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Topic: Hello everyone
Posted By: Shaqa
Subject: Hello everyone
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 6:31am
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Well I've been lurking on this site for about 30mins now and have just taken the leap to register. I like shooting air rifles and have an old BSA meteor in 0.22. It doesnt have much power and it cant shoot a pellet through an empty coke bottle at 12 metres. It might be ok for 10 metre shooting maybe? Im hoping to learn lots from all the experienced shooters here. |
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Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 7:35am
Welcome. If it's any consolation coke bottles are pretty tough. There's lots you can do to tune your gun and bring it back to it's former glory and even better. Just google tuning an air rifle and read. If you like pulling things apart, figuring how they work you will have no problem.  ------------- |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 8:24am
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Hello and welcome :), Start a topic in the Technical thread about your BSA problems and im sure we will figure it out for you! :) but sounds like your spring or seal may need replacing :) |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 8:28am
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Thanks for the welcome. I think I need to wear safety glasses as well as sometimes it rebounds back off the bottle towards me. Would it be a good rifle for target field shooting (not sure of the name)? |
Posted By: Raizer
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 10:21am
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Sounds perfect for field target and maybe even small game hunting! I've got an old Ox spring I could sell you if you ever wanted the power for 100meter target shooting... |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2014 at 11:16am
| 100meters might be too far. It has only got a 3x9 Gamo type scope on it, would that be ok for target field shooting? |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 3:13am
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You could always try a walther alutec, I've seen a guy shoot one of those pretty well :) ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 4:14am
| wow....i guess I could sell the BSA and then buy one of those maybe |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 5:29am
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Once the illness sets in you can justify buying one of each type, possibly multiples. Then you can start on new scopes. Your future looks good young master Shaqa. ------------- |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 5:51am
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thankyou sensai..... Those walthers are dam expensive, is there any other rifle that might be good? |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 10:26am
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I'm certainly not an expert on everything but if you are keen on Field target you should try and hook up with one of the clubs and you will get to see what you like and even try other guns. There's a club in W(h)anganui and one in Wellington. Wgtn range is on hold at the moment and there's a world champ competition taking place in September in Wellington, so plenty of opportunity to see some good gear and skills. Do plenty of reading about rifles and maybe consider getting your FAL. There are spring powered and pcp (pre charged pneumatic - air tank) to choose from. Names such as Weirauch, Air arms, Styer, Walther, Daystate, FX and more. Check out Magair, Youngs air gun and others but that should keep you glued to the screen for a while. Enjoy. ------------- |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 10:39am
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Good to see the masses are awake and switched on huh :) Don't try and up sell him pauly, the BSA is probably so underpowered it'd be fine for 12ft/lb, you're just worried that he'd beat you with a 4x32 scope lol ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 11:08am
| Do you think a 4x32 scope is ok for target field shooting? I was thinking about getting a powerful scope something like a 12x or 16x |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 11:08am
I can tell he has the skill to use a 12ft pound and not need excess power to hide behind.  ------------- |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 11:18am
I think that if you can knock over targets whatever you are using, it means it works. The higher powered scopes, 24x, 32x, 40x plus are used because they have a focus knob that is used for range finding to know how far away the target is. I describe field target it as sniper golf. Here's one of many vids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3estbduvy8 ------------- |
Shaqa wrote:Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 11:21am
| Why do you need to find the range? I thought all targets are 25 meters |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 11:58am
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The targets are set from 8 to 50 metre or yards, some elevated. ------------- |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 12:09pm
| Heck I don't even think my BSA would make it out to 50 meters |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2014 at 2:28pm
You should be able to hit 50 m with it. maybe explore Nungas suggestion, there's a lot of knowledge held by the guys on the forum. ------------- |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2014 at 2:15am
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I wouldnt worry about big scopes and stuff. What you really need is a big floppy hat with a ton of badges on it. Get one of those and you cant go wrong! |
Posted By: Shaqa
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2014 at 3:49am
| How about a cap with badges and a jacket with stitched patches sewn on? |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2014 at 11:30am
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nah, then you will look like brett and i wouldnt wish that on anyone :) |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2014 at 11:36am
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Hey I don't have badges on my caps! (That'd make me look old lol) ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2014 at 12:00pm
| lol |