There goes my street cred....

[Webby1 34]

Yes nicely written .....well done you

[markha 99]

Nice work, now sign the copy and put it in an envelope and seal for years.

[Mrs Mole 74]

This I must see.

 

Well done Mike.

 

Tell your missus to bog off. This is your moment to shine BIG FELLA!!!! :clapper:

 

Simon

I have had an article published in Air Gunner! November issue, oh gawd!

 

Weird thing is I sent it into Airgun World!

 

I didn't know you had any street cred! Well I haven't seen evidence of any.. LOL

Aww Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary!

 

Sorry, now more Mary, Mary, Quite Contrite!

 

Mike Well done!!

[Phantom 631]

Nice one Mike.

I remember my 1st images in print and my 1st article. Great sense of achievement aint it

 

Tony

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Thanks Tony, it is a great sense of achievement, be nicer if the editor had told me though, I only found out on BSAOG!

Edited October 4, 2011 by secretagentmole

[Ben 76 2]

Thought that article was yours, only noticed because you mentioned naming your gun, MINI-ME!!!

 

Good work that!

[gurtwurz 792]

Well done fella, you should be well proud...

 

Any chance of anybody posting the article up on here for the benefit of us tightwads?

 

Cheers, wurz

[pianoman 3,587]

Well done fella, you should be well proud...

 

Any chance of anybody posting the article up on here for the benefit of us tightwads?

 

Cheers, wurz

:laugh: :laugh:

[andyfr1968 772]

Well done, Mike

 

As Wurz has said, any chance you could post it up ' cos I'm fecked if I'm going to spend any money on that bog roll

[secretagentmole 1,701]

I have not got a scanner, so I can't do that, I will have a look through my emails, but they did a certain amount of scissor wielding of the email is longer than the published article!

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Super Ten Mark 3 Review.

 

It all started off when my wife found out she was left eyed, it meant her right handed Daystate was no use, she had fortunately upgraded the Falcon Prairie .22 for an HW 100 T .22, which is an ambidextrous stock. The Daystate was sold to a dealer who needed a secondhand multishot PCP for a customer. Which meant she had money to spend. We saw that John Knibbs had the new BSA Scorpion SE, in ,177, in beech ambidextrous stocks, so off to Shustoke we travelled.

 

Now I have been a long time lover of the BSA Super 10, my second PCP was a Super Ten in .22, for reasons beyond my control (like some muppet had fitted an export only regulator), we had to sell it, it was replaced by an Ultra, that was sold to pay for a secondhand Super Ten in .22, this one was sub 12 foot pound as well! The Super 10 fits me like a glove, I understand it, I know how it feels (sad I know).

 

But when we went in to collect her Scorpion, on the wall, with the new guns was a BSA Super Ten, Mark 3, Bull Barrel Carbine .177, I asked why a secondhand gun was with the new guns, “Because it is new!” I was informed by Mr Knibbs, “They found 6 in the warehouse, 5 Beech stocked and 1 Walnut stocked. The Walnut had been long sold and this was the last of the Beech stocked, quite probably the last new one in the country.

 

I had a Daystate X2 in .177, nice gun, lovely action, but not my favourite, this was a favourite and I agonised about it on the way back from Shustoke to Norfolk. The price was about what people were asking secondhand for these guns and it was new, new, new, it kept eating at me. We phoned the dealer that bought the wife's Huntsman, yes he was interested and we sold the X2 for what we paid for it.

 

Knibbs had put the Super 10 on one side and we went across to pick it up. The gun had been put back in it's box, with the DVD, instruction sheet, molybendum grease sachet, everything. It is great to get a new gun, even better when it is your favourite. They loaned me a gun vice to set up the scope with (Hawke Map Pro 4-16x50 AO) and I set up out the back on their short range. I name my rifles (sad again), the X2 had been Dy Syn, my wife had named the Super 10 .22 Dr Evil, what could I call a shrunken clone version of Dr Evil, of course, Mini-Me!!!

 

Even though the gun had the Bull Barrel, it still had a bark that was a tad on the loud side. I like my rifles quieter than that. So I had a word with the folks at A&M Custom Gunsmiths, makers of the beautiful little Twink silencers. Yes he could have a look at fitting one, maximum cost would be £25. So we took Mini-Me in for some attention. After an examination of the endcap and testing of the grouping, Adi disappeared into his workshop and came out a few minutes later, with Mini-Me wearing a Twink. He tested the grouping again, pronounced his happiness with his work, we asked how much and he said “A Tenner”, so we said “Leave the Twink on the front we will pay for that as well!”

 

Wearing his new pipe, Mini-Me was taken to my happy hunting ground, where I set up and zeroed the scope in the prone position at 35 metres. I had chronoed and got a BRC chart for the gun and scope. Set the scope at x6 magnification and I was ready for action.

 

Now the trigger on the Super Ten has long been a secret little delight of mine, I love it! It was very interesting to compare a 4 year old Mark 3 .22 trigger to the brand new .177 trigger, there was virtually no difference, perhaps the .22 was a little softer from stage one to stage 2, but there was damn all in it. I tell you they made these guns to last!

The balance point fits me perfectly and I have stalked for hours holding this rifle. The weight is heavier than more modern PCP guns, however that huge buddy bottle means I do not need to have a recharging system with me. This cuts down the overall hunting kit weight.

 

The grouping was nice and tight and after 50 or so down the barrel it was ready to be let loose amongst the rabbits. Now I do like a short rifle for stalking, this is ideal, even with the silencer on the front. The Map Pro scope along with the Combro chrono we have means I could get an accurate sniper card.

 

The pellets I feed are Prometheus Defiants or Crosman Premier Ultra Magnums. Both of which work exceptionally well, the Defiants have the faster and flatter flight though. It has shot many rabbits, humanely despatching with a good head shot.

 

To sum up, a secondhand Super Ten is just as good as a new one! But it is always nice to be the first owner of a rifle and have that knowledge that it will be treated right from day 1. Now back to the permission, I have a hunger for Lapin a la Moutard.

 

(the photos cannot be put up here as some contained dead animals)!

[Mrs Mole 74]

I have not got a scanner, so I can't do that, I will have a look through my emails, but they did a certain amount of scissor wielding of the email is longer than the published article!

 

 

Yes we have you twit!!

 

An all in one printer, scanner and copier, you know that big black thing upstairs, with kodak written on it.. Men..

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Mike.

 

well that has saved me a couple of bob too, was going to buy the mag on Sat......WELL DONE WURZ

 

Nice article Mike, made a good read, well done you !!

 

 

Bill.

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Just got my prize, a pair of Seeland Keeper Camo gloves, very nice! Something worth noting, these gloves have trigger fingers on both left and right hand, so they are suitable for left handed shooters as well!

Edited October 11, 2011 by secretagentmole

[stealthy1 3,964]

Well done Moley