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I like be independant.
At one time, I fell my own trees, made my own lumber from them, and built a 2800sqft, two story barn and a two story guest house. I am what you would call a retro man I suppose.
I have had several AF Rifles,on a Airarcher arrow shooter, a modded HPA 2240 carbine and my Ranger 45.
I started out with PCP's and briefly owned a BSA Improved mdl D and a 2240 on CO2, but for the most part I am a PCP shooter.
I bought a AF pump when I purchased my first Condor, and after three pumps in three months, I saw the light, for me they did not work, so I sent the AF pump back and purchased a scuba tank, and then another so I could cascade fill.
This worked fine until last fall when the vineyard here got overrun with predatory grape eating birds at harvest season. They ate 5 tons of grapes, spread mold on the ones they did not eat, the trade off was I shot birds from daylight to dark, and shot them by the hundreds that month.
In that month I killed around 700 birds and made the longest shot for me with an air rifle, 148 laser measured yards. Not that big of a deal, for it took several shots to connect even with a Chairgun printout.
Shooting grape stealing birds
Every other day, I went to the dive shop for more air,a 40 mile round trip, not liking to go to town often or at all, I warmed up to the Shoebox the first time I read about it.
Last December it arrived, and I have since purchased four 4500 PSI scba bottles, three 44cf and a 69 ci Airhog Pygmy bottle. I have two of the 44cf bottles cascaded, another with a valve for single bottle filling and the Pygmy for carrying in a back pack.
In addition to this, I have a Booster pump, it allows me to take 3000PSI pressure and boost it to 4500 PSI. I use this in the field with the Ranger 45 along with the cascade system.
The Ranger 45 eats a lot of air, your lucky to get 3 shots with a 4500 fill, but I can get 3 shots in the 500 to 550 FPE range before refilling.
The single bottles, either the 44cf or the 69 ci Pygmy are great for the Condor 25.
The Shoebox sees a lot of action, I have rebuilt it enough that it takes me less than 30 minutes to rebuild the cylinders, something that has to be done with the SHoebox, sort of like putting tires on your car from time to time.
With the Ranger 45, a bullet mold and a Shoebox, I can make my own air, cast my own bullets and kill elk with the results.
Regards,
Roachcreek
At one time, I fell my own trees, made my own lumber from them, and built a 2800sqft, two story barn and a two story guest house. I am what you would call a retro man I suppose.
I have had several AF Rifles,on a Airarcher arrow shooter, a modded HPA 2240 carbine and my Ranger 45.
I started out with PCP's and briefly owned a BSA Improved mdl D and a 2240 on CO2, but for the most part I am a PCP shooter.
I bought a AF pump when I purchased my first Condor, and after three pumps in three months, I saw the light, for me they did not work, so I sent the AF pump back and purchased a scuba tank, and then another so I could cascade fill.
This worked fine until last fall when the vineyard here got overrun with predatory grape eating birds at harvest season. They ate 5 tons of grapes, spread mold on the ones they did not eat, the trade off was I shot birds from daylight to dark, and shot them by the hundreds that month.
In that month I killed around 700 birds and made the longest shot for me with an air rifle, 148 laser measured yards. Not that big of a deal, for it took several shots to connect even with a Chairgun printout.
Shooting grape stealing birds
Every other day, I went to the dive shop for more air,a 40 mile round trip, not liking to go to town often or at all, I warmed up to the Shoebox the first time I read about it.
Last December it arrived, and I have since purchased four 4500 PSI scba bottles, three 44cf and a 69 ci Airhog Pygmy bottle. I have two of the 44cf bottles cascaded, another with a valve for single bottle filling and the Pygmy for carrying in a back pack.
In addition to this, I have a Booster pump, it allows me to take 3000PSI pressure and boost it to 4500 PSI. I use this in the field with the Ranger 45 along with the cascade system.
The Ranger 45 eats a lot of air, your lucky to get 3 shots with a 4500 fill, but I can get 3 shots in the 500 to 550 FPE range before refilling.
The single bottles, either the 44cf or the 69 ci Pygmy are great for the Condor 25.
The Shoebox sees a lot of action, I have rebuilt it enough that it takes me less than 30 minutes to rebuild the cylinders, something that has to be done with the SHoebox, sort of like putting tires on your car from time to time.
With the Ranger 45, a bullet mold and a Shoebox, I can make my own air, cast my own bullets and kill elk with the results.
Regards,
Roachcreek
That's a LOT of gear! Something to be said for being self reliable and self sufficient, eh? A certain satisfaction if not just being practical about the matter.
