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 Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:05 pm |
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| AirShooter2012 |
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Beautiful day today. I had a couple of hours to kill so I headed to the backyard with the M4-177. I wanted to see how far I could shoot the rifle with only seven pumps and still maintain some accuracy.
Set my target at 100 feet and let her rip. I wasn't getting a good sight picture with the aperture sight so I used the UTG dot sight set to green (sunny day). After five rounds I ended up with a 3" X 1.5" group shooting center of mass. My next test I'll go back another 20 feet and see what happens. I've yet to pump the rifle to the max (10 pumps).
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:59 pm |
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| robert w |
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| it just gets more fun seeing how far you can shoot . im amazed as to how far a charge of air can send a little piece of lead |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:14 pm |
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| Alstone |
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How were you shooting from a bench, kneeling or standing? if it's the latter then not bad group's.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:31 am |
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| robert w wrote: |
| it just gets more fun seeing how far you can shoot . im amazed as to how far a charge of air can send a little piece of lead |
That is so true. Its a good reminder to watch one's backstop. Looking at chairgun or something its easy to see that the velocity loss is a parabola, more velocity loss at first, and the rate tapers off. They really hold their power longer than one might think.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:01 am |
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| AirShooter2012 |
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| I was actually sitting in a lawn chair. Two hand no support. I would like to benchrest it if I can set something up. |
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