Your No.1 piece of airgunning advice

[VALE BOY]

If you’re gonna compete in HFT make sure you prepare by doing some agility exercises and fitness training prior to the event to make it more comfortable for you to adopt the different positions necessary to view and shoot the target.
Last Sunday I competed in my club’s HFT event and I’ve done nothing fitness wise during the last several months! It was painful and I felt like quitting halfway through. Ended up knackered with a capital ‘F’!!!
It’s a totally different ball game shooting a round of varied HFT targets compared to bench rest shooting seated at the plinking range!
I seriously need to get fit!!
🥴

[eyebull]

Don't jump at every brand new rifle, scope or gizmo - let other people pay to be the Beta testers, and then pick yourself up a MKII when they have ironed out all the initial production issues. Also applies to things like phones.

[ZAKDINGEL]

As other have already said --Be safe --think about backstops- have respect for your quarry weather it be a tasty rabbit or pesky rat -black and white target ie magpie--learn to use your set up before shooting live targets -- and when your lucky to find permission respect the land and property and livestock even when you have a raging bull charging down at you always give the landowner a gift at xmass a bottle and maybe chocolates for his wife ---use your common sense

[Steyr]

Never, ever point the rifle at anyone.

Bit of a bugger if your in the army.

[baldinio]

There is no better decoy than a dead pigeon. So save yourself some money and keep a half a dozen dead uns in the freezer

[jumbuck]

what is your number 1 piece of airgunning advice?

Mine is directed entirely towards myself:

Never sell bkl mounts, as you only end up buying them again new (several times over with some types over the years!), and so lose more money than you made by selling the old ones!

enjoy

[Muskett]

Safety/backstop.

When you get a combo that you can really shoot well with then leave it alone, and don't sell it. If you can hit the things you want to hit then there isn't a "better" gun.

[Geezer]

1. Learn and obey the rules of gun handling, esp rules 1-3.

1.5. If you don’t know the rules, look them up. Then learn and obey them.

2. Get coaching/mentoring/training/expert advice. That could be from a mate, at a club, online. Whatever. But you will learn so much more quickly from someone who knows their stuff and can teach it than by mucking about on your own.

[Steve C.]

Bit of a bugger if your in the army.

.....er...

[bozzer]

Bit of a bugger if your in the army.

Thread: Your No.1 piece of airgunning advice

Have there been more cutbacks?

[Phil Russell]

Take up knitting, it’s a hell of a lot cheaper

You clearly have not met my wife ... I can't move in the spare room because of plastic crates of wool ....
Cheers, Phil

[WILBA]

buy cheap,buy twice!

[distantcamera]

Know where the decimal point goes.

[PCPShooter]

Muzzle Awareness !
Same as all shooting !!!!!!!!!!!!

[tinbum]

There is no better decoy than a dead pigeon. So save yourself some money and keep a half a dozen dead uns in the freezer

WORST

ADVICE

EVER!

I read this and tried it, it cost me £32 at the butchers and f#@k all even came close.

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