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  1. philpot
    'A blind man ' hmmmmmm, I'll get the sat nav out Jimmy, might be ideal for my untold talents Only joking mate. Phil
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    When my son was his age 40 years ago I bought a Diana break barrel, no idea what model it was but low power and he was able to cock it. Now by today's standard and range of guns available it was not great BUT he had sooooo much pleasure with that little gun, cheap as chips and we used to shoot in the cellar of that house where we built a range, only 30' but pure fun and that to me is how you get a kid started..............................I know, times have changed, oh well that how it worked for us back in the day. Phil
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    When I went to Charlie's place last week to tune my TX, I had a hold of the Brocock pictured here, very very nice. It is longer than I am used to but spot on balance in the shoulder. It is a pity they didn't make a bigger magazine for them. Phil
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    must just be my sh!t look jjm .22 hw100 only grouped superdomes... tried all sorts .177 hw 100 back to the factory for a recall barrel hw110 reg fecked up after a month! not cheap rifles!! atb si I thought the 110 didn't have a reg Si. Phil
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    You can get them on ebay and there is a guy on AGF forum who does them although I believe he is packing it in but perhaps worth a look. Phil
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    Ah, now I understand why you would want to sell the gun here. Phil
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    To be honest they are far better than the Vantage that replaced them. Hawke were nuts to change them IMO. The only reason I had even thought about selling it was that I now have Mamba Lites on all the guns (4) so the Varmint, MTC Genesis and a Nikko Mountmaster are just sat there doing nothing. I am not sure if I am keeping the Ultra just yet so the Nikko can go on that if I do decide to sell it. Phil
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    I have a Hawke Varmint 4-16 x 44 side focus in mint condition which I will be selling if that is of any interest and in budget. Varmint is the forerunner to Vantage PM me if you are interested. Phil
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    Rez, you can borrow my TX soon as I have put the scope on and try for a week or two if it helps mate. It is the latest Mk3 HC version. Phil
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    As a matter of interest, is there not a good second hand market in France for air guns where you could sell it without any messing around with FAC regulations. Phil
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    Sport of kings, ratting, it just makes my envy rise when I see someone with a bit of good rat shooting. Well shot sir. Phil
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    Nice shooting Si. The perms look good and just reminded me of a cracking campsite where I used to keep a caravan years ago with huge warrens and woods, think I should make a visit there. Phil
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    You know you guys are right, there is a big hole at the moment made worse by the fact that this was the third cat we had to put to sleep in three years which has taken it's toll on us all BUT great memories WILL be created again when we start again. We would never be without cats but at the same time we have been toying with the idea of a dog for some time so this may well be the catalyst to rethink that a little further. The debates will then start what type of dog................black lab or lurcher perhaps and train it to the gun. We will see as time goes by Thanks guys Phil
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    Thank you all for your kind words. I don't think it will be too long before we have another batch of kittens in the house to start a new set of memories whilst we cherish the past memories and perhaps a gun dog but that I will have to ponder for some time. Phil
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    That reminds me.............................what has happened to the get together Si and Jimmy were looking into earlier this year...............................still got my diary and pen ready boys. Phil
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    One of our members, Seamaster, had had two Compatto's, first had issues but the newer second one was a tackdriver according to Chris. He also bought an HW110 but that had to go back I think with barrel problems and I know of a couple of lads locally who have Compatto's and they love them. Phil
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    I have heard that quite a few guys change the reg on R10 rifles as I am told that Huma and Airtech regs are much better although I have no knowledge myself of this fact. Phil
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    Most men, particularly shooting men have a dog as their pet but I have been a cat man for about 30+ years. Now I know it is a rare thing for guys to speak about a cat but today is a very sad day for me as my wife and I had to say a very tearful goodbye to a much loved pet cat of 19 years, Sylvie was a special little friend who always made you feel much better when you were ill, made us laugh as she helped unwrap Xmas presents and always kept us company in the house or garden and kept me company in the greenhouse most sunny days. Oh yes I forgot, she used to lay on my keyboard when typing late
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    Perfect Mark, well done mate. So now you keep a small two piece rod in the car for those days when the shooting is poor, get the rod out. I used to lure fish a tiny pond no bigger than 1/3acre but it was stuffed with perch and on ultra light gear, fantastic sport. Phil
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    Good for you and two great fella's there to assist, well done. Phil
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    As always Simon, nice photo's and write up. By the way, what mod have you got on the Rapid. Phil
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    I bought one last year but didn't fancy paying silly money and bought one from ebay for £83, to be honest it looks just like a Hawke 400 and possibly made in the same factory and does a fine job for me. There is also one which does night rangefinding with a few guys on AGF using them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231883983135?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I try to estimate distance but not too good at it and test myself using the rangefinder as part of the learning curve but in truth very happy to stick with a rangefinder and worth every penny as far a
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    This is interesting because earlier this year a pal of mine has some shooting over quite a big area and was told by the farmer that he better leave the woodies alone. The reason for this was that the farmer had a visit from 'someone' who advised him that he HAD TO HAVE ACTUAL PROOF OF DAMAGE otherwise he could be taken to court. Now my pal didn't say who the 'someone' was but suggested it was quite official and certainly put the wind up the farmer. This could be taken out of context but it is as described to me although I thought at the time it was a load of rubbish but perhaps not.
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    Some of you will recall that a couple of weeks ago, we were talking of smoothing out my TX and Charlie Caller very kindly offered to do the work for me. Well yesterday I went over to my old home town of Sheffield armed with my TX and a Tinbum PRO Kit to meet up with Charlie. A warm welcome met me at the door with a chat and coffee before we made a start. Tim is no stranger to tuning so he was quite at home with the work to be done. First off was to fire the gun so Tim could see what it was like before starting, the muzzle flip / twanging was apparent and this was my main concern. The r
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    Thanks chaps, I think I will try my HW for a bit as I already have one. Then take my time if I feel I need to look for something better but that won't be until I have had the Rapid tuned. Phil
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