C02 Question

[longislandhunter]

Not having an indoor range available at my house I haven't shot either of my QB78's since winter arrived, however every once in a while we get a fairly warm day here.  Was just wondering what is about the lowest temps that would make shooting a viable option??  Just curious..  

Jeff

[Splash]

Jeff, I'm not sure what the lowest would be, but I shot my 79and2250 the other day, it was 45-50deg out. I don't have a chrony so I can't say how much it may have dropped, but 2 clicks up on the scope and it was spot on at 33yrds.HTH

Mike

[longislandhunter]

Thanks Mike,,,,, we've had a couple of days here in the high 50's, almost 60 and I would love to take the 78's to the duck farm as lately the place is literally infested with thousands of starlings.   Maybe I'll give it a shot on the next warm day  (no pun intended)  

Jeff

[Splash]

Your welcome Jeff. Close to 60 and you should be fine, could also wrap a rag around the action, or cut the toe out of some old socks and put that on, that may help some with temps.

Mike

[London177]

Make sure the socks are clean. The smell will put you off your aim

[Splash]

No, you want them as dirty as possible, so you can practice lining up shots quicker.:p

Mike

[ribbonstone]

Should be good into the middle to high 50's.  Will shoot a bit low, so would be better to take some sight-in shots.  Starting out cool, would also be better to pace your shooting as the rifle will tend to cool even more.

[mikeiniowa]

They tend to poop out at bit a low temps, if you put in a really weak spring in the valve they will come around some,