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  1. Alan Holmes
    Ha ha it just blew my mind a little how i could be so different and with my .22 it is not as noticeable! How does it effect if you are shooting up in to a tree? Im going to have to speak to a Physics teachers to explain as it will bug me!
  2. Alan Holmes
    Thanks Walshie I worked that one out, but how can there be such a difference?
  3. Alan Holmes
    Ok I may sound really stupid here BUT: Been plinking with my new AA S200 .177 in the garden, it is set up for 30 yards and the garden is only about 15 at a push. So when I am shooting out of the patio doors it inevitably shoots slightly low. However at the same distance I was shooting out of the bedroom window on Sunday and expecting it to be shooting slightly low as usual but it was shooting high, about half and inch??? I have been plinking again tonight from the conservatory and it was shooting low as it usually would, so it has not been knocked or out of 0 in some way. Please could
  4. Alan Holmes
    Out of interest what are the aa s300 like, you don't see many about? Is it because they are that good no one wants to part with them or jot many were made before the aa s410 came out? Good shooting, my terrier would not sit still long enough for me to see anything.
  5. Alan Holmes
    Agreed I got one of these a few weeks and its just the job!
  6. Alan Holmes
    Ps the rabbit stew was great, I had forgotten just how tasty it is! Also my 3year old son wolfed it down and told me that rabbit is his favourite......... Very proud dad!!! Thanks for all the kind comments Al
  7. Alan Holmes
    Haha thanks skot, I think if it was sharp i would have chopped my fingers to bits! I love my HW im really pleased with it, although I intend to get it tuned and a sling on it to carry around.
  8. Alan Holmes
    Thanks Villaman, I agree! When I used to shoot I had a AA s410 which ws a great gun but something lured me back to a singer like when I was a kid. Im really happy with it!
  9. Alan Holmes
    Thanks guys i've been buzzing since! I also need to sharpen my knife, as it was hard work preparing them with blunt one! I have hopefully attached a pic.
  10. Alan Holmes
    After been out of aigun shooting for many years, I got a HW97 and managed to gain a permission at a local rugby club. Anyway I went for the first time last night and bagged 2. I have been out keeping an eye on them for a while, so I know where the hot spots are and last night the wind was in my favour. I set off to one of the areas were they hang out and spotted 4 munching away (they have obviously not been lamped before, as they didn't bother with the white light I used to locate them), I stalked in using some big tractor types at the side of the pitch as cover and got about 30meters away and
  11. Alan Holmes
    I have just read the whole thread and going to have a go, cheers to everyone for adding to it.
  12. Alan Holmes
    I had the same dilema last year and after shouldering the two I went with the HW97. I absolutely love it and so glad I went back to shooting a springer rather than a pcp! Just got a permision at the weekend so going to smash some bunny's tonight. good luck with your choice and let us know what you decide!
  13. Alan Holmes
    You could almost get new set up for £400. As said above wait for one to come up, I recently got a 97k for less than £300 from one in mint condition. good luck!
  14. Alan Holmes
    Not sure your location but Blackpool air guns have got a hw 77k second hand. its a real beauty in .22. I would have hone for it myself but just recently got a hw97k older version stock in mint condition. my wife wants me to stop taking it to bed with me and feels unloved since the gun arrived. As stated earlier quality guns you cant go wrong with.
  15. Alan Holmes
    I had a s410 for years in 177 and loved it, it smashed everything I aimed at. my brother has it now and said he would never go back to .22. I however decided I wanted a springer again so got a hw9Tk in .22. I think if I ever got a pcp again I would get 177. good luck with your choice.
  16. Alan Holmes
    It took a while to up load, please but find below Mr Rat: Thanks again for people's advice and input re scope! Al
  17. Alan Holmes
    Thanks Phil I had a play this evening with my new toy and set the site as described above for 15m. This is the length of my garden and is (for the moment) where I will be doing a bit of plinking and smashing the rats which eat my chicken feed. Anyway have a look at the results: As you can see after a bit of tweaking I got good groups (5 shots). And yes, I seriously need to work on my free standing shooting, only tried 2 and you can see the results. Anyway, I was just about to have my final plink when Mr Rat popped out of the hedge just behind the chicken run and at the exact
  18. Alan Holmes
    Villaman thank was an interesting read. Im lots more comfortable now, with how i should be using the scope. I just need to get out and have a play with it. Cheers Al
  19. Alan Holmes
    Villaman thank was an interesting read. Im lots more comfortable now, with how i should be using the scope. I just need to get out and have a play with it. Cheers Al
  20. Alan Holmes
    Gents thanks for all of your input, I will have a play using some of your suggestions. Al
  21. Alan Holmes
    Thanks Skot it does. Much appreciated Al
  22. Alan Holmes
    Hi Gents I Just got a new HW97k (.22), its awesome!! I had a plink in the garden last night and was putting pellet on pellet, only over 15m but cant wait to get on to mates farm to try it out properly. Anyway, it has a Hawke Sport 3-9x40 AO on it and to be honest I have not got a clue how to set it up to be most effective. I have had a look on line at the manual for the scope and it does not really give much away. Please could anyone advise what I should be setting Parallax and zoom at for zeroing and hunting with this scope in order to get the best out of it? Thanks in
  23. Alan Holmes
    Villaman an interesting read thanks! Despite these facts people are still turning to the smaller calibre. Maybe this is also related to the quality and accuracy of modern guns?
  24. Alan Holmes
    Well thanks for all of the posts so far! In answer to my origional question then it appears more people are moving to .177 over the traditional .22. Just out of curiousty was it front of back leg the 4 rabbits were.shot in?
  25. Alan Holmes
    Hi all, I read stuff on the forum most days and is it just me or are there more and more people moving to .177 from .22? I have been reading up especially on springers and calibre threads, as having been out of airgun shooting for a while (just shotgun shooting instead) I decided I fancied it again. I have two young boys and I want to be able to take them out and teach them field craft when they are older. I also think its important that they see where their food comes from, not just meat out of a plastic packet. Anyway I digress! Having read many threads and opinions on calibre, which i
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