Post by TMan on Dec 15, 2010 8:16:57 GMT -5
Having finished the modifications to my Crossman .177 cal 1377c, I decided that I needed to sight-in the scope. Since my boresighter only goes down to 22cal, I was going to have to wing it.
I was in the upstairs hall, and since I'm moving things around in the house, the hall was messy. There was a plastic, fold-up stepstool between me and the target. Not a problem because I was above it, or so I thought.
The first shot was at 5 o'clock. I adjusted the scope a little. The next two shots didn't appear to hit the target or they were going through the same hole (unlikely). I decided that I should move closer to the target. At this point my brain totally shutdown.
Since I was now closer to the target, and the stepstool, I now had an end-table to rest the gun on. I could see the target clearly in the Weaver pistol scope, and I pulled the trigger. At this point the you know what hit the fan. What I failed to think about was the fact that the scope was mounted high above the barrel. At greater distances it doesn't matter much, but when you are close to the target, it does make a difference. The scope was pointing at the target, but the barrel was now pointing at the stepstool, which was no match for pellet even though I only had 5 pumps out of the possible 10 maximum.
Now how do I explain the chunk missing out of the stepstool to my wife?
Well, it is time for me to get upstairs and put the finishing touches on my flooring of unused attic space. By noon I'll have a 25' range and my bullet trap can handle 22LR, so it won't have a problem with pellets.
Incidentally, these framing nailing guns that run off compressed air are really powerful. My handgun training of not touching the trigger until on target really paid off. Out of hundreds of nails that I drove over the last couple of weeks, I didn't have one mishap. (I had to build s superstructure over existing space in order to clear wiring and HVAC piping. It was quite a project, and quite a cost too - like in the Colt 1911 range).
I was in the upstairs hall, and since I'm moving things around in the house, the hall was messy. There was a plastic, fold-up stepstool between me and the target. Not a problem because I was above it, or so I thought.
The first shot was at 5 o'clock. I adjusted the scope a little. The next two shots didn't appear to hit the target or they were going through the same hole (unlikely). I decided that I should move closer to the target. At this point my brain totally shutdown.
Since I was now closer to the target, and the stepstool, I now had an end-table to rest the gun on. I could see the target clearly in the Weaver pistol scope, and I pulled the trigger. At this point the you know what hit the fan. What I failed to think about was the fact that the scope was mounted high above the barrel. At greater distances it doesn't matter much, but when you are close to the target, it does make a difference. The scope was pointing at the target, but the barrel was now pointing at the stepstool, which was no match for pellet even though I only had 5 pumps out of the possible 10 maximum.
Now how do I explain the chunk missing out of the stepstool to my wife?
Well, it is time for me to get upstairs and put the finishing touches on my flooring of unused attic space. By noon I'll have a 25' range and my bullet trap can handle 22LR, so it won't have a problem with pellets.
Incidentally, these framing nailing guns that run off compressed air are really powerful. My handgun training of not touching the trigger until on target really paid off. Out of hundreds of nails that I drove over the last couple of weeks, I didn't have one mishap. (I had to build s superstructure over existing space in order to clear wiring and HVAC piping. It was quite a project, and quite a cost too - like in the Colt 1911 range).