Elmerfudd

Hi Mark, if the kit doesn't fit the titan spring you've bought just return it with your new spring for a free replacement bespoke one.

My overriding feeling about this is anger! I'm angry about the waste of,life. I'm angry about the stupidity of gullible people. I'm angry that we're now gonna get the same thing here and all the bleeding hearts will still be defending these poor people who are only trying to escape the awful conditions they have created for themselves. I've had several people ask if I'm regretting buying a house in France today. No I'm not! It's gonna happen everywhere, nowhere is safe until we find a cure for being a moron!

Woohoo! I'm off to Brittany next week to look at a house we hope to buy. My first priority is to get a TAC pistol from Germany, but once the novelty wears off it'll be club and rimfire time! Does the 20 joules rule apply to air pistols too? I reckon a falcon/brocock pcp running at that would be a hoot, albeit short lived between charges! Fortunately my rifle is adjustable so I can make the most of it when in France. I may be a little overexcited!

That looks like .177 stamped on the side to me!

I just bought a 500g tub from a local auto spares place for £4.99..............

That sounds more like the spring guide and top hat meeting than spring binding. The guide is 80mm iirc with only 100mm available in the piston. The piston weight is a fair chunk of what's left. I reduce the spring guide length to 70mm, remove the weight and use a 25mm tophat. Although you lose mass in the piston, the increased acceleration makes up for quite a chunk of that. Added preload takes it further and you end up with around 10.5 with less felt recoil.

They fit over the spring guide at the rear and add preload. You can work out how much you can add by counting the coils on your spring. A Titan spring will increase the power, but may be a bit harsh for such a light gun. A tophat with slip washer is a good idea too as that will make it more efficient.

My wife came to the range this weekend. After trying a pcp she decided she wanted one. (She's had two before) I agreed and we've been looking for an hw100k, but yesterday she changed her mnd and now she wants a springer. She said it just wasn't a challenge and would get boring pretty quickly.

In .177 you ideally want it at around 10.5fpe. I you send me your address I'll send you some power bands to put on the rear spring guide. You'll also find that there's not much room for the tophat with the standard spring guide, reducing it to 70mm gives you more scope in the piston.

I ordered one of these last night and I'm pretty excited now, even though it'll probably be next week before it arrives. I've just been through a TX phase, but thes something about the HW that makes me smile. Also, this will be the first time I've owned both at the same time, so I can properly compare them without the rose tinted glasses. Hurry up postie!

I'd be tempted to reduce the stroke a tad before shortening the spring. A 10mm piston extension should reduce the power to a safer sub 11fpe while reducing overall internal movement without making the cycle lazy. You could even go for 12-13mm and add more preload for an even faster lock time. But then, that'd be ok on the TX, but will possibly increase the cocking effort on the prosport too much.

Anyone know of a Cornish shoot who could use a beater and black lab? Pm me

Well, thought I'd respond to this one. I have a Bretton Gaucher .410 moderated. Last winter I fitted it with a red filtered Clubman CB2 lamp clamped onto the barrel. The clamp is designed to fit on a 30mm scope, but with a little patience and abrasive paper, I got a good fit on the moderated barrel. On one side of the clamp I filed a rudimentary dovetail and then fitted a Hawke laser sight. I have it zeroed at about 10yds and it's fantastic against rats around the chicken sheds with 2" shells. I have tried it for rabbits with limited success, but nothing really beats a 12g pump for that. I

Hi all. We have the very smallest of smallholdings here in Cornwall and have kept pigs for a couple of years. This started with our 2 kune kunes, Princess Beatrice and Lady Gertrude Squealington-Grunthog. After falling in love with these, we got some Glos old spot weaners to rear for food. We've sent 3 lots off now and will never buy another chop from a shop. The last boys were more adventurous than most, and used to delight in breaking out of their pen and raiding the polytunnel, the kitchen and one at least one occassion, the Kunes! Last night Beatrice had 6 beautiful babies. Ac

Yeah, thats what I thought. Apparently Remington have a new model about to come out and there are some bargains to be had on the remaining 870's if you look. I'm not sure what the new one will be like, but at this price, I couldn't turn down a thoroughly tried and tested gun so easily!