Air Rifle

Sikamick

Any advice please, looking to introduce Air rifle to our club range.

What should the club buy for beginners.
What sort of prices are they.
What range are they fired at.
Is there a bench rest Air Rifle discipline.
Is there second hand Air Rifles available.

Help and advice please.

Michael O'Connor
Secretary to Dublin Target Sports Club.

bigred

I suppose a lot of it boils down to what sort of Air Rifle you want to shoot. If it's the 10m olympic stuff, your requirements will be much different from setting up a field-target range. 10m olympic style is the most common competitive discipline in the country with the two college clubs, WTSC, RRPC and a few others doing it to varying levels. It can be very clinical (and difficult), and IMHO, maybe not the best way to get people into shooting. If you look at something like field target, it could be more appealing as there's large variety in terms of target sizes, ranges, positions etc.

There's plenty on here that shoot 10m rifle at a high level and can speak to this much better than I can.

Sikamick

bigred wrote: »

I suppose a lot of it boils down to what sort of Air Rifle you want to shoot. If it's the 10m olympic stuff, your requirements will be much different from setting up a field-target range. 10m olympic style is the most common competitive discipline in the country with the two college clubs, WTSC, RRPC and a few others doing it to varying levels. It can be very clinical (and difficult), and IMHO, maybe not the best way to get people into shooting. If you look at something like field target, it could be more appealing as there's large variety in terms of target sizes, ranges, positions etc.

There's plenty on here that shoot 10m rifle at a high level and can speak to this much better than I can.

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Thanks for the reply,when you say field target range I assume that is out door?, our range is out door and we shoot bench rest .22 rimfire rifle at the moment. What type of Air Rifle would we need to buy as club rifles to get people started.

Umiq88

Airgunbbs.com should be a big help field target is using pcp air rifles airarms daystate falcon those kinda guns its outdoors and a fun disipline to shoot but the equipment will also be expensive there should be loads of info around check the bbs and see whats there

Sikamick

psittacosis wrote: »

Airgunbbs.com should be a big help field target is using pcp air rifles airarms daystate falcon those kinda guns its outdoors and a fun disipline to shoot but the equipment will also be expensive there should be loads of info around check the bbs and see whats there

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Does second hand Air rifles come up for sale very often that would do for field target shooting.

openseason

Sikamick wrote: »

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Does second hand Air rifles come up for sale very often that would do for field target shooting.

yes you can pick up secondhand spring and precharged rifles if you don't want to spend too much i'd go with with of the air arms , theoben,or falcon pcp models should get one for 500euro but then you will have to buy a bottle to charge it , which will be another couple of hundred .the other possibility is to buy a spring rifle some of which are recoil-less such as the diana 54 airking its a bit of a beast(heavy) but from the benchrest will do a good job . spring powered airguns like the popular breakbarrel type tend to jump when rested on a solid surface so if the gun is held differently each time , the point of impact is gonna change and it ll seem the gun is in accurate. thats my experience anyway.

openseason

targets in airguns shooting are usually anywhere between 20-55 yards the knock down type bein popular . also .177 is used more than .22 as its flatter shooting and faster

Sikamick

Thanks for the advice and help please keep it coming.

Is there any Air Rifle club members on line that would come to our club any give a demo on air rifle shooting and some advice to our members.

Sikamick

openseason

not sure there are ANY air rifle clubs besides the indoor 10metre variety

We do 10m air rifle, if you click here we have some pics and info up.

Sikamick

Deleted User wrote: »

We do 10m air rifle, if you click here we have some pics and info up.

Would any of your members come to our club any give a demo on air rifle shooting and some advice to our members.

Sikamick

Deleted User wrote: »

We do 10m air rifle, if you click here we have some pics and info up.

Hi Zarbara, Very interesting website, are visitors allowed go to your Range to observe.

Sikamick

Unfortunately, college regulations prohibit this.

However, there is a match on in UCD next Sunday where you can see 10m air rifle in action. You will also be able to talk to people with a lot more knowledge then me!

IRLConor

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However, there is a match on in UCD next Sunday

Where "next Sunday" means Sunday 17/02. The real "next Sunday" (the 10th) there is a 25yd .22 match in Rathdrum.

IRLConor

IRLConor wrote: »

Where "next Sunday" means Sunday 17/02. The real "next Sunday" (the 10th) there is a 25yd .22 match in Rathdrum.

What he said!