What did you learn today - Airgun related

Today I learned that buying pellets on eBay may not be such a great deal.
i was shooting way too many fliers and was thinking WTH. although I don’t normally weigh and sort pellets, I broke out the pellet scale.
Apparently an eBay seller buys lots of pellets and sorts them all out and keeps the good ones for himself and repackaged the losers to look new and resold at a great price $$
I had 10.3’s and two different types of 13.4’s mixed in the same tins….all way out of spec; as in too light or too heavy, 6 tins later I got the idea.
As I bought them 4 months ago…. Oh well.
still good for plinking.
From now on I’m sticking with the big box stores Or my most reputable trusted pellet sellers.
Today’s lesson was more pleasant.
I learned that the absolute quietest moderator on my .177 Redwolf HFT rig is the Weihrauch….. only hear the solenoid click. And I have tried every possible moderator comercially available. Sometimes silence is the best noise we can make.
 
Today’s lesson was more pleasant.
I learned that the absolute quietest moderator on my .177 Redwolf HFT rig is the Weihrauch….. only hear the solenoid click. And I have tried every possible moderator comercially available. Sometimes silence is the best noise we can make.
@steve123
although I’m a bit slow, I’m really starting to understand what you have been trying to teach us about the thickness of a scopes reticle. So what did I learn in this regard?
Simply put - size matters!
 
@steve123
although I’m a bit slow, I’m really starting to understand what you have been trying to teach us about the thickness of a scopes reticle. So what did I learn in this regard?
Simply put - size matters!
Yeah it does! It doesn't take much more to make a "noticeable" difference.
 
I learned some good news today!

There is a dive shop 4 miles away that will fill my (future) 100 cu-ft tank to 4500 psi for $15. They have "every adapter" and are open every day except Wednesday.
See if they have a multifill discount and talk it up with the staff, ask about dive classes and the like. Theres a decent chance they'll fill your tank for free if they see you as a potential customer. When I used to dive a lot I got about 90% of my fills for free, which sometimes was 6 or more fills per week and it wasn't because I was some super cool guy or anything. I just bought a lot of dive gear from them.
 
See if they have a multifill discount and talk it up with the staff, ask about dive classes and the like. Theres a decent chance they'll fill your tank for free if they see you as a potential customer. When I used to dive a lot I got about 90% of my fills for free, which sometimes was 6 or more fills per week and it wasn't because I was some super cool guy or anything. I just bought a lot of dive gear from them.
Compressors are expensive…
paying my fair share…. is well… fair.
 
Compressors are expensive…
paying my fair share…. is well… fair.
Well I learned an odd lesson today
I had a Hawke Scope that I thought was broken because I ran out of windage clicks.
i almost sent the scope back for repairs.
but then I closely examined the Burris rings which I got on Amazon.
#1) They were counterfeit 😵‍💫
#2) they were poorly made and when I really studied them the under mount picatinny interface was slightly wonk.
#3) use a different set of rings and everything zeroed up nicely
unfortunately I bought them a ways back so unable to fuss.
 
I learned that you can shoot "one handed" from a bench.... but ya have to make good use of bags / props.
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Today I learned that buying pellets on eBay may not be such a great deal.
i was shooting way too many fliers and was thinking WTH. although I don’t normally weigh and sort pellets, I broke out the pellet scale.
Apparently an eBay seller buys lots of pellets and sorts them all out and keeps the good ones for himself and repackaged the losers to look new and resold at a great price $$
I had 10.3’s and two different types of 13.4’s mixed in the same tins….all way out of spec; as in too light or too heavy, 6 tins later I got the idea.
As I bought them 4 months ago…. Oh well.
still good for plinking.
From now on I’m sticking with the big box stores Or my most reputable trusted pellet sellers.
I'm sure I've done that probably more than once.