Ok we all are grown men so what is it about air pushing a metal object down a tube so addicting. Whats your take on this ?
Mike 8)
Air guns are no different than rimfire or centerfire guns other than the propellant they use. Men like weapons (we're hardwired for that) and even if you may only use your weapon for shooting targets, it still fulfills that primal need to hunt/kill/defend something.
Quote from: Crosshairs on August 05, 2012, 01:40:30 PM
Ok we all are grown men so what is it about air pushing a metal object down a tube so addicting. Whats your take on this ?
Mike 8)
I think we should ask someone who has an amazing collection of airguns, loves to post about them, eats, breathes, sleeps air guns and knows them inside and out. Anyone know that person??
That could be Charles but I'm not sure if he'a a member here ..
http://www.co2airguns.net/Collection/index.htm (http://www.co2airguns.net/Collection/index.htm)
me i like guns and shooting
if i was out in the boonies like i used to be then its firearms all day.now im in the city airguns fill that void
airguns are a low cost way of filling the void(at least after you have spent $100's modifying them)
Like any good hobby, airgunning provides a challenge, whether it's mechanical proficiency or accurate shooting. RC
Quote from: RC1947 on August 05, 2012, 06:41:58 PM
Like any good hobby, airgunning provides a challenge, whether it's mechanical proficiency or accurate shooting. RC
RC i like your thinking we are very much alike in some ways i notice you use the word challange alot i myself love a good challenge the harder the better. My dad always said never give up because only losers give up. That is another reason you got me wanting a break barrel pistol you said it was a challenge to shoot them.As a kid i watched all the westerns and spy shows on TV seeing them shoot just made me want to shoot, who didn't want to be Wyatt Earp or Matt Dillon. I still like the idea at 57 years of playing one of the Cowboys from back in the day shooting as good or as fast as them i guess some kids just never grow up.
Mike
Quote from: Crosshairs on August 05, 2012, 07:17:59 PM
RC i like your thinking we are very much alike in some ways i notice you use the word challange alot i myself love a good challenge the harder the better. My dad always said never give up because only losers give up. That is another reason you got me wanting a break barrel pistol you said it was a challenge to shoot them.As a kid i watched all the westerns and spy shows on TV seeing them shoot just made me want to shoot, who didn't want to be Wyatt Earp or Matt Dillon. I still like the idea at 57 years of playing one of the Cowboys from back in the day shooting as good or as fast as them i guess some kids just never grow up.
Mike
And that's exactly why I enjoy shooting the springers, challenge. They're not particularly any better a pistol, yet when I'm in the pocket with one, that makes for a very satisfying session. At least for me, the springers make me aware of all that I'm doing to get the pellet into the bull; breath, grip and patience moreso than my other pistols. A rushed shot with a springer can impact anywhere, and usually does.
Let's hope that none of us grow up to the extent that there's no imagination or magic in our lives. In a couple of weeks I'll turn 65, and I'm still as excited as a kid when I get a new shooter. RC
Quote from: cheewee on August 05, 2012, 06:37:50 PM
airguns are a low cost way of filling the void(at least after you have spent $100's modifying them)
i dont know about low cost
my pellets cost more than .22lr rimfire ammo,which is my favorite under rated powder burner
only if im shooting cphp is it a lower cost
Quote from: 1377x on August 06, 2012, 04:02:37 AM
i dont know about low cost
my pellets cost more than .22lr rimfire ammo,which is my favorite under rated powder burner
only if im shooting cphp is it a lower cost
Rinfire is still much more expensive for me even when I'm shooting H&N Match for $13 a tin. Part of that is PA's buy 3 get one free. I try to order all kinds of stuff at once to keep the shipping cost per item low (or free).
Even shooting Federal bulk at $18 for 750 rounds air guns are still cheaper and since I get stuck with an $18 a day range fee I really get slammed shooting rimfire.
Like you I enjoy rimfire. My favorite is my Ruger MKIII, which very much like the 13xx/22xx is the Lego of the rimfire world. :)
Quote from: 1377x on August 06, 2012, 04:02:37 AM
i dont know about low cost
my pellets cost more than .22lr rimfire ammo,which is my favorite under rated powder burner
only if im shooting cphp is it a lower cost
i was refering to the $25 box of .45 ammo we went through last weekend in about 10 minutes
i get 555 rounds of 22lr for $13 thats what it costs me for 250 pellets some more than that
when i shoot my 45acp federals cost $30 for 100 rounds found some reloads $26 for a 100
my taurus judge costs $1.67 everytime i pull the trigger.that gun i shot until i got comfortable with it. the next time it gets fired it will not be for target practice.
i hope i never have to fire it again actually
For me it's all about trigger time. My friends spend $1000s on guns. I have a nice selection of PB's as well. When they give me grief about my AG I simply say the truth. I shot yesterday, did you? I'll shoot today too! No matter what my day is like, for most of them, I am able to shoot 40 to 100 rounds. I would never get to do that with my 30.06, .223, 40 Sw, 30.30, 9 mm, 380, various shotguns, and .22lr.
When I bought my M-Rod in .25. My son said, "Dad you could have bought a new .223 with that much money." I simply said that I already have a .223 and I have put more rounds through the M-rod the first day I owned it than I have in the .223 in the last 5 years.
Yep thats true i dont have to leave the house to shoot and can shoot any time i want good point 728b. :-*
Mike 8)
i used to shoot my pb's indoors. not anymore didnt realize the harm of all the smoke left behind each shot.my bullet trap is heavy duty i can fire a 7mm into it all day and not leave a dent.what i cant/wont do is breath all that after burn
now i cant shoot my airguns indoors but can shoot them outside with very little noise
Yeah, not having to leave the house/yard makes AGs a big plus for me. I like to shoot, and do so pretty much every day. RC
Quote from: RC1947 on August 07, 2012, 12:57:23 AM
Yeah, not having to leave the house/yard makes AGs a big plus for me. I like to shoot, and do so pretty much every day. RC
I try to shoot every day too just cant pass it up.
Mike
Growing up with powder-burners and with a stint in the USMC and elsewhere, all with guns as the primary tools, it gave me a ton o' exposure to the original models like 1911s and Model 70s and S&W 27's & 29s, and on and on.
Now.. in these "costs more to run e'm" days for PBs and with the original guns having been thru my hands at least once, I am liking the reproduction airguns more and more and... also appreciating the finer airguns like Weihrauch, Daystate, Walther and FX just because of their superb accuracy and craftsmanship.
All that said... an airgun also makes the kid in us come out and "play". :-*
well said!!!
Thx "Bucky" and... what's news with your projects? 2240 mods right?
Quote from: BDS on August 09, 2012, 03:07:48 PM
Thx "Bucky" and... what's news with your projects? 2240 mods right?
;D ;D
nothing yet i should go home today and wotk on the conversion to 2250b im feeling beat though to much activity this week.rest today ,have an appt tomorrow.i'll spend saturday doing the conversion.if i have time might be doing some cooking that day
Quote from: Crosshairs on August 05, 2012, 01:40:30 PM
Ok we all are grown men so what is it about air pushing a metal object down a tube so addicting. Whats your take on this ?
Mike 8)
are you sure ???? I for one refuse to do it ... !!!! nope .... never .....
My personal reason for picking up an air gun is trigger time too. I now shoot every day with a pistol that I find incredibly accurate and cheap to shoot.
I just like to shoot. Pellet guns are simple and easy, you can shoot them pretty much anywhere there is open space. They aren't loud, they don't make your ears ring or all the animals in a 3 mile radius scatter every time you pull the trigger. You can get insane power with just a bit of air...that's pretty freaking amazing in itself. Plus the accuracy and ability to apply such force and power to something so far away and with such precision is a pretty amazing feeling. Every perfect shot is like a master plan culminating and materializing at the exact moment it was meant to, unfolding without a hitch and synergistically delivering the results you so valiantly strived for.
Ok, so I hit the volcano but I didn't have my coffee yet. Sorry for the ramble..... :D
Great points Woody i also think it's more fun hunting with a air gun maybe im wrong but i think it takes a bit more or a different kind of skill, and this is another shooting skill to learn. Like most of us said i love to shoot,i always did and always will. Not to metion all the cool people we meet with this hobby. :-*
Mike 8)
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simply because I like ... ;) :-*
Quote from: RUSTER on August 11, 2012, 11:41:11 PM
simply because I like ... ;) :-*
I like that answer.
I like the fact that they are quiet, powerful, and give my 100 yard gong a smack down before it heard the shot!
I havn't got the airgun bug lately. Sorry about the MIA action. I got yet another hobby. Knives...
Quote from: 1377x on August 06, 2012, 04:02:37 AM
i dont know about low cost
my pellets cost more than .22lr rimfire ammo,which is my favorite under rated powder burner
only if im shooting cphp is it a lower cost
Last week, I asked the wife to pick up a tin of .22 cphp's for me every week while she is there getting groceries at Wally World. Saturday is grocery day and she brought the first tin home to me. What a girl !!! So it SEEMS like they're FREE! :-*Please don't tell me any different. Let me pretend. :(
However, she has laid claim to the 2300KT as being her gun as soon as I finish the 2400 mods and upgrades. ???
funny!
living a fantasy and dreaming a dream at the same time
its a good thing to have your cake and eat it too!! ;) ;D
it's a great way to relax and keep your mind fresh....brings out the inner kid
Quote from: Davio on August 12, 2012, 06:19:20 AM
Last week, I asked the wife to pick up a tin of .22 cphp's for me every week while she is there getting groceries at Wally World. Saturday is grocery day and she brought the first tin home to me. What a girl !!!
That's a keeper :-\
This is why I shoot airguns :D :-*