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Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:43 pm
by Sir Henry
It’s going to be in the 90’s here so I decided the backyard range meant more comfortable shooting. It’s was nice to have all the comforts of home however the targets were hard to see. I ended up cutting a few limbs down.
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These peeps are a delight to use. Even with the poor lighting I could see through the sights quite well. The big problem was getting all lined up only to discover it was a shadow and not the bullseye. Looking through both peeps and all you see is the front sight inner circle. Even most of the area between the two outer targets is blacked out. What you see is a lot of black and a tiny hole.
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This picture was taken just a few feet away.
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Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:58 pm
by fortyshooter
Yes sir looks plenty relaxing there to shoot the air rifles!!
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:03 pm
by BigAl52
Looks like those limbs needed trimmed anyway. Maybe next time I come I will bring my new airgun. I love shooting it
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:39 pm
by RetiredSeabee
No coffee for air gun shooting?
I love your home range.
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:14 pm
by Sir Henry
BigAl52 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:03 pm
Looks like those limbs needed trimmed anyway. Maybe next time I come I will bring my new airgun. I love shooting it
Big improvements since you’ve been here Al.
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:38 pm
by North Country Gal
Gene those Daisy 853s are great target guns. They were very popular in the CMP programs and school airgun shooting teams. Hated to see Daisy go under.
I have the same problem with shadows on our range, but our, uh, tree limbs are a bit larger.
Bill is in the process of building us a heavy duty backstop, so we'll likely setup a more open area to avoid the shadows, even if it means going with a shorter shooting distance.
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:01 pm
by GFK
Nice setup!
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:11 pm
by Sir Henry
Evening light and it’s a new ballpark. Targets are 21 yards away.
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Low flat light and branches removed.
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Wish I could shoot like this standing. The only three shots I fired.
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Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:26 am
by North Country Gal
For sure, time of day for the sake of shadows is also critical for us as far as shooting in our range setup. Need to have someone come in and clean out some of these pesky trees.
Re: Range Report: Daisy Avanti 853
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:34 pm
by Sir Henry
North Country Gal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:26 am
For sure, time of day for the sake of shadows is also critical for us as far as shooting in our range setup. Need to have someone come in and clean out some of these pesky trees.
I got out to the backyard early this morning while sunshine was directly hitting the targets. It sure makes a difference of being able to see things. I made a separate report.