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    Yes I have had a few Berettas over the years which are as good as any other gun out there, better than most and have won me quite a bit of money over the years so this one joins my DT10 in the cabinet. Sorry, I seem to have hijacked the thread somewhat. Phil
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    Just bought a Beretta 692 custom skeet gun for Trish (my wife), lets just rephrase that, I did the deal but as the pension doesnt run that far, she is paying ? Phil
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    Since we sold my wife's Caesar Guerini 32" trap gun last year, she has had a few older guns to use as she could not decide what to do regarding her clay shooting. Last week my local rfd did a deal with a new gun and took in a really nice Beretta 692 custom stock skeet gun. Now as the stock is adjustable and the barrels have no side ribs, the balance and fit of this gun for my wife was nothing less than superb. All is good, a perfect all rounder for my wife............................................................until she shot it, my god a kick like a blackpool donkey, even for me so ti
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    I love a day at the range either pellet testing or holdover tests which reminds me, I need to do some work there. Phil
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    I will be popping in there tomorrow to pay for a new gun and will check what fac rifles they have in stock. Phil
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    I quite understand your feeling towards a .177 at 50m but a great many of the guys on here will take rabbits at that range but as you said, it is a matter of personal preference. I am a huge fan of fac air rifles and use them 95% of the time I am out hunting. With some off the FX rifles, there is a power level control so you can wind down the power should you deem it necessary, for example, my FX Impact will wind down from 47 fpe to 26fpe at the turn of a knob but I think way more than you want to pay from your earlier comment. You are only in South Yorks so if you want to pop over to Scu
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    My rfd in Scunthorpe quite often has s/h fac air rifles in stock and has an HW100 at the moment although I would totally agree with the comments above regarding the HW not being very good in fac. If you buy a bottle gun you will get a decent shot count, my old Rapid .22 ,28fpe returned approx 55 shots per fill and my Impact .25, 47fpe does around 95 shots per fill. The range you are talking about is well within the sub 12 power range, I am able to take rabbits in excess of 100mts with my Impact although I don't do so very often (knackered eyes) but an fac is a great middle range gun but I
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    If you have 'tweaked' it Tim, I will put a small wager it shoots really well now. A cracking gun for someone. Phil
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    Just a thought but these pads vary in length so perhaps worth stating the length or what gun they fit. Phil
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    if they are divers tanks, they will need testing every 2 or 3 years. They may have surface air tanks which is what you need but at a dive centre, I would have thought unlikely. Just my thoughts. Phil
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    I can't remember but does this gun take 3'' cartridges or just 2 & 2.5" Phil
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    Well it took no more than 10 mins on another forum and it was snapped up so now no longer available. Phil
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    Nobody seems interested so I will offer it elsewhere. Phil
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    To be quite honest, I had not heard of them but just had a look on Pellpax who sell them and they are a good looking gun and quite a big cylinder so I assume good number of shots per fill even on fac models. It would be interesting to get a comparision with the FX Impact and as Allan has both.............................get the fingers running the keyboard and let us have the facts. Phil
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    Just found in a drawer, a Tinbum short stroke thingy dooda for an Air Arms TX / Prosport and as I will not be buying another TX, it is no use to me. If anyone can make use of it, let me know and it is yours. Phil
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    Nobody can argue with results like that Billy but just think how many more you would have shot using the latest FX rifles..........................just joking ?? I will get my hat.... Phil
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    Can't disagree with any of the above. Mine was a .22 fac which was so accurate but a lump of a gun and as Mitch says, they do not compare to a lot of modern guns which is why I shoot an FX but that is not to say that Rapids are no good, not at all, just old..... Phil
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    Well done Jimmy, you have a cracker there mate and I think you will get on far better with this than the Impact as it is simply more your sort of gun AND easy to have altered to fac if you get that sorted. Better than an AA ultimate sporter as well imho. Envy is starting to creep all over me ? Phil
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    Nice little gun, enjoy it matey. Phil
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    A friend of mine has recently bought one and is over the moon with it but not actually seen it yet. I used to see a chap every now and then at the range who shoots with one and his comment was that all his other rifles can go if needed but that is one that will go in the box with him. Phil
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    Magpies

    philpot replied to Deker's topic in Airgun Hunting

    A combination of both Tim and RFB suggestions work for me but the nest/eggs only seems to work once so if you don't get them first time out, you won't on follow up attempts or at least thats how it has worked for me. A shot magpie on the floor with a decoy and the matches drives them mad but not always that still to enable you to get the shot off. Phil
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    A very valid point Deker but we are not pest controllers however we help to keep the numbers down to the point that the estate farm owners are happy with our input and have been refered to other farmers to carry out the same work BUT as you say, there is a difference between what you do and what we do. I assume you offer a paid service as opposed to our pleasure shooting. As it happens we have been asked to clear rabbits from a large country house gardens and this will be 100% pest control. Phil
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    My pal and I went for a reccie around our largest perm which has estate roads running through so very handy to get around. This perm has had mixy with very few rabbits being seen, so we have not bothered much with it but last night was an eye opener, rabbits all over the place and some serious damage done to the crop edges. It was good to see this much activity in an area that was showing NO rabbits in April / May so it looks like we are back in business. Phil
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    Nice going me dukzz. There are a huge number of ferals around my area at the moment, mainly because people have not been out shooting them, all due to change however. Phil
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