VAspeedgoat
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I know this isn't a firearms question but there wasn't an air rifle forum.
Anyway, after visiting my mother I law in what is apparently the grey squirrel capitol of the world. We have decided to get the boys pellet guns since there is a firearms ordinance in her town. After much research I settled on a crossman nitro venom. It came with a 3-9 scope and is a .22 caliber shooting lead pellets an estimated 850fps. I settled on that combo due to price and my research pointed to the fact that a slower .22 caliber is more accurate and powerful than a faster .177.
We finally got to shoot them today and I was somewhat shocked at how finicky these things are. That is despite the fact I had read that they are several times. Regardless, it still surprised me. We have close to 100 shots through each one and they are starting to mellow out. The manual advises 250 to really break it in.
Do any of you guys have any suggestions or words of encouragement. I have read about dime sized groups at 25 yds but we aren't close to that yet. We finally found a few types of pellets that are shooting well enough to hit a squirrels head most of the time, but just trying to do better.
Thanks
Anyway, after visiting my mother I law in what is apparently the grey squirrel capitol of the world. We have decided to get the boys pellet guns since there is a firearms ordinance in her town. After much research I settled on a crossman nitro venom. It came with a 3-9 scope and is a .22 caliber shooting lead pellets an estimated 850fps. I settled on that combo due to price and my research pointed to the fact that a slower .22 caliber is more accurate and powerful than a faster .177.
We finally got to shoot them today and I was somewhat shocked at how finicky these things are. That is despite the fact I had read that they are several times. Regardless, it still surprised me. We have close to 100 shots through each one and they are starting to mellow out. The manual advises 250 to really break it in.
Do any of you guys have any suggestions or words of encouragement. I have read about dime sized groups at 25 yds but we aren't close to that yet. We finally found a few types of pellets that are shooting well enough to hit a squirrels head most of the time, but just trying to do better.
Thanks