What springer did you shoot today?

Well started shooting at 6 AM HW50 177 cal. Shot of an on All day had the HW97 177 cal as well. The gravitational pull. Most have been really strong an wacky in my back yard. I fought hard to hit anything past 35 yards today with ether gun. šŸ˜€šŸ˜€ even checked both guns on paper oh well a bad day plinking is better than a good day at work šŸ¤£ probably just Tensed up about going back to work tomorrow Been off almost a month for eye surgeries going to be interesting šŸ˜¬šŸ˜¬. Life is good šŸ˜€
 
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So unique, love the grip area. Normally a vulnerable area, but your grain follows nicely, sweet wood. Nice 30. Crow
My TX200 MIII at 100-yards. When using the "good stuff" it does well.

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Not too shabby at all. Very nice shooting. Crow
Love the stock. Thanks for showing. Crow
Some great guns. Jealous. Was 99 degrees today with 113 heat index. Only thing we shot was the breeze at Fatherā€™s Day party LOL. Going into office tomorrow so up early, unlikely to shoot tonight even though weā€™re down to only 91 degrees at 19:00. Oh, well. ā€œThereā€™s always, tomorrow, for dreeeeams to come trueā€¦ā€. Ha ha ha.
High 70ā€™s low 80ā€™s all week. Looks good. Crow
 
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Tonite started off with a HW85 .22.
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Such a sweet gun. This is one gun to get a peep sight.
The next was a HW80 .177. No pic. Once scoped in this gun was invincible. Need to shoot more.
Next gem is a HW35e .22. Top left corner of water you can see a plane just landed. Gun almost pointing at it.
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Such a smooth gun to break and close. After 20 rounds, got a twang which sounded like a spring.
Last for the night a TX 200 Hunter. .22. This is my only Beech stock in Air Arms.
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What a gun. I have to say the UK does not accept second best. This one will get a custom stock one day. Crow
 
A rainy šŸŒ§ morning here so I did impromptu footage for a video on how I shoot my TX200.

At the end of my range time there was a bit of reprieve so I dialed back in for 50-yards after shooting 100-yards yesterday.

50 yards TX200 MKIII with 3mm spacer in front of the top hat. Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50mm. Shooting AA Field Heavies 10.3gr weight sorted to 10.4gr.

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Tonite started off with a HW85 .22. View attachment 365682Such a sweet gun. This is one gun to get a peep sight.
The next was a HW80 .177. No pic. Once scoped in this gun was invincible. Need to shoot more.
Next gem is a HW35e .22. Top left corner of water you can see a plane just landed. Gun almost pointing at it.View attachment 365685 Such a smooth gun to break and close. After 20 rounds, got a twang which sounded like a spring.
Last for the night a TX 200 Hunter. .22. This is my only Beech stock in Air Arms. View attachment 365686What a gun. I have to say the UK does not accept second best. This one will get a custom stock one day. Crow

The more I see of the TX 200 the closer I get to buying one. Impressive accuracy, and darn gorgeous too.
 
A rainy šŸŒ§ morning here so I did impromptu footage for a video on how I shoot my TX200.

At the end of my range time there was a bit of reprieve so I dialed back in for 50-yards after shooting 100-yards yesterday.

50 yards TX200 MKIII with 3mm spacer in front of the top hat. Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50mm. Shooting AA Field Heavies 10.3gr weight sorted to 10.4gr.

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I do not know if all are like this, and it not as easy to shoot as a pb. But mine is living up to expectations.
With any of these guns itā€™s up to the one holding the gun that makes the difference. Crow
Nice shooting, looks tighter. Crow
The more I see of the TX 200 the closer I get to buying one. Impressive accuracy, and darn gorgeous too.

The TX is the first springer I bought, bottom TX. Have to be honest I favor the Pro Sport. Crow
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I shot till 9pm in daylite. 3 absolute keepers. If I was an Egyptian pharaoh these would be in my tomb. Theyā€™re all the magical .20 cal. First HW90, right from first shot it ready. Thereā€™s nothing like the sounds of the 90 when jacking.
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This gun is so nice I took a shot of both sides.
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Solid gun. Dirty accurate. This gun is in a league of its own.
ā€˜This next another keeper R9. Hunting gun extraordinaire.
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This gun will deliver anything you ask. Again amazing accuracy.
When I saw this gun for sale I couldnā€™t hit the sold button quick enough. Sprained my finger. Put a Vortek spring. The piston seal is waiting and itā€™s going to make a difference. Iā€™m losing sleep. The infamous HW97kl.
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I cut a can in half so fast, Iā€˜m thinking handy emergency can opener in the kitchen. Seriously, so accurate a gun. Not a flaw in this rifle.
ā€˜I have 5 different calibers in springers. I canā€™t explain why, but the .20 cal. seems to be in a league of its own but itā€™s noticeable. Crow
 
I shot till 9pm in daylite. 3 absolute keepers. If I was an Egyptian pharaoh these would be in my tomb. Theyā€™re all the magical .20 cal. First HW90, right from first shot it ready. Thereā€™s nothing like the sounds of the 90 when jacking. View attachment 365984This gun is so nice I took a shot of both sides.View attachment 365985Solid gun. Dirty accurate. This gun is in a league of its own.
ā€˜This next another keeper R9. Hunting gun extraordinaire. View attachment 365991This gun will deliver anything you ask. Again amazing accuracy.
When I saw this gun for sale I couldnā€™t hit the sold button quick enough. Sprained my finger. Put a Vortek spring. The piston seal is waiting and itā€™s going to make a difference. Iā€™m losing sleep. The infamous HW97kl.View attachment 366001I cut a can in half so fast, Iā€˜m thinking handy emergency can opener in the kitchen. Seriously, so accurate a gun. Not a flaw in this rifle.
ā€˜I have 5 different calibers in springers. I canā€™t explain why, but the .20 cal. seems to be in a league of its own but itā€™s noticeable. Crow
again another great showing ! Thank you šŸ˜€. Made me ponder šŸ¤”. My HW90 hasnā€™t seen the light in a few weeks
 
Had fun banging silhouette targets with the 98 at 50yds, and soda cans at 20yds with the Diana Oktoberfest gallery gun this morning. The tube magazine holds 100 rounds. Load it once, and shoot all day. Also tried out my Umarex Mark IV. I managed to get the atrocious trigger pull down to a reasonable 5lbs, and I added around 10oz of ballast in the form of birdshot and epoxy inside the grip frame and around the barrel liner. It's definitely a better shooting gun now. Got rained out before I could see what she'll do on paper. It's a fun budget plinker.

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Had fun banging silhouette targets with the 98 at 50yds, and soda cans at 20yds with the Diana Oktoberfest gallery gun this morning. The tube magazine holds 100 rounds. Load it once, and shoot all day. Also tried out my Umarex Mark IV. I managed to get the atrocious trigger pull down to a reasonable 5lbs, and I added around 10oz of ballast in the form of birdshot and epoxy inside the grip frame and around the barrel liner. It's definitely a better shooting gun now. Got rained out before I could see what she'll do on paper. It's a fun budget plinker.

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The 98ā€™s are keepers.
I have the Oktoberfest as well. I think a round or 2 are jammed.
Do you know how to clear?
 
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I shot the Beeman Webly Vulcan, at the Crazy Eights target. It was the first gun of mine to clear all the targets without knocking other targets loose, or collapsing the whole target, but it took two shots on one and four on the other to reset them. So a bit more powerful gun is needed to reset the target.20230620_230840.jpg20230620_194524.jpg
 
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The 98ā€™s are keepers.
I have the Oktoberfest as well. I think a round or 2 are jammed.
Do you know how to clear?
What usually happens is a BB gets lodged halfway into the opening where the shaft that lifts the BB up to the chamber is. It can happen if you cock the gun and don't keep the muzzle pointed up. You'll need to disassemble the lifter mechanism and physically remove the BB. I've found that Crosman Black Widow BB's are the most reliable in the gun. Never had a malfunction in over 1000 rounds.

Here's a disassembly guide for the gun. Unless you speak German, you'll need to hit the translate to English button-


Here's a schematic as well-

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Canā€™t beat a break barrel, with a club. Great n
I shot the Beeman Webly Vulcan, at the Crazy Eights target. It was the first gun of mine to clear all the targets without knocking other targets loose, or collapsing the whole target, but it took two shots on one and four on the other to reset them. So a bit more powerful gun is needed to reset the target.View attachment 366324View attachment 366325
un and shooting. Crw
What usually happens is a BB gets lodged halfway into the opening where the shaft that lifts the BB up to the chamber is. It can happen if you cock the gun and don't keep the muzzle pointed up. You'll need to disassemble the lifter mechanism and physically remove the BB. I've found that Crosman Black Widow BB's are the most reliable in the gun. Never had a malfunction in over 1000 rounds.

Here's a disassembly guide for the gun. Unless you speak German, you'll need to hit the translate to English button-


Here's a schematic as well-

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Thanks for the info, your a wealth of knowledge. Crow
 
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A different day with pistols. And I mean different. A Beeman P1 starter.
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I am the worst with a pistol. Nice gun, easy operation. More practice, much more, needed. Next up HW70.
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This is a sweet pistol. Little break barrel.
Up next FWB 65. This is as smooth as it gets. I do no justice for it. Crow

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