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A late response for which I am sorry. The fact is that I took the JTS hunting and found it to be spot on so I simply ended the testing but of course who is to say the next time the mood takes me, I will not continue to carry on testing however for now t least, I am happy to stick with the JST.
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The rep for BSA was in the rfd when I called today and the shop owner pulled me in to the conversation to take a good look at the new AIRSPORT SL pcp. First thoughts, front end heavy and too long in the stock with a recoil pad which is not a great design for an air rifle. The fill port and gauge is located inside the stock underneathe the forend in a hole about 1'' x 2'' but situated right where you place the hand although I was told they provide a cover for the hole which means you need to remove the cover to see the gauge, it does however have a shots per fill of 240 so perhaps we would not
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The story of the hw100 ends here, the gun went back, the rfd tested it and agreed to take it back so now my buddy is looking at the array of rifles on the walls....... oh what to have ????..................................... Well I am not so sure about his choice nevertheless the decision was made a Brocock Sniper, well you have have knocked me over with a feather, anyway our Chris is a happy bunny after testing in the rfd 25mt range the Sniper pellets went through the same hole so on to our perm range and out to 43mt the gun performed well although the wind did make the pellet dance a little
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As I have already said my buddy does not like the laminate stock on his hw100 but he had some issues with fpe kept changing up and down in pressure so the gun went back to Hull Cartridge. Today was a test day at one of our perms as there was no wind and in a sheltered stretch so perfect conditions but the results were weird to say the least. I set up my chrony to monitor the fps which in fact varied by 3-15fps throughout the test stage. Once the Zulus was zeroed using JTS Dead Centre pellets we finished up chasing the target spot. We tested AA Fields, JSB Heavy, JSB Exact, H&N FTT B
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My shooting buddy has just bought the gun above but is not loving the stock, does anyone have either a green plastic stock or standard wood stock they would like to swap for this one in the illustration. Also on the lookout for a lightweight allow air cylinder like the Ratworks or CS Stocks versions if anyone has one to sell. https://weihrauch.co.uk/rifles/hw100-kt-lam-adj Phil
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Interesting point and perhaps in the USA there are many more brands available but here in the UK there are not so many brands to be had. The main brands are RWS (which I use ), Winchester, Eley and a range of others very few of which are easily available but I accept the fact that within the range here, testing would be the order of the day.
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Slight change of tactics, I have set the 110 up with JTS Dead Centre 10.43 pellets and the results were certainly better when I had an hour at the dairy farm last night, I got 11 ferals from the barn roof tops and inside the barns, still hit a few which did not fall which I am not happy about but nevertheless and improvement from last week. The feral cats on the farm were very happy to nip out from their hiding places and take some of the pigeon, quite funny to watch these little cats run off with a bird of that size when they are so small. I was in my rfd the other day and whilst scan
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Ah, not bound by the sub 12lb restriction then as we are in the UK. Phil
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As you say these guns shoot straight and whilst the 452 and 455 seem a bit out of date.............they just work. The 452 I bought recently is more accurate than my Tikka albeit the 452 has a longer barrel which may well contribute to that but on one perm it consistantly produces head shots at 107 and 105yd (two lasered points where the rabbit come out of the warren and on zero for the other warren at 60 - 70yds. Don't get me wrong, the Tikka T1x was a nice to use but I did not enjoy the results I now do with my 452. Phil
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Where there is a will, there is a way. nice one.
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A few things got in the way of me testing the R10 fac so it will have to wait until next week. I hope it is good as the price is certainly very good compared to some Rapids, Daystate and of course FX. Phil
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My buddy Chris has just bought an HW100 .177 laminate..................... took it into the shop 25mt range to basically set up the scope.....................something not right. On the shop Skan chrono, 11.5, 8.1, 10.6, etc etc. So that is back to Hull Cartridge to sort it, he is not a happy bunny. Phil
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We have all done this many times over, a process I always enjoy and today was no exception. I wanted to compare my H&N FTT with JSB heavies, JTS Dead Centre and Knockout slugs all through my hw110 .177. A bit bored today waiting in for a delivery so I thought I would find out what shot pentration was like in a piece of 3x2'' timber as a start point. I set up the wood 15mt from my patio table, topped up the air in the gun and proceeded to shoot 3 of each pellet into the wood. the rain suddenly started with gusto so back into the house to look at the results. Using a wire probe, I meas
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Well Jimmy I have to say I really like the look of this and for some reason these guns just never floated my boat but this one does.................................in fact I am testing an FAC version on Saturday. I thought you had a Mamba scope on there but no it's a viper, I should have known. Is this one staying with you Jimmy. Phil
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I have a confession to make so you can all have a laugh at my expense. I went to the dairy farm this evening which, believe it or not was the first time I have shot the pigeon and crows with a sub 12 as for years I have used one of my fac guns at this venue resulting in me not even thinking about range finding the distance of birds, it has simply been in the cross hairs. Well feck me, this was not so easy, I have always shot pigeon in either breast shot or behind the neck but perhaps I will have to refine my aim points somewhat as well as checking my rangefinder rather more often. Eve
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No you do not, simply put 'N/A' in the ammo section because the pellet contains no powder. Phil
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Not so sure he will se this post as it was 13 years ago and he has not been on the forum since 2014...............
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For a number of years, my shooting partner and myself have had an amazing rat perm where we used to take approx 1100 rats per year and they just kept coming back year after year. Well all good things come to an end and this rather scruffy dairy farm that had all the cow feeders on the ground, cleaned up their act and replaced all the feeders to off ground feeders and almost overnight the rats had gone...................what a sickner, I loved those cold winter nights shooting rats and only 5mins from home. With no rats we turned our attention exclusively to feral pigeons, woodies and corv
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My buddy had one and I was thinking of buying one for a particular job so I borrowed his for about a month. The gun was fitted with an Airmax Compact WA s/f scope (as all our guns are) although I don't think it came with a mod and he popped on a spare HW mod which did the trick very well. It may sound a bit odd but I really don't remember what cal however I think it was a .22. Shooting the gun around a farm where we shot many feral pigeon along with some wood pigeon and crows all around the barn roofs and it did a bloody good job, short making it very quick to get on target although heavy
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I don't have one but I know a chap in my rfd was having issues as well but he was using a Sparten bipod, I gave him a bit of rubber I had in the car which seemed to do the trick but no idea about the sling. Phil
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That is because you are a big fella Jimmy but it would help if your hands were not down to your knees............................. luv yer really. Phil
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I told you so It fits you and over £200 better off..............................PERFIK. Phil
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I am surprised your FX doesn't like them as I have seen a few of the FX team in the US use them at fac levels with really good results.
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Actually you may not need self adhesive as it may well just hold in place under pressure of the neoprene but they do have self adhesive neoprene pieces on ebay. Phil
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I am thinking of having a go at bench rest target shooting but I don't want to mess with my CZ452 as it is spot on for my hunting. I am thinking at this stage as I have never shot 50mt bench rest target shooting before so not wanting to throw a load of cash that I don't have on an expensive target rifle so I am looking for any guidence from any of you regarding what target rifle may be suited to my needs. Phil
