[CBCmembers] Air rifle for training

[Anne Vattendahl]

Thanks, this is great advice!  I took the cert course but can't afford a
rifle yet.  This sounds like a great option.  :) Anne

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Rudy Schuster <rudyschuster at yahoo.com>wrote:

> If your goal is to shoot in  your garage, basement, bathroom, or similar
> setting my advice is to NOT buy a really expensive air rifle. Go to to your
> local Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, or yard sale and buy a pellet
> gun off the shelf. Look for one that has a similar weight to a biathlon
> rifle; probably wood stock (opposed to plastic). Accuracy--compared to a
> $1200 Anschutz--of the gun will be questionable in the lower price range.
> However, the important thing for practicing in your basement is to get your
> "systems" established: stability, breathing, squeezing the trigger, and
> consistent groups. You can always add a little wood block to the bottom of
> the stock to simulate a biathlon rifle stock. Get a trap to catch the
> pellets (~$35). I have a "break barrel" that forces me to load each round
> individually. I paid $99 for it on sale at Gender Mountain. I use Dirty
> Bird splatter targets because it is easy to see where the pellets
> strike. They come with five small targets on a single sheet. Cut out a
> single target and tape it to a paper plate or pirce of cardboard to center
> it and hang it on the trap clip. When I first did this, I shot diagonally
> across my basement and had about 30 feet from my washing machine to the
> trap.
>
> rudy
>
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> think snow, but keep riding your bicycle
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> *From:* Paul Searcy <another_climber at yahoo.com>
> *To:* cbcmembers at juliacollins.us
> *Sent:* Sat, February 20, 2010 9:02:47 AM
> *Subject:* [CBCmembers] Air rifle for training
>
>   Apologies for sending to the whole list.   [To avoid a plethora of
> emails, if folks would prefer to send directly to me, I'll consolidate the
> advice and send out a summary in a week.]
>
> I'm trying to get an air rifle that would help me practice shooting in the
> basement.  After the last match, it's obvious that I need lots of practice.
>
>
> Anyone have advice about the best ones to look at?  Considering there are
> literally thousands of options, I'm swimming in choices.
>
> Thanks!
>   Paul
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