Any airgunners here? Why no CO field target?

[oinco]

The airgun bug has bit pretty hard, started with a nice "springer" and somehow a PCP rifle/accys has found its way home...more probably just behind.

I would imagine those local to the Olympic training center have this stuff under their noses, but I can't seem to find much in the way of "support" for filling air tanks somewhere around Demver, or even rumours of the seemingly popular elsewhere Field Target competitions sprouting up in CO?

Any insights? leads? I know of at least three people on here that are heavily into target airguns.... and from what I know, the regional biathlon stuff has airguns in the mix?

[Bowtie]

I know the Arvada Rifle And Pistol Club has 2 air rifle ranges. I am a member but have never shot air rifle there.

http://www.arpcinc.com

[newracer]

I recently purchased a PCP rifle and am using a high pressure SCUBA tank for fills. There is a place a little east of me that will fill SCBA tanks that I found after buying my SCUBA tank. Their was at least one place to fill SCBA tanks in Denver that I knew of but they have since closed. The other person I know that has a PCP rifle is looking at using a nitrogen setup since the Denver shop closed. I have also thought about just getting a compressor of my own.

[colorider]

Pcp shooter here as well !!!!! Hatsan at44-10 in 22cal. Messed with springers for years and pretty much gave up on them. LOVE the hatsan and shoot about 400 pellets a week in my yard and in the house when it's cold and craply out. Fill it with a scuba tank. Cheap fills.
We should have a get together

[gnihcraes]

I'd be interested in learning more about the PCP stuff.

I've been a pump and spring air shooter since a kid. I Love shooting them but have lost my backyard range to a few new houses. :(

I can only shoot some in the basement now, which isn't much fun.

[Hoser]

Field target is friggin hard. For sure a rifleman's game. Back east it is somewhat popular.

I shoot an Anschutz 9003, but mainly in my basement. Sometimes I take the scope off and shoot irons at the Olympic Training Center.

[oinco]

Sweet, more coming out of the closet!
Buying a compressor seems exactly like buying a walk-in safe, it will be a gateway.

Thanks for the reminder for ARPCINC, I'll have to check them out -being open 24/7 works well with my calendar.
Would love to see a FT get together of sorts. After shooting a modified Steyr LG100, my fate was sealed.

[th3w01f]

Ok, I know I'm reviving a long dead thread but why start over. :)

Just getting my PCP up and running (.25 Airforce Condor) after sitting in the safe for 2 years since buying. Who else shoots air rifles?

There are some pretty amazing ones out there now. Just saw this one.

https://www.umarexusa.com/blogs/airgun-news/the-new-50-caliber-umarex-hammer-is-an-air-rifle

"The innovative engineering used to design this internal mechanism coupled with a .50 caliber, 550 grain lead slug is responsible for the generation of its 705 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle."

[Gman]

Just for some historical context, the Lewis and Clark Expedition took along an air rifle.

http://youtu.be/-pqFyKh-rUI

I took an Air Rifle class my Freshman year in college, and the range was under the concrete bleachers of the football stadium. After having to do push-ups all morning, it wasn't a whole lot of fun. It was definitely challenging with such a tiny target.

Other than that, I don't have much to offer.

[colorider]

Just added a Hatsan Bullboss 22 to my pcp collection. And a big carbon fiber air tank for filling my rifles. Scuba shop by my house in Westminster fills my tank to 4500 psi. Really nice to use this rather than lug around the heavy and bulky scuba tank.
Really digging the bullpup style this new rifle has.

[SideShow Bob]

They are a bit pricey, there is a company making compressors for the PCP rowd.

http://www.shoeboxcompressor.com/freedom10/

[Hoser]

To get a Field Target match up and going is easy. It just takes time and money. The targets are not terribly expensive and easy to order. After the initial outlay, it is pretty easy and cheap from a management prospective.

I have had a couple people pimp me about getting one going in Pueblo. Too many matches, not enough time...

[Aloha_Shooter]

I got my nephew interested in shooting and his high school has an air rifle team so I gave him one of my Daisy target shooters (from CMP) last year. After months of practice at home, he managed to get a place on his high school air rifle team this past fall so I decided to investigate improving his equipment and bought an Air Arms 5400 MPR (.177) from PyramidAir via CMP. Beause it's a PCP system, there are 2 basic ways to fill the tank. You can get a K-valve yoke for scuba tanks (about $80) or you can get what's basically an upgraded bicycle pump (the Air Venturi runs $280) plus a $28 adapter (Air Venturi Female DIN Adapter, 1/8" Male BSPP Threads, Stainless Steel).

The Air Venturi hand pump is a lot more expensive but of course more portable because you don't need to tote a scuba tank everywhere. For something like a rifle team where you have a set range and can just leave the tank in a storage shed, I'd just use the scuba tank adapter and take the tank in to a scuba shop for recharges periodically but for anyone else, I'd pay the extra $$ for the hand pump (it really does look like an old-fashioned bicycle pump).

I've only shot the Air Arms a couple of times, would love to shoot it more often but Colorado Springs actually has more restrictive laws in this case than Honolulu where I could practice archery, BBs, or air riflery at home as long as the projectile doesn't leave my property lines. In Colo Spgs, I just can't go outside where I might be visible and it's hard to find enough room to set up a 10 meter range inside the house.

[electronman1729]

Is this something similar to air soft?

[Wulf202]

Is this something similar to air soft?

no, these are pellet guns that can be as powerful as a handgun easily.

[th3w01f]

Some cool stuff, I was telling my wife about the Lewis & Clark rifle and it took her a while to believe me. From what I've read, intimidation was a big part of bringing it since it should shoot much faster than any powder rifles of the time.

This has been fun and a PITA this week. My tank was at 0 and I have a hand pump, so I spend a couple hours pumping it up to 2000 psi, leave it overnight and realize there's a leak. Figure out that I need a new o-ring in 014 size but no one seems to carry those. Finally get my amazon order, put it back together, pump it up to 2000 and the valve wasn't sitting right so there goes 2 hours of pumping. Another good reminder to always keep a weapon pointed in a safe direction since closing the breach caused it to fire and empty the entire tank. Now all issues seem to be resolved and I'm back up close to about 2000psi. A hand pump is a lot less fun than you think it would be.

[colorider]

Hand pumps are BRUTAL filling an empty gun . A lot of times you can't get the valve to seal on the gun using a hand pump. I didn't even like topping off the guns with a pump. PCP air guns are a deep rabbit hole. I have my Bullboss and at-44 tuned and shooting hole in hole groups at 40yds and closer. Shooting the 18gr jsb pellets at 955fps. Get about 27 shots before my fps drops and accuracy changes. Wh n that happens, I top off the guns.