Lol.. ya, it's backstop/trap dependant.
If you can safely stop the pellets any gun will do ..lol
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What is the best rifle to shoot in a garage?
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If you can safely stop the pellets any gun will do ..lol
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A couple posts have stated that rifles don’t present much of a challenge at ten yards. I‘m quite sure that if you start down the path of the ten meter shooting discipline you will find plenty of challenge. You don’t need a fancy expensive air rifle. I have a lot of fun with my Beeman AR2078B (less than $200) as well as my FWB 601.
Kenny
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Agree and also MOA for group size is a mere .1” at 10 yards (approx.) There are so many here poo-pooing shooting at close distances because they are happy just hitting the corner of a gong at 50-100 yards. Hitting exact center bullseye with groups under MOA at close distances is pretty challenging. I shoot at 7 yards in my basement with groups consistently under .07” center to center.
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if limited to the garage, I'd go CO2 and the hammerli 850 magnum would be low powered enough to enhance safety in such a confined space.
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I second the Hammerli. The AR20 is perfect for indoor use. Shoot it all week on one fill up.
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The main concern with garage shooting is a good backstop to prevent ricochets. Nothing like hearing a pellet fly past your ear.
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WTF...
The distance is all relevant.
Just remember, the shorter the distance, the smaller the target or bullseye should be. Pretty simple really.
8 or 10 yards shooting distance, a 1/2" or 3/4" dia. bullseye.
Mike
The distance is all relevant.
Just remember, the shorter the distance, the smaller the target or bullseye should be. Pretty simple really.
8 or 10 yards shooting distance, a 1/2" or 3/4" dia. bullseye.
Mike
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I shoot my pistols in my shop at 10M. A Diana Bandit and Benjamin P-Rod. Lots of fun and plenty accurate to shoot 1/4” bullseye targets for their entry level cost.
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with a good trap it really dosent matter. I shoot 17,22,25 all indoors year round. Duct seal FTW.
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I have a couple really nice 10M rifles. Something new I picked up is a lot of fun and much cheaper. A Daisy 499B. I made a BB trap and shoot it offhand at it‘s designed distance of 5 meters. I can even use the BBs out of the trap. Loads of fun.
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Aim small, miss small. Use as small a bullseye as you have comfortably see and hit. Or, if you are into target competition with specific sizes, but have a shorter yardage in the garage than regulation, then size the target's down proportionate to the yardage and size diameter. They will always look the same in the sights or scope to you tbis way.
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10M rifle is no joke. You have to shoot offhand and hit something the size of a period at the end of the sentence to get a 10. It’s hard. People train years and years with the hopes of hitting that dot 60 out of 60 shots for the perfect 600 score. The vast majority never do and only a small club of those who did. Look at the period at the end of each of my sentences. That’s the size of the target you have to hit to score a 10. Offhand.
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People tend to forget at 10 M there is no 10 ring it is just a dot, there is a 9 ring, the size of a .177 pellet.
I have just ventured up to 5" targets, or that is 4.7" to be exact, but i am still shooting after the 5 small red dots on those, and they are 1/2" or so.
The distance is normally 100 Yards at least
Lately though i have shot shorter distances as i have a few tins of pellets to burn thru, well some of them at least CUZ i need those tins for other stuff.
I do shoot the 5 dot 10 M papers at 30 M and even 55 M, also some times hitting the 10 dot, but most often i am happy to just make a ragged hole somewhere in the center of the black or in the 1 ring at 12 - 3 - 6 - 9 O clock position CUZ i will be shooting 5 shot groups.
In a garage though, unless they are substantially larger in the US, i would reach for a pistol, supported that would be accurate enough to take out some little dots.
I have just ventured up to 5" targets, or that is 4.7" to be exact, but i am still shooting after the 5 small red dots on those, and they are 1/2" or so.
The distance is normally 100 Yards at least
Lately though i have shot shorter distances as i have a few tins of pellets to burn thru, well some of them at least CUZ i need those tins for other stuff.
I do shoot the 5 dot 10 M papers at 30 M and even 55 M, also some times hitting the 10 dot, but most often i am happy to just make a ragged hole somewhere in the center of the black or in the 1 ring at 12 - 3 - 6 - 9 O clock position CUZ i will be shooting 5 shot groups.
In a garage though, unless they are substantially larger in the US, i would reach for a pistol, supported that would be accurate enough to take out some little dots.
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For those used to shooting from a bench with a good rest, 10 meters seems to be ho-hum boring.
For a bit of fun try hitting a small spinner at 10 meters shooting off-hand. Most will find it challenging to make five consecutive hits. If you find it easy, go to a smaller target or hang the target from a string to move in the breeze.
I enjoy bench shooting for accuracy and small groups but always resort to off-hand plinking when I want a challenge.
Cheers!
For a bit of fun try hitting a small spinner at 10 meters shooting off-hand. Most will find it challenging to make five consecutive hits. If you find it easy, go to a smaller target or hang the target from a string to move in the breeze.
I enjoy bench shooting for accuracy and small groups but always resort to off-hand plinking when I want a challenge.
Cheers!
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