Hi - anyone know of a good pellet gun or air gun discussion board? [not airsoft.] I have just recently gotten a Ruger Air Hawk, and I am interested in mastering this thing, and working marksmanship skills in the meantime. I have browsed a bit, but I have not seen a site that jumps out at me as being helpful and having good community.
BTW this Ruger Airhawk is pretty powerful - it has a kick. It is a springer model - powered by cocking the barrel to power a spring, which then hits the pellet to propel it out. --Because this spring springs back into place after the pellet is struck, skills after the trigger break are important as the pellet travels the barrel while the spring is going back into place. So, you have to have great skills for a moment after the trigger breaks - longer than with a rifle - so I am hoping my general marksmanship skills will get built up by trying to have skills on follow-through.
Thanks!
BTW this Ruger Airhawk is pretty powerful - it has a kick. It is a springer model - powered by cocking the barrel to power a spring, which then hits the pellet to propel it out. --Because this spring springs back into place after the pellet is struck, skills after the trigger break are important as the pellet travels the barrel while the spring is going back into place. So, you have to have great skills for a moment after the trigger breaks - longer than with a rifle - so I am hoping my general marksmanship skills will get built up by trying to have skills on follow-through.
Thanks!