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 Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:33 pm |
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| Paulius1981 |
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Question: Is breaking in a springer usually something that happens very gradually or is it something that happens fairly suddenly?
I ask because over the 1000 rounds I put through it, my Storm was gradually getting better, but between yesterday and today, it's honestly like a different gun.
Yesterday afternoon I shot for about an hour and was averaging 1.5" - 2" groups. This morning I got up, shot one 2" group...and then I was stacking pellets all afternoon.
Just for completeness, I was shooting exactly the same pellets, from the same position, at the same target, at the same range and under the same weaher conditions as yesterday.
I was also surprised when I watched an AirGunWeb video review of the Crosman Quest (which I believe is essentially the same rifle as the Storm) where the guy said he'd put 800 pellets through the gun, got nothing less than a 4" group...but on the day of the review found it was shooting sub 1/5" groups reliably.
So, what's your experience been? Did your springer break in slowly and gradually, or suddenly get a whole lot better?
Not that it matters either way, I'm just glad to finally have a rifle consistent enough to where I'm willing to point it at a squirrel...which kinda sucks considering squirrel season in SC closed today.
All I'm gonna say is if those little furry barstewards start chewing through my roof again, I'm callin' it self defense. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:49 am |
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| Slavia |
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| Question: Is breaking in a springer usually something that happens very gradually or is it something that happens fairly suddenly? |
Mine happened over the span of a couple hundred rounds.
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| All I'm gonna say is if those little furry barstewards start chewing through my roof again, I'm callin' it self defense. |
Check your laws for pest control provisions. Here if I'm outside the city limits, have the landowner's (or tenant's) permission, and the little rascal is doing damage, then I can take him any time, no license, and with an airgun. If I miss and he crosses the road, then I have to wait for the season, get a license, and can only use a firearm. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:52 pm |
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| Paulius1981 |
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Well, I live on my wife's parent's property. They have about 20 acres and let us build a house on it.
Squirrels are always doing damage (they did nearly a grand's worth to our roof last year) and my mother-in-law has issued a shoot-on-sight policy  |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:49 pm |
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| midnightsniper |
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| Paulius1981 wrote: |
Well, I live on my wife's parent's property. They have about 20 acres and let us build a house on it.
Squirrels are always doing damage (they did nearly a grand's worth to our roof last year) and my mother-in-law has issued a shoot-on-sight policy |
If squirrels are damaging your home,take'em.I live in SC and it's never been an issue.DNR rep said it wasn't a big deal in that situation.They just don't wanna find people taking out large numbers of them just for the heck of it.I don't mind squirrels until they attack my house and buildings.Then I retaliate with vengeance. |
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