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    Thanks for your input Marshall, i hope you find it to be of help to you mate. Regards, Grim.
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    Hi mate, In answer to your question (if i have it right) is that its not so much a case of having one barrel 'looser' or 'tighter' than the other, as such. If you were to look at a springer barrel, and a pcp barrel - both of which, lets say,have a 1 in 12 rifling pitch, this means that a pellet fired out of both would have the same rate of twist. The distances (ie edge to edge, within the barrel) between the lands (raised parts), and the grooves (lowered parts) would obviously be increased with larger calibres, but also bear in mind that each calibre's barrel can also be manufactured so
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    Hi mate, Do you by any chance know what timber type the stock is? I ask because there is 1 or 2 timbers that do have a pinkish hew to them, you see. Regards, Grim.
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    Thanks for your input - appreciated. I am glad to say i have managed to instill in Liam the same strict safety outlook I myself was taught in the Services - and he has taken it on board well. Safety has to come first for me, and so (and this is in line with what you say about kids copying us, which is so true ) I made sure he shadowed me for a lengthy while (when i was target shooting in my garden) before i would let him have a go of the rilfe. I must say, i am very pleased with his standards so far, both in safety and his shooting style; what with him being a 'young gun' and all.
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    PS Erk, My rifle is a .177 - these can go a bit further than the 22 rifles, as your's is 22, you might be more comfortable if you zero at say, 25-30 yards? Just a thought that i forgot to mention in my post. Another thing to remeber is that 22 rifles have a little bit more of a pronounced (or exaggerated) curve in their trajectories than a .177 rifle. .177 rifles tend to have a flatter trajectory than a 22. So, to summarize, 22 rifles have more of a punch, slightly more of a trajectory curve, and can be less accurate than .177 rifles; whereas .177 rifles have a flatter trajector
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    No worries pal, anytime i can be of help, i will try my best. I'm glad it made sense - very often, i know what i want to say, its just that sometimes I'm not entirely sure if it comes out the right way once i have typed it, like!?! Lol All the best, Grim.
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    I think (though may be wrong) that it is due to how the springer and pcp work, individually, like? As I understand it, it would seem to go something like this: In a springer, once the trigger is pulled, the spring starts to uncoil, and this shoots the piston on it's way up the compression cylinder, which continually compresses the air stored in the cylinder. About 2/3's of the way on the piston's way along the cylinder, the pellet starts to move along the barrel, having now got enough pressure behind it to start it moving . At this stage, the spring is still uncoiling and still piling
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    My boy keeps wanting to shoot some of mine :sick: LOL But I won't let 'im, the little bugger!! And besides . . . . . . those Dragon and BBI 1/6th scale figures (collectables) ain't cheap, i can tell you!! All the best, Grim.
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    I would say it wholly depends on the amount of use you give it mate, more use = more things wearing out. Less use = same things are lasting longer, like? What i mean is, its all relative. HTH mate? Regards, Grim.
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    Right, ok . . . . . (bear with me on this) Once fired from the rifle, a pellet follows a slightly upwardly curving trajectory, ie first it goes up through your 'line of sight' when you are looking through the scope, and then comes down - again passing through this line of sight. Now, the line of sight is what you are looking along when you look through the scope at your target, ie an invisible imaginary line - stretching all the way from you eye right to the target itself, via the scope. Ok thats that bit done with! lol To help you visualise the sight line and pellet trajectory, l
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    One of the Good Guys . . . even though he IS Welsh!! ;0)

    Always helpful, and willing to answer a plea for advice or help. A pleasure to chat with.

    Keep it up bud!

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    This man is top of the tree - always helpful, very knowledgeable, good for a laugh too.

    In a word - Class!

    All the best pal.

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    My first thought is that it is due to oil/grease residue inside the piston/spring bore - see if you can clean the bore out at all mate? You could get someone who is confident to do a strip down, clean and re-assembly i guess, or if you are confident enough you could do it yourself? Failing all else, take it to a gun shop - i am not sure what the charge will be, mind you. Regards, Grim.
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    Cheers bud. Regards, Grim.
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    Cheers Cometa, much appreciated. I remain interested to see what you find, and how you go with it mate. All the best, Grim.
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    No worries about the help mate - i will always help out if i can. Nature of the beast and all . . . . One benefit of having hares on land is (generally speaking) that if there are hares about, you will not find many rabbits, like? Regards, Grim.
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    If anyone is interested, a guy by the name of Ian Pellant wrote a program called ' AirGun' Version 7.5.2, you can download it Here. It is an airgun calculator, detailed pellet trajectory tool, power and measurement convertor, as well as the fact you can design your own targets - all in all a proffessional looking bit of kit, i must say Once you have installed it, registartion is free by following the in-program prompt direct to Ian's inbox, which is located(i believe)Here. You can also print off the pre made targets, or indeed use the software to create your own. Very good program
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    Droid has AWW . . . come on Droid, don't keep us hanging!! Lol What have you learnt then mate, and has it helped you at all? In suspense, Grim
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    Cheers bud, your comment is much appreciated! Liam's behaviour 'on site' has at least shown me that he has taken what i have taught him so far in well, especially the safety aspects. He is a pretty canny little man, and has had some good ideas . . . . . and PLENTY of questions, which is a good thing to see - shows his mind is ticking things over nicely. It could have been a whole world worse . . . . . he could have decided to grow into one of them ball sacks we call a chav!! . . . . . . PSML I thank the lord that is not so in his case. Regards, Grim.
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    Cheers Chris, i will do as you suggest and see how he progresses. Will let you know in the next few weeks i hope. Regards, Grim.
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    Cool, let us know how you get on mate. The only major reason i choose to do it at every 5 yards or so, is just so that any scope problems would become evident much earlier on, like? Thats only my preference - i was taught it was best to do it that way and so carry it on, you see? Regards (and thanks for the input bud ), Grim.
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    I sincerely hope so Victor, zeroing a scope can be a troublesome and confusing affair, and thats what made me think of writing a guide on the way i do it. All the best, Grim.
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    Cheers Jack Regards, Grim.
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    The story of my son Liam is certainly a strange one to tell! LOL Two years ago, he was very much a proper little anti - he loved wildlife too much to shoot it . . . . "guns should not be allowed" . . . . "how can you shoot animals Dad!?" . . . . . " Your wicked, you are!" Since then, he has changed in himself - from simply wanting to 'have a go' at actually firing my air rifle at simple targets, through the stage of "Aww dad, can we do a shooting range today in the garden!?" type excitement, and finally into shooting cards and stuff at the length of our garden regularly - only unde
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