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When I bought a scope I had some questions that the rep answered without making me feel rushed or unworthy. Service from initial contact to shipping was excellent and I ordered some other things later. Even better, they gave me the option upfront of what delivery service to use. I’ll buy from...

C’mon, admit it. The term OCD has been applied to airgunners, usually in the context of weighing, measuring, sorting, and maybe washing and lubing every pellet. There are other ways I see the trait creeping in, too. However, my own peculiarity is trying to retrieve 100% of pellets fired. The...

After years of never seeing one anywhere in this state, my husband and I found three this summer. Two small bark scorpions (the worst kind), and one big desert hairy scorpion. One of the bark scorpions was INdoors. The bark scorpions are hard to see; the hairy scorpion is bigger, with a large...

After seeing the long lists of guns that some own, I have to wonder if that resulted at least partly from not being able to try one in person. There don’t seem to be that many commercial vendors operating brick-and-mortar airgun stores (compared with PB stores). Not long ago, someone on this...

Really basic! Let’s say I have chosen a range of distance that I plan to use a gun for, and the distance goes farther than I can aim at a small point/target. Also farther than I expect to be ABLE to shoot well, given eyesight constraints. For purposes of this question, assume that the longest...

With PB handguns, shooting from either hand is not rare, probably because the short gun itself is easier to position relative to the cross-dominant eye than a rifle is and probably because of the possible need during a self-defense situation. I practice both ways with my handgun, but so far at...

Baby steps. I shot 6 sets consisting of a 3” circle and a 2” circle at 10’, then another pair at 17’, and finally a pair at 33’. Five shots at each circle, except as noted on the 17’ pair. Sitting offhand and open sights as usual. I like to warm up with the 10’ distance on this target, but...

We have not seen them on our property, but there certainly are many in the area, as seen when walking by pastures and driving by smashed ones on the highway. They do not feel safe in places with tall grass or brush, and I hope they don’t get desperate enough to spread into such habitat. That...

I was shooting at cans placed 33’ away. After I heard a pellet TING the steel can, something then flew back towards my right, hit a chair or other object there, and fell. I found a pellet head on the porch floor. Didn’t think a lead pellet could zing all the way back that far, even when hitting...

Specifically, an air rifle that can use either an integral pump or a CO2 cartridge? The reason I ask is because in one video, Jessica the Iguana Sniper is shown pumping a gun while she explains to the videographer that the gun can also use CO2, and magazines are available for it. Did I hear...

The last couple of nights have remained windy till full dusk. I still warmed up in “the open” with a few can shots from 33 ft, all of which hit. The wind didn’t throw pellets off enough to push them off track to that target. But I wanted to try a target that ThomasT had made a while ago. I...

I spoke with a Daisy product rep to get advice about oiling the mechanicals and cleaning the barrel. The owner’s pamphlet points out the pump rod in its diagram of oiling locations. Because that seems to be a good way to hold dust and grit, I wanted to check. Lubing: Oil the hinges but NOT the...

Some online articles and comments recommend cleaning airgun barrels when switching to a different pellet, at least when comparing accuracy between them. It could be as simple as firing a few of the cleaning pellets through to, supposedly, remove differing lead deposits that, again supposedly...

Any container has turned into one of two potential things: Target or Pellet trap 😈 Eyeing the poly quart outer container for green chili brought to mind a partial bag of rubber mulch kept in reserve. Within a couple of minutes, voila. I stuck a few overlapping black pasters on the lid to mark...

Need to make a Walmart run for assorted other things and thought I should buy another pellet to try, for a Daisy 880. I’ve only tried Daisy pointed pellets (7.something grains) and RWS R10 wadcutters (8.2 grains). I remember seeing one or two other kinds at Walmart. Any recs on something...

Newbie question. EXCLUDING any form of benched position, which rifle shooting position do you favor, and is it the same one that gives your most accurate results? I like sitting on the ground, with support leg bent and that foot flat on the ground, nonshooting arm’s tricep steadied by the bent...

Not specific to airguns, but are there certain brands and models of shooting glasses that have more scratch-resistance and, well, just better quality in the lenses? Need one set for bright, high-UV sunlight; one set for after the sun drops below horizon but not dark; one either untinted or...

My first post here and I hope not off topic: I read CO laws on shooting the invasive Eurasian Collared Dove. Shooting with air rifle is legal, no bag limit or season on them, no hunting license required. What I stumbled upon is that I would still need a Hunter’s Education card/certification. It...