blowing my own trumpet...

[dunn220]

hi peeps, have just got a Gamo Compact, what a nice pistol

would post targets except that im a bit pants the moment, got 1 in the bull for a ten one in the nine and then all over the place

might as well have used a .410 instead.....

bit no doubt ill get better....., also caught my middle finger pad in the "mousetrap" ouch........

great piece of kit and sooo much better than my old co2 guns (and free air)...

its putting out an impressive 351 fps (with AA fields as these were the only .177s i had)......as if it really matters

also a quick question, what wadcutter pellets do you use???? locally the prices are a joke for wadcutters......over £6 for some bisley practice,£5.50 for Hobbies around so i think a bulk buy is in order from JSR (mostly looking at the rws types)...

cheers and thanks for reading

Paul

[pollythedog]

Hi Paul
don't worry about the scores, the idea was more as fun competition that would push us, certainly I find if I have someone to compete against I concentrate more.
As for pellets, I started with hobbys but was getting quite a few misfires, so Iam now on HN's which have not missed a beat. The hobbys also gave wild flyers occasionaly whereas the HN's seem more uniform.
At the club I use Hobbys are £3 ish a tin if you buy in bulk (box of 20) and HN's are £5.50 all the time.
Cheers
G
p.s. not caught any skin yet but regularly catch my tee shirt, not a pleasant site when I lift that up!!

[dunn220]

Hi Paul
don't worry about the scores, the idea was more as fun competition that would push us, certainly I find if I have someone to compete against I concentrate more.
As for pellets, I started with hobbys but was getting quite a few misfires, so Iam now on HN's which have not missed a beat. The hobbys also gave wild flyers occasionaly whereas the HN's seem more uniform.
At the club I use Hobbys are £3 ish a tin if you buy in bulk (box of 20) and HN's are £5.50 all the time.
Cheers
G
p.s. not caught any skin yet but regularly catch my tee shirt, not a pleasant site when I lift that up!!

yup im up for a friendly competition....

update is that ive found some co2 pellets that i had for my old gas gun, im gonna have a go with these (when im getting good ill use the rn10s).... will lube them for added zip and hope that i can get better.... although i shoot with 2 ex-10m instructors so im getting some good tips (may even share em with you)....

just need to set up the sights properly and weigh the front down a bit.... and sort out the heavy trigger (good stages just a bit too heavy).....

cheers and look forward to posting some decent scores....

PAUL

[Powderfinger]

If enough Gamo users are prepared to chip in, I could look into the cost of sorting out a souvenir medal or certificate for everyone who wants to join in. There's a shop up the road that specialises in that sort of thing. Maybe we could open it out to allow other Gamo's in like the PR45 and even the old Falcons or Centers to be used. No point in them gathering dust and rust! Thanks for the tips on pellets. I've tended to use Hobby because they are low-cost but maybe it's time to upgrade.

[pollythedog]

oops quick correction, I said HN's because I have some on order but have not used them yet. I should have said "RWS R10 Match Pellets"
Must have been the lager!

Ok, if we are to open it to other pistols, should we make some rulling about only those that require a cocking effort. I have to admit I originally wanted to keep it type against type to keep a level playing field so to speak. But as it is for fun have no problem if it means getting the ball rolling.

I will put a post on the main forum seeking others.

Any suggestions as to the format.
Monthly competition?

Perhaps 20 limited pratice shots before shooting two targets of 10 shots?

Targets/scores to be posted by a set date in the month ?

Make it a yearly competition or six monthly competition with the highest total winning, that way if a token award is decided upon it can be held for an amount of time, would those interested be willing to post the award to the next recipient or is this too much trouble?

Do we all have access to a 10m range? ( perhaps I should have asked this first!)

Thoughts?
cheers
Graeme

[pollythedog]

just need to set up the sights properly and weigh the front down a bit.... and sort out the heavy trigger (good stages just a bit too heavy).....

cheers and look forward to posting some decent scores....

PAUL

Hi Paul
don't know if you saw this http://www.postcardfromspain.com/tri...mo_compact.htm explains a method to use the ineffectual trigger weight adjust screw behind the trigger. Not tried it myself though.
Cheers
G

[P30man]

May I suggest a maximum of 5 shots per card, 10 would be next to impossible to score if the shooter was quite good, I sometimes have trouble sorting it with 5 shots per card.

H&N are by far the better pellet as they are batch tested at the factory.

[dunn220]

Hi Paul
don't know if you saw this http://www.postcardfromspain.com/tri...mo_compact.htm explains a method to use the ineffectual trigger weight adjust screw behind the trigger. Not tried it myself though.
Cheers
G

great link although as ive just got the pistol im a bit reluctant to drill holes in it..... however when i improve i daresay that ill use the link........

i agree with p30man that 10 shots is harder to score (although not for me as theyll be all over the place...., im gonna have a 10m play tommorrow (although at the club its outdoors only so do i get a handicap advantage

[pollythedog]

Ok, how about this then

Initially Gamo compacts at 10m
20 practise shots then shoot 4 cards of 5 shots per card.
Submit individual card scores and a total by the 25th of each month.
As this is a fun thing initially start with just the 4 cards per month.

Monthly high score will be announced and total from 6 months will be pronounced winner. Then start again or modify conditions to suit, maybe look at handicap system if required etc.

As this is an honesty thing and as not everyone can post pictures only text scores need to be submitted unless you feel otherwise.

First cards to be submitted for/by September 25th.

Okay? or changes needed?

[dunn220]

Ok, how about this then

Initially Gamo compacts at 10m
20 practise shots then shoot 4 cards of 5 shots per card.
Submit individual card scores and a total by the 25th of each month.
As this is a fun thing initially start with just the 4 cards per month.

Monthly high score will be announced and total from 6 months will be pronounced winner. Then start again or modify conditions to suit, maybe look at handicap system if required etc.

As this is an honesty thing and as not everyone can post pictures only text scores need to be submitted unless you feel otherwise.

First cards to be submitted for/by September 25th.

Okay? or changes needed?

sounds great