brendan1991 8 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hey all I recently purchased a Hatsan 60s and spent ages plinking coppers and 5p coins stood on bits of blu tack in the garden finding the open sights rather accurate and pleasing. The garden only being 16 yards long it wasn't long before I craved more space and a better variety of target to hone my skills on before turning to live quarry. Then I came across halifax airgun club, a mill converted into a range for sub 12ft/lb rifles. It consists of 10 metre target ranges downstairs and a 30m plinking range upstairs with various auto reset and spinning targets at marked distances. I started at first with crossman dome headed pellets and found the accuracy varied greatly with them so after reading various threads and trying a few different pellets at the range I went and purchased some RWS Super Domes and the gun loves them!! I noticed the massive difference in quality as soon as I opened the tin. Had a great session on the range hitting targets more consistently and more accurately at longer range. So as I sat in the garden the next day I decided to shoot some 3 shot groups and see how they came out, not too bad but could be tighter with a steadier, more experienced shot. Will get a few at 25-30m on the range next time I'm there. . Quote Link to post
Deano88 9 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Nice groupings mate, keep it up Quote Link to post
brendan1991 8 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Nice groupings mate, keep it up Thanks Deano, I'm finding it very addictive wish I had have taken it up years ago Quote Link to post
bugg 84 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Its looking good keep at it I happily go out and plink a couple cylinders of air like u say its addictive Quote Link to post
brendan1991 8 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Its looking good keep at it I happily go out and plink a couple cylinders of air like u say its addictive Thanks bugg, yeah very addictive I've gone through a lot of targets of various varieties but found apples on the open sights to be the most pleasing, they just burst into chunks which then burst into smaller and smaller pieces haha 1 apple can take a hell of a lot of pellets 1 Quote Link to post
Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Halifax airgun club?? have they got a website>? im only up the road and would love an indoor range to shoot! Quote Link to post
brendan1991 8 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Halifax airgun club?? have they got a website>? im only up the road and would love an indoor range to shoot! http://www.halifaxairgunclub.co.uk/ Its a cracking place to shoot! I was given permission for a farm in sowerby bridge but the fella is now in a dispute with someone over land so its a no go unfortunately. I was buzzing when I found the club it saved me driving over to bradford to use my mums back garden as mines like a shoebox 1 Quote Link to post
Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Halifax airgun club?? have they got a website>? im only up the road and would love an indoor range to shoot! http://www.halifaxairgunclub.co.uk/ Its a cracking place to shoot! I was given permission for a farm in sowerby bridge but the fella is now in a dispute with someone over land so its a no go unfortunately. I was buzzing when I found the club it saved me driving over to bradford to use my mums back garden as mines like a shoebox looks great! might pop in sometime. one thing tho, it says something about no filling pcp's on site.? safety reasons??! if I took the hw100 I could do 100 shots in 10 mins, I would want to take my pump to carry on shooting, I might just take the springer first and ask them about this in more details. seems a good find tho, save me going down to the farm and freezing my butt off in the cold lol Quote Link to post
Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Is it near Halifax town centre? il be going on the busses - don't have a car at the min found it, they have a map. silly me lol Edited January 12, 2014 by Skot Ruthless Teale Quote Link to post
brendan1991 8 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Is it near Halifax town centre? il be going on the busses - don't have a car at the min Yeah it's not far from town there's a bus stop at the top of the lane too. Quote Link to post
smithie 2,429 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 there is also one at sowerby bridge on evenings so im told Quote Link to post
brendan1991 8 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 there is also one at sowerby bridge on evenings so im told Yeah I heard a couple of lads talking about a place in sowerby bridge too would be good to see what its like Quote Link to post
Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is it near Halifax town centre? il be going on the busses - don't have a car at the min Yeah it's not far from town there's a bus stop at the top of the lane too. any ideas which bus number?? Quote Link to post
brendan1991 8 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is it near Halifax town centre? il be going on the busses - don't have a car at the min Yeah it's not far from town there's a bus stop at the top of the lane too. any ideas which bus number?? Yeah that might help Its the 541/542 can catch them at the bus station straight into Siddal. As you enter Siddal keep an eye out for the lifestyle express shop on the left hand side, there's a bus stop there and the lane leading down to the club is bang opposite 1 Quote Link to post
Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is it near Halifax town centre? il be going on the busses - don't have a car at the min Yeah it's not far from town there's a bus stop at the top of the lane too. any ideas which bus number?? Yeah that might help Its the 541/542 can catch them at the bus station straight into Siddal. As you enter Siddal keep an eye out for the lifestyle express shop on the left hand side, there's a bus stop there and the lane leading down to the club is bang opposite sound! Quote Link to post
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