For the kid in all of us.....

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Yes sir, they certainly do bring out the kid in us. In January we were still working from home and I was bored. Very, very bored. Anyway, I bought a Crosman 1377 and a 1322. I put a stock on the 1322 since it is my "hunting" pistol. I made a little range out beside the house using paper targets, steel silhouettes (for pellets), a dueling tree and assorted other targets. My only problem has been Fonzie the cottontail. I'll set up the targets and he hops around on the range like he owns the place. We've had words but you can't tell a rabbit anything. Once Fonzie clears the range though the shooting begins and not only is it fun but very relaxing. Good post, OP.
 
This "kid" got his first air rifle at age 65...... That was 6 years ago. A 22 cal. Benjamin Trail by Crosman. Still mostly shoot "real guns" that burn powder but make time for a little air gun fun occasionally. Recently ordered a Crosman 1377 and it just arrived this morning. Have only put about 10 rounds through it so far but that one's gonna be a lot of fun. I could swear that some kids never completely grow up.
 
22250Rem said:
This "kid" got his first air rifle at age 65...... That was 6 years ago. A 22 cal. Benjamin Trail by Crosman. Still mostly shoot "real guns" that burn powder but make time for a little air gun fun occasionally. Recently ordered a Crosman 1377 and it just arrived this morning. Have only put about 10 rounds through it so far but that one's gonna be a lot of fun. I could swear that some kids never completely grow up.
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I love my 1377, it has gotten me through the no ammo, no powder, no primers crisis
 
Shortgrub said:
Is that a Mauser in the middle of your picture cslinger? If so how do you like it?
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Yes its a Diana K98.
I just could’t work it with the irons. I don’t do well with tapered/partridge type front sights for any kind of precision so I ended up scoping it. My two main complaints are its over powered and the steel buttplate, while adding to the replica feel, is not conducive to accurate shooting as it is very slippery. More so in fact then the real thing. Whats funny is the real thing is actually a bit tamer to shoot. :)

All that said with heavy for caliber pellets she is laser accurate and a lot of fun.
 
Does the k98 come scope compatible? Is yours the springer or PCP? 8 mm in the type of rifle is sweet to shoot. Thinkin about getting one.
 
Shortgrub said:
Does the k98 come scope compatible? Is yours the springer or PCP? 8 mm in the type of rifle is sweet to shoot. Thinkin about getting one.
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Yes scoping is easy but I would suggest a Zero Recoil mount.
Mine is the springer in .177. I got it from Numrich for like $260 which is a very fair for the quality of the gun. At full price I would have been less happy mostly because it just has far more power then I like.
When you are behind it it does indeed have that K98 feel and loosing a shot she does jump around. So for a replica experience it is excellent considering they had to build it around a spring piston mechanism.
 
Shortgrub said:
Does the k98 come scope compatible?
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Here is a shot of mine with the scope. I lost the "traditional" look but gained ALOT of capability. Like I said tapered front sights and I work fine for real world "practical" shooting but I cannot shoot them with any real precision and shooting air rifles for me is all about making tiny holes on top of tiny holes. :D

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Before scoping I was wrestling with getting it to group at around 20 yards, but was seeing pellets stack so I knew it wasn't the rifle. Keep in mind though this is a magnum springer and if you are not experienced shooting such a learning curve will be there for you.

Example of pre scope shooting. I could do better but it was a lot of work and eye strain for me.
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Post scoping, heavy pellets.
Cheap stuff.
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Good stuff
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Now like I said it's got a slippery butt plate, recoils like a SOB, is a magnum spring gun etc. etc. So YOU have to be on your game and technique. If you don't have experience with spring guns in general this isn't the place to start your journey. If you know what you are doing then this thing is a lot of fun and does give you that K98 feel.

Take care, shoot safe,
Chris
 
Some years ago, my wife suffered a ruptured aneurysm in her brain, and I took an early retirement to care for her. It was tough at first. She was in pretty bad shape, and just sat and stared at the TV for some months. The doctors told me that was normal for her injury...Just keep working with her. Time was her best medicine now. Still, there got to be times when I was going stir crazy being cooped up in the house with her. We lived way out in the country then and our nearest neighbors wouldn't have cared it I shot a howitzer off the porch. I thought about just plinking with 22, but I was afraid the noise might upset my wife.

Then I remembered the Red Ryder. On a trip to Wal-Mart one day I picked one up along with BB's and such. I kept it next to the front door. From then on when I wanted to scream, I'd step out on the front porch, with the windows open so I could see/hear her, (and so she'd know where I was.) and I'd plink away at a few cans I had tossed onto the front yard. Lord, did that help ease the anxiety. I don't know how many BB's I shot but I'll bet a metal detector would blow your ears off if you walked over that yard. Praise the Lord for that simple, cheap little BB gun. I later graduated to a break action pellet rifle with a scope, but the Red Ryder was the most fun.

Oh, and to end on a happy note, she did get better. Her brain healed and now she's almost as sassy as she used to be. She tells people "What do you expect? I'm brain damaged, and I've got the pictures to prove it." I tell them, "I'm brain damaged. I caught it from her."
 
@CajunBass, I am really happy to hear that your wife recovered. That could not have been easy for either one of you.

But back to The Kid In All of Us -- A few years back, probably 2016 or 17, I bought a Ruger Impact .22, thinking I could use it when ammo was scarce and maybe also for some urban pest control. I haven't ever gotten it properly sighted in, to be honest, but it's been calling my name more and more. Please forgive the picture. I prepped it for Twitter, and apparently deleted the original.
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There is a guy on U-tube who hunts backyard pests, squirrels and such with an air rifle. If you've never seen his channel, it's worth a look. I can't remember the name of the channel, but a search for Air Rifle, backyard pests or such should bring it up.

Speaking of U-tube and air rifles. I found yesterday a channel where the guy was reviewing a Uramax full sized authentic replica of the M1A1 Thompson submachine gun. It's a dead ringer for the original M1A1, with all the full controls in the same place, including the "happy switch." It shoots BB's using 2 standard C02 cartridges, in both full and semi-auto out of a 30 round magazine. The metal work is all metal, the "wood" is a synthetic material that looks like wood. Same size as the original.

Having grown up with "Combat" I've always wanted a Thompson like my Hero Sgt. Saunders carried. A real one was out of the question of course, but for less than $250 bucks, I've got a Uramax on the way. Should be here tomorrow. :)

Here's a picture until I get mine in.

https://www.pyramydair.com/product/legends-m1a1-177-full-auto-blowback-co2-bb-gun?m=5125
 
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