Air power rules here...

by Paul , Monday, November 28, 2016, 06:33 (2855 days ago) @ bj

due to the ever more restrictive firearms rules/laws. Our gun club just purchased a new property to replace the one we sold a couple years back. We're still in the building stage and it will likely be the shotgun crowd (mostly Sporting Clays) that will carry the burden of keeping the gate open for the immediate future, but they're the money folk anyway. It's airpower that is the future of shooting as it's where kids can get involved and (currently) there are few restrictions on the rifles and ammo.

Field Target is a growing sport here, with about three officially recognized clubs across the country and several more that are affiliated with the national ruling body but not yet recognized by local governments. I've got an AirArms ProSport in .177 and a 3-12X44 scope. The rifle has been downtuned to around 12 FPE level (from its original US level of around 14-15 fpe) using a Jim Maccari kit. VERY sweet shooting, but haven't had much opportunity to work on my proficiency with it yet.

The other sport recognized by the association is Air Rifle Benchrest. We're not near the level of competition that exists up in the USA, but we've some fairly decent shooters considering how little experience there is in this country with precision shooting. I'm cogitating on what kind of PCP to pick up to press into service for this branch of the shooting sports. Dreaming of some high end rifles like Mac1's custom built works of art, but will probably end up with something like the Hatsan Nova that just hit the market.