How to Have Fun With an Air Gun

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn how to load

   Having an accident with your air gun will eliminate your chance to have fun with it.
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   Step 2: and fire your air gun safely.

   The first step to safely shooting an air gun is to make sure you know what is behind your target.
   
   The next step is to make sure BBs or pellets will not bounce off any surface and hit you.
   
   Next, make sure you have eye protection when shooting your air gun. , You can use manufactured targets, or you can make your own with paper and a marker. , Look for anything you want to shoot at on the internet, whether it is big game animals, dinosaurs, aircraft, or even aliens. ,, You can even have a friend toss the card in the air for you, but be careful to only shoot when you know the card is in a safe location as it flies. , Cheap balloons are better, especially for low-powered air guns, since pellets and BBs can bounce off of heavy duty balloons. , When you hit the target, it should spin on the line. ,,
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   Step 3: Find a suitable space for the following steps where you know stray BBs will not cause damage to anything or injure anyone.

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   Step 4: Try to hit a target or piece of paper from 25 feet (7.6 m) away.

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   Step 5: Try to hit a picture printed off of the internet.

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   Step 6: Make a moving target to shoot at by hanging a line from a tree or pole in your shooting area

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   Step 7: then tying a target so it swings like a pendulum in front of you.

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   Step 8: Try to hit the "A" on a playing card.

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   Step 9: Blow up balloons

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    Step 10: or make water balloons and try to pop them with the air gun.

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    Step 11: Use clothes pins to attach targets to a string stretched tightly.

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    Step 12: Make two dimensional or three dimensional targets to practice on.

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    Step 13: Have contests with friends to see who can hit the most targets while scores are kept.

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