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The Original Squirrel Simulator shown with the printable squirrel jackets

Hi guys it’s Roger Seher, I run the MarauderAirRifle.com forum.  Before I got back into air rifles I was a Big Fan of Squirrel Hunting.  Through trial and error I found and overcame a few challenges during my transition from powder burners down to air rifles.  The biggest thing for me was shot placement, not so important for powder burners, but a big deal for air rifle hunting.  Personally I have my own reasons for hunting, and I try to to ensure I am hunting within my limitations to ensure quick kills on game whenever possible.

To help me better understand  the trajectory of my different air rifles I developed a system. It’s funny what started out as a fun cheap plinking target that i could make for about $0.13 each grew into so much more.

I’m still working on the final touches for the members area, but I wanted to shoot a quick video to let you guys know what is working on and see if there’s any interest in what I’m doing.

I have been quietly developing this systems over the last few years, and some of you guys will recognize some of my sight-in targets from forum posts I made over the last few years.

   

The above were shot with my air arms s410 back in 2009, using an earlier version of the Sight-In target.

As the video shows the squirrel simulator system is something I developed over time. Some people will just enjoy being able to make inexpensive squirrel plinking targets that are fun shoot. Others  will use the squirrel simulators along with the sight-in target  to aid in zeroing their rifles. Still others will take it to the next level and use the squirrel simulator Sight-In  targets  to plot the trajectory of their rifles whether they are air guns or powder burners.   By using the worksheet you force yourself to better understand trajectory and how it applies to the flight of the projectile. Once  documented  you can use this to easily hit targets at different ranges because you’ll know the proper correction by clicking or use of the mil-dost (if your scope has them), then you only have to worry about the windage.

Some people are going to wonder why I have waited so long to release this.  The  answer is pretty simple. I sell stuff online for a living like vacuum sealers and low cost vacuum sealer bags. Unfortunately at this point airguns and shooting are just hobbies and they don’t contribute to the bottom line.  So at this point I am only allowing my self to work on finishing the site during weekends.  But I that will change if I start seeing a spike in people registering to be notifies when I launch the site.  Each eMail on the list is like a vote telling me to hurry up on this project.

I have seen over the last few years  because of the  slowing economy people just aren’t shooting the powder burners as much anymore. More and More people are learning that Air guns  and rimfire’s offer a cost-effective alternatives for marksmanship training.  This along with the fact that hunters fit in my demographic for the sales of  vacuum sealer bags, I decided to allocate some time to finish this project.

Even if you don’t shoot airguns you will still find a ton of value in this product. With the skyrocketing cost of  ammo, missed shots  add up quickly when some hunting rounds can cost more than a $1.50 each.   So even if you skip the squirrel simulators ans just use the Sight-In target and Worksheet to map the trajectory of your power burners it will result in less missed shots saving you money for the rest he life.

Also with practice and confidence, it will be easier to out shoot your buddies.

So please watch the video, and subscribe to the notify list  if you’re interested and I will let you know as I’m closer to launching the product. Also if you would help a fellow air gunner out , by helping me spread the word about my Squirrel Simulators that would be awesome. You could  mention this page along with a link on some of the other forms you normally post to. or post a link to this page on Facebook or Twitter.

Thanks a lot,

Roger Seher

 

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