Any Air Gun Shooters?

I have mainly shot air rifle, but I have an IZH-46 that sees some use in the basement. 

PCP is the standard now. But, I will never forget the first time I fired a CO2 gun at a match in college. It was so much better than the effort required to pump a single stroke pneumatic air rifle. 

One day, I'm sure I will get a PCP pistol and give air pistol matches a try.

I shoot AP every day! 





I just picked the LP-50 up for rapid fire practice.  It has the 4lb trigger option.

Around here, the season is in full swing. I started out with a Daisy 777, went to a Walther LP 3, then a big step up to a FWB model 2. Several years ago I upgraded to the Morini 162 EI. For me, the convenience of scuba over CO2 was one consideration, as well as, the better grips and electronic trigger.

After shooting a Baikal MP-46M with a Rink grip for a year I bought a Steyr LP50 Compact to practice Ed Hall's drills. The balance of the Baikal was hard to get used to. I had to practice holding out a 5 pound weight while commuting to get steady with it. I also have fun with a Beeman (Webley) Hurricane I bought thirty years ago. It has a thin rough trigger, too small grip, tiny sights and jumps a lot when the spring piston is released, but that all makes it more satisfying to keep a group in the black with it. The Steyr is sweet, like getting into a Porsche and everything is all sorted out and harmonized. Pumping the Baikal wasn't a problem, but the Steyr has a great roll trigger, a more adjustable grip and better balance (w/four weights on the nose).

My calculations show the 8 ring of the 10 meter B40 air pistol target would scale out to be the 8 ring of the 50 yard B6 target. The 7 ring of the 10 meter B40 air pistol target scales out to the 9 ring of the 25 yard B8 target.

Nice group there BE Mike.

Sa-tevp wrote:After shooting a Baikal MP-46M with a Rink grip for a year I bought a Steyr LP50 Compact to practice Ed Hall's drills. The balance of the Baikal was hard to get used to. I had to practice holding out a 5 pound weight while commuting to get steady with it. I also have fun with a Beeman (Webley) Hurricane I bought thirty years ago. It has a thin rough trigger, too small grip, tiny sights and jumps a lot when the spring piston is released, but that all makes it more satisfying to keep a group in the black with it. The Steyr is sweet, like getting into a Porsche and everything is all sorted out and harmonized. Pumping the Baikal wasn't a problem, but the Steyr has a great roll trigger, a more adjustable grip and better balance (w/four weights on the nose).

My calculations show the 8 ring of the 10 meter B40 air pistol target would scale out to be the 8 ring of the 50 yard B6 target. The 7 ring of the 10 meter B40 air pistol target scales out to the 9 ring of the 25 yard B8 target.

Nice group there BE Mike.

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.