Air Rifle

[fishinwrench]

39 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

What kind of noise does that thing make flying across the shop?

Probably about the same frequency as a slide hammer on a bearing carrier, but I was careful to get everything nice and level/square so that wouldn't happen.  

[snagged in outlet 3]

Pop outta there and hit you where it counts.

[fishinwrench]

43 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Pop outta there and hit you where it counts.

Can't be any worse than when the slide hammer slips off a bearing carrier.  

Danger lurks everywhere.  Wear safety glasses and pay attention to wtf you're doing!   What's the use in having a First-Aid kit if you never need it?

[snagged in outlet 3]

I'd rather not need it.

[jdmidwest]

I keep my first aid kit around for others to use.

[fishinwrench]

When my hound starts griping (barking/whining) and won't shut up, I put a band-aid across the bridge of his nose.  Shuts him right up, lasts longer, and is less cruel than zipping his mouth shut with a tie strap.  

[Deadstream]

I haven't opened the Prowler I bought a month back.  What does it take for prep before first shot?  I planned on gifting this to my landlord in Michigan,  will I have to prep it before I leave in a few weeks.?(trout streams open May 1). 

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, Deadstream said:

I haven't opened the Prowler I bought a month back.  What does it take for prep before first shot?  I planned on gifting this to my landlord in Michigan,  will I have to prep it before I leave in a few weeks.?(trout streams open May 1). 

Use some solvent and clean the barrel real good, but try not to get solvent on the breech seal....or wipe it off right away if you do. (I don't know if solvent will hurt the seal.... but some guys say that it might). 

Shoot it 25-30 times and then clean the barrel again.  

After that you can go ahead and mount a scope and sight it in.  

If it gets shot as much as mine does then you'll want to keep an eye on your groups and clean the barrel with dry patches if you notice accuracy falling off.  Once it quits puking out grease then you can probably quit cleaning it forever.

Since mine blew up and got overhauled I have put about 650 pellets through it and haven't had to clean the barrel anymore.  I pulled one dry patch through it yesterday, just to see, and it came out clean as a whistle.  

The cool thing about my Prowler is that I haven't found a pellet that doesn't shoot good in it.  JSB EXACT 15.9gr. is what I'm sighted in with, but the gun shoots anything I feed it well enough to kill squirrels (and dinosaurs) out to 55 yards.

[Ketchup]

650 thru the Prowler already? Holy crap rifleman.  Thats close to what i've got total in all of mine, well maybe a few hundred less, butthats some serious dino killin. 

As soon as work slows, fishing slows, i stop buying cattle, and catch up on chores, i may get to start shooting more. "all excuses on my end". 

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, Ketchup said:

650 thru the Prowler already? Holy crap rifleman.  Thats close to what i've got total in all of mine, well maybe a few hundred less, butthats some serious dino killin. 

As soon as work slows, fishing slows, i stop buying cattle, and catch up on chores, i may get to start shooting more. "all excuses on my end". 

Yeah and it isn't all me.  My daughter put about 75 through it, and assorted customers have overstayed their welcome and put alot of dents in my dinosaurs.   I bet I have infected 2 dozen guys and a handful of gals with this disease.   It's spreading fast.  

They'd better buy their own stuff soon or I'm gonna start charging for pellets and dinosaurs.