Picked up a Desert Eagle air pistol in .177 by Magnum research. Have had it about a week and have had time to play with it.
Set up two 30-ft. areas. One going from the garage into the family room, the other, upstairs, going down a hallway into the dining room. Grin, needless to say, the garage area will be the most used.
Am impressed with the accuracy of the item within that 30-ft. range. Am using 25-ft. targets, and, after getting used to it, can usually blow out the center. Yes, there are occasional flyers....could be me, could be the lead. Using a "Do All" trap that handles 17 & 22.
Have found that I can reliably get 7 loads of 8-shots each out of a CO2 cylinder. After the 7th, the difference becomes noticeable, and drops off rapidly. No problem, 7 x 8 is fine with me.
My intentions are multiple...during bad weather, keep shooting and keep the eyes "sharp". In the spring, will have it handy for squirrels. My area gets overrun with them and they dig like crazy. They are a "Royal Pain In The Ass".
This piece puts out about 450 fps. so I doubt it will kill, unless its a direct headshot, (to a squirrel) but I have to think it will sting like hell. Grin, don't think they will keep coming back to an area that is "painful". At least that is my thought.
Sidenote: My unit came through with a Walther PS22 red dot sight. It is useless. Elevation could not be adjusted to get me into the "bull" and was virtually "freewheeling"....meaning it did nothing. No matter how many turns, there was no change in POI. Would recommend that anyone looking at the Desert Eagle air pistol stick with the basic, and forget the package. Got so disgusted with the Walther PS22 that I pulled it off, saved the battery for other sights, and threw it away.
Used paint....same as I do with any pistol or revolver, and made two white dots on the rear and used a basecoat of white on the front, and overlaid it with fluorescent orange. Works good for my eyes.
Grin, my wife just shakes her head when I tell her "I'm going downstairs to shoot up the garage", but she also knows that I'm kidding and am very safety conscious. Have not used this trap with .22, am not comfortable with firing regular ammo in a home environment. It could be OK, am just leery.
Set up two 30-ft. areas. One going from the garage into the family room, the other, upstairs, going down a hallway into the dining room. Grin, needless to say, the garage area will be the most used.
Am impressed with the accuracy of the item within that 30-ft. range. Am using 25-ft. targets, and, after getting used to it, can usually blow out the center. Yes, there are occasional flyers....could be me, could be the lead. Using a "Do All" trap that handles 17 & 22.
Have found that I can reliably get 7 loads of 8-shots each out of a CO2 cylinder. After the 7th, the difference becomes noticeable, and drops off rapidly. No problem, 7 x 8 is fine with me.
My intentions are multiple...during bad weather, keep shooting and keep the eyes "sharp". In the spring, will have it handy for squirrels. My area gets overrun with them and they dig like crazy. They are a "Royal Pain In The Ass".
This piece puts out about 450 fps. so I doubt it will kill, unless its a direct headshot, (to a squirrel) but I have to think it will sting like hell. Grin, don't think they will keep coming back to an area that is "painful". At least that is my thought.
Sidenote: My unit came through with a Walther PS22 red dot sight. It is useless. Elevation could not be adjusted to get me into the "bull" and was virtually "freewheeling"....meaning it did nothing. No matter how many turns, there was no change in POI. Would recommend that anyone looking at the Desert Eagle air pistol stick with the basic, and forget the package. Got so disgusted with the Walther PS22 that I pulled it off, saved the battery for other sights, and threw it away.
Used paint....same as I do with any pistol or revolver, and made two white dots on the rear and used a basecoat of white on the front, and overlaid it with fluorescent orange. Works good for my eyes.
Grin, my wife just shakes her head when I tell her "I'm going downstairs to shoot up the garage", but she also knows that I'm kidding and am very safety conscious. Have not used this trap with .22, am not comfortable with firing regular ammo in a home environment. It could be OK, am just leery.
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