything I wanted to shoot was long gone by the time I got the Tanto screwed on...

...there is room for spare air cylinders and ammo in that accessory pouch...the gun is swimming in the bag but it does not print...it will be easy to shove the gun into to get it out of sight...

...it does look a little like a gun bag but not just like one...it is innocuous in the cab of the truck...it is not great, but it is cheap and effective...I do not like how the containment depends upon the zipper...the padding could be thicker...it seems rugged enough...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009KUKZ3I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I accidentally shot a Canadian Goose, dead center in the neck, with a pellet pistol from 40 yards away. Now you wouldn't think a 350 fps 14gr pellet would do much harm at that range, but one "flier" broke the damn thing's neck, and the tree-hugging neighbors who were sitting on their deck went berserk. They called the local police, the State Game Warden, and the local paper.

The weird thing part is I was shooting at the geese's feet, trying to chase them back into the lake. The neighbors were feeding the geese deer corn to attract them, because they were "pretty". Little did they know that each goose drops 1.5 lb's of feces per day, and it is generally full of bacteria, including E. Coli, assorted disease viruses, and parasites. 

Geese flock. Feed one, and you will end up feeding 10 to 30. That's 30 to 40+ lbs of goose crap in your yard each and every day they come to feed. The stench in the Summer can be overwhelming! It's not wise to bait Canadian Geese!

State and Federal game officials discourage such practices due to the dangers of diseases being inadvertently brought into the home on the bottom of your shoes, and dangers to children playing in the yards/shorelines of lakes and ponds.

The local police thought my pcp pistol was a .22 caliber firearm because it had a .22 caliber hole in the breech. I had to show them how a pcp works before they walked away. The local game warden agreed geese are disease vectors and need to be discouraged from flocking in yards, and suggested I try my dog, fireworks, sticks, rocks, but avoid anything that resembles a firearm. He concurred "accidental death", no harm, no foul, no ticket! 

I'm thinking next time: Wrist Rocket slingshot...and dayglo orange paintballs!!!

Regards,

Kindly 'Ol Uncle Hoot

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 "Corn...corn...corn...eating fresh dried corn...oh how delicious...eating fresh dried corn..."
 
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Scary to have to deal with a bunch of officials, any of whom might be in a mood that day. It would have been helpful if the game warden talked to your neighbors to educate them.

I know plenty of people who feed wild animals and move them into neighbors properties when they get too bothersome. Lots of people just can't think things through.
 
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I accidentally shot a Canadian Goose, dead center in the neck, with a pellet pistol from 40 yards away. Now you wouldn't think a 350 fps 14gr pellet would do much harm at that range, but one "flier" broke the damn thing's neck, and the tree-hugging neighbors who were sitting on their deck went berserk. They called the local police, the State Game Warden, and the local paper.

The weird thing part is I was shooting at the geese's feet, trying to chase them back into the lake. The neighbors were feeding the geese deer corn to attract them, because they were "pretty". Little did they know that each goose drops 1.5 lb's of feces per day, and it is generally full of bacteria, including E. Coli, assorted disease viruses, and parasites. 

Geese flock. Feed one, and you will end up feeding 10 to 30. That's 30 to 40+ lbs of goose crap in your yard each and every day they come to feed. The stench in the Summer can be overwhelming! It's not wise to bait Canadian Geese!

State and Federal game officials discourage such practices due to the dangers of diseases being inadvertently brought into the home on the bottom of your shoes, and dangers to children playing in the yards/shorelines of lakes and ponds.

The local police thought my pcp pistol was a .22 caliber firearm because it had a .22 caliber hole in the breech. I had to show them how a pcp works before they walked away. The local game warden agreed geese are disease vectors and need to be discouraged from flocking in yards, and suggested I try my dog, fireworks, sticks, rocks, but avoid anything that resembles a firearm. He concurred "accidental death", no harm, no foul, no ticket! 

I'm thinking next time: Wrist Rocket slingshot...and dayglo orange paintballs!!!

Regards,

Kindly 'Ol Uncle Hoot

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 "Corn...corn...corn...eating fresh dried corn...oh how delicious...eating fresh dried corn..."
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I really dislike the damn Canada Geese. Rats with wings if you ask me.

By the way, they probably were American Geese, not Canadian. They are Canada Geese, and one would be a Canada Goose, but not necessarily a Canadian 😎
 
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I finished the first stage of my glass bedding on my CFR. I have the rear block nice and snug. I used clay to fill the gaps in the rear block so the bedding is tight on all contacts. I just applied some more that’s curing now to touch up spots. Then I’ll dremel all the excess when done. Only contact will be the very front and rear. The rest of the stock is sanded down so no contact is allowed. Obviously I jumped the gun painting it and will have to redo the paint job when finished. 
 
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This evening I converted all the fasteners on my impact to stainless fasteners. Normally if a gun is all black I leave the black fasteners alone, but on a silver/black edition Impact, the stainless heads just add some bling, and really just pop out on all the areas that are black on the gun. They came out better looking on the silver scope rail, too. 
 
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@ HEPPOTER, regarding the geese problem-

i have the same dilemma. Geese swarm all over the lower half of my property, all over my pond. During the mid day there all out of the pond, rooting thru the grass fields, pooping all over. I told my wife I’m getting a coyote decoy from Flambeau, and I’ve actually seen the decoy used on college football and baseball fields to keep the geese away. 

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To keep them away from my pond, go on Amazon, and they have floating alligator heads with glowing eyes. They look very realistic. No batteries, they just float along and all you see is half the head sticking out along with the eyes. I want to keep the herons away, too, cause they eat my fish.



https://www.amazon.com/Floating-Alligator-Crocodile-Accessories-Decoration/dp/B08D3GLNZV


 
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That crocodile thing looks great. Unfortunately, we have both critters we like and critters we don't like drinking out of our pond. But this looks like a winner in the bathtub!

I bet it would be even better with a motor and a submerged propeller.

I like the coyote too. Same deal, though. Decoys are not for us in the yard, though I'd put them in the garden.
 
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