lampingboy 305 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 thank you mate! the former litts premesis is once again a gun shop but owned by these http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/promo/all-special-offers/ which could well be litts but under a new name. hopefully they deal with hawke so i can take it in a let them deal with it! this is really annoying as ill be recieving my lamp in the week and no be able to use just praying it isnt the gun as youve said tus! thanks lads brad. Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 sorry was typing before you replied simon lol ,the only problem i face is the place i bought i from along with the gun etc. was litts newport,who are now to my knowledge bust and not open anymore under a debt of 20 million. but i think another owner has opened up in the same premesis. would you reccomend i go there and see if they deal with hawke , and then see if they can get it changed for me ? thank you! atb,brad. Get in touch with Hawke directly Quote Link to post
lampingboy 305 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 http://www.hawkeoptics.com/contact.php give them a ring ? or send off as it says in the warranty thing ? brad Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Hi Brad. Okay mate, I don't think a change-over of rifle will provide the answer as it's quite a major fault you've described. The last straw you could clutch at, is give the two Phillips screws on the turret a check. If they are loose enough it might be they are not engaged with their internal adjuster sprocket. That's the last throw of the dice to try really I think. Getting in touch with Hawke directly is the best I can suggest here Brad. As for Litts going bust, the new business is not legally obliged to you but, as a customer of the business you could prevail on goodwill and see if they can help you with your warranties with Hawke. If you haven't attempted to take the scope apart, alter or modify it in any way, but have only used it as prescribed and you are the original owner from new, there should be no problem as far as I can see with a 10-year warranty. Simon Edited January 22, 2011 by pianoman Quote Link to post
lampingboy 305 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 that happened when i first adjusted it pal ,it wasnt turning so i tightened the two screws and it turned properly.but didnt affect the POI what so ever so i guess your correct. Its a new scope, i will contact hawke tomorow or monday. cheers for the help brad. Quote Link to post
HEAD SHOT 1 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Dont buy a mtc,why you think theres so many used ones for sale? Hawkes are ok if real cheap.The jap made ones are best though. You sure you aint blew your seals on your gun?you fill to 200 bar on the bottle or your rifles gauge?if the rifles gauge i think you would of fecked it because there just a guide (waiste of time really). You say its been lightly used over 3 years,that would mean your seald do need replacing. You could be dumping air,more likely a seal or summert with the gun gone wronbg cuz I cant see a scope just stop working over 1 day. There is a load of scopes you can get with 100-120 but I would recommend you look for a used leupold or some thing of that nature which is guaranteed for life. Get a cheapy off ebay for now and save.worth it in long run. Listen to your gun for leaks,I recon a seals gone or your losing air at the transfer port/probe seal. Quote Link to post
HEAD SHOT 1 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 thank you mate! the former litts premesis is once again a gun shop but owned by these http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/promo/all-special-offers/ which could well be litts but under a new name. hopefully they deal with hawke so i can take it in a let them deal with it! this is really annoying as ill be recieving my lamp in the week and no be able to use just praying it isnt the gun as youve said tus! thanks lads brad. You should send it to DEBEN the the main dealer/Importers,thats who it wil go to any way.email them. Quote Link to post
HEAD SHOT 1 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 that happened when i first adjusted it pal ,it wasnt turning so i tightened the two screws and it turned properly.but didnt affect the POI what so ever so i guess your correct. Its a new scope, i will contact hawke tomorow or monday. cheers for the help brad. try un screw a little,you may of screwed in too much. Quote Link to post
lampingboy 305 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 okay mate,i will send it off to them will give them a ring soon . also is it costly to have the seals replaced ? and would u say its likely if its 3 years old ,lightly used and i just recently started using it again.? thank you atb.brad Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well Brad, I have to agree with Davy. Unless the rifle has a super accurate regulator on it, your pellets are going to fly everywhere until you hit the sweet spot Once your in the sweet spot, your gun will give out the most consistent shots. Believe it or not a PCP (unregulated) will be a hell of a lot less powerful and consistent when its filled up to the top pressure wise. I would suggest that you fill to 160 bar (well within the sweet spot of the AA range). Then before you start letting off pellets wind the turrets right to the top then count each and every click as you wind it right down to the bottom of its range. Then divide that number by two and then count the clicks up again to reach that number. That will give you a starting point, unlessyou want to "OpticallyZero" your scope for absolute precision, but thats another story completely. Also think about your pellets. What are you using, Bulldog, Milbro Cal's? Phantom Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) From what you've described, Brad, your scope's fecked. If as you say, you've gone through it's full range of vertical adjustment and the POI hasn't changed then it's a fault with your scope, your gun may well have not been at it's 'sweet spot' but that doesn't explain the problem as you've described. As the lads have said though, if it's been laid up unused for quite a while, a new set of seals won't hurt but if the problem's as you've described your main problem's the optics. Cheers. Edited January 23, 2011 by andyfr1968 Quote Link to post
lampingboy 305 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 okay a massive thank you lads, i will try as described with the scope tomorow,if no luck i will get it sent off and hopefully replaced. just out of curiosity how much is it to have a full set of seals done ? also the gun is just below 200bar now ,what shall i do to lower it ? just take shots ? or is there some way i can bleed it and refill from there ? as i dont have many pellets left and 40 of those are going to davy , im using crossman accupells at the moment ,are they any good ? i lost my aa diablo fields thanks all brad. Quote Link to post
ghillies 209 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) ... Edited January 23, 2011 by ghillies Quote Link to post
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lampingboy 305 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) hey lads,after reading this http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/150300-help-with-air-arms-s410-tdr/ i thought it was due to the fact that i had over filled it,although i was shooting alot lower than 6 inches. so i reset the top turret went out and setup a large peice of white cardboard and put a target at the top of it. i put 4 mags through it and it was still hitting way too low,to even get a shot on the target i would have to give it 8 mildots hold over. i then adjusted the top turret 10 clicks up to see if it would make a difference and it didnt do a thing. the pressure had now dropped to the sweet spot but with no change in POI . do you think it best to take to a local gunshop/smith and get them to check it out? thanks brad. Edited January 23, 2011 by lampingboy Quote Link to post
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