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Offline chortdraw

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Like to introduce myself
« on: July 23, 2009, 10:44:01 AM »
Go by the handle chortdraw. I am from north central AZ. I am a bow builder and also like shooting my pistols/380/9mm/45auto.
   New to air guns and found this site. I have a Gamo whisper and a Daisy880 and have a Red Rider. I am a avid squirrel hunter and use a 1022 that is a tack driver. Thought it would be fun to hunt them with a pellet gun so I bought the whisper. Put the GRT trigger in and was pleased at the improvement. The whisper has been disappointing as far as the grouping goes so far. Going to try different pellets to see if it helps. I am an old fart and have hunted all my life and think I will enjoy being able to buy ammo a bit easier to find :)
   Hope to learn what I can as long as the gray matter still remains in the old head.                 Dale
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 10:54:53 AM »
Hey Dale welcome aboard the GTA. One big family here and we love anything that spits lead..:) The Gamo Whisper is a great shooter when you find the correct pellet. They all differ so you might try buying a pellet sampler from Straightshooters. You will find there link in the GTA Mall above on the header. Look forward to seeing some hunt pictures and the stories that go behind the scenes..
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RE: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 11:15:02 AM »
Welcome to the GTA, Dale.  Glad to have you!
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 11:18:52 AM »
Welcome to the Grand Order (Odor?) of the Ancient Flatulence!  I also have a Whisper and it is picky about ammo and how it is held on the bench.  Springers are very different from anything else in their firing behavior.  Try Gamo Match and Tomahawks.  I will have a report sometime on several brands.

Jim
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 11:48:48 AM »
Welcome Dale,,, nice to have you with us !!  :)

Looking forward to you finding the right pellet for that Whisper so you can start posting pics of your small game in the "Hunting Gate"......

We just love hunting stories and pics.....

Jeff
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RE: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 11:52:57 AM »


Welcome to the GTA Forums Dale !



The BEST Air Gun Forum on the Internet !!!!! And, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE ! ! !! !



The pellets that most people find accurate are the JSB Exact, Crosman Premier Lights, Crosman Premier Hollow Point and Gamo Hunter. Of course there are always exceptions to the rule, but they work best in most air guns ! :o



You fit in well Dale, bows, guns, pistols, now air guns, yep your addicted !!!! I hope to see you her often ! OH, and we hold our weekly AirGuns Anonymous Meetings on Wednesday Nights, bring your air guns with you ! :emoticon:



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RE: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009, 01:51:39 PM »
Welcome fellow old fellow. We have to have a pole to see who is the oldest, but feels the youngest.
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 02:17:57 PM »
I suspect you should forgive Ronbeaux's Freudian slip.  I believe he meant "poll", not "pole", but if you do see him coming your way with any kind of pole, it may be well to keep your distance.  I am not exactly sure what he has in mind.
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Offline chortdraw

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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 03:06:33 PM »
Thank you all and I will keep an eye on the (pole)  How old is really old?
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2009, 01:28:33 AM »
A little late....  Dale, a BIG WELCOME to the GTA forum and family.  Lots of friendly and knowledgeable airgunners here....if you have any questions ask away, someone's bound to know the answer or point you the way to it.
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2009, 03:18:42 AM »
Welcome to the GTA FAMILY!. and were a big ol family of all ages. :) We look forward to future post from you and maybe some pic's of your shooters. :) Ed
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2009, 04:28:37 AM »
REALLY REALLY old is oldern DIRT, (like me)!!!   :D
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2009, 04:46:51 PM »
Welcome Dale. you will find plenty of post here for the Whisper. Some of us have had bad times with this rifle, and some of us have had great times with the whisper. Most times it's the luck of the draw. you can either learn to rebuild it your self or send it to Gene for a tune. Mine was very powerful but shooting pellets all over the place like a shot gun. I'll let everyone know how well it shoots when I get it back next week from Genes place. So pull up a chair and lets swap stories! :)

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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2009, 12:39:53 AM »
Welcome to the GTA Dale. You're in good company! tjk
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Re: Like to introduce myself
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2009, 05:02:23 AM »
Thanks again for all the responses. I just sent for 2 more GRT111 triggers for a couple of my friends that are having the same problems with their Gamo's. They are also a couple of old farts that can't even turn on a computer so I thought I better help them out. They sure can do some great reloading though. Going to get some different pellets to try today so I will let you all know what my gun likes or not.
    Dale....aka Chortdraw
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 Rem.Vantage/chopped and tuned by me.
 Crosman 22 NPSS
 Daisy 880
 2-Daisy Red Rider\'s
 Whisper 177 home tuned- given to my son
 
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