2 young pups out for a late evening snack and were eaten by something I've not shot in 2 to 3 years!
HW95 in .22 + GTO pellets = 2 pups this evening!
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Nice shooting. In my opinion, it's a lot more satisfying with a springer. Just puts the romance back into the hunt.
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GTO's are really accurate in those LW 22cal barrels. Both my HW 50S 22cal and HW95 22cal shot them really well.
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razor62; There is something very different about shooting/hunting with a springer but it's very challenging at the same time. When you know that you only have one shot, psychologically things change when it's just you and that one shot with a springer.
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Well done. I hunt often with those GTO 11.75g pellets and they deliver excellent accuracy in my guns. Nice flat trajectory too.
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Nice shooting! Hunting with a springer is very challenging, really have to know your rifle and it's trajectory.
The only caveat to those pellets is they will ricochet. I found out the hard way shooting indoors.
The only caveat to those pellets is they will ricochet. I found out the hard way shooting indoors.
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EMrider; I've shoot pcps religiously for years and set my springers to the side, I just wanted to see if I still had what it takes shooting one. I do enjoy the challenges of springers but I enjoy even more seeing how far airguns have come in my life time and being able to own a few of them.
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maxtrouble; You're correct as well however the scope that's on my HW95 is one that I had laying around, it's cheap and has to be replaced. Harder and lighter than lead, these pellets can cause a problem if one isn't careful, so caution is advised. Thanks to everyone for your responses!
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Nice shooting.
I find that when target shooting I fret too much over hold, trigger pull and how I hold my face on Wednesdays.
When in the field with a live target I forget all that, not necessarily on purpose, and just aim and shoot.
I find that when target shooting I fret too much over hold, trigger pull and how I hold my face on Wednesdays.
When in the field with a live target I forget all that, not necessarily on purpose, and just aim and shoot.
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@Struckat;
I've learned that if you steady long, you steady wrong. If you hold is too long, your ability to hit the target is going to be very slim blowing your shot. I always shoot with "both eyes open" that give me a better sight picture, find the target, breath and shoot. Whether it's from a rested position or off hand, cheek weld does make a difference but that has to do with knowing your gun and what you're shooting at. I don't know everything but this is what I've learned through out my years of hunting and target shooting.
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They have indeed come a long way, but IMHO that largely applies to PCPs. I like the fact that springers use 75+ year old technology and still get the job done quite well.
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