200m with a 12ft/lbs .177 HW100?

[18 Wheeler]

Apologies for slightly off-topic - how do you pack the back of a scope up 5mm (nearly 1/4") ?

Either use adjustable mounts, or my prefered method of epoxy putty shims. (see post #13 for a description).

[eddiecos]

can i just ask,shooting the bottles on the sheet,your aim point seemed not to be consistant on where the bottles appeared to break????

[bikerx2000]

she must be aiming at the moon the rate a pellet drops after 40 yards!

[Mick G]

I saw your video about your AA S400 Classic and thought you to be a genuine person
and you helped me decide to buy one! I'm glad to see you enjoy different aspects of airgun shooting. When the weather clears I am going to try long range shooting with my S400 .22 (just for fun) . It will be interesting. I have a four acre field , a plastic chair and a small table and a post ready to bang into the ground to hang a target on. I've already hit a ten inch x 30 ft. post at around 150 yds. Just got to fine tune a bit!!
That was with a springer. My S400 is sub 12Ft. lbs. by the way. I don't think I'll get
any further with .22 though. Mick. I might add that all I proved was that you can hit something from 100 plus yds. away,it was ,for me, just guess work as to how high to aim! I'm going to start at 50 yds. and slowly increase the distance.

[18 Wheeler]

she must be aiming at the moon the rate a pellet drops after 40 yards!

Only if the Moon is about 2 degrees above the horizon.

(2.tanx600= 21 ft, which is roughly the required holdover).

[Digi]

Or 6.1 Degrees if my maths is correct.

[18 Wheeler]

Or 6.1 Degrees if my maths is correct.

You got me thinking, I think my maths is ok.

Distance is 200 yards=600ft
Drop is approximately=21ft, so in a right angled triangle the 600 is the Adjacent, and the 21 is the Opposite side.

Tan = Opp/Adj or 21/600 = 0.035 then hit (tan -1) on your calculator gives you 2 degrees (and some change).

I stand to be corrected...

[Digi]

You got me thinking, I think my maths is ok.

Distance is 200 yards=600ft
Drop is approximately=21ft, so in a right angled triangle the 600 is the Adjacent, and the 21 is the Opposite side.

Tan = Opp/Adj or 21/600 = 0.035 then hit (tan -1) on your calculator gives you 2 degrees (and some change).

I stand to be corrected...

Ooops, you are right. I think I have a sticky invert key.

Interestingly at 200 yds energy is still 1 FtLbf, enough to pierce an aluminium can I think. Either way excellent shooting and a eye opener as to the dangers of a stray pellet.

[Mactavish]

I saw your video about your AA S400 Classic and thought you to be a genuine person
and you helped me decide to buy one! I'm glad to see you enjoy different aspects of airgun shooting. When the weather clears I am going to try long range shooting with my S400 .22 (just for fun) . It will be interesting. I have a four acre field , a plastic chair and a small table and a post ready to bang into the ground to hang a target on. I've already hit a ten inch x 30 ft. post at around 150 yds. Just got to fine tune a bit!!
That was with a springer. My S400 is sub 12Ft. lbs. by the way. I don't think I'll get
any further with .22 though. Mick. I might add that all I proved was that you can hit something from 100 plus yds. away,it was ,for me, just guess work as to how high to aim! I'm going to start at 50 yds. and slowly increase the distance.

Hello Mick,

You'll be surprised how far out you can get and what you can still hit when you get out there, even with a sub-12 .22 springer...

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....78#post4716478

That is if you put your mind (and time) to it...

In reality though, 200 yards is too far with a .22 springer for anything other than a one off to say you've done it; and in my experience I've found that anything beyond 140 is just too reliant on luck for a hit. 100-140 yards at empty beers tins however is consistent enough to be a sporting and satisfying challenge, especially when shot standing/off hand... just make sure it's not windy when you try!

[Retracted_Yeti]

it is a fake no hw can reach that no even an air arms s410 xtra fac might do it but it would struggle they would of played with it tuned it up

A 12ft/ld rifle will have approx 1.25ft/ld of energy left @200 yds using an 8.4 grain pellet, thats enough, to kill a beer/coke can.

Wind your neck in newbie!

Cheers.

Roy.

[walrus1#]

Quote Originally Posted by neilurwin View Post
it is a fake no hw can reach that no even an air arms s410 xtra fac might do it but it would struggle they would of played with it tuned it up
Why are you always a pratt Neil everything you say is contentious.If you can not say anything without being ridiculous, then just keep it shut Bonny LadListen to the experts and you MAY even LEARN something usefull.Your not big and your not cleverso why do you do it.

[career707lover]

I'd be willing to bet quite a bit of dough that it was someone from this site that grassed her up.

[Bennygibbs]

If I had a hat on, I'd take it off to you.

I can't verify the ability to pierce a tin can at 200m, but the elevation and approximate time to target is all right. Because I knew I probably wouldn't be able to hit the bl00dy can before running out of pellets (even on a windless day), I set up a 1m square card-on-wood target behind them, just so I could see where I was landing. They weren't as far off as I thought, were reasonably grouped (all but two of the 20 pellets landed on the 1m square, most within a 45cm area), and had sufficient velocity to embed into the pine a bit.

All with an old-skool BSA .22 springer.

[Ken Harding]

Awesome shooting ...one day for me ....maybe lol

[Robert-]

In the office so no utubing for me sadly but I'll be sure to check the videos out once I get home .