Is There Interest in Air Rifle Forum Section?

[MikeT49]

I'm in for a airgun area. It seems that quite a few of the threads started about airguns on any area of this forum generate a lot of discussion. Must be a reason for that.

 

[Ccrider]

I am in. Already got a few. Now just got to find time to work them.

 

[Mark W]

I think it would be a great addition to the forum.

 

[rjtfroggy]

I'm the odd man out, it would only push me over the edge and jump right into another rabbit hole.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I might add this forum already has Airgun advertisers.

 

[bennett ford]

Old age and wife's health issues keeps me close to home. Air rifles in the back yard keep me going. I'd really like to to see a special section

 

[R.Morehouse]

OH, MY GOD......You're Going To Send Me Down Yet Another BOTTOMLESS PITT.......

Regards
Rick

 

[3dogs]

Another yes vote, got my Rapid out the other day and poked some holes
Jim

 

[Steve Nicholas]

Re: why not add a section for the air rifle enthusiasts?

I'd be up for an air rifle section!

I would like an Air Rifle/Pistol section.

Steve Nicholas

 

[FeMan]

I would like to see one added as well.

 

[Brians356]

Sure, I'd like an airgun forum. I see Boss' point, though. Even if 200 of us vote "Yes!" that's a drop in the bucket as I guesstimate. Too, there are many very good airgun forums out there already. I kind of prefer adhering to the gunpowder basis of this particular club. (BTW the old newspaper jargon wasn't lost on this child, Boss.)
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[BOLTED]

I would love to see a an air powered section here!

 

[Adam in WI]

Sure, I'd like an airgun forum. I see Boss' point, though. Even if 200 of us vote "Yes!" that's a drop in the bucket as I guesstimate. Too, there are many very good airgun forums out there already. I kind of prefer adhering to the gunpowder basis of this particular club. (BTW the old newspaper jargon wasn't lost on this child, Boss.)
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Seems like the yes votes so far are from fairly active members, so that should hold some weight in my opinion. As for powder burning; the site is Accurate Shooter, right? Doesn't make a distinction on what your launching out of what. Kinda brings up the question of whether we need a specialty pistols sub forum. We're all striving to be more Accurate Shooters regardless our poison, no?

I vote yes to both, by the way...

 

[Brians356]

As for powder burning; the site is Accurate Shooter, right? Doesn't make a distinction on what your launching out of what. Kinda brings up the question of whether we need a specialty pistols sub forum. We're all striving to be more Accurate Shooters regardless our poison, no?

Sure, but that misses the point. The name of the forum is irrelevant, really. The structure of the forum says it all. The various sub-forums are all oriented around precision firearms, and in particular rifles. A Boss pointed out, there are even categories within those criteria which haven't made his cut in gaining a dedicated sub-forum. Airguns and handguns are discussed every day somewhere in the forum, but that doesn't mean they necessarily rate a dedicated sub-forum. At the end of the day, it's Boss' cabbage patch.
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[JEFFPPC]

Sure, but that misses the point. The name of the forum is irrelevant, really. The structure of the forum says it all. The various sub-forums are all oriented around precision firearms, and in particular rifles. A Boss pointed out, there are even categories within those criteria which haven't made his cut in gaining a dedicated sub-forum. Airguns and handguns are discussed every day somewhere in the forum, but that doesn't mean they necessarily rate a dedicated sub-forum. At the end of the day, it's Boss' cabbage patch.
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If you want to look at it that way I see lots, that's LOTS, of inaccurate shooting on the site. I do agree its the Bosses patch but I am sure he is interested in what his active members enjoy.

 

[Iowa Fox]

I say post away in the Rimfire smallbore section and see just how much airgun chatter is created.

 

[MikeT49]

Airguns to firearms is not an apples to oranges deal. If firearms were apples then sports that also require accurate shooting like basketball, golf and hockey would be oranges.
Airguns have been in use since 1580. In fact they were the preferred weapon for armies in Europe compared to matchlight and flintlock firearms that sucked in the rain. Sniper units were outfitted with airguns, in particular the Girardoni rifle. The Lewis and Clark expedition carried a multi-shot .46 cal airgun.
With the advent of updated percussion methods the airgun lost favor. Todays modern air rifles are not the "shoot your eye out" Red Ryders of the past. They will shoot with the best .22 rimfires.
Some of the fastest growing shooting games are for airguns. Airguns today are routinely used to take hogs, deer , etc.

Edit to add: Both airguns and firearms use expanding gas to propel a projectile down a rifled bore. The difference is the source of the expanding gas. Airguns use the energy supplied by compression. Firearms use combustion. Both can be tuned to nodes.