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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Gamo Gate => : Gene_SC August 03, 2007, 01:05:34 AM
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Well after all has been said tested and done, I could not resist and have ordered a Gamo Whisper from Midsouth. I was gonna hold off but I just did not have the will power..:) So the first of next week I will be the proud new owner of a Gamo Whisper .177...:emoticon:
Gene
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Congrats Gene, I will be getting 1 soon, need more paterns,hehe. I'll have to wait a little while tho just ordered a .22 CFX.
Mike
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Congrats Gene, and to you too Mike.
Gene, when are you building the gun room addition?
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I just ordered a B26-1
WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END????
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When we become worm food hehehe it will end
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congrats on the new B26,, you're gonna love that gun.. :)
Jeff
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I don't believe in bragging, but I'm holding on rater well !
I have those moments of uncontrolled shaking, followed by cold sweats, but so far I have been able to keep it under control !
The hardest part is hearing someone is buying an air rifle that you have selected as a real nice gun, and considered it for purchase. That's whenthe shakingstarts, and an uncontrollable need to hit that order button !
But so-far-so-good, I just hold my babies, wipe them off with a silicone cloth, and shoot them, this helps me over the "I HAVE TO HAVE THAT AIR RIFLE RAGE !"
Like most of you, I have a wife that sometimes just doesn't understand me. She can buy a $250.00 pot or pan, and think nothing of it. This is for cooking OUR dinner, or something dumb like that.
So as long as I have my other shooters, I must remain cool. When I sell off some of my older rifles and shotguns, I can buy a few other air rifle favorites !
But now that Stephanie has ordered my second favorite air rifle, It makes controlling myself much more difficult....if that BSA would have come in .20 caliber, I would have had it !
But I love my little .20 caliber baby, she's so sweet ! COOCHY COOCHY COOOO BABY !....AHAAAAA
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I knew it wouldn't take my buddy Gene long to hit THE ORDER BUTTON! :) Congrat's buddy. Let's see I just got the 1377, QB-57 is on her way as is the fine RWS 34 TUNED! from my buddy Gene. I gess the Whisper will be next on the list hehe,Ed
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Ed, get Gene to tell you about the other order button he pushed.
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hmmm Stephanie I'm going to have to give that guy a call hehe. Ed
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I climbed up on the roof today to see if I could see FedEx coming with my new Whisper and all I saw was PeekChick standing on her roof with binoculars...:) And there in the distance was Ed standing on his big barn looking for USPS with his new baby... hehe
Gene
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lol :D Ed, wait, that' me :p
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Yup where's my NEW baby, I talk real nice to my FEDEX gal, you think that she would RUSH IT HERE HEHEHEHE. Ed
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I don't get up on the roof, I drive to the top of Pike's Peak. I can see the FedEx truck commin' from Kansas that way. :)
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The road going up Pikes Peak, is it still dirt with no gaurd rail? I was out there in `78 and it is a beautiful place.
Mike
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One thing for sure Gene, when I can shoot groups like the one's you posted after the tune on the Whisper, I might consider buying another air rifle!!! Do you have any posts detailing your techniques-hold, etc.?
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The road up Pike's Peak is paved up to eight mile, then it is dirt with no guard rails to the summit. It is indeed fairly scenic.
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I thought they may have paved it by now, or at least put up some gaurd rails. The little mound of dirt they had wouldn't do a bit of good.
Mike
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Drive really fast, get sideways in the corners and all you will be concentrating on is the road, not the drop off, LOL.
Actually, paving the road all the way up has been a source of deabte for years. On one hand if it gets paved, there goes the dirt road attraction of the annual "Race to the Clouds" hill climb. On the other hand, it would be safer for the tourists and better for the environment in preventing errosion.
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Drift through the corner's , hold the brake lightly and keep on da gas go go go :D Ed
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LOL Armond... When I was a young man and served in the military, I was an expert shooter specialists.. But I have not touched anything since then that shoots projectiles. It has been over 30 years now. Woops, I mean 40 years...:).I retired two years ago and moved here to S.C. where I met CDT and air guns...:) But I am not realy that good anymore. I love the challenge of the springers and love to shoot them. My eyes are getting bad now and on some days cannot hold a steady beed on the target. My technique is not that much different with most springers. I held and shot the Whisper just like I would hold and shoot any of my S1K's.. nothing sprecial and you can read many reviews on hold technique's but what it boils down to is trying different types of holds and when you find the pellets are hitting what you are aiming at then stick with that on that particular springer. The two real great shooters on the GTA and hunters are Ed AKA Shadow and Jeff AKA Longislandhunter. They are naturals and can hit anything they aim for. No magic for me just allot of shooting..:) Gene
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Haa haa, that's funny.... I planted worm cocoons just a few weeks ago. I need worm food so I started mulching my grass instead of bagging it.
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What does an "I was an expert shooter specialist" mean?
I was in the Marines and I shot Expert in rifle and 1911.
Sorry, never heard of that, what was your MOS?
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Peakchick,
I live in Kansas... I will give you the "head's up" when that truck is headed your way!
Ron