And to add to that:
Yes, I'm fascinated by airgunning. 😄
It is a great alternative to powder burners — if the law (country, state, township) makes PB use complicated. 👍🏼
Or if you'd rather not alarm your neighbors. 👍🏼
Airgunning is quite challenging because our quarry has very small kill zones.
And our projectiles get mercilessly blown off by the wind.
E.g.: Using a typical .22 airrifle with a typical pellet at just 30 yards,
on a typical day with a barely perceptible wind of 5mph —
that poor pellet gets blown by the wind by more than the size of the kill zone...! 😱
Same goes for estimating range to target. Because the AG trajectories are so steep in comparison to PB even a small error in ranging easily places the shot far below or above the tiny kill zone....! 🙄
➔ AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES AIRGUNNING SO MUCH FUN!
➔ The challenge of getting the ballistics just right. 👍🏼😊
Matthias