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    ChefSparrow, you could be right but there are several dozen other members who prefer more magnification. If you think we are wrong, you...
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    Using less magnification does not make it impossible to shoot small groups at short range or well on 30 yard challenge targets but it...
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    I have a 2-7 on my Prod and I like it for that gun. But my most frequent purchases have been 6-24. 6X for hunting/pesting and 24X for...
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    JimD replied to the thread Chronograph With Bullet Hole.
    I had a "shooting chrony" I think it was for several decades but shot it one too many times trying to get a reading on an air rifle...
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    JimD replied to the thread Chronograph With Bullet Hole.
    I prefer to shoot $30 chronographs.
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    JimD replied to the thread 30-Yard Challenge.
    I have a couple for the leader board. Not because I shot really well but I have a slightly better target for the Caiman X with slugs -...
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    JimD reacted to tommyb's post in the thread 30-Yard Challenge with Like Like.
    Shot some 30y Challenge and Master cards this afternoon. Nothing for the leaderboard, but this was a ‘wind reading’ session for me...
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    My mental model for what is happening when you pull the trigger is a sine wave starts down your barrel because of the excitation of the...
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    Accuracy is generally correlated with decreasing velocity. Higher velocities exaggerate the effects of imperfections in the barrel and...
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    JimD replied to the thread Krale.
    If you think you might want a bullpup be sure to look at the P35s, they re my favorite and Krale is the only way I know of to get one in...
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    JimD replied to the thread 30-Yard Challenge.
    Thanks Ed. I appreciate your efforts keeping the spreadsheet.
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    JimD replied to the thread Krale.
    When you look at their pricing there is a comment about the tax they are required to collect if you live in the EU. That tax does not...
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    JimD replied to the thread Lubing Pellets.
    I've recently started using WD-40 on the slugs I shoot from my Caiman after finding a lot of lead in the barrel. Accuracy and velocity...
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    I live within 15 minutes of the closest Walmart but not within the limits of any city here in South Carolina. It is legal for me to...
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    Northern California here as well. Live outside city limits in the sierra foothills. CAN SHOOT IN MY FRONT or BACK YARD with no...