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  1. Edgar
    Hi, Id go for a weihrauch if I was you. You can either get a new one. The HW 57 AND 99 are both around 200 quid new. Or you can buy a second hand one in good order for under 200 quid.
  2. Edgar
    It's your decision but if accu pells work well why go heavier? The trajectory will be more loopy so you will loose range.
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    Mine didn't, it was awful! Barrel was slack and pointed up in the air, power was low accuracy was all over the place. Its a shame because it looked lovely and everyone else says they are great so I must have been unlucky.
  4. Edgar
    Thought modern webleys were made in turkey?
  5. Edgar
    For me 35 yards is far enough. Use good field craft to get as close as you can. Sometimes I practice on paper at 50 yards and am surprised to find that all the pellets are over to one side when I thought there was no wind and the zero is bang on at 25 yards. This means the wind must have shifted my pellets even though I didn't know there was any wind. How people can calculate this to place accurate shots on live quarry is beyond me.
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    Neither, get a Weihrauch, similar price for some models, better guns all round in my opinion.
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    In theory with practice, the right kit, good range and wind estimation, ect nothing should ever be wounded. In practice I admit to wounding a few things out of the hundreds I've shot. It happens, however the more I shoot the less it happens, haven't wounded anything lately. I personally think people should think more, what happens if I wound it, before shooting, for example if a rabbit is just outside it's hole I usually sit down and wait 10 minutes for it to move in to the open. It doesn't hurt and something else may come along while you are waiting. So in my opinion people should shoot to ki
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    Yes they were a well made pellet. But they just wouldn't group in my HW springer. 6 inch groups at 15 yards was the best I could get. OK this was with open sights but I could manage half inch groups at that range with RWS. They are heavy so only for short range in a 12ft/lb rifle. Would be good for ratting and other short range shooting if your gun likes them.
  9. Edgar
    Get an HW, 57 or 99 both are good guns, much better than BSA.
  10. Edgar
    There was a post about shooting hares with an air rifle a while ago. I will say what i said before, yes its legal, yes it can be done.
  11. Edgar
    Sounds like a broken mainspring, this can happen and plays havoc with accuracy and power. Check the spring.
  12. Edgar
    Think of the HW 57, I have one, lightweight, fixed barrel accuracy. Mine was 175 pounds new. Wont go wrong with any HW.
  13. Edgar
    H and N FFTs, medium weight, plenty of clought, very accurate in my HW. Would stick to one make of pellets once you know which perform best.
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    Maybe, it's always difficult to recommend rifles because what suits some wont suit others, ect
  15. Edgar
    I bought Airgun shooter last month. Gave up on the other airgun mags ages ago, even the articles were mostly advertising. In my opinion, it was actually OK. Might buy it this month. I enjoyed the article on springer tuning. But it was a bit like other mags Ive read in that all it reviewed was either cheap guns or top of the range ones, nothing in between, i.e top end springers or entry level PCPS which is what most serious air gunners seem to buy.
  16. Edgar
    Was shooting pigeons at a farm with a mate the other day when he asked me how I could shoot with both eyes open. Told him this is what I always do as it allows me to see the quarry through the other eye making it easier to see where it falls. I have always shot my rifle with both eyes open. I am right eye dominant. What does every one else do? Do you close one eye or keep both eyes open? Why? By the way tried h and n field for the first time today, they are a bit more accurate than my usual accupell. Trajectory is almost the same too. Not such a nice tin though Will probably change to th
  17. Edgar
    Well I tend to suggest break barrel springers to starters, I started with one and so did most people I know. The advantages are that they are quick to load for people who haven't yet got used to loading pellets, lets face it it's quite a fiddly operation when you aren't used to it. As a lot of new shooters are younger then break barrels tend to be lighter although I know the air sporter is a lighter gun. They are also usually cheaper , although again probably not in this case. I would always recommend starting with a break barrel,keeps it simple.
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    Well a lot of people still use them so they must have something going for them. Some of them look lovely, they are popular with collectors. Like most tap loaders they are pellet fussy. They take a while to load and they aren't very powerfull, about 10ft/lbs. As a first air rifle I wouldn't recomend one. You want a simple break barrelas a first gun. Not that an airsporter wouldn't be an effective tool in the right hands at sensible ranges.
  19. Edgar
    Do yourself a favour, don't get a C02 gun, they are fine for plinking, not reliable enough for hunting. If you want a cheap set up get either a new cheap Weihrauch like the HW 57 or 99 or a second hand Weihrauch with open sights. These are fine for out to 20-25 yards, don't let anyone tell you otherwise I have used them for years. Practice till you can get inch groups at these ranges and learn field craft. Then when you have saved some more buy a good scope and mounts, cheap scopes are worse than open sights. I know this works because I have done it and I still have the HW57 and use it for all
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    Just shows you how much difference pellet type can make to the power.
  21. Edgar
    What damage can accupell do to the barrel? Have been using them lately in.22 and they are good.
  22. Edgar
    I have an HW57, it knows what it's doing, never tried the HW99 but I expect it's as good. Go for the one you like the feel of best, I think they would be very similar performance wise. Both are great value for money.
  23. Edgar
    I very much doubt your HW90 is in "mint" condition if you have been hunting with it. Mint is no marks whatsoever and usually refers to unused guns. However they are popular rifles, with good reason and if it is in good condition (few small scratches and no rust) then I would ask about 180-200 pounds for it.
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    Grouping

    Edgar replied to jasper65's topic in Airgun Hunting

    I know what you mean, I usually just buy the ones that say .22 on and find out what works best. Have never tried the Air Arms pellets that can be bought in 5.51 and 5.52, I think it's just so you have to buy both tins to find out which work best.
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    Grouping

    Edgar replied to jasper65's topic in Airgun Hunting

    Hi that's more than good enough for hunting, well done, but you aren't getting the best accuracy from your rifle until you have shot 25-30 pellets of the same make through it in a row. This is because the barrel needs to "condition" to that pellet type. Don't ask me what this means, can't remember where I read it but in my experience it pays to shoot 5 or 6 five shot groups and look at the last one to see how the pellet performs in your rifle.
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