08-02-2007, 02:55 AM
dont take it out on a rabbit or your thumb either, I at shot both, one on perpous and the on perpous but not intending,...
results, the rabbit just sat there, I packed a 10-22 for back up just in case. and I needed it, shot the rabbit with the 22, and inspected the 177 impact. it broke the skin but did not penitrate the rib. I might have gone though if I had hit between the ribs.
my thumb I pummped it up and discharged it in to the ground to be sure it was empty. pumped it up again this time placing my thumb over the barrol to check the compression. sure nuff, there was a pellet still in the barrol. needless to say I shot my self... rule number one, always assume the gun is loaded, rule number two 90% of all axidental shootings are caused by unloaded guns.... results, the pellet just barly broke the skin. no swelling or any thing else. I have hit my thumb numours time with a hammer harder than the 177 hit. dont go out and do this, I had a thick kide from working on the farm as a kid, so ya there were callases on my hands....
out to about 20 yards the 177 was an accurate little bugger for me, I used to target practice with poker chips and old shot gun shells the guys would leave around the farm during rabbit season, I love pinging the primers out of the brass....
I eventualy put a streight 4 power scope on mine, I eventualy wore it out... I used to shoot a lot, I used to after my chores were done go out in to the sweet corn feild to shoot starlings.... it was nothing to go through a couple hundred rounds in an afternoon, the neighbor paid me by the bird.... I started bringing back so many starlings the farmer dicided to invest in to a cannon.... (the cannon was cheeper and didnt draw maggots [sly] )
I suggest you buy a spare gasket set or two and keep them in a dark and cool place...
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results, the rabbit just sat there, I packed a 10-22 for back up just in case. and I needed it, shot the rabbit with the 22, and inspected the 177 impact. it broke the skin but did not penitrate the rib. I might have gone though if I had hit between the ribs.
my thumb I pummped it up and discharged it in to the ground to be sure it was empty. pumped it up again this time placing my thumb over the barrol to check the compression. sure nuff, there was a pellet still in the barrol. needless to say I shot my self... rule number one, always assume the gun is loaded, rule number two 90% of all axidental shootings are caused by unloaded guns.... results, the pellet just barly broke the skin. no swelling or any thing else. I have hit my thumb numours time with a hammer harder than the 177 hit. dont go out and do this, I had a thick kide from working on the farm as a kid, so ya there were callases on my hands....
out to about 20 yards the 177 was an accurate little bugger for me, I used to target practice with poker chips and old shot gun shells the guys would leave around the farm during rabbit season, I love pinging the primers out of the brass....
I eventualy put a streight 4 power scope on mine, I eventualy wore it out... I used to shoot a lot, I used to after my chores were done go out in to the sweet corn feild to shoot starlings.... it was nothing to go through a couple hundred rounds in an afternoon, the neighbor paid me by the bird.... I started bringing back so many starlings the farmer dicided to invest in to a cannon.... (the cannon was cheeper and didnt draw maggots [sly] )
I suggest you buy a spare gasket set or two and keep them in a dark and cool place...
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