WWCCA hosted their third airgun bench rest competition Finally temperatures in the 70* as opposed to the 30*'s we encountered in the last two events. Winds were still fairly strong and irratic, but that did not stop Dave Goldstein (Grumpy) from shooting a 740 7X, and winning the event. Great Shooting David! David was shooting a Steyr AZ Tuned Hunter in .22cal . Jim Hunchison came in second place with a 739 - 8X another fantastic score as he was shooting in light varmint class with a 12fpe Air Arms MPR. Yours truly came in third with a 738 - 12X shooting a .22cal RAW BM500.
Mark Maher - local avid airgunner and friend joined me on the outdoor range back at Precision Airguns. I asked Mark if he had some time to help me to complete some basic research and testing on some of the newer airgun models I've not had time to check out. I started with a .30cal FX Boss. The solid reputation of the FX Boss has been well established and the quick sales have not allowed me to set up a demo gun to have here in the shop.
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| FX Boss |
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| Mark Marher's groups .375 center to center |
Hoping to power through the afternoon winds, we starting shooting with the .30cal FX Boss. Using the 46 grain JSB pellets, the rifle gets 30 - 40 shots, is fairly quiet and extremely accurate. The obtainable accuracy is even more amazing when you consider this rifle is putting out 870fps (feet per second) or 77fpe (foot pounds of energy).
After mounting a Niko Stirling 10-50x60 scope with BKL mounts and zeroing in the gun @ 50 yards, my second group of 5 shots could be covered with a dime. This test was done resting on a single center sand bag. Handing the gun off to Mark, with a sophisticated rest system, he shot a couple of great groups. The best with a single ragged hole and the fifth just to the left. Measures .375 Awesome!
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| Jim's first group on right second group on left with the Boss |
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| Jim's first group on right second group on left with the Boss |
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| Slapping 1" spinner @ 50 yards was no challenge for the Boss |
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| Steyr Magazine included with Rifle |
Time to bring out the Seyr Hunting 5 in .177cal.
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| Steyr Hunting 5 - .177cal |
Excellent air rifles, excellent build quality and one of the fastest firing repeaters on the market today. Steyr Rifles now feature a factory quick fill option that retains the use of the factory air gauge. Retro fits kits for existing Steyr air tubes will be available soon. The rifle weights 7lbs 3oz and measures 40". Includes two - five shot stick magazines. I mounted a Leapers Accushot SCP3-UG832AOIEW IE Mil Dot Reticle 8-32x56 Scope. This is Leapers newest version of the 8-32x56, features glass etched reticle and excellent quality glass. At a price of $329.97, this is a great value for the money. The scope also proved to be accurate to range find with. It locked in sharply on focus right on the 50 yard mark. Firing three shots with JSB 10.3's over the Chrony: 888, 890, 888. Puts this Steyr at exactly 18fpe, which is the factory specified setting for this caliber. As suspected the wind had a greater effect on the .177 caliber groups, trying to power through did not work. With the three different wind flags, usually going in four different directions, mostly left to right was the issue, it became a waiting game. But patience paid off and the third group, I was able to place five shots in a .350 center to center. Very Nice. 
KalibrGun Cricket was the next rifle on the range. This skeleton style stock is light weight at 6lbs 1oz and is 27” long. The bull dog version stock typically weighs approximately one pound more. Rifle includes two fourteen shot magazines. This model in .22cal was shooting 18G JSB’s @ 898fps. Putting the FPE at 32.5 Mark shot a five shot .470 @ 50yards. My best was a .380 center to center. It is worth noting that this rifle has a fairly quiet shot cycle.
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| Kalibr Cricket |
Last but not least the Brocock Specialist Bull Barrel Carbine Rifle.
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| Brocock Specialist |
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| Brocock Specialist Magazine Included |
We found this to be a handy, fun to shoot little carbine.
With a Leupold 3-9 scope and rings mounted
the rifle weighs 5lbs 14oz. Measuring 34”
in length. It has a synthetic stock with
adjustable butt plate. Shooting JSB 13.4's @ 795fps/18.8fpe.
Most of our shooting was aimed at 30 yards, however one group was shot at 50 yards using JSB 14.3's, five under a dime with one pellet out.
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| Mark Marher |
What a great time to be an airgunner. With the long summer days which usually bring nice calm evenings coming, I look forward to much more precision paper punching.
Special Thanks to Mark Maher for providing the pictures. Without his contributions this Post would not have been possible.
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