mcdonl
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I do the same except I use a SA revolver with a 9" bbl.... I find the colibri's dont cycle the action reliably on my 10/22.....
Pellet gun for basement range?
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I do the same except I use a SA revolver with a 9" bbl.... I find the colibri's dont cycle the action reliably on my 10/22.....
Thanks a lot guys, now I have to go find an air gun to shoot inside. Just what I needed another expensive hobby! 
Having said that:
Rembrandt - I've built something like that using a wooden frame and the thicker gauge roofing valley metal, and it took thousands of rounds out my dinky Crossman and when it did finally go it was snap to replace the valley metal. Cost about 1/4 of what the store bought trap would've cost me.
Having said that:
Rembrandt - I've built something like that using a wooden frame and the thicker gauge roofing valley metal, and it took thousands of rounds out my dinky Crossman and when it did finally go it was snap to replace the valley metal. Cost about 1/4 of what the store bought trap would've cost me.
ive been shooting airguns in the basement for 35 years. its great, especially on a day when your snowed in & have nothing to do. i currently have among other guns an hw97k, it is so accurate & smooth you just cant believe it. it was over 500.00 so it should be. i shoot plastic army men,plastic farm animals,just about anything i can find. ive shot rifle primers & they blow up.another goodie if you can find it are old flashbulbs. they burst with a flash when hit. almost started a fire with one so you have to be careful.its cheap ,too 500 pellets for about 8.00 for rws. not bad.
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I switched from the 10/22 to the RWS 34 for garage/bullet trap shooting a month ago because i went in for a blood test, and it came back that i had elevated levels of lead...the doc thought it was really odd, but i knew immediately.
Goes to show that a 50rd/day habit of subsonic over three car bays is not healthy...i'd highly recommend an exhaust fan to anyone shooting indoors.
Goes to show that a 50rd/day habit of subsonic over three car bays is not healthy...i'd highly recommend an exhaust fan to anyone shooting indoors.
mcdonl
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In my "man cave" I have two large ceiling fan vents for brandi and cigar nights. They go on when I clean my guns, shoot the .22 (Which I admit is very rare....) and as mentioned, enjoy a cigar.
Tim the student
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I am also interested in this, but I am looking for an airgun with good iron sights. Does anyone have any relatively inexpensive recommendations? (As in sub $200?)
oneounceload
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My air rifle is a RWS that shoots around 1000 fps. I use a cardboard box that will hold 6 lids from 5-gallon plastic pails vertically. Even at 20 FEET, not yards, they never make it past the third lid. Keeps all the pellets tidy - works great
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Tim,
Gamo and RWS, among others, make excellent sub-200 air rifles. Check out Pyramid Air for a bunch to look at.....
As a rule with air rifles, barrel quality goes German, Russian, British, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese.... It's a loose rule, though...
RWS (Diana) is a german maker. Gamo is Spanish. Both make nice guns. My money would be on RWS for better average accuracy.
Many of each of their lines is available with iron sights. The ones on my RWS M34 were quite useable, though I run it scoped these days.
J
Gamo and RWS, among others, make excellent sub-200 air rifles. Check out Pyramid Air for a bunch to look at.....
As a rule with air rifles, barrel quality goes German, Russian, British, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese.... It's a loose rule, though...
RWS (Diana) is a german maker. Gamo is Spanish. Both make nice guns. My money would be on RWS for better average accuracy.
Many of each of their lines is available with iron sights. The ones on my RWS M34 were quite useable, though I run it scoped these days.
J
CZ/ Slavia also makes very good quality air rifles. I have a Slavia 631 (it does have a custom <1# trigger job) and it is a real tack driver at 10m- even offhand (no sling) with the factory iron sights. It has no felt recoil (many spring guns have a snap/vibration to them) and a very comfortable stock. The CZ's tend to be very good for the money and are really solid.
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Any worries about lead dust from the pellet splatter against backstop?
oneounceload
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7X57 - what scope do you have on your RWS 34? I have the same one and am looking for a decent scope to increase my success on tree rats
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Wolly,
If you use a steel backstop, then lead splatter is an issue. Best for an indoor range is a backstop that absorbs the lead... And a junction box stuffed with electrical duct seal putty will absorb thousands of rounds, and is easy to clean out in the long run. It would be wise to keep kids away anyway. Pellet splatter doesn't create a lead inhalation hazard, just a particle issue.
Oneounceload:
I've got a cheap Bushnell Sportsman 3-9x32 scope on mine on cheap 2 piece mounts...... It's got its good and its bad.... The optical quality is decent, and the eye relief forgiving below 7x.... Gets a bit critical above that... It's held its zero for about 6000 rounds now, no small feat...
It lacks an adjustable objective, making parallax an issue under 20yds... My 20yds groups tend to be smaller than my 10yds groups as a result... Best 20yds groups for me are about 5/16" for 5 shots. A 1 piece mount with some droop would be a good thing. I shimmed my rear ring to get the required elevation.... Diana barrels tend to "droop" a bit...
J
If you use a steel backstop, then lead splatter is an issue. Best for an indoor range is a backstop that absorbs the lead... And a junction box stuffed with electrical duct seal putty will absorb thousands of rounds, and is easy to clean out in the long run. It would be wise to keep kids away anyway. Pellet splatter doesn't create a lead inhalation hazard, just a particle issue.
Oneounceload:
I've got a cheap Bushnell Sportsman 3-9x32 scope on mine on cheap 2 piece mounts...... It's got its good and its bad.... The optical quality is decent, and the eye relief forgiving below 7x.... Gets a bit critical above that... It's held its zero for about 6000 rounds now, no small feat...
It lacks an adjustable objective, making parallax an issue under 20yds... My 20yds groups tend to be smaller than my 10yds groups as a result... Best 20yds groups for me are about 5/16" for 5 shots. A 1 piece mount with some droop would be a good thing. I shimmed my rear ring to get the required elevation.... Diana barrels tend to "droop" a bit...
J
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