N/A What springer did you shoot on this Christmas eve?

9am 32° shot the XS46U in .22
What springer did you shoot today?

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Curious how the Red Ryder and the Daisy 499 or 99????? compared on accuracy at what distance? Thinking the scope evened up the score.
I'm curious about that myself. Lately I've been finding myself wanting to build a BB gun and I'm wondering if there's any good way to combine the two. I'd like to get the accuracy of the 499 with the autofeeding of the Red Ryder and get a velocity of around 400 fps. Maybe an AEG.
 
Curious how the Red Ryder and the Daisy 499 or 99????? compared on accuracy at what distance? Thinking the scope evened up the score.
The 499B is definitely the more accurate rifle at 10 meters or less.

It's made for junior 5m competition, and at that distance with Daisy Precision Ground Shot, it will shoot through one hole. At 10m it will shoot a dime sized 5 shot group. Beyond that, groups become drastically larger. Never shot the Red Ryder closer than 10m because the 4x RWS scope doesn't have an AO and you can't get a clear picture that close. At 10m the Red will shoot a nickel sized group on a good day with the same ammo, and quarter sized groups at 15 yards. One major difference between the two is the 499B comes with a 2lb two stage trigger, and the Red has a single stage 5lb trigger.

We were plinking soda cans at 15-20 yards, and when you stretch out the range, the scoped Red is the more accurate gun because of the optics and velocity difference. The 499B makes a consistent 265fps where the Red makes 355-360fps according to my chrono.

They look similar, but they are two very different rifles. I've always thought the 499B was an interesting gun due to the fact that it's a single shot muzzle-loading .177 springer. Fun shooters both.
 
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