zini 1,939 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 No problems Simon, ill see you Thursday then buddy. Yes the air cylinder will save you some money while im away if you get a r10 mate. i just wanted to try and repay your kindness some how. A AA TX200HC will be just perfect i reacon pal for some night time lamping. See you soon then Kind regards Si Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 i wish i had more time on my hands to come shooting more often cant wait till our next get together. hope ljs new job is going ok, Hi Andy, Yes LJ is happy with the new job mate. Its quite intense for her at the moment with it being all new but you know her mate she is up for a challenge and is as competetive as they come to learn. Will be great to see you again pal for a shoot soon i hope. ATB Si. Quote Link to post
markha 99 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Markha, is your S400 left-handed? Sorry Simon its a right handed 410 mate. But your still welcome to try it out, might mean a bit of a learning curve Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Great write up, both of you. Great pics too. Would love the chance to join up with you all for a days shoot, as its only 3hrs drive one way Simon, PCP seems at first to be the devils work hahaha, but they do have their place in airgun evolution, in fact Im pretty sure the very first big game/big calibre rifles were pre charged pump ups and were developed long before springers, so another way of looking at it ( just to settle the conscience ofcourse!), is to think of it as going back to grass roots shooting, improved with modern technology looks like you fellas had a blinding day out, and cracking shooting from 3 seriously excellent shooters marks right about the pre charged rifles coming first too, this might interest you lads- http://www.network54.com/Forum/451309/thread/1296928404/This+is+just+to+cool+not+to+spread+around now thats a serious pneumatic!!! cheers, wurz edited to say- its a looker too , a genuine beauty Thank you both lads. I have to say, I have become genuinely smitten with the potential this beautiful little rifle of Si's has to offer. It does give a very comfortable reach to the target at 50 to 63 metres we were shooting to and the smoothness of it's firing cycle reduces a few of the variables you have to control with a recoiling spring rifle. In other words. Shot for shot, I can match anything the R10 can do with my HW77 for long range accuracy but, I soon knew, from even this little bit of a try-out, I have to work a fair bit harder to accomplish it with the HW77 . The R10 makes it easier to achieve using the same techniques as I use for spring rifle shooting. I would worry though, that a rifle as sweet as this R10 is, would dilute my skills with a spring rifle that have taken a lifetime to aquire and hone. Dammit but, I just don't know what to do about this. But don't you just love this Girandoni air rifle of the Lewis and Clark expedition? Amazing how all if not most of the features of a pre-charged, magazine fed multi-shot air rifle are all present in a rifle dating back over 200 years. It must have seemed like a a weapon from God in an era when smoothbore powder and ball was everything. I'd love to try a perfectly made copy of it to see what it was like to shoot with. :thumbs: But over a thousand strokes of a pump to charge it? Hmmm. Simon i believe you can pick one of these beauties up for approx 26grand simon mate and si's already offered t lend you his charging gear so that'll keep the costs down a bit mate as a hw disciple you really should try a hw100 tho mate, i sold my r10 so i could have si's old one, best decision i've made. well, prior to ordering a brand new diana model 430 stutzen,that is... all the very best, wurz Quote Link to post
Karpman 44 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Cracking wright up fellas. You guys really no how to live it up! Cracking stuff indeed. Simon you are true gentleman, I am not sure I would be so quick to share such a wonderful permission..... 3 Great folks who are very capable of a good wright up and some cracking shooting in a cracking location, Recipe for success indeed! Cheers guys Karpman Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 looks like you fellas had a blinding day out, and cracking shooting from 3 seriously excellent shooters marks right about the pre charged rifles coming first too, this might interest you lads- http://www.network54.com/Forum/451309/thread/1296928404/This+is+just+to+cool+not+to+spread+around now thats a serious pneumatic!!! cheers, wurz edited to say- its a looker too , a genuine beauty What a thing, I want one!!! Interesting film. Peace through superior fire power..... Hmmmmm..... God bless America Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) Great write up, both of you. Great pics too. Would love the chance to join up with you all for a days shoot, as its only 3hrs drive one way Simon, PCP seems at first to be the devils work hahaha, but they do have their place in airgun evolution, in fact Im pretty sure the very first big game/big calibre rifles were pre charged pump ups and were developed long before springers, so another way of looking at it ( just to settle the conscience ofcourse!), is to think of it as going back to grass roots shooting, improved with modern technology looks like you fellas had a blinding day out, and cracking shooting from 3 seriously excellent shooters marks right about the pre charged rifles coming first too, this might interest you lads- http://www.network54.com/Forum/451309/thread/1296928404/This+is+just+to+cool+not+to+spread+around'>http://www.network54.com/Forum/451309/thread/1296928404/This+is+just+to+cool+not+to+spread+around now thats a serious pneumatic!!! cheers, wurz edited to say- its a looker too , a genuine beauty Thank you both lads. I have to say, I have become genuinely smitten with the potential this beautiful little rifle of Si's has to offer. It does give a very comfortable reach to the target at 50 to 63 metres we were shooting to and the smoothness of it's firing cycle reduces a few of the variables you have to control with a recoiling spring rifle. In other words. Shot for shot, I can match anything the R10 can do with my HW77 for long range accuracy but, I soon knew, from even this little bit of a try-out, I have to work a fair bit harder to accomplish it with the HW77 . The R10 makes it easier to achieve using the same techniques as I use for spring rifle shooting. I would worry though, that a rifle as sweet as this R10 is, would dilute my skills with a spring rifle that have taken a lifetime to aquire and hone. Dammit but, I just don't know what to do about this. But don't you just love this Girandoni air rifle of the Lewis and Clark expedition? Amazing how all if not most of the features of a pre-charged, magazine fed multi-shot air rifle are all present in a rifle dating back over 200 years. It must have seemed like a a weapon from God in an era when smoothbore powder and ball was everything. I'd love to try a perfectly made copy of it to see what it was like to shoot with. :thumbs: But over a thousand strokes of a pump to charge it? Hmmm. Simon i believe you can pick one of these beauties up for approx 26grand simon mate and si's already offered t lend you his charging gear so that'll keep the costs down a bit mate as a hw disciple you really should try a hw100 tho mate, i sold my r10 so i could have si's old one, best decision i've made. well, prior to ordering a brand new diana model 430 stutzen,that is... all the very best, wurz Cracking wright up fellas. You guys really no how to live it up! Cracking stuff indeed. Simon you are true gentleman, I am not sure I would be so quick to share such a wonderful permission..... 3 Great folks who are very capable of a good wright up and some cracking shooting in a cracking location, Recipe for success indeed! Cheers guys Karpman looks like you fellas had a blinding day out, and cracking shooting from 3 seriously excellent shooters marks right about the pre charged rifles coming first too, this might interest you lads- http://www.network54.com/Forum/451309/thread/1296928404/This+is+just+to+cool+not+to+spread+around now thats a serious pneumatic!!! cheers, wurz edited to say- its a looker too , a genuine beauty What a thing, I want one!!! Interesting film. Peace through superior fire power..... Hmmmmm..... God bless America Awww me too Andy. If I win the lottery I'm commissioning one! That's the whole thing about peace too mate. It is only truly enjoyed the longest by nations who have the greatest firepower. Not the political skills that politicians think they have. Karpman thank you. But in all honesty mate I have quite a few miles of forest and thousands of acres of fields to shoot over around here. Plenty of opportunities and peacefully quiet places to be by myself when I want to be. This field is just one part of it all. Besides, Andy and Si have become great close mates of mine so, whenever they want to come up and have a shoot, all they have to do is pick up the phone and it's sorted. I'm really proud of my permission. I think it must be one of the most picturesque and beautiful locations for a shooter to have in the world and I never want to be anywhere else. Hey Wurz mate you just HAVE to post up some pics of the Diana Stutzen and write a review of her when you get her settling in. Goddamit but that is a really beautiful rifle. So pleased to hear you are getting one mate. And Ste. You gotta be smart fella. If you kill all the kitts as well as the grown rabbits on your permission, what do you have left to shoot? I'm an air rifle hunting enthusiast who shoots rabbits. Not a pest controller. I want my bunnies there in thriving numbers. Not wiped out and nothing left to shoot, laddie. Edited March 23, 2011 by pianoman Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 hear hear simon mate cheers, wurz Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 "And Ste. You gotta be smart fella. If you kill all the kitts as well as the grown rabbits on your permission, what do you have left to shoot? I'm an air rifle hunting enthusiast who shoots rabbits. Not a pest controller. I want my bunnies there in thriving numbers. Not wiped out and nothing left to shoot, laddie. " I agree toataly and it is nice to have that option, this however is a matter of circumstance, if me or steve did not do the buisness on our permision we wouldent have it and it realy is as simple as that for us im afraid, we dont do it someone else will. Hopefully one day we will be able to pick and choose what we do, if we took the line " I want my bunnies there in thriving numbers" on our permision we would be out on our ears :laugh: As said before mate Just different circumstances Me and steve are being smart and by doing a good job keep our permisions and build up a good rep for efficient rabbit control. .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Put like that, you have no option then Ste. You didn't put it over quite so matter-of-factly before pal . Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Put like that, you have no option then Ste. You didn't put it over quite so matter-of-factly before pal . Sory you are right my initial post was a little missleading, hope that cleared it up anyway All the best with tomorow im sure the write up will be brilliant and some great sport had .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Just charged the lamp batteries up Simon and tested the lamps. They are all ready to rock and roll. Got a busy next few days planned shooting. Thurs with Pianoman lamping Fri and Sat with Mark and Owen Vining at Newbottle pig farm corvid, rabbit and rat shooting. Sunday afternoon and night with Rossy (Andy)in Notts rabbbit shooting and lamping. Looking forward to it. Si Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Cheers Ste mate. I'm getting a seriously itchy trigger-finger thinking about it. Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 "And Ste. You gotta be smart fella. If you kill all the kitts as well as the grown rabbits on your permission, what do you have left to shoot? I'm an air rifle hunting enthusiast who shoots rabbits. Not a pest controller. I want my bunnies there in thriving numbers. Not wiped out and nothing left to shoot, laddie. " I agree toataly and it is nice to have that option, this however is a matter of circumstance, if me or steve did not do the buisness on our permision we wouldent have it and it realy is as simple as that for us im afraid, we dont do it someone else will. Hopefully one day we will be able to pick and choose what we do, if we took the line " I want my bunnies there in thriving numbers" on our permision we would be out on our ears :laugh: As said before mate Just different circumstances Me and steve are being smart and by doing a good job keep our permisions and build up a good rep for efficient rabbit control. .atb. .ste. My trigger finger's really itching now! It's no good. I'm off up the fields to shoot. See you tomorrow Si. 12-noon! Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Just charged the lamp batteries up Simon and tested the lamps. They are all ready to rock and roll.Got a busy next few days planned shooting.Thurs with Pianoman lampingFri and Sat with Mark and Owen Vining at Newbottle pig farm corvid, rabbit and rat shooting.Sunday afternoon and night with Rossy (Andy)in Notts rabbbit shooting and lamping.Looking forward to it.Si You dirty stop out, you'll get yourself a right little reputation getting around like that :laugh: :laugh: .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
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