What's regarded as long range?

[IPC1]

Hi,

I got my first air rifle last week and I'm loving it. However, what is regarded as long-range for something like a hw100?

Thanks

What your not telling us Mustard is what calibre your HW100 is and what do you intend using it for e.g. targets or hunting ? If hunting then most will correctly tell you 35 to 40 yards max. With targets then whatever’s safe to do so dependent on the wind and the type of rest your using.

[Retnuhtibbar]

I've been sending spent 12 gauge shotgun shells flying at 73 yrds this evening with my .177 HW 77 SE. This is long range for me!

[riku]

The practical range for .177 12 fpe gun is around 60-80 yards depending on wind. For more powerful guns 100 yards is typical and I've shot 200M BR with airguns and had pretty good results.

[Amac]

We shoot indoor bench rest using the 25m official target cards at fifty metres plus. Certainly good fun and challenging.

[jtr rhyl]

I do longer than 35meters, but at 35 meters I shoot one target which is in this video, Took me 3 pellets to hit it, home made wood targer with 6mm starter caps in, video is 1.19 minutes long, starter caps are at 0.41 seconds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj15m1obbSQ

[Muskett]

Long range target shooting is for the fun of it. The fun being reading the conditions on the day to hit a paper or inert reactive target. It doesn't matter if its missed.
Hunting on the other hand demands far higher standards. Long range is 40m, and most restrict themselves to 30 and under. I haven't taken a shot hunting further than 27m for a very long time. The target size is very small, and all the variants come into play. Near is not good enough.

Long range target shooting teaches a lot of what your rifle combination can do, and what you need to do to read the conditions. Loads to work out. I suggest start at 50m in various conditions and see how varied and the need for shooter input is required. What makes shooting with an accurate rifle interesting.