WEBMASTER, can we have an AIRGUN forum? Opinions folks???

Kess · Post by **Kess** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:52 pm

I am proposing to our webmaster the creation of a third forum for airgunners. While the minority of smallbore silhouette shooters have air rifle/airpistol interests, this is obviously a growing sport, and as such, should probably have their own forum on this board...or is it 'own board on this forum'? Reply with a yea or nay and/or comment. Lets hear from you shooters.
Ed Kessey

GeoNLR · Post by **GeoNLR** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:06 pm

Ed,

Are you suggesting that we "take our S%*& else where..." LOL???

Oh man... I am trying real hard to be good....

I do agree, Air rifle could go elsewhere ALTHOUGH, I find myself using the SB forum for everything.....

slowstdy · Post by **slowstdy** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:07 pm

Seems like a good idea to me Ed. You got my vote. I shoot more air than any thing, but i have many more .22's

jneihouse · Post by **jneihouse** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:07 pm

Brass BB's or Silver colored BB's?????

jneihouse · Post by **jneihouse** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:09 pm

And did you guy know that YOU CAN SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT WITH THOSE THINGS!!!

slowstdy · Post by **slowstdy** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:29 pm

Only if you look down the barrel and do......
$hit.... Anyone got a patch....LOL

Kess · Post by **Kess** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:44 pm

" Are you suggesting that we "take our S%*& else where..." LOL???

Oh man... I am trying real hard to be good...."

...only the Dawg S%*&....the Chicken S%*& can stay..well, for now.

I'm trying real hard to be good, too!!

Hey John, I've been amused at Limey's profane caricature of your muzzle topper for some time. Its funny that you finally recognized it as such!!
...aaah, you're not really gonna try and take that piece of roadkill with you to PeeeAle are you? Y'know, HomelandSecurity's gonna be all over you!

Kess

jneihouse · Post by **jneihouse** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:48 pm

Just remember I've got pictures of you and Spotting Kitty, Kess. Homeland Security? Maybe I ought to dig out the pic of her and Clinton......

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:34 am

John

I don't think there is really any question..... use Copper colored BB's!

jneihouse · Post by **jneihouse** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:58 am

Thanks. Just looking for the voice of experiece......Cost of BB's makes extensive ammo testing prohibitive.....

dave imas · Post by **dave imas** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:38 pm

another alternative is that some folks download an instant messenger and use that medium to throw rocks at eachother instead of cluttering up this forum with crap. it is too bad that a significant percentage of the posts on here add no value and aren't worth reading. especially annoying when an otherwise good thread gets hijacked and brought to the lowest possible denominator. kind of diminishes the value and attraction of a site like this.
dave imas

ajj · Post by **ajj** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:50 am

Well said and quite true. It amounts to sabotaging the efforts of the webmaster.
"You can pretend to be serious but you can't pretend to be witty." Sacha Guitry.

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:38 am

I posted the following in the Walther thread:

"Since I'm fairly new to air rifle silhouette I'm sure that I probably don't fully understand the problem some people have with the PCP guns. I do admit that I have a vested interest in the outcome since I purchased an Air Arms PCP rifle last year with the intention of using it in Sporter and Open classes. If memory serves, the only change in the pre-2005, and now infamous rule 3.3(b), was the deletion of the last sentence. This sentence limited the pre-charged system to 12.0 gram disposable CO2 units. The deletion of this language then allowed a pre-charged system with a greater "storage" capacity. The rule has now been changed back to the same language prior to 2005, once again limiting the propulsion system "storage" to the 12.0 gram CO2 units.

Now if I've gotten things correct so far, I'm just not sure how the capability of a given rifle to store a little more air is a factor. It seems to me that a rifle using CO2 to propell a projectile downrange is not really any different than a PCP rifle using compressed air, the later simply has a greater storage capacity. They both use some form of a compressed air or gas, they both have a storage system for that air or gas and they both hurl a lead pellet downrange. It seems like the only advantage gained is the savings in not needing to purchase disposable CO2 cartridges."

As I mentioned above, I am new to air rifle. My intention was to solicit responses from some of the experienced air rifle shooters that might provide some insight on my question. Which simply put is, "What's the difference?" I'm sure that those shooters who are opposed to the use of PCP rifles have what they consider to be valid reasons that support their position. I would appreciate it if a few of them could step forward and explain it to me.

I'm not trying to stir things up or start a new rock chunkin' thread. I'm not pretending to be serious, I am serious, and I'm certainly not pretending to be witty as I don't have the required equipment for that.

We will be starting Air Rifle Silhouette matches this year at our range. As the assistant match director I feel like it is my responsibility to learn as much about this discipline as I am able to. This is a question that has come up before that I don't have a good answer for.

We always hear each other talking about what a great group of people the silhouette shooters are and how helpful they can be. I'm just asking for a little help in understanding what all the fuss is about.

Thanks for listening,
Greg Sullivan
Benton Gun Club

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:27 am

GTS,

You have a PM.

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:32 pm

Nomad,

You have a PM.

GTS