Fun with an air rifle

[DD214]

I haven't fired an air rifle since I was a kid, but I picked up a Gamo Shadow 1000 pellet rifle for backyard pest elimination. I figured I would just use it occasionally when beasts violate the sanctity of my yard, but I've actually had a lot of fun firing it in the basement. I've never fired a spring piston air rifle before and I was surprised how much power and accuracy these things are capable of. It actually has more recoil than my 10/22 and is just about as loud. The rifle combined with the night vision monocular that I acquired at the same time make for a potent backyard defense combination! Yeah, I'm obsessed.

 

[novus collectus]

I haven't fired an air rifle since I was a kid, but I picked up a Gamo Shadow 1000 pellet rifle for backyard pest elimination. I figured I would just use it occasionally when beasts violate the sanctity of my yard, but I've actually had a lot of fun firing it in the basement. I've never fired a spring piston air rifle before and I was surprised how much power and accuracy these things are capable of. It actually has more recoil than my 10/22 and is just about as loud. The rifle combined with the night vision monocular that I acquired at the same time make for a potent backyard defense combination! Yeah, I'm obsessed.

You want some destructive fun? Put a small drop of kerosene in the skirt of a pellet. The hot burst of air will cause dieseling and I hear it makes it go faster than the speed of sound. Not good for the air seals, accuracy and the rifle, but I hear it is a lot of potentially dangerous fun.

I borrowed my neighbors 1000ft/s spring piston rifle and killed a bunch of squirells and rabbits in my backyard with it. Actually killed a rabbit with one shot at about 20 yards once. Lot of fun.

By the way, you can get silencers for some pellet guns.

 

[Spot77]

Sweet. I just bought a Daisy Buck model for my 6 year old son to learn with. I'm building an indoor /outdoor range in my garage so we don't annoy the neighbors (Although my direct neighbors are very cool)

 

[DD214]

You want some destructive fun? Put a small drop of kerosene in the skirt of a pellet. The hot burst of air will cause dieseling and I hear it makes it go faster than the speed of sound. Not good for the air seals, accuracy and the rifle, but I hear it is a lot of potentially dangerous fun.

I borrowed my neighbors 1000ft/s spring piston rifle and killed a bunch of squirells and rabbits in my backyard with it. Actually killed a rabbit with one shot at about 20 yards once. Lot of fun.

By the way, you can get silencers for some pellet guns.

I read that when a spring piston air rifle is fired the air temperature approaches 1000 degrees C due to the severe compression. Supposedly back in the days when all lubricants were petroleum based the dieseling effect was expected and that approximately 30% of the power was achieved from this effect. Modern guns are built to much tighter specifications so dieseling would most likely damage them. Pretty wild.