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    Nice going buddy. I am very interested to hear how you go on with the Leupold thermal Si. Phil
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    Nice one Billy On another forum some months ago there was quite a bit of interest in .25 with a number of guys going that route, all sub 12 and the feed back from these lads was far better than many of the forum members thought it would be. I have always been told .25 in sub 12 is a non starter due to crap trajectory but that was not the case according to the reports posted. I love my .25 FAC but must say, I would really like to try a sub 12, .25 in pcp at some stage. Phil
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    I have jumped a page or two here so sorry if this has been covered. Do you have a spare scope to try, that would take care of the scope situation. What scope are you using as I may have something you could borrow if you don't have a spare. One other thing to chuck into the equasion is the mounts. A few years ago, I had a set of Hawke mounts on my HW100 and I had variation of zero over different distances on the windage turret and no matter what I did, I could not get to the bottom of the issue so I bought a set of BKL mounts........................no more issues. Just a thought.
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    It is a great deal of money for a torch compared to the 'Optic Fire' torches I have. I am sure the Tracer is a better torch but is it £120 better........................don't know about that. Phil
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    It would make little difference shooting off a bench rest to me Mark, they would still be all over the place. I simply do not have the patience to keep working with springers, a tuned version is something else however. I see your point regarding picking up another springer and have to get used to it all over again. Phil
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    Just shows what the old girl can do. Super group from the 127 Mark but what have you run through the 124 Phil
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    Oh Ethan, no holding you back now fella, a really nice bit of kit. Just make sure you don't forget all about shooting now you have a motor bike even if it is a cracker.......... Phil
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    There is the Theoben FAC further down these adverts and you will not get a better gun for the money. Phil
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    I am going for another Airmax soon and that price is not bad but don't understand why the 4-16 is cheaper than the 3-12. Phil
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    Quote :- Had the air cannon missed slightly on any of those shots Mark would have won the bet because of accuracy not power ! Again " for me" accuracy trumps power,- you have to hit it to kill it ! With regards to FAC, it`s only my opinion Phil, - I think a rimmy is the next step after an air rifle. And what if Mark slightly misses one of the bulls.....................................does that mean power trumps accuracy, of course not mate but I just don't see any of you
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    Quote:- I`ve always been a strong believer in " Accuracy trumps power" period ! I really don't understand why you keep saying this Mark me ole duks, nobody on here or any other forum says otherwise. It is however a great advantage to have both which is what you get with FAC. As I have said before, you should come out with me and use the FAC, then you can form an opinion based on fact and experience of actually using one to know what they are capable of doing. Phil
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    I tried some Bisley Practice flats which were not very good and a pig to load in the mag as the head edge was a bit too sharp. I wonder if they would be any good in my FAC guns although I doubt I could get .25 flats, might be worth a scan on Uttings site after all it is worth a try on the rats. Phil
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    You need complete confidence with the gun and pellet you choose and as already said, practice is key. Also remember that unlike a sub 12 rifle, an FAC rifle could be any fpe / cal so far more test work is needed. My .22 Rapid at 28fpe has a wildly different performance level to my .25 Impact at 47fpe so don't try to establish what an FAC rifle will do without a fair bit of range time for serious testing. Phil
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    My pal has bought one and it does give a good distance but the weight...............................not for me, I will stick to a 50. Phil
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    A warm welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy being here but you may need to get used to our sense of humour. Phil
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    You may wish to consider some shooting sticks which will help no end, quite a few of us have these:- https://www.bushwear.co.uk/primos-trigger-stick-gen-2-deluxe-tripod-tall-316957.html These are very useful for both day and night time shooting and will give you that extra support, I would not leave home without them even if I doubt that I will be using them. Really brilliant product. Phil
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    Funny enough Mark, your first photo is a similar sight on my perm. We have a small wood which faces due south over looking rape fields. The trees are full of woodies all warming up in the sun and while I was watching them today putting a plan together the snow suddenly came with real gusto. One spot to keep an eye on me thinks. Phil
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    Well done, you got him in the end.................perhaps a bad choice of words but never mind we all get nights like this and worse on occasion but thankfully not often. Phil
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    I have to agree So, the lighter pellets really do the job on rats. Phil
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    7 minutes ago I said there was only a few flakes .............................................................................. now a white out, seriously heavy snow. Well that has fcuked up a ratting session tonight Phil
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    The snow scene looks lovely but the burgers look even better, enjoy your snowtime. Only a few flakes here at the moment. Phil
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    I have tried the H&N Barracuda Hunter Extremes in .22 and .25 through my FAC rifles but to be honest they have not deformed much if at all but I am not too keen on chopping up the quarry to find pellets so it has only been pellets that were easy to get at that I have looked at. They do have quite some stopping power though but there again so do the pellets I normally use in those rifles. AA Fields .25, 25.4gr and AA Field Heavy .22, 18gr. In sub 12, .22 the best ratting pellet for me was JSB RS although I never saw if they were flattened. Phil
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    I must admit to a love of catching perch on ultralight gear and my go to lure for perch in the last couple of years in the SpinMad lures, they seem to be the top lure on my trips out. The action from the tail blade is superb, worth a try if you have not done so already. http://softplastics.co.uk/index.php?cPath=3_101_102&osCsid=bb6ebdeb8982bffcd0e78de44a22e16b Phil
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    The poppers were my top fly and used them all year round despite the experts saying they were only good on warm summer evenings. I admit you need some good fish holding spots for them to really work such as reed bed edges or pontoons etc but when all else failed..................................the poppers would catch. Phil
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    These photo's have just made me go in the garage and sort out my lure gear, it's time I went out again. Phil
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