mark williams 7,555 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Why would a Walnut mk1 PS .177 have an asking price of £550 lads ? Also noticed a mk1 HW eighty .22 £180 atb Mark Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,794 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 46 minutes ago, mark williams said: Why would a Walnut mk1 PS .177 have an asking price of £550 lads ? Also noticed a mk1 HW eighty .22 £180 atb Mark For some reason the PS all ways gets a good price tag if its in walnut at a rfd.s and second hand Or it could be that its the best AA out there atvbjimmy 1 1 Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,555 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Ha! Ha! - You don`t stop trying mate do you What gets me Jimmy/ lads, £550 for a mk1. A Brand, spanking new Pro Sport rifle and walnut there`s little difference in price ? Surely, the latest Pro Sport is deemed better than it`s previous models ? "Isn`t it " ? Quote Link to post
just-A-snap 1,269 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Sorry Mark posted comment in wrong post Edited January 25, 2018 by just-A-snap Quote Link to post
mattwhite 1,993 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 You've only go to check free ads or gunstar etc. A pro sport will be about £100 to £150 More than a tx or a 97 of the same year/condition, especially walnut. 2 Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 £555 was what I paid for my brand spanking new Pro Sport .22 in a beautiful walnut stock Mark. At second hand values, this sort of price is either a little too optimistic, or, it is a mint condition superbly set-up example that's a one-in-a-thousand supergun. If it's anything like as good as other .177 Air Arms spring rifles, it will be stunningly accurate all right. Have you actually seen the rifle and tried it? 1 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 bloke paid £525 plus rfd fee for mine!! like jimmy said they hold there money and if its got a nice stock ppl will pay 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,794 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Mark i know you love the TX but you really need to borrow a PS mate not for the range but to take out hunting mate and see what im on about there not front end heavy very point able and hit like a tank pigeons and crows just fold and fall what ever cal 177 or 22 and just as good on the rabbits to im not taking the mick Mark and im not taking the p*ss out of the tx its proved its own in your hands and as you know iv got one here to use any time i want . If i had a PS id send it down to you for a few weeks to have a play ill be getting another soon if you have not got a loan or bought one by then ill loan you it and you can see for your self just how good they are . The tx and the pro sport both top rifles and as good as each other Mark NOW THE 97 ,,,NOW THEIRS A RIFLE MARK THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY ATVBJIMMY Quote Link to post
Rez 4,961 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Every PS I've shot, and the one I owned, where low on power... if you class 10 low of course. But I can't argue how sweet they are to shoot. It comes from AA themselves back years ago now but they did or do set the power intentionally low for that shooting sweetness. Easy to get up like, just something you'll have to sort out Marko if you want mid 11's. Not that that's a problem. 2 Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,555 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Thank`s Jimmy, - Jimmy I`ve shot both the 97 and Pro Sport at my ranges and for me the TX left them " for static hunting". I rang the RFD over the mk1 Pro Sport at £550 and it was a miss print and was already sold for £400.( more like it). The HW Eighty mk1 was also gone, so I mentioned the words " Get your sales section up to date" Had I not rang first and driven down there - I`d have been a little pi$$ed off ! Slowly closing my cabinet lads, I want one more springer and I`m closed, just doing my homework as I`m sure you can tell. Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,555 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, Rez said: Every PS I've shot, and the one I owned, where low on power... if you class 10 low of course. But I can't argue how sweet they are to shoot. It comes from AA themselves back years ago now but they did or do set the power intentionally low for that shooting sweetness. Easy to get up like, just something you'll have to sort out Marko if you want mid 11's. Not that that's a problem. 1 ft/lb over pure accuracy is just not in the equation at air rifle ranges Rez, for me. "I do" hear where you are coming from though. 10.5 ft/lbs in .177 is a very sweet hunting number at sub 12. Quote Link to post
Rez 4,961 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Why not consider a vintage theoben gas ram mark? Tell ya what my man, if ya can shoot one of those as accurately as ya can a coil, utter rimmage you'll get. From me anyway. I found they made spring shooting a walk in the park. It's such an alien system. I'm after a new one myself, but just gotta save and find the right example, at the same time, and some how sneak it in the house without Jess finding out. F'sake. 1 1 Quote Link to post
charlie caller 3,654 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 I prefer the prosport to the tx every time, I have only owned one, but worked on quite a few, I can easily get a prosport in either calibre up to mid 11s with only a minimum of tweaking, I could easily get one up to around 16-17 ftlbs if one was to be put on ticket, the internals on tx and prosport are exactly the same, so that goes for either rifle, by the way, Simons prosport was doing around 11.4 out of the box, I set it to 11.3 after tuning, in light of the fact that it would creep up, which it has to a consistent 11.7 now. 2 Quote Link to post
delswal 3,819 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 14:23, mark williams said: Thank`s Jimmy, - Jimmy I`ve shot both the 97 and Pro Sport at my ranges and for me the TX left them " for static hunting". I rang the RFD over the mk1 Pro Sport at £550 and it was a miss print and was already sold for £400.( more like it). The HW Eighty mk1 was also gone, so I mentioned the words " Get your sales section up to date" Had I not rang first and driven down there - I`d have been a little pi$$ed off ! Slowly closing my cabinet lads, I want one more springer and I`m closed, just doing my homework as I`m sure you can tell. Mark, I have a Pro sport here I bought off Jimmy, it's in really good condition .22 walnut stock Si Brown fitted a butt plate on for me as well as giving it a polish and tune It's got a Hawke endurance scope on like brand new with the box if need be, I may sell it as I don't use it as yet, if I decide to sell would you like first offer on it? 1 Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,555 Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Yes please delswal What work did you do to this rifle Si ? Any pics guys ? 1 Quote Link to post
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