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    Hi iwrow. I don't wish to be rude sounding mate but really, forget how little you spent and take a look at what you actually bought. What were you expecting them to be made with? ATB Pianoman
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    Hi Treganin I think you're talking about kinetic shock compression effect. The larger a fast moving object is, the greater the drag its mass creates, through the air or liquid it's passing through. When your pellet (it doesn't matter what calibre) hits a board of plywood, it bores a hole for itself and the energy shockwave ahead of the pellet, gathers and piles up compressing fibres of wood like a bow wave from a ship, and punches them out of the back as the pellet exits. Making a larger exit hole than what it started with as it tears itself out. With the strike on a rabbit or bird by a
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    Si Pittaway (zini) is talking about selling his Tench-tuned BSA Ultra .177 PCP for £450 shipped to the UK. I can confidently tell you now this is an amazing rifle for the money. It'll get snaped up before too long. Give him a PM. ATB Simon.
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    Hiya Stevo. If your gun likes em at all, it will either love em, or, 'shotgun' uselessly all over the place. See what you get when you start shooting them! Top lass you have for buying them for you! ATB Simon
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    Sounds fantastic millsy. Is Newark showground the former RAF Swinderby? I did my RAF basic training there in September 1977. It's about 90 minutes from where I now live. ATB Simon
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    Hi Ron I agree with you that .20 is a good compromise calibre. But I think Si here is going for a maximum effect, full sized, heavy hunting round that decisively knocks down his quarry and eliminates the over-penetration of the faster, smaller .177 round. To go up a notch to .20 is perhaps too small a quantitive developement. As has been stated, this is not about calibre debates and the merits of one calibre over another, we all know what they are. It's about the bigger punch! As for the .25's parabolic tragectory, it's a matter for recalibration of his mildots to factor-in the degree of "Lo
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    Good morning mate. Yeah, I've had TOO many kills where .177 has not delivered a fast, knockdown punch that .22 has. In fact, some unfortunate moments where a sudden movement from the target rabbit has resulted in fatal wounding and suffering has occured. That is a huge NO NO in my rulebook as it is with you buddy, even though my only .177 rifle is my TX200HC and is on my FAC at 16.8 ft/lbs. Increased power and accurate hits at ranges out to 40 metres are no guarantee of a humane stopping shot in this case. And you cannot afford to have to waste production time on having to erase footage of hu
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    A Duffel Bag stuffed with rags Blimey Tony, not much! I was at school the last time time I saw a duffel bag. With a draw-string top! Thing is though, that would work nicely too I should think. Simon
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    It's the same every year at this time on my permissions round here. The rabbits emerge at nightfall but only in small numbers. Otherwise they disappear till around March/April when the the first litters are born. I need some new lamping kit or set up NV on one of my rifles...Or move up further north to Darryl and Gary's! Simon
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    In Victorian and Edwardian times Rook pie was a popular dish among the working class poor. My late Grandfather had a taste for it but, to me, the very thought of a large black corvid being baked in a pie..UGHHH! No thank you! Simon.
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    I'm not really sure there Andy. I heard from someone I know at Air Arms who once mentioned it was their own TX200SR system that was adapted for Diana's Air King mate. Perhaps it was Feinwerkbau's original system that was first used and adapted by Air Arms for a commercially available anti-recoiling system? Really not sure of this. Simon
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    01452 327... Sorry theres a bloody great hole through the last bit .atb. .ste. Ah! The Wan King Chinese takeaway! Do you happen to know where I can buy a copy of "Fly Fishing" by JR Hartley? Classic Yellow pages ad. Before your time for some of you lads :laugh Simon
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    I wouldn't hit myself with the Doh! stick over your moments of forgetfulness Darryl mate. You've still shot more rabbits than I've actually seen bobbing about on my permissions so far this new year! Haven't seen and bagged a bloody thing in ages ATB Simon
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    Hi NMR. I shoot with spring rifle's as you do, low prone from ambush points on my shoot. You don't need a useless bipod that will never work anyway, even if you got it free. You just need to make yourself more comfortable! I use a realtree cammo shooting seat to support my leading forearm. Set up on your shoot, plonk the seat down and let your elbow sink into it. The seat will ramp up and you rest your arm on a supporting cushion, which in turn, supports the rifle's weight comfortably in your leading forehand. And it stays put in shape until you want to move. This is the best practical
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    I'm sorry but I cannot help but think HATSTAND! Mate it's your money and it's no business of mine. But if you buy cheap foreign crud as this sounds, don't be astonished to find yourself disappointed and having to shell out more on top for a better rifle. There are more fingers on my left hand than air rifle manufacturers with goods worthy of your business. Hatstand isn't one of them. Simon
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    Hi Davy Nicely done all round mate and a SPA for returning a Weihrauch HW35 back from the clutches of the underserving. Show us some more pics of the 35's restoration when you can mate, particularly the stock. Cheers mate. Simon
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    Hi Darren. Top rifle mate! I really rate it. It was designed for Diana by Air Arms using the British maker's sliding sledge, anti recoil system from the Air Arms TX200SR with the excellent sidelever system of the Diana Mod.52. This produces a near-recoiless, ultra smooth firing manner. It's a lovely gun to shoot as it is to look at. The Beech woods that Diana use for their gunstocks looks vey nicely figured and so it is with the few 54 Airkings I've shot with. I'm a left hander and I have had no handling problems with the right-hand bias stock. My only real gripes are mainly that, there'
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    Hi mate and welcome. If you can up your budget by another Fifty quid at least, you'll be in with a better chance of getting something second hand that will put a guaranteed smile on your face and game in the bag. Look for a good used Weihrauch HW80, HW77, HW98, HW95, HW90, HW35E, Air Arms Prosport, TX200, TX200HC. These are the only spring rifles I would confidently scope-up and go hunting with, in any calibre. One of them will be perfect for you. ATB Simon
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    Hi Deadbang mate. Welcome to the forum buddy, I don't shoot PCPs as I'm a spring rifle disciple,,, But I've shot with a tactically dressed up version of the Stealth and I enjoyed the experience. Seems there are lots who seem to like the Stealth for the same reasons you do and that's no bad thing. Welcome again Clive mate . Simon
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    ..Err No. Not unless you are buying an older MkII or a MkIII TX200HC carbine. This is threaded for a moderator/silencer. The TX200 MkIII standard rifle is not designed for a silencer. the bull-barrel has effective soundbaffles and is truly an integral silencer so, you don't need to fit an external unit. But having said all that, I have a MkIII TX200HC in .177cal. and a TX200 rifle in .22 and they are blisteringly accurate. My TX200HC is FAC and seriously amazing, but my rifle is sub 12 ft/Ibs and I'll be bringing this to the meet in April along with my HW77 .22. I cannot speak for the Fen
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    A light rub with fine wire wool, wetted with a few drops of gun oil works perfectly on small surface rust and leaves no scratching. That works, I do know! ATB Simon
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    Sounds very nice for Forum meets Matt I'd make the trip down from west Yorkshire. What about a good hostelry nearby? I like a soft bed, ales with good company and a good hearty breakfast before I go out shooting for the day. Oh yes! Sounds great mate. Simon
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    Welcome to the forum Redial As a first rifle you could do a hell of a lot worse than a Weihrauch HW35. Go for the HW35E with chequering to the stock grip. I had one back in the late 1970s and it was the absolute must-have air rifle of the day until the HW80 came along. As Andy says, the build quality was superb and still is with Weihrauch air rifles. Recently there has been some issues with badly chopped and finished mainsprings but, the company appears to have put that right. I have a pair of WEIHRAUCH HW80s, an HW95K and a brand new HW77 and they are beautiful guns. Extremely accurate a
  25. pianoman
    Jeezz! Can you imagine... Someone designs and builds a superlative air rifle. It looks fantastic, :gunsmilie: it has everything going for it.... :notworthy: Then, he discovers there isn't a pellet suitable for it...! :censored:
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