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  1. pianoman
    Cheers for this Archie. It was a genuine pleasure mate. truly it was. Sad when I think of the times I had with my dad at their ages. He was an amazing rifleman who taught me everything I know. He's too old and frail to get out now. But he always told me. "Pass it along to those who want to learn from you! So I hope I honour my dad this way too. Hope you are getting better with the old foot problem too Archie. Best wishes. Simon.
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    Gentlemen. I feel compelled to write on what has been a really wonderful shooting day I've enjoyed with Andy (AndyFR1968) and his two smashing lads on Andy's permission on Saturday this weekend. I don't have Andy's permission to use their names as I write this, so I'll refrain. But they are both the loveliest boys, polite, well mannered and mature beyond their young ages. The eldest is just 13 and the youngest about 11, I think. After zeroing my HW80 and Air Arms TX200 .22 rifles on my permission in the morning, I was meeting up at Andy's house at 1pm and we piled the rifles and clobb
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    That's very kind of you to say Mac. Thank you dear lad. Hope you get back on top with a new rifle to replace your HW97K soon mate. Can't have good lads without a good rifle! If I have to choose just one. it's the HW80 for me. For its lighter handling and portability with an easy-to-fit sling position, it has the TX200 beat on those two points for certain. There's ease of servicing and incredible accuracy where both are as good. I do have a few issues with the TX200's features design. The TX200HC rifle underlever latch-up is not strong enough to lock securely with a sling fitte
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    I have both these Weihrauch and Air Arms spring rifles and I love both makers and have shot and hunted with both models for many years. What you are deciding between, is like choosing between an Aston Martin and a top spec Mercedes. Both are finely balanced precision-built machines that will deliver shot for shot as accurately as you are. On the one hand my loyal and faithful German HW80 is as reliable in accuracy and field performance as the day it was bought 12 years ago. It's not as heavy as the British TX200 and TX200HC or, indeed as hefty as some would have you believe. It handles b
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    Personally I really love animals... Some of them taste absolutely delicious. Seriously, I think if you were to get really into the minds of these antis, you wouldn't have to dig too deep to find a flawed, deeply injured persona who, after being pissed on by life has hooked his/her esteem system on defending animal species they perceive as weaker than themselves thus, propping up their own weak, spineless, gutless arses by having a cause to champion that even they cannot fcuk up. I do not for a minute believe that one of them has a truly genuine sense of care and understanding of an
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    no That's a ridiculous price. Bloody rip off! You could get a brand new S410 for that!.
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    Wow!! These look truly amazing. I can see these being brilliant for rat and rabbit sniping from a vehicle. Thanks for posting these, lads. Simon
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    :laugh: :laugh: You'll be fine John..
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    I remember seeing in one of the shooting mags, an expensive bottle-fed PCP that had been blown to pieces by the owner who'd filled it with diver's oxygen from an aqualung and got oil into the mix.... Well, he was badly injured but lucky to still be alive. it turned his valuable rifle into a grenade and blew it to hell in his hands while shooting. Not good!
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    Indeed. The best of success for the business. All you Scots shooters in his area, give this guy a helping hand. Can't beat face-to-face service and dealings. Simon
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    Hello Aaron Welcome to the section here mate. If no one can answer this with certainty, you should check with UK Government Home Office rules and/or contact the UK Customs and Revenue who control what you can and cannot bring into England. You should be fine with your sub-12ft/lb rifles as they do not fall under restriction of British firearms law, other than to say it is perfectly legal to own one without a certificate. But they will be a bit twitchy about anything higher powered. Google these for contact details and good luck. Hope to meet you with us all here someday! Hope th
  12. pianoman
    Grasshopper the way of the spring rifle warrior is beset by encounters with all manner of "guests" with focus of their own couple of minor issues there simon my old springer sifu;- 1, not getting overpissed. you have met davy in before,now havent you!! 2. young jedi;- if only i were either... otherwise, it'll be head down, arse up and getting on with it(after making sure my poi is bang on.. and mr pittaway's isnt!) cheers, wurz . Be aware of the nobblings of well meaning friends like Davy.
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    As I am unfortunately unable to attend this one John, you can be my spring rifle protege. Just don't lose the toss to Adam in the darts or you are in for a short sit down and a Hamlet cigar! And don't let his Airwolf get to you or you'll be stumped at the bell end..Er.. the bell target that finishes the round! (Goddammit!) In the HFT just take your time and assess each target as an individual challenge not a sequence. Nice breathing control, watch every fall of your shot in practice to correct for ranges outside your zero and don't get over-pissed up the night before! If Si is shootin
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    This my dear lad, is, I think, an export Webley model, using an Excel action, made I'd say circa mid to late 1990s to early 2000s. It was made in both the UK and Spain and designed as a general plinking junior air rifle for the European market where power limits are different to ours. The UK version was called Excel and had a nicely proportioned sporter stock, much nicer than this one I have to say. I had an Excel for some 6 years and it was a superb little air rifle when I fitted a Theoben GasRam into it. It was fantastic at clearing barns of feral pidgeons and the odd close to medium ran
  15. pianoman
    And hot and sweaty increases your odour on the breeze.... Not exactly the best situation.
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    Could be Simmons Dean. Or Bushnell Silver Antler or Bushnell Trophy? You are welcome GruffaloGriff. Thank you!
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    Hiya mate, how ya been? I agree with Wurz on this one. I have a pair of Jack Pike waterproof trousers in Woodland cammo. But, there's no fly! They don't breath and you bloody boil in them. In the rain they are clammy. The stitching comes loose and breaks. I've left the resultant hole where it is because that's the only ventilation my goolies get! You'd be far better off with a set of DPMs or Flecktarn. Rabbits have poor monochrome eyesight that relies on movement to see where a threat comes from. That's why nature gave them an early warning system of a pair of ears that can hear y
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    Hiya Dean. This might be an Excel or even a late model Stingray??? Really great little rifles those. Got a photo mate? Webley Sport was stamped on all their rifle for some years. Made in Spain??? Could be one made in the late 1990s early 2000s when they were making several models. The company made some truly superb spring air rifles of fantastic quality. I loved them as much as I now do German spring rifles. The Axsor FX PCP was airgun of the year in 2000 Then, a piss-poor bunch of bullshit in suits conned their way onto the board and promptly wrecked the company to hell. And this was
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    Y'know mate I always said you have a real professional's eye for picture composition and angle. You'd make a great sporting photographer! Love the B/W too! Compliments and best wishes Darryl on fine work. Well done mate. Simon
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    Really, they are at their best for PCPs. I cannot say with certainty I've noticed any great muting of sound from my FAC HW80 that has one currently fitted. It makes the rifle longer but, hasn't upset the balance in any way. In fact it has improved the balance to near-perfection with the scope's mounted weight, so. for that alone, it's going to stay on. But it certainly does nothing to silence the crack of the spring piston action striking on firing it. Never heard of a loss of power or change of POI accuracy with one though. (?) Pianoman
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    Good luck with the Police clearing your permission for .357cal. Mike! You'd be best to go for something like .243 for deer culling if FAC is the way you want to go. Must say I would love to go on an African game shoot with one of these air rifles. No great 'bang' like a large cartridge round does. Powerful enough to knock down an animal this big. I'm very impressed. Kudu meat is absolutely delicious. You might expect it to taste like venison but, it's more like a delicately flavoured cut of beef, Beautiful meat. Simon.
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    Now that's "Wor Gary"! You have no idea how much you are missed mate. Great to see you back shooting to form...even if it is a bloody pcp! Warmest regards to you and Darryl. Best wishes for your daughter's wedding. Simon
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    Depends on the rifle and calibre you have Rob and what its trajectory characteristics are; plus your personal preference for type of reticle and of course what you have for budget. If it was my money for a fixed mag 6x scope, I'd be looking for a 6x40 or 6x42mm Objective. No bigger really. Nice and compact and everything as close to the bore as possible. I cannot say what you should be looking at or make any firm recommendations to particular makes. But, a fixed mag scope is not ideal for my type of shooting preferences. That said, check out Bushnell, Simmons or Leupold. They make some fine qu
  24. pianoman
    This is not a question about which makes and models are best. "Hawke this", "Simmons that" Nope! They are all good. But that is an irrelevance to this problem. The true answer is about knowing how to use just the right amount of mag with the scope you already use that has the least false-trajectory focal distance error to correct. And that means a low mag setting. The higher you go up the Magnification scale the more artificial focal distance error you have to know to correct for at short ranges. In other words, the distance it takes for your pellet to rise in trajectory till it meet
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    Here's a hunting story for you. About ten years ago I was out static hunting, alone with my HW80 on a beautiful, balmy summer's evening at sundown in a really lovely part of my permission. I'd had a decent bag and the light in the sky was still like day at about 20:30-ish...when, out from the woodland edge about 40 metres away appeared this particular rabbit.... A big, really big male buck, full grown and very mature looking. I never saw him arrive, He just appeared sitting where there had been nothing a moment before. And he had the most expressively handsome face. Not gnarly and
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