The last couple of nights have remained windy till full dusk. I still warmed up in “the open” with a few can shots from 33 ft, all of which hit. The wind didn’t throw pellets off enough to push them off track to that target.
But I wanted to try a target that ThomasT had made a while ago. I can’t see the aim points on it well at 33’, so I shot at the minimum suggested distance of 10’. That just happens to be barely off the end of my porch, which offers solid walls on two sides. Good chance to make lemonade from lemony wind conditions.
All of this is offhand sitting on floor/ground, with stock open sights on a Daisy 880.
It told me that when I can see the little points well, any error on my part is instantly noticeable when I pull the trigger. (Photo #1)
First target is on an 8.5x11 sheet. Second target contains 3” and 2” circles.
The next target revealed what happened when distances increased. The wind had finally backed down enough to put the target out in the open again. For this target, I shot five pellets each at two bullseyes from 10’, five pellets each at two bullseyes from 17’, and then five pellets each at two bullseyes from 33’. Not much difference between the 10’ and 17’ sets, but YIKES, things deteriorated at 33’ even though that is my usual distance. To be fair to my old eyes, it was now dusky enough that I had trouble seeing not only the tiny green center dot in each bullseye, but even the white dot on my gun’s front sight. (Photo #2)
But I wanted to try a target that ThomasT had made a while ago. I can’t see the aim points on it well at 33’, so I shot at the minimum suggested distance of 10’. That just happens to be barely off the end of my porch, which offers solid walls on two sides. Good chance to make lemonade from lemony wind conditions.
All of this is offhand sitting on floor/ground, with stock open sights on a Daisy 880.
It told me that when I can see the little points well, any error on my part is instantly noticeable when I pull the trigger. (Photo #1)
First target is on an 8.5x11 sheet. Second target contains 3” and 2” circles.
The next target revealed what happened when distances increased. The wind had finally backed down enough to put the target out in the open again. For this target, I shot five pellets each at two bullseyes from 10’, five pellets each at two bullseyes from 17’, and then five pellets each at two bullseyes from 33’. Not much difference between the 10’ and 17’ sets, but YIKES, things deteriorated at 33’ even though that is my usual distance. To be fair to my old eyes, it was now dusky enough that I had trouble seeing not only the tiny green center dot in each bullseye, but even the white dot on my gun’s front sight. (Photo #2)
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