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kruzaroad 
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 Topic: Fav air gun and moment 2022Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 12:38pm |
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Awsome drawing mercs
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 12:38pm |
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I would have rated the one I played at 7m with any confidence.
Perfect for birds flying out of trees, rats running past I would imagine. Sitting behind a Bush with bread a few feet away. Paulo was mucking around with loads for his. Reloading with a couple differnt size shot. Haven't heard the results. Give him a pm |
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Billbobnz
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 10:30am |
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That's a awesome drawing
If I am allowed to tell you my worst gun..... It's my Gamo viper express air shotgun!!! Aimed at some baitied starlings at 14meters this morning, group of around 8 starlings all after some bread on the lawn, mixture of adults and juveniles. At that distance the shot should have spread to cover most of them. Bang... There was what seamed likes 2 seconds where they stopped and looked at me with a WTF look, then all flew away unscathed...... Mutter mutter.... |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 8:02am |
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Favourite moment(s) I am very lucky to be a member of the Taranaki Air Rifle Club with a very active shooting programme and great support and technical ability on hand.
This year I was the first break barrel shooter to make 40/40 consecutive silhouettes using my .177 Sig. Here is our club artists rendition of me on another day working hard at the 50 metre range with my Sig of course.  |
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 6:41am |
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And I imagine it will serve you well.
I never used many pellets hunting with mine. Shots hit where they were aimed 8 times out of ten. (me when they didn't) It had such a smooth predicable action. I was trying to find a lighter stock for mine before I Swapped it. But air arms don't make a. Synthetic and other purpose built ones we're geared more towards target shooters and as much as the and more. I've done a couple of 5-6 hour hunts on the farm with it, I found the weight noticeable after about 3 hours. One thing I'll give the gamo is you could tote it around all day without noticing it. |
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Ralph
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 6:22am |
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Well Kruza I don't see the point in owning a rifle if I can't use it. I have gone past the stage of collecting guns because of their age, heritage etc. So the TX will be a Hunter, don't mind the weight and I'm sure it will get the odd ding or scrape but it will account for a few rabbits
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Sig Sauer ASP20 .177
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Myson
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023 at 1:19am |
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Great shot Ralph!
Once you find the right pellet, these SIG's perform well eh?!
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 11:47am |
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They are a awsome gun. But heavy, and god did I baby it because of lovely finished stock and bluing.
Sig gets the hunting gun treatment and It's a more practical for hooning around through scrub for me. Still I never regretted the tx, its finish and weight was its downfall for me, no complaints about how well built, and accuracy |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 11:37am |
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I am finding that the TX200 that I recently acquired may soon become my favourite. Have only downed 1 rabbit with it so far but has nicer manners than the Sig
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 11:24am |
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Sweet placement.
Was a good area orewa, many years back. Like before the motor way behind it. Have no idea now, but hope the move goes well and the area is just as good as was back then. You'll be able to shoot yourself a kukabura up those ways. Have seen one there years back. Turn right at waiwera instead of left to the pools. Wild gallahs out there too. Edited by kruzaroad - 03 Jan 2023 at 11:24am |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 10:31am |
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Happy New year Everyone. Have been to busy to join in the discussions, am packing up house for the move north to Orewa at the end of the month.
Still my favourite Airgun is the Sig ASP20. This rabbit was taken at 68m back in February this year, measured with the rangefinder. Used a strainer post as a rest and got the head shot. Cometa 10,34 grain. Still using these pellets. Back to the packing
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Pauly5
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 4:05am |
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Sadly I sold it to buy an EV2, which wasn't bad, just more target focused.
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Myson
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 4:02am |
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Hi Paul,
Yeah, that's me - getting younger every day!!!!  What a lovely rifle the HFT500 is! I bet you enjoyed shooting that, young man?! There's some great topics on the forum at the moment - very interesting eh? |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023 at 2:46am |
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I just clicked on the link in your footer Dave. I saw that video when it first came out, but only just put 2 and 2 together.
Good stuff. I used to have an HFT500 in the sporter stock. I love the look of that stock. Great stuff!
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 02 Jan 2023 at 4:44pm |
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Lucky? If you pulled off a snap shot on such a sneaky, lopped run, low to the ground, narrow critter in the couple of seconds it stopped, that's skill, good shooting, a good eye what ever you want to call it, but not luck.
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