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    Sounds interesting Tim but what the hell is it. Phil
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    So far Si, I am delighted with it.
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    Perhaps Rob is telling me porkies then Si because he said he could not understand why BAR had all these issues and he has had no issues at all.
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    I have used half a tin on pellet group test and in the field on rats and feral pigeon. They run on the same zero as AA Fields so no issues and they group as well as the AA but p!ease be aware I have only done tests out to 25mts as the winds have been way to wild to do any distance work. The kills are impressive to say the least. The best prices I found were from Uttings even with carriage cost they are cheaper than Voymir. Get some,.......... Phil
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    I used Bisley Practice .22 a couple of weeks ago which seemed okay but because of the sharp edges of the flat top, they were not good loading into the Cat's magazine. Phil
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    I must admit I think they are just hunters but thought I would check. I just ordered a couple more tins of the Extreme in .25 and one in .22 to test in my Rapid FAC along with a test in my son in law's Ultra XL. I have to say I am very impressed with them so far. I tried the standard Hunters in the HW100 which were very good indeed, now I think about it, still got half a tin so I will try them in the Cat. I should have ordered some .177 Extremes today as well.........bugger. Phil
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    Are we talking about H&N Barracuda Hunter Extremes here boys. Phil
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    I got them from here Si :- https://www.weihrauch-sport.de/air-rifles?lang=en I tend to take very little notice of BAR.................................FX Impact.................................tosh. Phil
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    The TX is 4.0k Hw95 is 3.4k Hw98 is 3.8k Hw85 is 3.4k Hw50 is 3.1k Hw35 is 3.8k Hw57 is only 3.2k for an underlever making it very light but don't know if it is a bugger to load. The BSA Lightning.......................can these be in the same league as AA and Weihrauch and is a tuning kit even available. I will look on BBS. Still pondering Phil
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    Not sure but I think very similar.
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    Right chaps time for some input here. A couple of you know that I am toying with selling my wonderful but heavy TX200HC Mk3 .177 in favour of a break barrel. Now the TX is a tack driver since Charlie Caller worked his magic unless your name is Pianoman in which case it was a tack driver in his hands before tuning BUT as a pensioner (It does sound weird saying that) I want a lighter springer without the loss of accuracy. The other advantage would be pellet loading in the dark being better with a BB springer. It is about 52 years since I bought a BB springer, BSA Meteor, so not in touch wi
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    Are you using Accupels in the FAC Rapid Billy Phil
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    I went back to the dairy farm for a quick hour session on the rats to see how the H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme pellets were running in the Impact. They are one hard hitting pellet. I lost a few in the deep smelly stuff but these are some that were recovered. Phil
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    Nah.........I am retired so I do the house work so she won't find them too soon. Phil
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    Never mind the rifle....................................love your hair style Nelly and the avatar heading........... Phil
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    Sorted, now all pellets are living in a couple of seed trays under the lounge suite.................................until my wife finds them Phil
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    It will be interesting to see how much this model will cost and how good it is in daylight Mitch. Phil
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    True but I think the atmosphere has effects on the surface coating of the lead. Tin Antimony used to be used to harden lead and stop damage to the surface but not sure if this is used in pellet production. I found a tin of pellets in the garage that had been there for a few years and those had gone darker with a few flaws in the surface which is the thing that got me thinking in the first place about pellet storage. Phil
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    Hmmm thanks guys, I think I will find a place for them in the house. Not much point holding on to pellets for testing if they have perished in some way. Phil
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    Listen you are talking to an ole tart here so how the hell do I do action shots because I am not walking around with my DSLR in one hand and the Impact in another. It is easier for you to have a play with the Humber Canon yourself.................... I am not good with modern technology boys. Not sure about the effect of those H&N Si, it may be more effective at lower power, can't tell you until the wind blows the birds off the roof unless of course the buzzard gets them all before they fall off. I don't really think I will see the effect until I have a go on the rats. Phi
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    I had thought of sealing the tins back up with insulating tape to keep damp out....................just a thought. Phil
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    Today I was sorting through various shooting bits and amongst all my stuff was approx 40 tins of pellets. I like to buy a tin whenever I am doing pellet tests and so over a period the stock starts to build up. Many of them will not be used in the guns I now own but you never know when I might want to try a particular brand/type but where to keep them. I have a nice steel drawer unit in the garage with 15 draws in it so just perfect to fit the tins in but not sure if the cold will cause issues with the pellets. Just wondered if anybody has had any issues when Keeping them in a garage. P
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    I popped back down to the farm this lunchtime to have a look to see if there were any ferals around but this time armed with the H&N pellets. Oh my word do they stop what they hit. I only stayed for 20mins while the farmer and staff had their dinner but managed to drop 4 pigeon from the cattle shed roofs. I have to say one was pure luck as I have not done any longer range shooting to establish hold over points nevertheless when I put the rangefinder on the dead bird it was 52mt and stone dead. The local buzzard seemed to be grateful for an easy lunch. I am very impressed with these p
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    As I had done some short range zeroing at full power, I decided not to fart around and left it at 45ft/lb Jon. I have put my name down for a 12lt air tank which are being retested this week, Impact and Rapid FAC guns get through some air................................. One annoying thing was that I had forgotten to take the H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme pellets which I really wanted to try out so that will have to wait until next time but as there is quite a bit of rain due over the next few days, I think it will be next week. oooer, I said 'next' 3 times in one sentence, oh well.
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    I took my son in law ratting for the first time tonight, he was using his Ultra XL along with my old NV set up and as this was the first time he has shot any live quarry, I really needed to be on hand to help. Now as eager as I was to try out my fac Impact, I had to be very aware that cattle were all around us in the sheds and the rats just outside the sheds after the cattle feed. I know things can be a little tricky at first using NV with lots of eyes looking back at you and in this case many of them were cattle so high alert on my part. Despite me talking Simon through the do's and don'
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