I recently joined the forum, and recently bought an air rifle; at 38 years, a late entrant into the hobby! I need some advice on the same from experienced (air)gunslingers, hence the essay below.
The gun I bought on a total whim, from a local shop in Thane (actually while waiting for my wife to finish her apparel shopping
). It is a Kolkata made (not Aimco, but some local brand), break-barrel, .22 cal air rifle with a range, as per the dealer, of 150 ft, i.e. 50 yards. I don't believe that part.The good news is, this gun, at Rs. 1,300/- is surprisingly good for me! I can, at 10M, indoors, consistently hit targets the size of beer / Coke cans, about 80-85% of the time. These cans, I tie from overhead, with twine, so there is a very slight movement due to wind. Being a total novice, I really don't understand how this can be. I use the normal aluminium pelletes the dealer sold to me, and have shot about 500 in the last one month. I honestly did not know, before I visited this sight, about round heads, flat heads, etc.!!
Now, having spent a few days reading the posts on this forum, I wanted to do something more with the gun, say increase the range a bit, clean / tune it, etc. Also, need to know how I can maintain it properly. Hence, the requirement for advice. Kindly note that, although not impoverished, I cannot spend more than another 3-4000 on the gun, hence Rs. 10K scopes, etc., are totally out of the question for me. (My wife has promised to buy me a better one on my next biirthday, if I can improve on this!!)
Seeing the advice you people have given to other novices, request you to help me out, please!!
Thanks a lot, everyone!!
Don't want the same to happen to the airgun.