Hello Gentle People!
Revenge is not a good thing but sometimes it could be fun!
I bought a pellet rifle at the giant Canadian Tire store in Sainte-Eustache, Quebec. I brought it home to target practise in the basement but not only did it not hit the targets I aimed at, but it kept jamming and frustrating the hell out of me! The next day, I brought it back for an exchange or a refund.
The Canadian Tire manager absolutely refused to take it back! He claimed it was designated as a fire-arm and he refused to refund or exchange my fire-arm. I gave him an argument but when I realized he was serious, I gave up and brought my dangerous Fire-Arm back home.
Today, I'm glad I kept the pellet rifle because I discovered the problem was not the rifle but the pellets they sold me to use in the rifle. I paid over 20 Dollars for a small box of pellets and half the pellets jammed in the rifle barrel. They were too large for the barrel! Not wanting to give up, I returned to the store and bought different pellets. This time they sold me pellets that were too small for the rifle. Attempting to load one of these small pellets meant watching it pass through the barrel and fall on the floor! The bottle containing the pellets now sits on my desk as a reminder never to trust large Canadian Tire stores.
Update! I have learned to use the smaller pellets. They were not meant for my air rifle but using my imagination, I dabbed a minuscule amount of Vaseline into the rifle loading port and the small pellets now stick to the vaseline where they remain in place until I crank and shoot. They also become dangerously fast and accurate and so I recommend you do not use them in a confined space, as for example, my basement. For fun in the basement without too much risk of the ammunition bouncing back and hitting you, and also for helping me win sweet revenge on a large box store...try the following....
Today is revenge time! For every person who purchased air rifle pellets at a ridiculous price from Canadian Tire, here is an alternative. You can use Q-Tips as ammunition for your pellet rifle. You can buy 500 Q-Tips at four dollars a box and they will not jam your air rifle. You can even recycle the Q-Tips several times back into the rifle and they will shoot hard and fast towards any target you choose! Of course I absolutely do not advise you aim or shoot at humans or animals and because they are Q-tips, hitting the centre of your target becomes a challenge. If they don't fit immediately into your barrel, remove a small amount of cotton from the tips until they do fit. Don't force them into the barrel.
Decades ago, the first thing a soldier or a hunter did was deliberately jam a chunk of Cotton into their long barrel rifles, followed by an iron ball.
I am finally having fun with my air rifle! I practise with the Q-Tip ammunition in the basement and they seldom jam in the rifle barrel! Also, the target practise helps me aim my Photography Camera more accurately at flying Geese when they pass over my head, but that's another story. Thanks for reading!
J.N.R.
