@tommyb - congratulations on the awesome 30-Masters Tommy.
I shot 4 forty-yard cards yesterday - in the wind. I shot 190+ on all 4 cards. I used Taipan Vet 2 .22 using heavy MRD 25.4g pellets. There is no question that the heavy pellets fare better in wind than the 18.13g.
You are really “Challenged” at 40 yards shooting 13.4g .177s. We have seen from Greg, Marvin, Airgunnero and Beerthief that you can shoot huge scores at 40 yards with .177 - if the wind conditions are very mild.
Yesterday, we lost our legendary hound dog “Hoover” after 15+ years… so I was shooting the Taipan despite the wind - just to keep my mind off the ole hound.
Oh, Becky & I got married Saturday - but I still got a 191 40-Challenge card in with the Crown on our wedding day - to occupy my mind before the ceremony, lol.
-Ed
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Ed,
Congrats on your wedding day! Those pictures tell the story as you both look terrific! Are you taking your air rifles on the Honeymoon?
I am very sorry to hear about Hoover, your dog. 15 years is a good long time to build great memories with your dog. They really do become our best friends in life!
This really hits home for Lucy and me because we had to go to our long time vet yesterday with Ellie ( our 3rd Golden Retriever) who is 12 this October. She had two infected cysts removed and then she got a biopsy for a baseball sized lump underneath her front paw arm close to her chest. The Vet looked under the microscope and saw suspicious cells. Doesn’t look good but we are praying for a miracle. I would be totally lost without her. Cancer is extremely prevalent in the larger dogs, as we lost the other two both due to cancer of the heart.
It’s amazing how attached we become to our pets. So many of us can relate.
Yep, 40Y is tough with any gun, but the 13.4g light pellets makes it that much harder.
Again, congrats on your big day!
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