back to basics

[SEAN3513 7]

i have recently restored my 30 year old RELLUM SPORT air rifle.

 

it has been in the garage for 20 years...........and was still running around 7 ft/lbs !!!!!!

 

anyway......re-sealed and buffed up managed to getting running just under 10 ft/lbs.

 

so a trip down memory lane..... i decided to take it out with me yesterday.

 

a very old springer with horendous recoil....and.....open sights !!!!! a bit less user freindly than my PCP.

 

after 1/2 an hour setting it up i managed to bag a couple of bunnies.

 

i just makes you realise how simple air gun shooting is with a PCP.

 

with open sights and mega re-coil you have to think about your shooting.

 

so i urge anyone just starting out with a siutable open sighted springer to give it a try it WILL teach you to shoot !!!!!

 

needless to say i will not be using it as a replacement for my rapid...but for a back to basics approach from time to time it will be getting used.

 

all the best

 

sean

[jamiethehunter 0]

I still have my first air rifle a Bsa merlin i'd never hunt with it but i do enjoy taking it for a walk in the woods shooting acorns with the open sights. Everyone should give the springer with open sights a try it's fun and ou learn a lot.

[Guest air gunner]

I will stick to my springer but no open sights for me. out of interest sean did you head shot or heart for bunnies? i often find my supersport running at 10fps doesent kill clean with head shots, cleanly i mean the rabbits just lie down and thats that. how do you achieve this? its nice to know the good old guns are capable of what pcps are when hunting.

[SEAN3513 7]

head shots at about 15 yards, after a decent bit of stalking and lying in wait for about 20 mins............clean kills though.

 

wouldn't trust it to kill cleanly at a further distance so wouldn't even try !!!!!!!!

 

cheers

 

sean