Fancy air pistols for practice?
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I have a Morini and a Steyr and a 10m range in the basement. Great practice for technique,very unforgiving. If you can shoot airpistol well you can shoot anything. The slow velocity means the pellet stays in the bore longer so follow through plays a huge part in accuracy.
Fancy pistol........ I used to have a Tau 7 which ran off a bulk bottle with a custom valve from Sunshine Airguns. It would deliver around 30 or so good shots per fill. Not really sure why I got rid of it now all these years later. Just a stupid decision when i was younger.
These days I have a Weihrauch HW45 in .22 which is a spring pistol and the neat thing about it is the spring recoils towards your hand which makes it very hold sensitive and good training for my 1911's. The frame is also the same size and takes the same panels. Once mastered it makes for a really accurate shooter in my basement range an a lot of fun with pop cans in the yard. Its definitely one of my favorites!
These days I have a Weihrauch HW45 in .22 which is a spring pistol and the neat thing about it is the spring recoils towards your hand which makes it very hold sensitive and good training for my 1911's. The frame is also the same size and takes the same panels. Once mastered it makes for a really accurate shooter in my basement range an a lot of fun with pop cans in the yard. Its definitely one of my favorites!
I've worked my way up to 4.
In 1974 a friend went to visit her fiance in Germany and picked up a Feinwerkbau 65 for me. It's much shot and loved and travelled. A few years ago i came out of 'retirement' and went to the local range with a bunch of old farts. First competition I scored a 490, and discovered that cocking is tiring over a course of 60 shots. (I think the springs have stiffened up in the last 50 years.) That 490 was my best score for a long time. 're-Beginners luck'
Next was an FAS 6004, which was easier cocking, and offered the advantage of dry fire. It is really a nice tool, with a grip that fits my hand, and would fit perfectly with a little work with a rasp but..
An FWB Model 2 came up at an auction, so I dove in to the world of CO2. Getting an adapter rigged was not trivial. Also,my cylinders were at least15 years out of date. Replacement cost was on the same order as the gun. The Internet showed me DOT regulations; most airgun cylinders are small enough that they do not require hydrostatic re-certification. Onwards.The Model 2 has a dry-fire switch and, while averaging around 480 I managed to turn in one 513. Even a blind squirrel occasionally find a nut.
Then at a gun show, the table behind me had a Pardini K2 for a good price that was just too cute. So now I'm shooting it, although the only time I can get to do it is during the day, during our social distance lock down, when there's a good chance I'll be the only one there. One advanatage of being old is that you get to retire and play with your toys.
So , nickles and dimes, I've spent about what decent gas gun would have cost me. Bite the bullet guys, this sport is really challenging and fun. If you spend 1500 or so on a pcp target pistol, it will still be competitive 20 years from now. If you are strapped for cash, the FAS 6004 is a pretty good entry. The Tau7 and the Hammerli are only about twice as expensive.
In 1974 a friend went to visit her fiance in Germany and picked up a Feinwerkbau 65 for me. It's much shot and loved and travelled. A few years ago i came out of 'retirement' and went to the local range with a bunch of old farts. First competition I scored a 490, and discovered that cocking is tiring over a course of 60 shots. (I think the springs have stiffened up in the last 50 years.) That 490 was my best score for a long time. 're-Beginners luck'
Next was an FAS 6004, which was easier cocking, and offered the advantage of dry fire. It is really a nice tool, with a grip that fits my hand, and would fit perfectly with a little work with a rasp but..
An FWB Model 2 came up at an auction, so I dove in to the world of CO2. Getting an adapter rigged was not trivial. Also,my cylinders were at least15 years out of date. Replacement cost was on the same order as the gun. The Internet showed me DOT regulations; most airgun cylinders are small enough that they do not require hydrostatic re-certification. Onwards.The Model 2 has a dry-fire switch and, while averaging around 480 I managed to turn in one 513. Even a blind squirrel occasionally find a nut.
Then at a gun show, the table behind me had a Pardini K2 for a good price that was just too cute. So now I'm shooting it, although the only time I can get to do it is during the day, during our social distance lock down, when there's a good chance I'll be the only one there. One advanatage of being old is that you get to retire and play with your toys.
So , nickles and dimes, I've spent about what decent gas gun would have cost me. Bite the bullet guys, this sport is really challenging and fun. If you spend 1500 or so on a pcp target pistol, it will still be competitive 20 years from now. If you are strapped for cash, the FAS 6004 is a pretty good entry. The Tau7 and the Hammerli are only about twice as expensive.
So with COVID-19 all ranges are closed. I was trying to get a FAS 6004 but it's out of stock in Canada. I bought a AIR VENTURI V10 instead to practice 10M single hand in the basement. It's lot of fun and accurate.
