Air-Arms
EV2 MK.II , .177" / 4.5 mm, regulated, 12 ft.lb
August - September 2007, Associação de
Caçadores de Loures (ACL)
Loures, Portugal.
Photos and rifle by
P. Mateus
(ST2, Portugal).
Scoped with Nikko Diamond 10-50x60mm, 30mm
tube,
on top of Sportsmatch reach forward high mounts w/ Butler Creek
flipup covers.
Default Nikko Diamond sidewheel (above) and
large custom sidewheel (bellow).
Custom wheel by
Terry Hart from the
UK, markings and label by
P. Mateus.
Custom sidewheel position marker idea by P. Mateus: a 30mm tube
strap
bubble level with a stainless L shaped indicator (a spare CD drive
open tool)
Shooter is Rui Vilhena (ST2, Portugal)
Training and Zeroing Session,
Portugal
CTC, "Clube
de Tiro de Campo"
May, 19th, 2007 on
Portugal South Region, near Loures
Photos by
P. Mateus
Air-Arms S310 FAC .22" /
5,5mm with laminated custom stock
Tasco Custom Shop 12-60x 56mm scope on Sports Match mounts
Caldwell Rock Benchrest support with Protektor support rear bag
HW 95 "Custom Airgun
95", 4,5mm caliber, custom stock
Leupold Vari-X II AO EFR 3-9x 32mm scope on Max Mounts
Butler Creek flip up scope covers
... scope aiming at the field and at a trainning spinner
... scope aiming at BR 50 sight-in target
Campo de Tiro de Loures, shooting grounds
Training and Zeroing Session,
Portugal
CTC, "Clube
de Tiro de Campo"
April, 7th, 2007 on
Portugal South Region, near Loures
Photos by
P. Mateus
Air-Arms S310 FAC .22" /
5,5mm with laminated custom stock
Bushnell Elite 4200 8-32x40mm on Sportsmatch mounts
Shooting 5,5mm AA
Diabolo Field 1.037 grams
10 consecutive impacts
on a 50 meters / 54.7 yards distant target
... the nearby stream
and surrounding countryside
Training and Zeroing Session,
Portugal
CTC, "Clube
de Tiro de Campo"
March, 24th, 2007 on
Portugal South Region, near Loures
Photos by
P. Mateus
and A. Castilho
HW 95 "Custom Airgun
95", 4,5mm caliber, custom stock
Leupold AO EFR 9x scope on Max Mounts
Shooting 4,5mm AA Diabolo Field 0.547 grams
AA S410 TDR "Custom",
5,5mm caliber, std. stock
Bushnell Elite 3200 5-15x40mm scope on Max Mounts
Shooting 5,5mm AA
Diabolo Field 1.037 grams
Training and Zeroing Session,
Portugal
CTC, "Clube
de Tiro de Campo"
August, 19th, 2006 on
Portugal South Region, near Loures
Photos by
P. Mateus
Targets set across the
field
for training and zeroing
Repainting target
silhouettes and kill zones
Pedro Mateus's Air-Arms
S310 FAC .22, J. Maccari laminated stock,
with Busnell Elite 4200 8-32x44mm scope on two piece Sportsmatch
mounts.
300 bar 12 liter diving cylinder with Beaver Sport handle for field refill
support.
Shooter is Luis
"Kareka" Martins with a custom Daystate MK3
doing Chrony and Chairgun supported work on the field
Shooter is Pedro Serra with a true vintage open sights break barrel
Diana rifle
Shooter is Luis Payne with a Air Arms S410 XTRFAC and Busnell Elite
4200.
Doing zeroing and rangefinder custom marking work
Shooter is Alexandre Castilho with a Air Arms TX200 FAC 4,5mm
Training and Zeroing Session,
Portugal
CTC, "Clube
de Tiro de Campo"
August, 13th, 2006 on
Portugal South Region, near Loures
Photos by
P. Mateus
and C. Barradas Moreira
 
 
 
Training and Zeroing Session,
Portugal
CTC, "Clube
de Tiro de Campo"
July, 23rd, 2006 on
Portugal South Region, near Loures
Photos by
P. Mateus
and R. Vilhena
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Field Target Training
Sabugo, Sintra, Portugal,
January 2005
Weekly training session with
fellow shooters from the "Clube de Tiro de Campo" at
the "Casal
Alentejano" shooting club at Sabugo, near Sintra (Portugal).
Field Target Training
Sabugo, Sintra, Portugal, December 2004
Shooters and their gear
Spinners and cardboard
targets
Details on the field
Details on a nearby pond and
on some of the vegetation
On a winter sunny
saturday morning, fellow shooters from the "Clube de Tiro de Campo" have
a training session on the "Casal
Alentejano" shooting club at Sabugo, near Sintra (Portugal).
Field Target
/ Plinking Training
Alhandra, Portugal, December 2002
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Shooter is Pedro
Mateus with Air-Arms S310 FAC .22 (5,5mm)
Simmons 44 Diamond Mag 6,5-18x44mm
AO range-finder
Laminated thumbhole stock (by JM & PGP) w/ Morgan
adjustable pad.
Field Target Event
and
Airgunning Workshop
Alhandra, Portugal, November 2001
 
 
Partial view of the field target area and landscape
Weapons are Air Arms TX200, Air Arms S310 and HW95 (all custom)
Shooters are Pedro
Mateus, Ins
Carvalho, Miguel
Carvalho
and Jos
Bruno
Field Target Event and
Airgunning Workshop
Lous, Coimbra, Portugal, February 2001
Partial view of the field target area
(targets at 15 and 40 yards)
A VersaPod equiped Air-Arms S310 .22
Scoped by Hakko 4-16 x 50mm Mil-Dot (Airgun Special Edition)
Shooter is Paulo
Gomes Pinto
Ins
Carvalho
and Paulo
Gomes Pinto
shooting custom
Air-Arms S310 .22
A highly customized HW95
/ Beeman R9 .177 with
a Bushnell 3-9x32 scope and a "custom shop" myrtle stock (by PGP)
Shooters are Ins
Carvalho, Paulo
Gomes Pinto and
Pedro Mateus .
Air-Arms S310 FAC .22 (5,5mm)
Simmons 44 Diamond Mag 6,5-18x44mm
AO range-finder
Laminated thumbhole stock (by JM & PGP) w/ Morgan
adjustable pad
Shooters are, from left to right, Ins
Carvalho,
Pedro Mateus and
Paulo
Gomes Pinto
Detailed Views on
Highly Customized TX200 and S310
Sintra, Portugal, February 2001
 
Air-Arms TX200 Mk.III FAC .177 (4,5mm)
Simmons Competition Airgun 4-12x40mm AO range-finder
Sportsmatch One Piece mounts
Laminated thumbhole stock (by JM & PGP) w/ Morgan adj. pad
Protektor leather bags; Owned by
Pedro Mateus .
Air-Arms S310 FAC .22 (5,5mm)
Simmons 44 Diamond Mag 6,5-18x44mm
AO range-finder
Max Mounts Two Piece mounts; Harris Bipod
Laminated thumbhole stock (by JM & PGP) w/ Morgan adj. pad
Protektor leather bags; Owned by
Pedro Mateus .
Field Target Event and
Airgunning Workshop
Lous, Coimbra, Portugal, September 1999
Workshop and tunning in
progress.
Adjusting and fitting custom laminated stocks from
Jim Maccari on both a TX200 and a S310.
On the last photo on the right you can also find
a highly customized FWB 124 behind a S310.
Warming Up. Shooters are:
Luis
Mendes (on blue),
Pedro Mateus (on
black)
Paulo
Gomes Pinto (on
white).
Luis Mendes is shooting with a custom TX200 Mk.III FAC
(1st, 2nd and 4th photos) and a custom S310 FAC (3rd photo).
Pedro Mateus is shooting with a custom Feinwerkbau (FWB) 124
Paulo Gomes Pinto shooting with a custom TX200.
Field Targeting. Shooters are:
Luis
Mendes (on blue
pants)
Paulo
Gomes Pinto (on
light brown pants)
Pedro
Mateus
(on black).
Last photos on the bottom right show the field and targets used.
"Fruit
Targeting".
Bench resting and with bipods having some fun shooting
rotten fruits around the farm.
Weapons used are a S310 FAC (laminate stock and bipod)
and a S300 (beech stock, sandbag rest).
50 meters UIT / ISSF
shooting range
Estdio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal, July 1999
 
The rifle is a 5,5 mm (.22)
Air-Arms S310 FAC.
The scope is a Simmons 44 Mag 6,5-18x44mm
on Max Mounts two piece mounts.
Pellets used were Crosman Premier .22 and
Kodiak Barracuda .22 .
Shooter is
Luis Mendes
Small scale amateur
Field Target event
near Sintra, Portugal - Februray 28th 1999
 
    
  
The rifle is a 4,5 mm (.177) Gamo Hunter
440.
The scope is a Simmons Competition Airgun 4-12x40mm
on
Tasco two piece mounts.
Pellets used were Eley Wasp and H&N
Finale Match.
Shooters are
Pedro
Mateus
(in black) and
Luis Mendes
(in
blue).
Please note the beautiful landscape on the two
photos on the bottom row.
Small scale amateur
Field Target event
near Sintra, Portugal - February 14th 1999
 
The rifle is a
4,5 mm (.177) Gamo Hunter 440.
The scope is a Gamo 4x40mm WA on Gamo two piece
mounts.
Pellets used were Eley Wasp targeting Coke cans at
25-45 meters.
Shooters are
Pedro
Mateus
(in black) and
Luis Mendes
(in
blue).
Please note the impacts on the Coke cans on the two
photos on the right.
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