Does anyone know of any air rifle clubs in sheffield area???

If you are prepared to travel a bit further out there's a rifle range at Wombwell, Barnsley. I've not been myself but I've heard good 'verbal feedback'.

I've got a very long back garden & a pellet trap myself & plink happily away there.

HI,
theres one at ecclesfield
20yd + 50yd ranges,
shooting on a sunday 10 am onwards,
and can go whenever you want ,
try to p.m me for the details of exactly where it is ect,
JJ..

Is it just air rifles there, mate or
do they do rim - fire .22 / .303 too?

I would dearly love to be taught to shoot a Lee Enfield 303.
As long as I could borrow someone elses of course!

There's a gun club at Birdwell, can't think of the name at the moment, its just off the motorway roundabout on Sheffield Road.

OOps have I got Birdwell & Wombwell mixed up?
It might be the same club I've heard things about ...

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
OOps have I got Birdwell & Wombwell mixed up?
It might be the same club I've heard things about ...

It could well be the same club, I do know that they have a good feedback and they shoot with the big stuff, a friend of my husband used to be a member, He had a Magnum or was it a Mcflurry...Sorry!!!!!

HI,
they go from sub 12 fpe up to .22 rimmy only im afraid,
i too hear a lot about the birdwell place,
theres been a few ex members of the birdwell club turnin up to join the ecclesfield range,most say birdwells closed down,
it certainly looked that way last time i passed ,
safe shooting,
JJ..

Originally posted by SV500
HI,
they go from sub 12 fpe up to .22 rimmy only im afraid,
i too hear a lot about the birdwell place,
theres been a few ex members of the birdwell club turnin up to join the ecclesfield range,most say birdwells closed down,
it certainly looked that way last time i passed ,
safe shooting,
JJ..

Oh - didn't know it had closed.

HI,
theres one at ecclesfield (just up from the church)
20yd + 50yd ranges,
shooting on a sunday 10 am onwards,
once you'v been a probationary member for 6 months you get a key ! and can go whenever you want ,
try to p.m me for the details of exactly where it is ect,
JJ..(SKAN MAN)
COuld you please send me all the details of the club at ecclesfield please i am a keen young shooter

ive sent you a p.m :)

good little place,good bunch of lads n lasses,

JJ..

does anyone have any thoughts on the hw80 air rifle i am considering to buy it

Birwell is shut and has been for some time, I think it was down to h&s isues and the lack of safety.

If anyone is interested in taking up clay shooting there are alternative shoots on Sundays at Wortley and Fox house, they welcome new members and for a small fee will give tuition and have loan guns aswell.

Birwell is shut and has been for some time, I think it was down to h&s isues and the lack of safety.

If anyone is interested in taking up clay shooting there are alternative shoots on Sundays at Wortley and Fox house, they welcome new members and for a small fee will give tuition and have loan guns aswell.


any more info on that?ill give it a go.:thumbsup:

Birwell is shut and has been for some time, I think it was down to h&s isues and the lack of safety.

If anyone is interested in taking up clay shooting there are alternative shoots on Sundays at Wortley and Fox house, they welcome new members and for a small fee will give tuition and have loan guns aswell.

ditto - i too would be interested, any more details available?

i wouldn't bother with a hw 80,but this aint the place to ask/review (on past experience) :P
use the net and check out one of the many dozens of air rifle forums out there,


JJ..

cheers i look for an air rifle forum do u know a good one

Does anyone know of the websites/directory for these real steel/air rifle shooting clubs? I'm tempted to try taking it up.

try any of the sheffield shooting shops,
they will have some info,
if you p.m me il give you some info,

JJ..

hi, new to the forum, usually frequenting the 'Air gun Forum' but looking to visit sheffeild for a shoot with a freind and maybe a couple of kids..a day out.


can you tell me how to contact somewhere? Wombwell, Barnsley? any email/web site/phone numbers? any open ft,HFT or other shoots i can trapse along to...ty..

dead eye...

shot with an 80 for 7 years...wickid bit of kit but...you got to like the gun to stick with it.loud unsilenced and untuned,venom do a nice kit for them but it changes the sound/feel a little...still kicks though in comparison to a pre charged.

best option is to go to a club and shoot a few shots of a few difernt guns then pick the one that you like,else its just be a tool youll get bored of.(brill hunting weapon, acurate two,theyre called distance guns with the standard barrel on,the karbines have the shorter barrel,and less leaverage,makes a diference over a few hours).

what cal was you thinking? (i'm .177 predominantly)

i was thinking 177 because im going to use it for mostly target shooting

i wont get a carbine though because of the leverage and i want more accuracy then a carbine.

ill do what you said pick up a few guns see what suits me the most

the 80's are about 8 lb's in weight unscoped.

at 16 i was 9 stone and handled the 80 ok, but, it took a couple three weeks to adgust to its weight.personally i think the weight helps with the recoil...lol i say recoil in jest,all springers kick a bit. wait til you've used a pcb for a few weeks and youll get the joke.

(cant pm yet..havent got enough posts on the baord )

Thanks it sounds like the hw80 is a top notch rifle. DO you use a scope and what scope would you recomend for a hw80

high, i used 4x40's on mine.they always broke eventualy, however there are some rubber coated scopes and shock mounts, havent tried them but think it may be wise to use that sort of thing.(less you can get hld of £20 scopes..if you like the scope get 2-3..)

i did use the open sights suplied,thyre pritty good but you havent got the same sort of range as you have with a scope.
try the thinest slide (end sight blade) with the circle on top. you can use the blade to hold over/under on by lining the V sight up and down on it,had a few rabbits with that method.

sorry, the tele's have changed a lot since then and ive lost touch with wats on the market.

i am predominatly .177 myself,even for hunting. in the head the only diference is the noise, the pellets work out a lot cheaper to,when your getting through a couple box's a week it makes all the diference.(.22 gives a louder smack noise)

as it happens a couple days ago a mate wanted to see the diference beetween .17 and .22, a peice of lathing wood with a 10.22 grain(heavy) pellet in .177 went all but an inch through, a .22 AA feild at 15 something(medium weight) grain only penatrated to the same depth as the pellet..but split the wood length ways, .177 youve gor penatration and less drop,.22 youve got a lot of wack and no penatration. on rats a .22 is a head shot only, .177 theres options for bodyshots but the pellets can go straight through, bisley magnums are evil for over penatration in .177.
(all at 11.5 fp)

lead me to think about getting a .20 cal...at legal limits they are suposed to have the penatration of a .177 but the wack of a .22, never tried one personaly so cant coment in either direction.

would you recomend an hw80 in 177 for target shooting

if your into targets then a low powered pcp would be better.

epends on your cash though,if your into a springer for that price i'd say yes..

there are other things like TX's but had no exsperience with those.

the AA S200 was developed from an air cadet target rifle, think theyre about 3-300 quid..(plus a bottle eyc).

gotta try some out,the HW is hunting weapon...but they are well acurate.maybe youd prefer the HW with the adgustable cheek peice....

(dont realy want to just say yes..but i was more than happy with mine,either for target/plinking or hunting.)

is the the one with the ajustable cheeck piece a hw98

is an s200 use a gas cylinder or what ???? although i prefer a springer so i dont have to change the seals and stuff.

yes the S200 is a pcp, the gas is air,as in diver bottles,divers air is filtered for particles and fluid, if you just put air in you can get water build ups and bits can foul the workings.

if your used to and happy with a springer go for the springer,pcp's are a bit diferent but you get used to them.theres no kick and its a bit weird at first not compancating for kick.


horses for courses my freind...springers are virtually pest free, the pcp you got to fill up etc,and service...i have a rapid mk1 doing around 450 shots for a 400cc bottle so the fillings no problem. most rapids are less shots though,but plenty.

when you come along to the club you'l have to try differant guns,
one of the lads has a basic brake barrel and he's happy with it,ive been shooting my airarms custom t.d.r (may even let ya have a go ;) )
with pcp's you'd have to buy a divers bottle or a pump (either will cost around £120 -£ 200) thay on top of whatever rifle you buy,
id realy recomend trying as many air rifles as poss before you spend,
and id also say a min of a 3-9x40mm scope is needed for paper punching,unless you go "open"
(i know someone at the club is selling an s200 with bottle),

JJ..

have any of you guys ever shot one of those chinese thing's..one stage trigger but a three stage action...i had just bought a daystate x2 and this guy lets me have a go...well...

sqeeze the trigger...'is the safety on?...nope,no safety

grip like your crushing a brick and bang!..the trigger goes off

bangs the spring goes off

bang the pellet hit poi??? reall heap of dogs doo doo????

cheers everyone youve been a great help im still stuck between an hw80 and pcp though mainy because of the cost lol.

if you have the cash get a rapid mk 1 or 2......s/h. good hunter and acurate.

if you going into serious target...dominator..Steyre..AA s410....
regged gets rid of half the power curve and gives a few more shots.

springers got no power curve.......kick a bit and are louder.(less you have um tuned etc)

dont envy you in your choise...lol..

lol so many to choose from its hard:loopy: springers,pcp but ill see what suits me best and get that the 1240 sounds goood though one thing i do know i wont get is a jap air rifle fall to parts after a thew tins.

you got it in one deadeye..lol...good luck in your search,you may have to use the force Luke...or something similar..lol.

and i cant spell lol

God That Was Quck Stoogey

I Really Cant Spell CAN I

yep..bin waiting since this after noon, read the clouds..used the old esp and here you are..lol

dont worry about the spelling there..i cant! so wont!..lol

where do you hunt and if you do where do you go target shooting.

sorry if you go target shooting where do you go

i target shoot at two ranges and a club,nothing spesial though,just exstra strong mintd and stuff,get well bored of paper. (NSSC,north staffs shooting club)). hunting ive not had much in the last 15 years..well rusty. though a freind took me out a couple days ago, got 4 missed four rabbits and 1 weedy woody.

how about your self.

i have only been target shooting with scouts and as a guest with a mate but this the first time i buying a serious air rifle but i have been target shooting a few times but i dont know very much lol

does a s410 have open sights or scope deticated??

theres shoots at weekends here and there,need transport though.

basically,theres FT and HFT, once your sight is set you cant alter anything so its hold over under for FT. HFT you can alter away so range finding scopes and dialing in are ok. some have set positions for each shot some dont.

Target as in Paper targets theres usualy 'cards' to shoot,some kind of league where you have to shoot for the best score over weeks at a time.

youll be hard pressed to find open sights for pcpp's there are some but i dont know who or where?

cheers stoogey at first i was set on a hw80 but now im not shure lol pcp or springer ive got the money but how and what do you recharge a pcp with do you use a gas tank and have to refill that every so often or what

what fo you think are better underlevers or brakebarrels or what

what fo you think are better underlevers or brakebarrels or what
ive said this because i am thinking of a hw77 or hw80

an underlever has the barrel fixed so it cant move, breakbarrels are a pivot,the 80 has two spacer washers to allow easier travel but i dint think mine ever moved.

theres an anti bear trap on the 77's that wont allow the gun to go off when your thumbs inside the tube loading a pellet.again it really is try them out first.


you fill with diver bottles, either 232 or 300 bar. depends on the fill presure of your gun,e.g.i fill my buddy bottle fill to 200 bar (can fill it to 220 for its set up) and its rated for a 300 bar bottle, the daysatate filled to about 170 bar and was rated for a 232 bar bottle.
i've got a 12 litre 232 bar diver bottle with an A clamp and house (youll need a presure gauge) and a 4 litre 300 bar(300 bar bottles are usualy a Din fitting).i can carry the 4 litre bottle easily,the 12 is a shoulder and strugle job.
like i said fill the diver bottles with people who filter the air to a breathable standard,some gun shops fill bottles,or even just fill the gun, from a dive shop its around 3 quid a bottle fill no mater the size,gun shops usauly charge a little more.the four little filling a falcon i havent used the 4 litre to empty but got quite a few fills. the 12 litle on the budy bottle then the presure drops really quick because its 400 c bottle...i.e.200 bar from a 232 mx fill, hense its a 300 bar rated fill...

if you get a pcp theres usualy a power cuve,if youve got a chrono (or get the shop to do it) fill the gun to its stated presure (shoul be written on the gun) do a full fill hrono and get a print out or write them down(plot a graph). wat youll see is say a start of muzzle energy of 11.2 fp,thatll staeadily rise to around 11.5 and then rop to 11.2fp's. (a regged gun usualy just drops a little),shoot the gun to see where its acurate,then from there youll know where the sweet spot is,by that i mean at peak itll run with least varience but youll get about half the total shots at this,then as you shoot it youll notice where on the curve the guns still acurate, the daystate was a 180 fill,but the shots werent accurate till 170 bar,so thats where i filled it to, the same at the 'empty end,the auracy will rop off. thats how many shots youll use. over filling just means a waiste of of air as the pcp's dont shoot right outside the max min fill presure.over filling youll get a muzzle energy a lot less than at the right presure.

have you looked at the HW97,a lot are buying those for the target scene,it has an adjustable cheek peice...but youd have to check with the target shooting rules as certain shoots dont allow certain things,sorry not up on the shoot rules and things.


i've just got up..lol so the answers may be badly written...not sure as i cant see yet..lol..

the underleavers are 'said' to be more accurate.....

cheers m8 you have been really helpfull i pick up watever and see wshat suits me the most thanks.

np...sorry but thats the way it goes...hw100's are good to shoot,heavy but ok.

What do you think of logun solo??

air arms look goodbut a bit £ what do you think of the s200 and the S410??

what i really want is a s200 or S410 with open sights but the s200 has a special target model with open sights but it si £100 more then the normal one

domt particularly like the air arms stuff but the 410 seems pritty good,had a go of a regged one and like it. the s200 are well acurate on a range and have a good reputation but dont know how far they acurate,the only downsde ws the one stage trigger..if your used to the record on a veirach then they puke.

68 yard rabbit head shot yesterday with my rapid...i'm looking no further,(11.2 fp in .177 with jsb heavey, bc worked out at 0.026 on chairgun) young lad pulled a 62 yard head shot two hours latter why my gun....till something beets that i aint changeing ...

oh, put a search in for 'chairgun' its a free tragectory chart thingy..the dots arnt acurate up to about 15 yards but after that its enough to choose a zero and close enough to use from the off.

What do you shoot with???

when you come along to the club you'l have to try differant guns,
one of the lads has a basic brake barrel and he's happy with it,ive been shooting my airarms custom t.d.r (may even let ya have a go ;) )
with pcp's you'd have to buy a divers bottle or a pump (either will cost around £120 -£ 200) thay on top of whatever rifle you buy,
id realy recomend trying as many air rifles as poss before you spend,
and id also say a min of a 3-9x40mm scope is needed for paper punching,unless you go "open"
(i know someone at the club is selling an s200 with bottle),

JJ..
cheers i listen to your advice and see what suits me

when you come along to the club you'l have to try differant guns,
one of the lads has a basic brake barrel and he's happy with it,ive been shooting my airarms custom t.d.r (may even let ya have a go ;) )
with pcp's you'd have to buy a divers bottle or a pump (either will cost around £120 -£ 200) thay on top of whatever rifle you buy,
id realy recomend trying as many air rifles as poss before you spend,
and id also say a min of a 3-9x40mm scope is needed for paper punching,unless you go "open"
(i know someone at the club is selling an s200 with bottle),

JJ..
Thanks very much i will be going shooting inspetember and see what i like but thanks for everything very do you shoot on the 25yrd range or the 50yrd range. What do you think of the s200??

i shoot with a mk1 rapid 17, its been to a gun smith and tuned etc,the triggers been worked so its a little beeter than a factory standard gun,has a brand new 19'' anshcuntz barrel..etc etc.

i shoot on an indoor 20m range and one of two 50m outdoor ranges.ocationaly i score an average to middle score at small FT or HFT shoots open to the public.

on a 20m range the s200 i shot was spot on for accuracy.theyre developed from a 10m target gun that cadets used to use.(think it was oroginally an old bsa design...think it was anyhow.)


i have to say though,as a prelude to hunting the range is for setting your sights up..to get into the jist of of things i'd say plink on the area your going to hunt first..theres comman wind spots,the angled shots at distance can be very tricky..untill you know. if you dont know already then youll be winging stuff or just missing them,after that life gets harder as they get wiser. if your prepared first its a lot better for a lot longer.

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Thanks

Does anyone know of any air rifle clubs in sheffield area???
not sure but u could always do some practicing at ronaldos head!!!! :hihi: :hihi:

darn right!!!

Cant wait till i go shooting just a few more weeks!!!!

what fo people think are better over all pcp or spring??

pcp's are far superior to springers,
people have prefrences,but over all, all the top target shooters use pcp's,

have you registered into any shooting forums yet ?

you'l get much more help chatting about stuff,and not have the fear the mods will pull the thread :hihi:
heck,im amazed were still here :P :D

JJ..:D

i have signed up on one but the one you sent me on that pm wouldnt let me on because i had a hotmail email account the one i am on is http://www.reviewcentre.com/vf235_start0_orderdesc-Air_Rifle_Questions that one i know its a mouthfull but it is quite good lol :hihi:

Any one ever shot with one of those American Sheridan pump guns, the yanks have used 'em for years? I was wondering if they were any good.

could you even buy those in england ???

Give it a google, there's all sorts about Sheridans, A few British dealers advertise 'em as well. They look interesting in a 'retro' sort of way, bit like a classic car.
They always claim good accuracy and no recoil. The power of the FAC versions is supposed to be legendary. They are .20 calibre, half way between .22 and .177.

have any of you guys ever shot one of those chinese thing's..one stage trigger but a three stage action...i had just bought a daystate x2 and this guy lets me have a go...well...

sqeeze the trigger...'is the safety on?...nope,no safety

grip like your crushing a brick and bang!..the trigger goes off

bangs the spring goes off

bang the pellet hit poi??? reall heap of dogs doo doo????
A mate of mine had a chinese pistol like that nearly had to use two fingers to pull the trigger

I just like to thank everyone for all there help thankyou.:)

HI,
theres one at ecclesfield (just up from the church)
20yd + 50yd ranges,
shooting on a sunday 10 am onwards,
once you'v been a probationary member for 6 months you get a key ! and can go whenever you want ,
try to p.m me for the details of exactly where it is ect,
JJ..(SKAN MAN)

hi im just asking if 13 year olds can join because i am young and am into air rifles thanks

jack

hi all, the sheridon pumps are suposed to be really good for power etc, theres a co2 one thats suposed to brilliant, has a large bottle in front...but.. its a co2.....

an underlever has the barrel fixed so it cant move, breakbarrels are a pivot,the 80 has two spacer washers to allow easier travel but i dint think mine ever moved.

theres an anti bear trap on the 77's that wont allow the gun to go off when your thumbs inside the tube loading a pellet.again it really is try them out first.


you fill with diver bottles, either 232 or 300 bar. depends on the fill presure of your gun,e.g.i fill my buddy bottle fill to 200 bar (can fill it to 220 for its set up) and its rated for a 300 bar bottle, the daysatate filled to about 170 bar and was rated for a 232 bar bottle.
i've got a 12 litre 232 bar diver bottle with an A clamp and house (youll need a presure gauge) and a 4 litre 300 bar(300 bar bottles are usualy a Din fitting).i can carry the 4 litre bottle easily,the 12 is a shoulder and strugle job.
like i said fill the diver bottles with people who filter the air to a breathable standard,some gun shops fill bottles,or even just fill the gun, from a dive shop its around 3 quid a bottle fill no mater the size,gun shops usauly charge a little more.the four little filling a falcon i havent used the 4 litre to empty but got quite a few fills. the 12 litle on the budy bottle then the presure drops really quick because its 400 c bottle...i.e.200 bar from a 232 mx fill, hense its a 300 bar rated fill...

if you get a pcp theres usualy a power cuve,if youve got a chrono (or get the shop to do it) fill the gun to its stated presure (shoul be written on the gun) do a full fill hrono and get a print out or write them down(plot a graph). wat youll see is say a start of muzzle energy of 11.2 fp,thatll staeadily rise to around 11.5 and then rop to 11.2fp's. (a regged gun usualy just drops a little),shoot the gun to see where its acurate,then from there youll know where the sweet spot is,by that i mean at peak itll run with least varience but youll get about half the total shots at this,then as you shoot it youll notice where on the curve the guns still acurate, the daystate was a 180 fill,but the shots werent accurate till 170 bar,so thats where i filled it to, the same at the 'empty end,the auracy will rop off. thats how many shots youll use. over filling just means a waiste of of air as the pcp's dont shoot right outside the max min fill presure.over filling youll get a muzzle energy a lot less than at the right presure.

have you looked at the HW97,a lot are buying those for the target scene,it has an adjustable cheek peice...but youd have to check with the target shooting rules as certain shoots dont allow certain things,sorry not up on the shoot rules and things.


i've just got up..lol so the answers may be badly written...not sure as i cant see yet..lol..

the underleavers are 'said' to be more accurate.....
Yeah i would go for the hw98 but its just to much im definetly going for a springer though.

Ive been shooting at the club and just loved it great place everyone was so welcoming although i was proably the youngest person there i was still welcomed great place i love the shooting there and the people there are so nice.:hihi:

anyone got the details for the shooting club at ecclesfield ?

bump.........

send them to me please /ron

i think ive sent pm's to all who wanted them,
its very busy at the moment and we only have a smallish carpark,
theres also talk of limiting membership as sometimes you have to wait in line to have a shoot,
as i say give the club sec a ring for more info,

JJ.. :)

Well the end of my probationary membership is kind of in sight so next time ill i go to the gun club illhave look at anyone who has an air rifle and ask them what they thinbk of it to get an idea of what suits me.

All the askings helpe dme becaus eknow ive got a bargain pcp!:hihi:

All the askings helpe dme becaus eknow ive got a bargain pcp!:hihi:
Soorry about spelling and i aint got it yet im picking it up on friday.

2 clubs in Sheffiled.One down Eccelsall Road & another near Eckington.

I have a falcon FN12 carbine .22 for sale, pump, big scope, carry case excellent condition, 350 ono, 07735600987

when you come along to the club you'l have to try differant guns,
one of the lads has a basic brake barrel and he's happy with it,ive been shooting my airarms custom t.d.r (may even let ya have a go ;) )
with pcp's you'd have to buy a divers bottle or a pump (either will cost around £120 -£ 200) thay on top of whatever rifle you buy,
id realy recomend trying as many air rifles as poss before you spend,
and id also say a min of a 3-9x40mm scope is needed for paper punching,unless you go "open"
(i know someone at the club is selling an s200 with bottle),

JJ..

i have a s200, you can retune the gun to remove some of the curve in the trajectory and still keep under 12ftlbs. i can recomend them as a light easy manageable sporter(designed around a target rifle i think) the are very accurate and the price is reasonable. they have/are bringing out a 'revemped ' version with one piece stock so if your buying new then wait a while or order one. they retail at £289 for just the gun i use either hardy's on eccelsall rd or euroguns at donny. also you don't have to have a dive cylinder but it is a lot better. use sds watersports at halfway if your gonna get one.

i have a s200, you can retune the gun to remove some of the curve in the trajectory and still keep under 12ftlbs. i can recomend them as a light easy manageable sporter(designed around a target rifle i think) the are very accurate and the price is reasonable. they have/are bringing out a 'revemped ' version with one piece stock so if your buying new then wait a while or order one. they retail at £289 for just the gun i use either hardy's on eccelsall rd or euroguns at donny. also you don't have to have a dive cylinder but it is a lot better. use sds watersports at halfway if your gonna get one.

Buy a 300 bar cylinder,save you loads of dosh in the long run & get it refilled at SDS,way cheaper than anywhere else

Buy a 300 bar cylinder,save you loads of dosh in the long run & get it refilled at SDS,way cheaper than anywhere else

check! i get mine filled at a local dive shop, £2.50. lasts forever too!! only thing is you tend not to care about how many shots you take(target practice of course) and pellets seem to disapper from the tin fast.

anymore info on this club?
i went to the place where the range is the other day but there are no signs to say when its open?
id like to join if poss

Theres a rifle club in Thurnscoe with a good air rifle section that hold fun comps every month,
Try thurnscoerifleclub .co.uk or google name.

The membership at Ecclesfield is all but closed,theres been an increase in probationers being took on,yet it will still take another 2 years to clear the list,
Its not realy an air rifle club,but members can shoot them,

And theres no public allowed unless your a member :P


JJ..:)

does anyone have details of a good air rifle club please ?????
Im near worksop area and tried all the farmers around here and they wont have anyone shoot on there land Unless there related.
Heard of one in ecclesfield thats not far from me so this would be good!!!

i have a HW80K and a little Gamo CFX 16J thats for my Daughter

Thanks for looking