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    Hi Symon. Doing really well thanks mate, and good to see you back here. Life here in my neck of Lincolnshire is really good to us. Got some beautiful permissions and a very large garden to indulge all the shooting I want. The collection currently stands at: DIANA MAUSER K98 .177 AIR ARMS PRO SPORT .22 WEIHRAUCH HW80. .22 WEIHRAUCH HW77 .22 DAYSTATE REGAL .177 PCP WEBLEY FX200 .22 PCP. Very impressed with the Mauser K98 .177, especially the trigger. Will get Helen to photograph it and post the results up here soon as we can. Cheers Symon
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    Thank you so much lads for the kind responses. Jimmy my dear pal. Thank you for your really kind response. I never had anything come easy and the Pro Sport was a dream come true really. That's my wish list sorted. Now I have this to add to it. You have to come down here, or I'll come to you and try this rifle yourself. I just need to get it tuned with a suitable kit and I reckon it will be something outstanding. God bless you and Nicola mate Hope we'll see you both again soon. Love and best wishes. Simon and Helen. X
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    I got rid of the wellies! It's German riding boots now! SS uniform eh, hmmm......Already have a Wehrmacht uniform... And a ski cap with eagle and roundel cockade, and sniper's three-oak leaf badge.....Ha! Seriously though, I wouldn't mind Ed Harris' Swedish Army parka from "Enemy At The Gates"! That's a lovely winter shooting jacket. Thanks mate. I currently have an old, very reliable Bushnell Scopechief 4-14x50 which is superb on it. But a vintage optic that looks like a German wartime era scope for it would be great. I am more than delighted by the performance and finish
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    Been after one since these came out a couple of years ago after hearing good things of it but, Diana seem to have undergone a few changes of distributor and my local shop, MGR Guns, Woodhall Spa, found getting one has been nigh impossible. So I gave up on the idea. Well anyway. I popped in there yesterday afternoon for some ammo for the Pro Sport and there, on the wall it was, in all its glory! It previously belonged to a lady owner who found it too heavy for her and traded it in after barely using it. The rifle is in mint, unblemished condition. In fact, it's virtually brand new. I doubt
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    My Pro Sport .22 has a TinBum kit installed and a fettle of the spring end and internals by Charlie Caller here. I have to say, this has markedly improved the performance of my rifle from where it was, fresh from the factory. This is an unusual Pro Sport as, being left handed, I spent years just hankering for one with no hope of finding one of the very rare Left handed examples. I have converted the Manelli walnut stock to fit my left hand at the grip and my cheek by eliminating the the roll-over comb of the cheek rest. It fits like a glove thanks to some wise guidance and practical he
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    Does my heart good to see my faithful HW97K is in such excellent hands as with Mark and Kaiser. That rifle deserves to be taken out and put to work. I've shot hundreds of rabbits and pigeons with it, even won a few competitions against PCP rifles with it. It is possibly one of the best HW97 carbines out there. But the Pro Sport is my go-to rifle of choice now. And that rifle, thanks to Tim/Charlie Caller's expert tuning work, is where that HW97 was with me. It is a sin to have such an outstanding rifle, left behind in the cabinet, while another takes centre stage all the time.
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    Looks like a very enjoyable air rifle to own and shoot. Lovely looking restoration too. What a find!
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    A wipe over with a cotton cloth and Bisley gun oil, and an oil of the stocks, every month, whether I've been out shooting or not. How the hell does anyone allow a fine rifle to end up in rusting crud and worn blueing from sweaty hands, the stock looking like its been thrown off a cliff, is beyond my comprehension. Next thing, they'll want to sell it and expect a Minter's valuation for it. I couldn't be a gunsmith. I'd lose it with some people who'd bring in a Diana, Weihrauch or Air Arms rifle in such a shit state. No excuses for this.
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    Cold wet days in November and December reminds me of shooting days with my dad and his .22 rifle. I was only eight and it was 1965. A beautiful bolt action sporting rifle he'd "liberated" from a German house in 1945! He always told me how he found it propped up in a wardrobe in this empty farmhouse. The owners had just fled as the allies advanced and left all sorts of things behind. He was a sniper, Coldstream Guards Armoured Div. And he could hit a fox running at insane distances, and open sights. He taught me everything about precision marksmanship. It was my aunt Evelyn in Australia
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    Get an HW80 in .22 and you'll love it, l promise you mate!
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    Well, you asked and, I have both and, both have given me priceless shooting memories and experiences. But which one would I choose if only one could be had? Based on what I know, from sheer use over many years now.. God this is a tough one for me but, I would go for the HW77. The accuracy, balance and general feel of the 77 is something to behold! You will not be finding anything lacking in one of these. But that's also true of the HW80. If there was one more rifle I would buy now, it would be an HW80K in. 22 and on my FAC. The compact feel, practical length and at higher
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    Been away this weekend for Cosford Airshow Mark and was going to message you to.see if you were happy with the rifle and if there were any problems? Don't think I need bother you any further, after seeing what she's doing at 38 yards! Wishing you many years of happy hunting with her! Simon.
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    Start with a gun like that, the right pellet and a quality scope and put the practice in, with a light, gentle hold and you'll soon see your groups tighten to a single hole! Shooting a spring rifle means you have to shoot correctly to shoot one well. Begin with a low, prone position on the grass.Finesseful, gentle hold with your controlling hand gently around the "wrist" or grip of the stock. Just a nice, light touch on the trigger, slowly, gently squeezing your finger back over first stage, till you feel that bit of resistance at the biting point and squeeze through, releasing the shot with
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    Second pic down Jimmy, the thinner one with the spacers looks nice and tastefully set mate. ATB Simon
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    goodness me! This is just getting better and better. Brilliant work here Jimmy!
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    You have her safe and sound. Marvelous! I pack all my parcels very securely. I don't trust the care of some postal depot workers! And we have acres of bubblewrap in my business anyway! I told you she was a genuine beauty Mark. Now you see why I sadly had to let her go to a good home. Too bloody good to keep left behind in the cabinet..... ....So you can imagine how incredibly smooth and accurate my Pro Sport .22 has to be, if this sweetie was left behind for it. Tim/charlie caller has made a masterpiece of my Pro Sport when he tuned it with a Tinbum kit for me. The tiny bit
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    Oh wow! That silver grip cap looks a lovely touch of detail Jimmy. Once again, you have transformed a standard factory-presentation rifle into a highly individual and beautiful work of art. My very best wishes for years of happy ownership and shooting with it my dear pal. Simon.
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    If that is really true Mitch, I'm going to buy one in .22! Seriously though, I'm delighted my beloved HW97 .177 is going to a man I greatly respect and admire here. Mark is a superb air rifle hunter/shooter and this rifle is a beauty! Sandwell Field Sports kit made and profiled by Tony Wall himself and fitted and tuned in by andyFR1968 here. It has won several competitions with me and claimed hundreds of vermin. Two good old school scopes and plenty of H&N 4.50/177 ammo to wring her out with. I am totally hooked on my .22 Pro Sport as my go-to hunting rifle now, rotating w
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    God that is a beautiful stock. Please don't change or coat it with something Jimmy, it would be a shame to lose such a well-figured grain as this. Looks like a fabulous rifle here. HW77s are world class rifles. I adore mine. All the best with it Jimmy Simon.
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    Never before or since I have ever seen a beautiful pair of this legendary Feinwerkbau Sport air rifle before. It's either a .22 or .177 that crops up, that someone has. But never the two side by side. Fabulous. You should be really proud of these two fantastic German beauties Mark.
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    God Almighty this looks.....almost......as good as my HW77 stock you refurbed for me Jimmy. No, really, this is looking beautiful already. The beech grain is really beautiful as you bring it out. Weihrauch always sources lovely fullered grains of beech for the HW77. You have to bring this rifle down with you when you visit us next time Jimmy. All the very best dear pal. Simon
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    I had my Pro Sport .22 tuned with a Tinbum drop in kit and fettled internals by Tim/Charlie Caller here. He has done a fantastic job for me and my Pro Sport is a dream to shoot. It feels a bit more refined than it did out of the box for sure. But it was a blistering accurate rifle to begin with. Tuning may not vastly improve the accuracy of the barrel but, from my experience, adding the the TBT kit has made my rifle that much nicer and more consistent a rifle that is beautifully smooth and satisfying to shoot with. Certainly, no regrets for having it tuned like this.
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    No Phil. The reticle should remain fixed as you focused it, throughout the zoom magnification range. I suppose you have an optical illusion of the reticle enlarging as you zoom down to low mag on your target. But in my experience of scopes, they generally stay put.
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    I should give Custom Stock of Sheffield a call. They are bound to make a stock to fit your requirements. and very reasonable prices for the standards of workmanship they produce.
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