Range Report: cold and windy

[Sir Henry]

I shot the QB78 this morning. It was 49 degrees when I started and 53 when I called it quits. The wind was blowing left to right at 5 mph tops.

I’m not sure what was happening as I would get a two or three rounds close and then the group would move to the right.

Safety first. I’m so much more relaxed with these signs in place.

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My first three rounds. The first two were touching. The third is wide right.

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The second group. Almost off the cardboard.

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Then it seemed to stabilize although the group was much to big. I’m not that bad at 25 yards benchrest.

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Instead of adjusting the scope I changed my point of aim to the left side of a new target.

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A new target and new ammo. Couldn’t even hit paper. All shots were low. Still plenty of CO2 left but at this point I’ve been shooting a half hour and the rifle is getting cold from shooting and the ambiance temperature.

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I was shooting JSB Match in all but the last target.

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I’m going to eat lunch and try again in a few hours. Needless to say it’s been a big disappointment so far.

[Sir Henry]

I put in fresh CO2 and then shot these. It’s 61 degrees and no wind. I got three shots off and then the neighbor came out. Ceasefire.

I wasn’t really trying my best here. Just wanted to see if it could hit paper. I have not made any adjustments to the scope.

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[North Country Gal]

I'd say that the rifle is showing real promise, but, yeah, these low powered airguns can be exasperating at times. I've been shooting the CZ 200T a lot out at 30 yards and have found that it is very susceptible to the wind, given its 500 fps class velocity. The CZ is really designed to be a 10 meter match gun, not a 30 yard gun, of course.

Was out shooting the 2300S the other day, since we had near record warm temps in the 70s. I did okay, but found I had to take plenty of time between shots to get it to shoot at its best.

[Sir Henry]

The rifle is showing promise but I question the shooters ability. I think maybe the wind was more than I thought. It was blowing left to right and the rifle was shooting to the right. In the second shoot there was practically no wind.

I was about to put out a new target and concentrate more when I had to ceasefire.

[North Country Gal]

Probably just a matter of more trigger time, then. That's the beauty of air gunning right home.It's cheap and convenient. Keep on shooting.

[Sir Henry]

Probably just a matter of more trigger time, then. That's the beauty of air gunning right home.It's cheap and convenient. Keep on shooting.

Yep. I shoot almost everyday but don’t always post about it. Rain today plus I’m going to Cabela’s to leave some metal and wood and take home some paper.

[North Country Gal]

Hope you get all the paper you want.