Airgun/lamp advice

[HEDS 0]

Hi.

I have just bought a cheap edgar'bros 22 springer. Havent shot with airpower for years but always used to favour precharged guns. Had a few shots with this gun and seems reasonably accurate for the price i paid and surprisingly i enjoyed shooting this with open sights [sort of took me back a bit] . I wont be asking much more of it than shooting pigeons in a barn [occasionally] and the odd rat. I have a 6V tracer atom lamp and was wondering if anyone has ever mounted one of these on a springer?? does the recoil affect the lamp??

Also i will need a spare bulb for the lamp and cant seem to find one on the www anywhere.

All info is good info

[Guest bigbull]

have a look on ebay

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi, mate.

 

The recoil shouldn't affect your lamp but if you mount it to a springer, it will change where your shots hit.

 

I always used a good head torch when lamping with springers, as you don't need to worry about re-zeroing as you do with a gun mounted lamp.

 

I don't know how you'd get on with useing open sights with a head torch though. I could see that may cause problems seeing the sights properly...

 

Cheers.

[HEDS 0]

Hi, mate.

 

The recoil shouldn't affect your lamp but if you mount it to a springer, it will change where your shots hit.

 

I always used a good head torch when lamping with springers, as you don't need to worry about re-zeroing as you do with a gun mounted lamp.

 

I don't know how you'd get on with useing open sights with a head torch though. I could see that may cause problems seeing the sights properly...

 

Cheers.

Cheers for the reply guys- a headtorch sounds good , light over the sights is really no problem. but preferably id like to mount the lamp on the gun- my bulb is bust and at the mo it doesnt look like ill get another

[zini 1,939]

The recoil of a springer doesnt affect the tracer mate.

 

I used one for years on my BSA Lightning without a problem at all.

 

Spare bulbs can be found on Ebay or try deben.com.

 

Zini

[HEDS 0]

Thanks guys - just for info i did find a bulb on DEBEN.COM

Its a nicely priced item - £17.50 + PP = £24.00 !!

I think ill hang a bout a bit and see if i can grab one on ebay.

[Edgar 1]

I use open sights a lot but I think you will want a scope for lamping even at short range. Maybe you would be ok with fibre optic sights if your rifle has them?

[HEDS 0]

I use open sights a lot but I think you will want a scope for lamping even at short range. Maybe you would be ok with fibre optic sights if your rifle has them?

 

The gun has very useable sights, i think they are fibre optic - just a little light from behind is needed and the dots on the sights glow up. Im thinking of buying an old petzl spot headtorch - half the price of a new bulb for the Atom.