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Glad to hear you got the sticks and are using them to good effect - they look just like my Primos Trigger Stick which is a great piece of kit.

I recently bought an S10 which is the gun the BSA R10 was designed to replace. Many BSA fans believe the S10 has better build quality and is more reliable. Drawbacks are that it is heavy, lacks a quick-fill and pressure gauge, although these can be bought now as accessories. Both guns are regulated and if well-sorted have outstanding shot-to-shot consistency and accuracy. If you do a Google on BSAOG (forum dedicated to BSA airguns) there's lots of info on the S10. The technical expert on S10s there goes by the monicker Rancid Tom. He is a helpful guy who will always provide info and advic

Standing, good shooting!

Good account of your prowess with The Wolf - look forward to the next episode!

I heard the guinea fowls long before I saw them and walked slowly in the direction of their noise keeping the sun between me and them and keeping close to the tree line. I got as close as I could without breaking cover and checked the distance with my laser rangefinder: 70 yards to the nearest of a small group of three. I was shooting with my Career 707 Carbine chambered with 16gn Defiants at an MV of 930fps. I have owned this gun for thirteen years and I can’t see myself selling it. It’s simple to work on, built like a tank, with good accuracy and power in spades. I was zeroed at 50 yar

I think I may be able to help here; I bought a Primos Trigger Stick a few months ago and have had opportunities to use it on hunting trips several times. I rate the product very highly. I have used it with centre fire, rimfire, pcps, and springers and it has worked well with each type of gun. With springers the technique needs to be adapted slightly. It works for me when I rest the back of the wrist of my supporting hand on the 'V' rest and then rest my rifle on the bony part of the base of my palm. What I think is great about the trigger stick design is: each leg automatically adj

I've used a Hill Mk2 pump for the past 5 years and it had performed faultlessly - until a fortnight ago. Then, I experienced the dreaded 'pump lock' to coin a phrase. After a few up and down strokes, the pump 'locked' and it was difficult, if not impossible, to move the handle up or down. It's strange how irrational we are sometimes: because the pump was working fine the day before, my first assumption was that the issue was with the air rifle! When I checked out this theory by using the pump on another pcp I experienced 'pump lock' once again. A quick email pinged its way to Ernest Hill comp

I've used a Hill Mk2 pump for the past 5 years and it had performed faultlessly - until a fortnight ago. Then, I experienced the dreaded 'pump lock' to coin a phrase. After a few up and down strokes, the pump 'locked' and it was difficult, if not impossible, to move the handle up or down. It's strange how irrational we are sometimes: because the pump was working fine the day before, my first assumption was that the issue was with the air rifle! When I checked out this theory by using the pump on another pcp I experienced 'pump lock' once again. A quick email pinged its way to Ernest Hill

The Fenix 400 and the Fusion are designed and built to run at approx 15fpe (where this is legal) so UK shooters are getting an well engineered gun that runs at sub 12 fpe. I have a Fusion .177 in my small colllection of springers and from a rested position at 30m it will group inside 20mm if I do my bit. My only reservation is that 'out of the box' I found the trigger action a bit rough. But it's an easy trigger to work on; I dismantled mine and polished the sears and this improved it a lot. However it is not in the same league as a Rekord trigger unit. Chris

Well done Tony, passing on your skills to a younger shooter (and nice shooting too) - it's a bugger when they start overtaking us old 'uns though! Chris

Good stuff mate; looking forward to next instalment. Chris

Hope you used the wife's toothbrush - not your own! LOL

I have tuned several Gamos and turned them into great shooters with an after-market trigger and a Maccari mainspring, plus a lube tune of course. But to me the IGT unit is unproved and I think there is better value around. For the same money you could get a Weihrauch 99S (HW50S) and that's what I'd go for. Good luck - Chris

Splat! The bird crap hit the lounge window leaving two dirty tear-drop marks followed by much clucking and co-ing from the roof gable above. "That's what I think of your shooting!" the dove seemed to say. Who can resist such a challenge? I loaded the 'X' with a Gamo ProMagnum pellet and sneaked outside. The bird was still perched on the gable end and I put the cross on its head and began to squeeze the trigger. But I had taken too long lining up the shot and the dove flew off. Bliksem. It circled a tree in my garden about 30 metres away and then landed on a branch. I approached another

As they say on Blue Peter: here's one I made earlier...LOL