{"id":4335,"date":"2017-07-05T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2017-07-05T09:26:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:26:36","slug":"country-life-across-the-water-issue-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/country-life-across-the-water-issue-4.html","title":{"rendered":"Country Life Across The Water \u2013 Issue 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Late June 2017. We\u2019ve had a week of glorious sunshine in the South \u2026 temperatures in the 80s and a real feeling that we\u2019ve shaken off the cold and blue skies, and summer is heading for Home Farm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rain or shine, our bird feeders are mobbed from dawn to dusk. They all take their turn, and, apart from the blackbirds, there\u2019s not too much squabbling. It\u2019s all very British. Then in drops a gang of long tailed tits. Everyone else scatters as they attack the food, hanging every which way on the fat-balls and peanut holders. Then, they are off before you have time to wipe your nose and pull your ear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Last weekend it was sunny and warm enough to bring out butterflies, bees and a magnificent 4ft long female grass snake which made her way across the front of the house towards an old compost heap where she must have some eggs. It was also warm enough to have a barbecue with some friends. We set up targets in the garden for a bit of airgun fun (airfun?). In pride of place on the \u2018range\u2019 was my old Webley Hurricane pistol, handed down by neighbour Stan, a retired Polish WW2 fighter pilot who lived 3 fields\u2019 distance away. Stan was a hoot, There were always laughs, stir, commotion and tales from his old Spitfire days! Stan would concoct his own lemon vodka at home. It was the best. So was he. Anyway, we crowded round the air pistols to choose our ammunition. I\u2019m a big fan of airgun darts at gatherings like these as they\u2019re great fun for all ages. I always buy a minimum of 5 packs of 10 multi coloured darts so I end up with 10 red, 10 blue, and the same numbers of green, black and yellow. It makes it easier for people to have a decent number of their own single competition colour. There\u2019s talk, as usual, of \u2018darts affect barrel rifling\u2019 \u2013 this is a myth in my opinion. Ask anyone who claims this just how they know it and you\u2019ll hear something vague such as \u201cOh, well, everyone knows that\u2026\u201d. Well, I\u2019ve never found the slightest damage to barrels which, after all, are made to withstand all manner of wear and tear. It\u2019s the mohair flights which have most contact with the barrel. So, I say load up \u2013 and take aim. Our visitors found them a lot more accurate than they thought\u2026and a lot more fun!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Until next time,<\/p>\n

Get out and shoot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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