Those expensive, hard to pronounce 10 meter PCPs?

[blackdiesel]

What do shooters use them for? I don't see many 10 meter contests. Do they perform well at bench rest or field target? They seem pretty under-powered for hunting anything larger than birds. Mods: I am discussing the guns and not the contests so please leave this discussion in PCPs.

 

[ajshoots]

I believe 10m is alive and well. No ft or br for airguns anywhere near me, but we have had indoor 10m for years. And 10m is about all a 10m gun is good for though you could use one for pests and plinking.

 

[rich177]

Well it seems to me that this forum is frequented largely by folks who are interested in high powered airguns and the guns you seem to be asking about are target rifles. They are used for 10 meter competition mostly and they can and are also being used to shoot NRA silhouette as well. I would be surprised to see any 10 meter shooters here. You will find them on the target talk forum and most do not cross over into other airgun activities. The 10 meter guns are the ones shot in the Olympics. They are also used for junior rifle training. They are 6 ftlb guns but are beautiful guns and really nice to shoot! Incidently I have found that for me 10 meter shooting is the hardest shooting discipline I have ever shot.

 

[blackdiesel]

I guess because I never hear from any 10 meter shooters on any of the boards I visit I didn't think it was a big group.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

10m can be a hoot.
Now while NOT a pcp I do have 2 friends who on occasion use RWS75 "10m" rigs for Field Target and score very well! Less over all power is THE way to lean wind doping.
Yes to use a sub 6fpe rig in FT you will need 220+ clicks, and, some target even when hit in the kill zone will not fall but a darn good time and everything you do, hold, breath, follow through,... MUST be the same each shot.
In the pcp "10m" rig's I only know the original P70 and yes most did pump the power all the way up to "close" to 11fpe. 
Give one a try you might be shocked just how well you can shoot say 50 yards once you get the poi figured out.

And living in the middle of now where TN we do have sanctioned NRA 10m nearby as well as 4-H ( for the youth) and Boy and Girl scouts using 10m rigs as well as all the ROTC involved in college events. 


John 

 

[travels4fun]

I would imagine they would make a great indoor rifle for those who with a basement or garage and a solid backstop. I could see a 10 meter rifle being a great rifle for those bitter cold and snowy days during the winter when shooting outdoors is not an option. It's an awful expensive option but an option nevertheless.

 

[blackdiesel]

"spysir"10m can be a hoot.
Now while NOT a pcp I do have 2 friends who on occasion use RWS75 "10m" rigs for Field Target and score very well! Less over all power is THE way to lean wind doping.
Yes to use a sub 6fpe rig in FT you will need 220+ clicks, and, some target even when hit in the kill zone will not fall but a darn good time and everything you do, hold, breath, follow through,... MUST be the same each shot.
In the pcp "10m" rig's I only know the original P70 and yes most did pump the power all the way up to "close" to 11fpe. 
Give one a try you might be shocked just how well you can shoot say 50 yards once you get the poi figured out.

And living in the middle of now where TN we do have sanctioned NRA 10m nearby as well as 4-H ( for the youth) and Boy and Girl scouts using 10m rigs as well as all the ROTC involved in college events. 


John

No thanks. I have a 32 FPE minimum. I can't see doing bench rest or FT so I don't think I will be doing any 10 meter shooting

 

[binfordw]

A 32 fpe minimum?


Match rifles are plenty capable of pesting, and small game. Crazy accuracy combined with the best quality (and triggers)- the absolute only thing missing is tons of power. Some people have more refined tastes I guess

 

[blackdiesel]

What can I say, I'm a caveman. My enjoyment in shooting consists of placing objects out past 100 yards (up to 200 yards so far), and shooting them. I used to shoot pest animals but stopped because I started feeling guilty for basically using them as live targets and wanton killing. So now I mainly try to shoot far away objects. Most shooting disciplines are opposite of what I enjoy.

 

[chasdicapua]

I'm glad you brought up the subject blackdisel. I shoot 10 meter. I have a Crossman Challenger. I shoot it in my basement, but not in any competitions yet because I'm not good enough. As rich177 said, it's a difficult sport to get really good at. But that's what is great about it. It's more like a meditation than anything else. So, I'm sort of coming out of the closet and announcing, "Yes, I shoot 10 meter rifles!!" Really though, you should check it out. It's a great sport. If I get to the point where I outgrow the performance of the Challenger (not likely!!) I'll get a used hard to pronounce high end 10 meter rifle. As travels4fun said, they are also great for putting a scope on and tack driving pellets in the basement with it's too cold and snowy to shoot outside.

 

[blackdiesel]

I have a backdoor from my garage to my backyard. In the winter or when it's raining I can set up a table in the garage, open the door and have about a 30 yard shooting area. I respect ALL styles of shooting, but recognise some are just not for me. I hardly ever shoot paper except to site in a scope. Afterwards, it's always some reactive target.

 

[jps2486]

10M is hard to do.