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The tawny golden retriever and lab mix sat below a stack of books Wednesday at the El Dorado County South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, ready to give silent support to young readers with her trusting brown eyes.
Rosie and her owner, Ann Jaffe, are volunteers with the library's My Reading Buddy program. Children are invited to read animal stories with a trained dog partner: Rosie went through a special evaluation conducted by an animal behaviorist before she could serve as a library listener.
"There's been a lot of studies done that show kids who are reluctant readers are more comfortable reading with dogs," Lake Tahoe Humane Society Outreach and Education Manager Liz Maul said.
The program started five years ago for young children looking for reading support. There are four or five different dogs participating, Maul said, all of whom were chosen for their mild manners and friendly natures.
"(Rosie) has a great temperament. I always knew she had something to give," Jaffe said.
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Unsubstantiated reports started to come out of Germany Tuesday that Bertelsmann may be looking to get out of the music business.
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A motorcyclist died at University Hospital in Syracuse after a crash at Route 11 and East Homer-Baltimore Route in the town of Preble.
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Coach Glenn Phillips noted that beyond their stellar performance on the diamond, the boys from Woodinville were exceptional ambassadors for our community. "So many players, coaches and fans remarked to me how impressive our young men were, in their behavior on and off the field. As coaches, you like to believe that you had something to do with their growth and maturity, but really there are 12 great families that should take credit."
Auction of Northwest Wines raises $1,125,000 for Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Mrs. Borill is the former Jenny Stutes, daughter of Alfred and Naomi Magnon and is currently a homemaker. Mr. Borill is the son of Numa and Mamie Borill of Crowley. He is employed as a warehouse manager.
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Lukis might not be much of a singer, but the veteran administrator made up for his lack of polished pipes with enthusiasm, determination and the element of surprise.
The same goes for Melton on the wrestling mat.
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Hi John,
Lot's of different things to try...
1) Try adding the drive letter:
....to the VSP volume exclude list - because C: volumes are hardly ever
quiet, so there really is little point in using VSP on them.
2) Add exclusion for:
....so that NetBackup won't try to backup it's own VSP cache file.
N.B. v4.5 and v5.x clients store there VSP files on the root of volumes, and
v6.0 clients store their VSP cache files in a sub-folder of the root folder.
If you feel that excluding "*.vsp" is too general, and that other
applications may have files named *.vsp, then search the Symantec tech notes
for th actual naming conventions used for each version of NetBackup, as I
can't remember what they are right now - and they are slightly different for
each version.
3) When you do find out where the VSP files are actually stored, I strongly
recommend that they are excluded from anti-virus scanning. You are in for
pain if you don't.
4) VSP is installed and used by default. You could try not actually
installing it at all, by using the "silent*.cmd" and adjusting some of the
options to not install it. However, a maintenance pack update will install
VSP too, even if you didn't install it during the GA base kit install -
which is a real problem - and I'm still not sure how to stop a maintenance
pack installing VSP. Sighs.
5) VSP out of the box will claim upto 30GB of disk space! So, we always set
the VSP cache file size parameters, to 100MB initial, and 1000MB (i.e. 1GB)
max. Sometimes the initial has to be a little higher, sometimes the max has
to be a little higher - but I have never had to set a max of more than
3000MB (i.e. 3GB).
6) For some clients, we just can't get VSP to work at all - so we use the
"client attributes" tab of the "master server properties" to disable VSP
7) The default behaviour for a NetBackup client is to abort a backup if
problems arise. Again, for some clients we have had to add an entry to
"client attributes" on the "master server properties" to change the action
to "continue on error" (i.e. don't abort the backup - just give up with
8) For some clients we use "client attributes" on "master server properties"
to use VSS and not VSP.
9) Leave the VSP Busy File Wait at 5 seconds, but change the VSP Busy File
Timeout to 30 seconds. If a file is still busy after 30 seconds, then it
will probably still be busy after 5 minutes, so get your backups to move on
more quickly, and step past busy files sooner.
10) VSP is supposedly to help with locked files - but nothing beats the true
approach of using a client side "bpstart_notify" script to quiesce
applications and/or services before a backup starts - and then using a
client side "bpend_notify" script to restart applications and/or services.
But then you can run into problems if your client uses multi-streaming, as
the "bpstart_notify" and "bpend_notify" end up being called multiple times.
11) Also, some Windows system files, are just never secured, no matter what.
I haven't got time to write about these right now. Post another question
and I'll see if get a chance to write about it.
So, in summary... VSP is a mixed bag, and the one size fits all approach of
the default configuration rarely works - especially on specialized servers.
We use a mix of all the different things that I've described - and, yes, we
do completely turn it off on some servers.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
wrote in message news:45c37cda@ROSASTDMZ05....
> I keep having troubles with error 156?
> Does any one have any suggestions on how to resolve this error message?
> Netbackup 5.1 MP4
> Master Server: Windows 2000
> Client: Windows Server 2003
> 1/30/2007 6:05:10 PM - positioning B00180 to file 119
> 1/30/2007 6:06:43 PM - positioned B00180; position time: 00:01:33
> 1/30/2007 6:06:43 PM - begin writing
> 1/30/2007 7:48:23 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1664) from client nshsfp1: ERR -
> failure
> reading file: D:\Departments\1821-Billing\ClinicFiles\585\Medicare\Form
> 855
> (585).tif (WIN32 2: The system cannot find the file specified. )
> 1/30/2007 7:48:24 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1664) from client nshsfp1: ERR -
> Snapshot
> Error while reading file:
> GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy30\Depar tments\1821-Billing\ClinicFiles\585\Medicare\Form
> 855 (585).tif
> 1/30/2007 7:48:24 PM - Critical bpbrm(pid=1664) from client nshsfp1: FTL
> - Backup operation aborted!
> Thank you,
> John


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Natural hair care, homemade moisturizers, and chemical-free household cleaners are all things that we are making in order to clear the toxins from our homes!
But aluminum-free deodorant — one that actually works — that can be difficult to replace.
Until now!
As luck would have it — in the quite of my kitchen — I created a homemade, organic deodorant that is truly amazing. My whole family made the switch months ago and we've never looked back! In fact, you can learn how to make that Probiotic Deodorant by clicking here for the recipe.
Why Make and Use a Homemade Deodorant?
Well, I'm glad you asked 🙂
There are a ton of reasons why we should make our own and likewise be concerned about using commercially-prepared deodorants. Here are just a few:
- There are hidden dangers in the active ingredients of conventional deodorant (i.e. Aluminum, Parabens, Propylene glycol, Phthalates, and Triclosan). Current research shows a strong link between anti-perspirants containing aluminum and breast cancer, birth defects, allergies, and hormonal imbalances. These potentially hazardous chemicals have no place in our homes and certainly no place under our arms.
- We all know that our skin our body's largest organ — and just as we are so careful to watch what we eat and ingest, we must cautiously monitor that which comes in contact with our skin. If you wouldn't eat it, it probably doesn't belong there.
- Anti-perspirants…ew. Why not let the body do what the body will do? I believe that when we attempt to inhibit the natural functions of the body we negatively effect the rhythms created for a purpose.
It was primarily these concerns that lead me to create my own solution.
And I believed in the recipe so much so that I began to give it away to friends and family. Everyone came back with positive feedback…however, there were a few of those — the more sensitive skin types — that reported an irritation to my concoction.
That's when the Homemade Herbal Deodorant was born!
Herbal Deodorant
If you generally have more sensitive skin — and let's face it, even if we don't our arm pits are pretty tender areas — herbal deodorants are wonderfully effective alternatives simply because they hold such strong anti-bacterial properties.
After receiving mounds of positive stories regarding the efficacy of this product. I am very excited to share with you my recipe!
That's right, today you can learn how to make your own Homemade Herbal Deodorant.
It's very easy to make and only requires a few simple ingredients — and the best part is, if you've started to make the switch to homemade body care products you may even have them on hand! But if not just wait till the end of this post 🙂
The Recipe
-1 tbsp. cocoa butter
-1 tbsp. coconut oil
-1 tbsp. shea butter
-1 tbsp. beeswax
-2 1/2 tbsp. arrowroot powder
-1 tbsp. bentonite clay
-1/4 tsp. Oregon Grape Root powder
-1/4 tsp. vitamin E oil
-15 drops essential oil of your choice
1. Melt cocoa butter, coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax over low heat in a small pot or double boiler.
2. Remove from heat, then add arrowroot powder, bentonit clay, and Oregon Grape Root powder. Whisk mixture until all powders are well combined. Add vitamin E oil and essential oils at this time.
3. Pour mixture to clean, used deodorant container. Place in refrigerator to cool and harden. After this, the deodorant may be stored on the counter. This recipe will fill a container and last for 3-4 months. Remember…a little goes a long way!
-Don't let the darker color of the deodorant throw you off! It's just the bentonite clay and herbal powder. By only using a very small amount — like 1-2 swipes — you shouldn't have a problem with it coming off on your clothes.
-Oregon Grape Root, according to Mountain Rose Herbs, contain berberine (just like Goldenseal Root) that is scientifically proven to protect against bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, helminthes (worms), and chlamydia. Additionally, Oregon Grape Root contains tannins — the tannins in the herb, in at least one clinical study, were shown to ease inflammation, irritation, and itching (perfect for sensitive skin).
-I love to play with essential oils in these recipes! Any scent or combination of scents will work fantastic. So pick your favorite and have fun with it! However, if you are super sensitive…you may want to leave them out altogether.
Now for the FUN
You all know that I have a long standing love affair with Mountain Rose Herbs! Years before I started writing and sharing all of these recipes of mine…I loved them.
So, when they contacted me and asked to have the opportunity to give a gift to Frugally Sustainable readers…of course I said YES!
Out of their pure generosity, the good folks at Mountain Rose Herbs would like to give one of you all of the ingredients needed to make your own Homemade Herbal Deodorant (an approximate $60 value)! Actually, you'll end up with enough product to make about 10 of these babies!
The prize includes:
*All certified organic and fair-trade ingredients.
-4oz Cocoa Butter
-32oz Coconut Oil
-4oz Shea Butter
-1oz Beeswax
-1 pound Arrowroot Powder
-1 pound Bentonite Clay
-4oz Oregon grape root powder
-2oz Vitamin E Oil
-1/2oz Rosemary or Lavender Essential Oil
And as always…if you really enjoyed this post I would be so honored if you'd share this post with family and friends!


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Microsoft goes F1 racing
July 7, 2006 In February this year we discussed the fascinating call by the governing body of international motorsport, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), for expressions of interest in providing the standard electronic control system for all F1 cars as part of the drive to reduce the sport's prohibitive costs. Overnight it was announced that Microsoft MES has been selected as the official ECU supplier to F1 in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Now the world's largest software vendor has had its eye on the automotive environment as one of the cornerstones of future computing for some time, recently winning Best Telematics Solution at the Telematics Detroit 2006 with its Microsoft Windows Mobile for Automotive platform, BUT ... let's hope the boys and gals from Redmond are on the ball with this one as anything less than perfect is not good enough in the world of F1 and it could prove to be the almightiest gaffe in Public Relations history if perfection isn't achieved. A large chunk of the world's population watches a Formula One race and F1 drivers are particularly unforgiving of technical failure when they get a microphone in front of them.
Other key announcements from the FIA overnight concerned Bridgestone being selected as the official tyre supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and probably be default in 2007 too. In the absence of a second tyre company Bridgestone will be the sole tyre supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship for 2007. Bridgestone's contract with the FIA to be the official tyre supplier begins in 2008.
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Extreme Iconoclasm
The action or doctrine of destroying sacred images.
The attacking or overthrow of established or venerated institutions, practices, or attitudes.
See also
Interesting definition. An iconoclast is anyone who "attacks established practices". That would include most comedians, many politicians, and sales reps for any startup idea. Under that very broad umbrella, anyone with a new and different idea gets to be an iconoclast. With such a broad net, it should be easy to catch XP in it.
That's not the definition that we're interested in below, which is "the action or doctrine of destroying sacred images".
This tentative thought process came out of ongoing reflection on an interaction I witnessed in a small group at
in March between
(who had just given an inspiring and thought provoking keynote address) and a delightful programmer who had already rekindled my interest in jazz as an analogy for XP team development. (see
This guy [please correct any of this and provide name and email if you read Wiki - if only to explain more about
as a model for the XP programmer] was clearly, like so many old programmers, absolutely delighted with XP, not least because it emphasised and honored the practices that he as an old Smalltalk pro knew really worked - and gave us all useful and hard-hitting names for them. (That's really important, thanks Kent, Ward or whoever came up with the XP terms and slogans. It's one thing we really lacked in the old
days of
- slogans that made sense and made a difference to what programmers were actually doing, not just to the relationship with customers. We should come back to that.)
Anyway, I painted this background because I had the utmost sympathy for this guy when he asked the following question:
"My current project is using
- we have no choice. It seems a reasonable tool in some ways. Can't we do XP effectively with
I would probably have been tougher though (more extreme?) than Kent in the way I answered. What Kent in fact said [again please correct the details because I know
do read Wiki!] has stayed not far from the back of my mind since and remains for me a classic example of the
- one that I'm not sure that XP has yet settled satisfactorily:
"There's no reason at all in theory that you can't use
and be extreme. However I've got to say that in the last project when we had someone who insisted on using Rose, he went on to design and code a totally unnecessary class hierarchy that took us nine months to refactor out of the system and was a complete waste of everybody's time."
Because of so many years' similar experiences I would have been much more inclined to immediately make
about the whole Case and UML 'mythology' along the lines below. Because one thing by that time that I loved about XP as descriptigated on Wiki (the annoying verb is used to acknowledge the authorship and thus authority subtleties with this medium) was what I now want to call
The quick summary
There's nothing quite like smashing a few beautiful and possibly very expensive works of art that are highly regarded by 'the enemy' to convince ourselves that WereAllExtremosNow
The boring version
The irony of
as a creed is that human beings simply can't achieve it - in fact in the end we have a simple choice between
, where we forget our ego without losing our ambition, and
, where we strive at all costs to preserve it.
The analogy that has been become real strong for me since talking to an old colleague
last week is that of impossible religious creeds and rituals and the exhaustion that goes with trying to adhere to them. Has something concrete like
become a modern day icon - the shrink-wrapped box, CD or screen icon (see!) that must be prominently on display for our project to be 'blessed'. As reformers are we intent on
not because the icons are harmful in themselves but because of the soul-destroying belief systems that they almost always seem to bring with them ?
As for the priesthood ... does
(and the even deeper point that all programmers are designers, as made in
and reflected by the job titles we for one gave all our people since 1988) perhaps mirror Luther's
- surely one of the greatest but least practised of all slogans in history until Marx gave us "Workers of the world ...".
rightly corrects me that Luther wasn't into smashing icons in the physical sense. I use him here only because most 'reformers' have to deal with an opposing 'priesthood' of some sort and he came up with one of the most effective slogans about it. Unfortunately he and his followers weren't so bothered with the practical outworking - see
. I find this both an amusing analogy and a warning for XP on the
. But don't worry I'm not
bothered about software. It's Jesus, long-suffering Lord of the church, that I would give my life for.]
There's another explanation for the materialists among us (in fact highly compatible with the historical analogy I would say). It's simply that because these tools have in the past involved quite a large up front monetary investment, the managers' and proposers' egos are on the line too much not to find something very 'useful' to do with the tool.
Either way, I do believe in
because I think that it is still badly needed. To be quite honest, I was disappointed with the first book (
) because it seemed toned down in this respect compared to much of the Wiki material (thanks for sharing from the heart Ron!). But I accept that wiser heads than mine have probably prevailed. --
Iconoclasm is a powerful and dangerous tool. No reformer should be without it. But no reformer should forget that it is just one of many tools.
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A customer with smartphone in hand walks into Runner's Roost, peruses the wall of footwear, snaps pictures and scans barcodes and bolts out.
What just happened?
It's called "showrooming," and it is starting to hurt some businesses. Customers visit a store, examine merchandise, touch it and sometimes even try it on, then look online for a cheaper price.
"It's like we're doing the work for these online companies; accommodating customers takes time and energy," said Jamie Bavaro, a sales associate at the Runner's Roost in Orchard Park. "Customers come in and try on shoes and then go spend their money online."
Using brick-and-mortar stores to sample products in person and then buying them from online competitors for less may be a way to save money, but for traditional stores it is a threat. It is a global phenomenon and an almost daily occurrence at Runner's Roost.
Bolstered by smartphone apps that make price comparison handy, retailers are increasingly worried about the trend.
Apps like ShopSavvy that work on many smartphones arm consumers with the ability to scan barcodes on a wide variety of merchandise - from a bottle of soda to books to flat-screen TVs - for an almost instant list of prices from online and nearby retailers carrying the same products. And e-commerce sites, like Amazon.com, which experts say is attracting the bulk of showrooming business, have their own apps that allow searching and scanning of items.
"I do see people trying to scan products with their phones and taking pictures," Bavaro said. "We know what they are doing."
One national expert said the practice is a natural outgrowth of the increased use of and reliance on technology.
Smartphones with their Internet capabilities have made the Web portable, creating informed and empowered consumers, said Matt Cava, director of mobile solutions for Vibes, a mobile marketing and technology company, which released its first study, "Vibes Mobile Consumer Report," last week. It found that 90 percent of shoppers carry their phones with them in stores, and 84 percent use their devices to research products to ensure they are getting the product they want and the best deal. And 33 percent of respondents admitted to comparison shopping at a competitor's site while shopping at another store, the report said.
The use of smartphones for comparison shopping is accelerating. A 2011 study found that 59 percent of smartphone owners used their devices for showrooming, up from 40 percent the year before. In 2009, just 14 percent used them, according to InsightExpress' findings.
Adapting to compete
The siphoning of business from traditional stores to e-commerce sites via showrooming could lead to long range changes in the retail space. Small stores, especially mom-and-pop shops, could be forced out of business, taking with them the jobs, property taxes and sales taxes they generate.
"It's becoming more and more prevalent; I see four to five people a week doing it," Bavaro said. "It's a concern. In the short-term? Not so much. But when you start thinking long term, it could be a problem."
For starters, the playing field between brick-and-mortar versus e-commerce isn't level. Web-only companies are bare-bones operations, free of fixed costs, allowing them to offer lower prices than traditional stores. And many sites do not charge sales tax, although consumers are supposed to declare that unpaid tax on their state taxes.
National retailers are getting hit hard by the trend. Cava said showrooming occurs more frequently when consumers are considering larger, more expensive purchases, such as electronics and furniture. The larger chains - while trying to curb the practice - are merging in-store and online businesses for seamless, quicker and cheaper transactions, without shipping fees.
For example, Walmart and Sears offer in-store pick-up for online purchases. Target has asked its suppliers for exclusive products and for special pricing to help it compete with Web-based stores. Best Buy, which experts say has suffered the most from showrooming, especially its big-ticket items like computers and televisions, moved away from the universal barcodes and created its own for its pricier merchandise to prevent scanning with apps.
Cava said traditional companies should embrace consumers increasing reliance on mobile technology by creating store apps and other ways to communicate to shoppers in real time while they are in store.
Service and price
But for small, local businesses, like Runner's Roost, operating without an online sales arm, showrooming is more of challenge to curb. It not only cuts into sales, but it can decrease productivity as employees spend time assisting customers who end up buying online. Bavaro recalls tending to a customer for an hour, as she requested to see and fit various running shoes. She finally made a choice and bought the pair she really liked but the next day she returned the footwear for no apparent reason. Bavaro suspected showrooming.
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The Leadership Giving Officer (LGO), Parents Leadership Giving, identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards prospective donors, who are capable of making gifts of $100,000 to $5M, and in some cases, beyond $5M. This position manages and builds successful fundraising strategies for a portfolio focused on non-alumni current parent prospects in a few selected major markets by creating individualized solicitation plans leading to major gifts in support of MIT's fundraising priorities. LGO's collaborate with Resource Development and Alumni Association staff, school-based fund-raisers, senior Institute officers, faculty, alumni, volunteers, donors, and members of the Corporation Development Committee or other volunteers of the Institute.
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750 fps air rifle-good enough for what?
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Tropical Z
July 31, 2003, 02:07 PM
In .177 what could be dispatched with one of these?
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Steve Smith
July 31, 2003, 02:11 PM
Birds with head shots, and squirrels if your close and a good shot. Go for right behind the eye.
Tropical Z
July 31, 2003, 02:17 PM
Would 900 or 1000 fps make that much difference?
Steve Smith
July 31, 2003, 02:28 PM
Dunno. All my small animal terrorism was conducted 20 years ago with a 750 fps model.
July 31, 2003, 02:35 PM
Here are a couple of links that might help you out:
Good stuff on hunting with airguns.
July 31, 2003, 02:47 PM
Most airgun velocities are over inflated. Some companies claim to have 1000fps out of their guns when chrono tests have shown that they really only get 600-800fps out of most. I don't think you need a true 1000fps air rifle for anything. Past a certain speed, the pellet doesn't do any more damage and even 600fps will often go clean through the rabbit, squirrel or bird.
I had an RWS 45 that had claimed velocity of 950fps (which means it was probably more like 750) and it had all the power I needed for killing pest up to a absolute max distance of 50 yards. Beyond that, I couldn't be sure of hitting anything and I took almost all of my shots within 25 yards. I took several English Sparrows and Starlings at about 50 yards and it was fun to see them drop from the power lines or tree branches at such great distances (for an airgun) but I still only took head shots. All airgun shooting should be done with head shots only in mind so it is more important to have a gun that you can hit with rather than the most powerful gun. Also, at 1000fps, spring piston airguns will have more recoil and the pellet is not as stabil in flight so accuracy is deminished.
I took many rabbits, squirrels and birds cleanly with my Benjamin pump pistol. It had a velocity of about 500fps MAX but it was accurate and had no recoil to throw off you aim. I think 600-800fps (real world velocity) is enough for anything that you would normally do with an airgun. If you want to make 75 yards shots or shoot larger animals, you could go to a magnum air rifle in .22cal. 600-800 fps out of a .22cal air rifle would be a real killing machine on small pests.
In short, 900-1000 isn't going to make much difference and the largest animals that can be taken cleanly are still probably rabbits and squirrels. Just remember, head shots are the key and with a more accurate rather than a more powerful gun you will take them clean. Shooting a rabbit in the body can be done if you can hit the spine, it is almost as good as a head shot except that you will have to put another pellet in the head once you get up to the animal.
50 Freak
July 31, 2003, 03:45 PM
I had a RWS 34 that claimed 1,000 fps. Don't know if that was true, but I'd used to shoot pennies with it and it would rip the pennies in half. Pretty powerful in my book.
July 31, 2003, 04:45 PM
I think the claims are based on the lightest pellets available. I had an RWS 48 that claimed 1100fps. It was accurate, and fast. With light pellets, it "cracked" like a rifle, so I'm guessing it went pretty close to the rated speed. Now I'm shooting a Beeman R7 that is far quieter. Of course, it's only rated at 700fps, and it's probably slower than that with heavy pellets.
August 1, 2003, 01:30 AM
My tuned R7 shoots Crosman Premier Lites (.177-7.9grains) at 645fps. Verified with two different chronographs.
That is toward the high end of R7 performance--even after being tuned. An out of the box R7 probably shoots 8 grain pellets at just under 600fps.
My R1 in .20 caliber is advertised as 860fps. It shoots H&N Field Target Trophy Smooth pellets (about 11 grains) at 790fps.
My Sheridan Rifle (.20 caliber/5mm) is advertised as being a 675fps rifle. It shoots the Sheridan "Ashcan" pellets (all that was easily available for years) at 583fps pumped to the maximum 8 times. With Beeman Silver Bear pellets it makes exactly 675fps. They are the lightest .20 caliber pellets I have found.
The FWB65 pistol I own was advertised at 525fps. With R10 Match pellets, it cranks out 412fps.
As to the initial question:
Your ability to kill things with your airguns depends much more heavily on your marksmanship than it does on your airgun.
The thing to remember is that airguns don't kill with shock, nor do they make big holes. They can penetrate fairly well, assuming there is no heavy bone. You can probably count on 3-4 inches of penetration on small game using a rifle that shoots decent weight pellets in the 700fps range.
So, you can kill anything with an airgun that you would feel confident of killing with a single stab of an icepick with a 3 to 3.5 inch 'blade'. Assuming you can place the shot in exactly the right spot.
August 1, 2003, 11:25 AM
how do you like that FWB 65? I lusted after one for years, then when I finally could afford one they couldn't be found. Finally got a Walther LPM-1, a single-stroke pneumatic. It is excellent, but I always wondered how th 65 would have been.
On topic, I have had a Beeman R8 since 1986, shot enough that I've had to replace the mainspring once. Have cleanly dropped squirrels and birds with it but never shot anything bigger. Great air rifle.
El Tejon
August 1, 2003, 11:28 AM
My Beeman C1 is about that. I have killed starlings, sparrows, chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels and even a couple of crows (head shots) with it.
Good shooting.
August 1, 2003, 11:55 AM
I have a beeman R-7 with a 3-9x bushnell air rifle scope. Make sure you buy a scope for any air rifle that is made for an air rifle. While this scope is not fancy it holds its zero well and is fairly crisp. On my .22 rifle I use a Leupold 3-9x Extended focus range scope that is much better. You need a scope with an AO that will focus down to about 10 meters. The R-7 is incredible in the accuracy department. It can make 1/8 inch groups at 25 yrds. Some just one slightly larger than .17 hole for 5 shots. Its velocity is about 700 fps with lighter .177 pellets. They can be ammo sensitive so try a variety of beeman pellets. Mine loves crossman premieres.
I digress. With head shots squirrels collapse. Ditto rabbits. With lung shots they dont. Starlings fall best with front center or back center or head shots, but fly once in a while when shot from the side through the big thick wing feathers. Sparrows die no matter where hit. Ditto gophers etc. Its effective to about 40 yrds on these critters with precise hits, which are easy with its slick light trigger. My brother has a 1000 fps RWS air rifle and his does nail them farther away and drop the same stuff better with less precise shots. So the answer is yes the more powerful guns do make a difference. The more powerful rifles are also nosier if you use them indoors or where noise is important.
A good rifle is not cheap. I bought mine from straightshooters.com Very in the know and very good place to deal with. Beemans are great rifles. The R-7 like I have is really on the light end for hunting. They have slightly more powerful models that are better. Expect to pay 500 bucks and up, and then you need a scope. Some good ones I think the R-9 is like 350.00 for the rifle alone and should fill the bill for you. .177 is plenty. If you move up in power the .20 caliber models may be for you. If your after really big stuff like Racoons, then the most powerful models in .25 caliber. Even .22 long rifle high velocity hollow points will not drop critters in their tracks with bad hits. But the average air rifle is much more accurate than the average .22 at 50 yrds and under. 35-40 for the weaker models. The technique for shooting them is also different than firearms. They are very hold sensitive. They need a little room to move after and during the shot. So a light hold that allows a little give is required. Not real snug into the shoulder like firearms.
August 1, 2003, 02:10 PM
My pellet gun shoots 725fps or something like that and I have killed around 8 or 9 pigeons. Usually only one shot but sometimes two to finish the job.
Tropical Z
August 1, 2003, 02:24 PM
Arent the hunting pellets the flat nosed ones even though it would seem to make more sense to use pointed pellets?
cracked butt
August 1, 2003, 02:36 PM
I shoot an el cheapo daisy pump up rifle at my cabin. Observations I've made:
1. you don't need the full velocity to kill small critters like ground squirrels, you just need an accurate shot.
2. Pointed pellets will kill quickly.
3. BB's are worthless on groundsquiirels- I've a single ground squirrel 3 times with bb's with the rifle pumped all the way up and it didn't seem to faze the critter.
4. flart point pellets are only marginally better on critters than bb's.
August 1, 2003, 02:59 PM
When I was a kid, I had a Daisy Powerline 880 multi-pump pneumatic air rifle. I was a kid that was deprived of a .22LR, which everyone else had. In compensation, I put thousands of BBs through that die-hard Daisy. I still believe the foundations of my rifle skills carry over from that cheap-n-accurate air rifle.
Being the foolish kid I was, I killed hundreds (yes, I must of had a screw loose) of birds. I didn't care what kind, if it was in range and no adults were privy, it was fair game. Falling from powerlines, tree limbs and even off the roof of my grandfather's Mercury station wagon, birds were on dangerous ground when I was toting my 880.
QuickSilver BBs made by Daisy if I'm not mistaken.
This was in the 80's and I haven't had much to do with air rifles since, so I don't know what's changed (besides modern 880's being made of cheap plastic these days).
I believe the 880 was rated between 700-800 FPS, and it took down everything I shot at (and hit, of course), with some birds being 30+ yards away. Well, one exception... one die hard squirrel that spoiled (or cured) me of my fun.
This squirrel was shot out of a tree in my grandfather's backyard. I noticed it hit the ground running... kinda... and took several closer follow-up shots to finish.
I never attempted a squirrel with my 880 after, despite being tempted on several occasions.
Ah, the memories of the good ol' days before I knew the meaning of "bills" and "mortgage".
Anyway, if you absolutely must attempt a clandestine assault against a squirrel with a BB/Pellet rifle in the 700 FPS velocity class, take extra care in your aim and range; there's nothing enjoyable in maiming an animal.
August 1, 2003, 05:27 PM
I use a Beeman Crow Magnum IV in .22 caliber.
Here http://www.beeman.com/crow.htm
Even with a magnum rifle like this, shot placement is everything. I never take a shot at a distance or in a situation that I don't think that I can get a clean head shot. This limits me to about 40 yards -- a better shot might stretch this out some. With this rig (I use a Leupold 3-9x scope) I can get a clean kill on almost any pest -- crows, squirrels, rabbits, snakes, even possums. Would not try on anything larger for humane reasons. Beware on guns this powerful, they take a lot of strength to cock.
August 1, 2003, 07:18 PM
I've killed 32 pidgeons with a crossman pump. Advertised at about 500fps i think. Wallyworld special.
August 1, 2003, 09:43 PM
Pellet choice should be made on the basis of accuracy in the airgun you plan to use. I've killed critters with nearly every pellet design on the market, and there's not a huge difference in performance regardless of what kind of pellet you choose, IMO.
Pointed pellets do tend to penetrate a bit better than flat pellets, but are rarely as accurate as the flat or domed pellets. The domes generally are the most aerodynamic design and can stretch your range a few yards in a given rifle. I haven't been able to tell much penetration difference between domes and pointed pellets.
how do you like that FWB 65? I lusted after one for years, then when I finally could afford one they couldn't be found.
It's exactly what I expected it would be. Sometimes I love it (when I'm shooting well). Sometimes I hate it (when I'm shooting poorly) because I know there's absolutely no way to blame the gun for the bad hits.
In a word, it's pure precision. Everything fits and moves smoothly. Everything pertinent is adjustable.
Very nice in every way.
If there are any negatives, here they are.
You do have to touch some blued metal during the course of cocking, loading and firing, so a wipedown after every shooting session is required.
It's a touch heavy for a pistol, but balances quite well.
If you want one, you can often find used ones for around $500. They are inevitably in quite good condition as few people buy a $1000 (new price) airgun and then abuse it.
I bought mine just months before they were discontinued.
I always planned to have an FWB300 rifle to go with it, but didn't quite have the money together when they stopped making them.
Good shooting!
August 2, 2003, 02:14 AM
Arent the hunting pellets the flat nosed ones even though it would seem to make more sense to use pointed pellets?
Hunting or sometimes called "field" pellets are almost always pointed. Flat nosed pellets are often called "target" pellets. From my experience, the flat nosed "target" pellets seemed to work better on animals. I had several birds fly off and rabbits run off after being hit squarly with a pointed pellet. The flat nose seems to impart some shock effect to the target while the pointed ones don't.
On airgun velocity, a good rule of thumb is, if the pellet will compleatly bury itself in a piece of dry wood, it probably has enough oomph to take out small animals. This is good to know if you don't have a chrono. If the pellet bounces off or only sticks halfway into the wood, it lacks the power to do anything. It is a very general rule because wood hardness varies, etc., but it seems to work as a basic rule of thumb.
BTW, what kind of gun are you thinking about buying? I know you are a big cheapskate just like me so I bet it is something under $100.:D I happen to know a great deal on a certain air rifle that has the minimum power to take small animals and it is accurate and VERY cheap but it is well made.
August 2, 2003, 03:09 AM
Does anyone use the Crosman 1077 rifle ??(it uses Co2 and comes with 12 rounds clip) i plan to buy that to shoot in the backyard for fun...
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August 2, 2003, 11:11 AM
Well,i hate to admit it but Firestar has me pegged! CDNN currently has an irresistable deal on the back page of their flyer.They are selling a hammer forged barrel EAA MP512 for $49.99! They are Russian made and rated at 740 FPS.My salesman Tommy said they are unbelieveably accurate as he won one in some contest and was quite surprised at its performance.He said its built like a tank (most Russian stuff is) so i was required by law to pony up the dough and one is currently on its way to my door.What is your good,inexpensive rifle Firestar?
August 2, 2003, 12:27 PM
You ought to be good for anything up to mule deer with that. Some hunters claim its enough for Elk, but I think that's pushing it a bit. :D
August 2, 2003, 09:17 PM
If you are planning on using it for hunting/pest control, get the most powerful you can afford.
I have a gamo 220 rated at 1000ft/second and a Daisy powerline rated at about 650 with pellets. On small birds (starlings etc.) its kind of like the difference between a .22LR and a .22 centerfire on a ground hog, both will kill it but only one makes it go POOF! :D 1000ft/sec is much flatter shooting and makes holdover neglible out to about 20 yards depending on your zero.
On more stout targets the difference is incredible. The 1000ft/sec packs a lot more punch, and pellets have much better terminal performance at that speed. For animals like squirrels, and rabbits etc. the pellet will completely penetrate at either velocity most of the time. At 1000 though, the pellet deforms a great deal more which is a big deal when your talking about a projectile that size. Even if the pellet performs perfectly penetrating and transfering energy, you still have to have very precise shot placement. You want as much as possible in your favor for making it a humane kill.
August 2, 2003, 10:12 PM
I ''teethed'' on air weapons and they still have a place for me. My old HW35 in .177 used to be my regular rifle for years ... now, spring a tad tired!
Coupla years back tho got a ''Eurolux'' .... (I fear this may be Chinese.... not sure) ..... but Sportsmans Guide advertized it as ''1000 fps''. I use a domed pellet and chrono'd it at 950 fps ... not bad IMO. It hits HARD ...... and up to 25 yds it's down entirely to my ability to place shot. Head shots are invariably the first choice .. clean miss or definite kill.
Taken many a squirrel or rabbit with this ...... and despite energy figures seeming ridiculously low .... it sure works well. Best fun I had years back with the HW35 was when a chicken farmer had too many rats ..... settled into place with good view of feed hopper and zapp ..... and again zapp ...... took em out no trouble!:)
This is the Eurolux ..... there is so much shock from spring release i have yet to successfully keep a scope in place! Sorry about rather poor pic.
August 3, 2003, 04:11 AM
Tropical Z,
I almost ashamed to admit it, but I just bought a $25 chinese air rifle that I have heard rave reviews about. It is called the Fast Deer. It is made by Norinco and was supposed to sell for about $80 but they discontinued it and now are on clearance. It is a very nice gun for the money and the velocity is claimed at 850fps but I doubt it gets quite that much. Reports range between 550-750fps from people who have chronographed them. I think mine is somewhere around 700fps but I can't be sure. It is powerful and accurate but had a very heavy trigger. Very nice gun for the price and I think I can take rabbits and birds with it if I need to.
In my experience with Russian air guns, they are well made and accurate but are a little crude (so are the chinese guns) and I think they lie about the power as much as anyone. I have an IZH-46M that is super accurate (this is the gun that the Russians won the gold medal with) but it is also no where near the claimed velocities. I think they claim 460fps but I think it is more like 350. Fine for punching paper but worthless on anything else. You can't ever kill sparrows with it as any distance.
August 3, 2003, 05:10 AM
I have been using a RWS 52 that does pretty much the same as a .22lr on cats for head shots. Its not very good for body shots but if you shoot the head it will go tru a cat head and go up the skirt in plywood behind the cat.
Tropical Z
August 3, 2003, 12:00 PM
OK now,whos selling the "Fast Deer"?
August 3, 2003, 03:46 PM
SOG has them in .177 and .22cal for $39.95 = shipping each but South Summit has the .177cal only for $25 + shipping. As far as I know SOG is the only place you can get the .22cal version so if you really need .22, it would be worth the extra few bucks. I am happy with my .177cal because it has more velocity and I alreadly have many, many tins of .177cal pellets. The .22cal hits harder on small game but I think it is best for the magmun air rifles.
An air rifle that claims 1000fps in .177 (which really only gets maybe 850fps) would have an even lower velocity with .22cal pellets but I think that would be just the ticket on rabbits and birds.
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Zak Butt was just three years old when he first became interested in golf. Today, the 15-year-old Ashley Ridge freshman is a state champion.
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"I lived in Scottsdale, and I would sit on my dad's lap and watch golf," Butt said. "I watched golf all the time. It seemed that golf was the only thing on TV. One day, I decided to go out to the (driving) range and emulate every swing I saw. I watched golf during the day, and went out to the range. I've had a few lessons. But I pretty much taught myself. Nobody knows my swing better than me."
And no one was better at the High School League's Class AAAA state championship. Butt won the individual state title to earn The Post and Courier's golfer of the year honor. He heads up an impressive All-Lowcountry team.
Butt's father, Pausif Butt, works for the Federal Aviation Administration and has moved around the country. From Arizona, they moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and Kansas City before arriving in the Lowcountry two years ago.
Butt immediately became the No. 1 golfer for the Swamp Foxes and competed in the state match, which is held annually at the Furman Golf Club. He finished in the top 30 as an eighth-grader but, more importantly, he became acclimated to the 6,500-yard, par-72 course.
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Butt carded a 145 after the first day of competition and trailed Jonathan Hardee of Riverside by three strokes. Butt shot a 69 in the third and final round while Hardee shot a 75.
Butt says he won't feel any pressure next year when he attempts to defend his crown.
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Butt's teammate at Ashley Ridge, Austin Zoller, also earned All-Lowcountry honors.
Bishop England, which won the Class AA state championship, leads the way with three golfers — Jeremy Grabb, Patrick Ging and Jamie Wilson — on the All-Lowcountry team
SCISA Class AAA state runner-up Pinewood Prep also landed three golfers on the team: Richard Hubbard, Katelyn Dambaugh and Reona Hirai.
The rest of the All-Lowcountry team includes Robert Ferira, Porter-Gaud; Evan Rodwell, First Baptist; Christopher DeMarco, Palmetto Christian; Kyle Spencer, Wando; Sam Myers, Summerville; R.J. Keur, Fort Dorchester; and Andrew Novak, Academic Magnet.
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- Budget Minded
Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort's signature dining destination, for exquisite seafood, steak and creative Florida cuisine with Pan-Asian specialties. The upscale environment features an open Exhibition Kitchen that infuses the restaurant with a constant flow of energy. Savor a glass of wine or specialty cocktail under the stars by the light and warmth of the outdoor fire pit while enjoying the ocean breeze. Discover what the islanders already know - Kurrents is the place for sophistication, romance and a show-stopping menu. Reservations suggested.