Today the weather was fantastic in Kansas. No Wind! And it was 70 degrees f. So I went to the Ourback shooting range, and did some 100 yard air rifle shooting as the sun was going down. I fired my 22 RWS 460 (3X9X44mm, objective focus 30mm scope) with Soupr points, and Beeman Kodiak pellets. I started at 50 yards, and the rifle was right on. At 100 yards, I had to hold about 6 inches high, zeroed at 25 yards, bench rest shooting. I could get 4 to 5 inch groups...ok I guess. I had done better with my RWS 48 last summer. Next I shot my RWS 350 Magnum 177 aitr rifle with Beeman Kodiaks, and RWS R-10 match pellets. Here is the surprise! My 100 yard zero with Kodiak was the same as my 25 yard zero. So Point blank for that gun must be 25 yards, and 100 yards. I was shooting off the bench, and the gun has a RWS 6X42 30mm parallax adjustable scope. My first group with the Kodiak pellet was just at 2 inches! Three shots in the 10 ring, one in the nine. I fired several groups, all off the bench, all 2 inch or a little under. If held correctly...the RWS 350 is very accurate! But you must be very consistant. With the R 10 pellet the gun shot about 2 inches lower...two inch groups! Last after it was getting dark. I fired my RWS 54 177 gun with an RWS 4X32 objective focus scope. This one shot 9 inches low with Beeman Kodiaks (25 yard zero). And the groups were just a little smaller than with the 350 Magnum. Just a little under two inches. It was dark enough that I had to feel which end of the pellet was the skirt, to load. But the scope let in lots of light...it was easy to hold! And the recoil less action made this air rifle very accurate! It was easy to hold...and to get it to group! I had no flyers at all with the RWS model 54. I now know why it is called the "Air King" by RWS. Several rifle shooters were here with me, and they all wanted to fire the air rifles. The pellets made a loud "thunk" when the hit the target stand...it was 1/4 inch white plastic, with the target (100 yard sight in target) stapled to it. All shots penatrated the plastic board. I only shot the RWS 460 at 50 yards, at a cardboard target stand, and you could hear two quick "thunk, thunks" as the pellet hit the cardboard, then the backstop at 100 yards! This was fun!!!
So Guys You really can shoot air rifles well at 100 yards! If anyone has a RWS 54...try it! The Kodiaks seem to have the best balistic shape, and they shot best. R-10's shot just as good of groups...but low. I was very happy, and before it got too dark...sometimes I could see the pellet as a black dot in the scope...rising, and falling...they got to the targets fast! This is what surprised the other shooters. What else did we shoot? I shot my CZ 452, and we all shot a couple of rounds out of the Armalite AR-50, 50 BMG, 750 grain Hornady A-Max 225grs of Hodgen 50BMG powder. So what a range of shooting...air rifles...then the big "50".
Douglas George