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Well you lot might enjoy seeing the new year in but I bloody don't.............................66th birthday at midnight, it's not right, I still feel 30 in my head..........OK I might feel 90 when I get out of bed...............anyway have a good one chaps. Phil
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I used them once, first class and my mate uses them quite a bit and again he finds them to be good. Phil
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I am really crap with a springer and I don't mind admitting it. The TX of mine was shocking in MY hands, my groups were rubbish BUT after Tim had fitted a TBT kit (not the short stroke though, not needed) and Tim work his polishing magic, the rifle was nothing short of outstanding even in my hands. I cannot speak about anyone else's TX but the work done by Charlie Caller (Tim) changed that rifle by a mile. As a matter of interest, two guys on my RFD's range who were using TX rifles also had a few shots with mine and could not believe the difference as their guns were not tuned at all and
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Sorry cannot help but if you don't get the info you need, try on here :- http://www.nightvisionforumuk.com/index.php Phil
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One of the reasons I didn't get a slot for .17HMR on my ticket was because most people 'in the know' told me that they blow rabbits apart, fine to culling but no good if you want to eat them. In the photo above Ian, there doesn't appear to be so much damage so are these taken at long range or have I got my info wrong. Phil
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Very nice going Ian and I am pleased to see what the Ward looks like on a gun as I have never seen one other than in Clive's web site adverts. Phil
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I must confess to simply firing the round into the ground to remove any issue and with pellets being so cheap in comparison to other forms of ammunition, does it really matter. Phil
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Merry Christmas to you all. A good start to the festive season, I am up stuffing Gaviscon tablets down as I am unable to sleep as I have really bad acid. Phil
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I see you pulled a cracker already mitch Phil
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I can only repeat the same thing Renos, merry Xmas. Phil
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Working on it John, working on it. Phil
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The strange thing is Jimmy / Mark, when I was struggling to produce a decent group, I just sat the fore end on my bench rest holding the gun only at the grip so there was no holding tension on the fore end at all. It was not until after I had produced some shit groups that I went for resting the fore end in my left hand. I have not had a decent session with the rifle at the range for a while so it is time to put some effort in and I am more than happy to try anything................................................................I should just stick to pcp. Having said that, I was shooting
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I am quite sure you are right Jimmy, it is just me, I simply can't seem to crack the technique of springer shooting although I had no problem whatsoever with my tuned TX. I will be putting a bit of range time in to see if I can improve things somewhat. Phil
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£850 he is having a laugh Phil
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I saw this a few days ago, what a load of crap. Air Arms each year manage to produce seriously awful Xmas vids which does make me think their female CEO has no fcuking style or taste.............................................look at the Galahad a perfect example. Phil
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As you all know, I had both .177 and .22 Wildcats and both were fine although the .22 needed a tweak to the mag feed BUT I wouldn't go for the .25 FAC as I understand they are not so easy to keep on target, a bit of a twang and only a 7 or 8 shot mag. If the new Mk2 has a bigger mag as the Impact, it will be on my bucket list in sub 12. Not getting any xmas presents from my wife nor am I buying her any as we tend to buy stuff as and when we see them rather than buying only for xmas. HOWEVER my birthday is on New Years Day so that is another story all together. Phil
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I must admit that I want a tuning kit to smooth mine out. I have the one in the photo's above that Jimmy did but I am truely rubbish with it but there again I was with the TX until our Charlie Caller worked his magic on it so I guess I need to get my arse in gear and sort one and get it booked in with Tim in the new year. Phil
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I would have stepped in with a piece of wood or my boot if all else failed. Phil
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The RT version has a digital doubler so running at x6 until you press the button and hey presto x12. A friend of mine has the RT x6 and says it is much better than the XT version. I have borrowed a 4.5 XT just to try and see if I like it. It would be the RT version if I decide to go this route. Phil
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Oh my lord, this is just bloody awful. It is bad enough for my daughter but for you and your family it is just not right. My thoughts are with you and hope you manage to have a decent Christmas despite the job situation. Phil
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What sort of shot count do you get Bry. That looks lovely and very similar to an old Brocock I had. The one in the shop is a sporter, not the light version. Phil
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To be honest Bry, I don't know. It is a well formed sporter stock. The asking price is £285 which seems fair. Phil
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I was in the RFD today and whilst sipping a cup of coffee, I saw an FN2 in .22. Never used one but picked this one up, it felt superb in the shoulder, light, stock fit was perfect, hmmm, now would that do as a ratter as it was cheap. The thing is I know nothing about these guns soooooooo are they any good and what is the shot count like on the .22. There must be some of you guys that have had one and give me the low down, I might just swap my T200 rifle for one if they are any good. Phil
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I was born and lived my first 40+ years in Sheffield and the hares shot on the high Derbyshire land was strong and for me, awful but down here in Lincolnshire, totally different and good to eat, perhaps something to do with the different types of soil ?? although I don't shoot them any more, just like to see them around. Phil
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My grandfather, who was a gamekeeper in the midlands used to shoot and eat them and there is a chap from Jimmy's neck of the woods who will come and pick up crows if there is enough to make it worthwhile as he uses them in pies. 'Four and twenty black birds, baked in a pie' etc etc as the nursery rhyme goes and the black birds were rooks and crows so why not. Phil
