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  1. pianoman
    Erm...Nope!
  2. pianoman
    Jairon you should have been big game hunting in the African bush of 1880, with the way you describe your bag tallies as "Head" You'd have loved that. Can't understand why you do not consider Rats as quarry. They've been bloody great sport all the years I've been baiting and shooting them.
  3. pianoman
    Modern education is leaving our teenagers with an inability to complete titles and construct sentences properly; hence we have HOW TO HUNTING. So. what's missing between HOW TO and HUNTING? Jairon, here's a little, well-meant clue..... HOW not TO go HUNTING. You are writing on a forum that has fellows here viewing your threads with years more hunting experience than you have in years of your life. Think Laddie!
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    (Hovis advert music playing) I used to walk about 8-9 miles to my first permission with my beloved old Webley .22 springer (and iron sights) when I was 16. Anywhere I could get a bit of shooting. Times have defrinitely changed. Perhaps you could ask a landowner to be more considerate and ask his/her ferral pigeons if they could oblige you with 18 to 20-odd more of their mates have a flap-around your way and save you a walk?
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    It's here in these responses. It's all about comfort. Personally, I shoot prone as that is the most stable and comfortable position I know of, for getting everything nice and relaxed, from your hold and support on your rifle, to your breathing. Sitting is another that is easy to relax into. Whatever makes you feel relaxed and at ease with your rifle, controlled in the aim, that is your ideal position to be in.
  6. pianoman
    I had one of these beautiful Feinwerkbau Sport rifles when they first came out and I curse myself for selling it. I'd give Tony Wall at Sandwell Field Sports a call and ask his advice. The fellow really knows his spring rifle tuning and fettling.
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    I share that view too regarding no damage being done. I see one or two about nibbling a bit of grass and I think it's a bugger if we can't let them eat a bit of grass in peace, out of a meadow full. Besides there has to be a bit of balance. I know farmers do not like rabbits, kitts or anything at all. Where I see one, they will see a hundred!. But, I'm the one doing the rabbit shooting and I leave the little ones alone to give them a chance of life and provide me with more sport for the pot later down the line! As long as I am seen keeping the numbers down, there's no problem. As it is, I
  8. pianoman
    It couldn't really hurt could it. I live in a very low crime, rural area thank God, but, you never know if or when a thief should happen along. I know it would be a tradgedy to lose my rifles to scum like this Chris, and it would mean the same for you. I'm certain the police wouild recommend it for your home security as much as prevent stolen air rifles getting onto the streets in the wrong hands. It is possibly a case of not if ,but, when will a secure cabinet will become a legal requirement or a condition of owning an unlicenced air rifle. As opposed to a licencing of air rifles acro
  9. pianoman
    I'm with Timmy on this one. Commonsense measures everytime. The law is not demanding we all must lock our air rifles in firearm security cabinets as we must for FAC weapons, but, at least secure them in a part of our homes where young children are not likely to have an easy or ready access to them. A room or bedroom with a lockable door. A lockable cupboard? Ours have all grown up and fled the nest but, I keep my sub 12 ft/lb rifles locked in the same room in our house where my FAC gunsafes are, that's just right for securely storing them out of sight of visitors. Especially the unpleasant
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    Dear Mike. it's a genuine pleasure to see a fellow equip himself well on the back of good advice from experienced shooters who've gone and made enough mistakes as well as triumphs, to learn from. I'm glad to have been a part of your process. You will love your HW77. H&N FIELD TARGET TROPHY, AIR ARMS FIELDS, JSB EXACT, RWS SUPERDOMES are just a few pelllet brands that I know, are brilliant with the HW77 in either calibre. Hopefully, Rick has already discovered its precise, preferred pellet before selling the rifle to you. I'm really looking forward to reading your posts abo
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    There's nothing wrong with Daystates that a good tune to full power wouldn't cure. I love my Regal but, it needed a proper tune up before I could go out and successfully hunt with it. If, in your scope, you can see your .177 pellet fly all the way to your target with more trajectory curve than a .22, your rifle is not quite as gutsy as it should be. That's what I could see when I shot mine. That took a gunsmith about 10 minutes to put right and cost me £25.00 that Daystate should have done in the first place. I do not subscribe to this noble-sounding notion by some shooters, who sp
  12. pianoman
    I bought a 4-12x44 model Sidewinder with 30mm tube for my lady's Daystate Huntsman Classic. But, I find the turrets are not always crisp and neatly accurate when you dial your zero in. You have to lift them up from their seated position and turn them appropriately, then push them down to lock them in place. Easy enough but, I find these turrets don't always engage properly and seat exactly where you set them. They need a bit of play to get them to work as they should. You get there in the end though. Maybe the one we have is a bit faulty, or, I'm doing something wrong. Personally, I much
  13. pianoman
    Seems like a decent price for a HW98 rifle and kit in mint nick And it'll be sweetly run-in. You could be a pal and pay him his price, or, as Mark says, stick a wad in your hand and waft it under his nose. Either way you'll come out the winner with what's on offer at the price. ATB Simon
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    Thank you so much Mac dear pal. If I shoot well with my spring rifles, especially my Weihrauch HW77 .22, which, to me, is the best spring rifle of all sub-12 ft/lb spring rifles that can be bought; it is because I love constantly being out testing myself with my springers on targets at varying ranges. I've been shooting these rifles most of all my life and I love them for their classical simplicity yet extremely effective accuracy. It also keeps my field craft sharp as I compensate for the louder firing crack from the muzzle. It also keeps my marksmanship levels with my PCP rifle very kee
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    I'd say it is a very wise move Jonny92. As Charlie caller so well puts the point over in his excellent reply, it will prove a learning curve with another, different yet equally effective type of air rifle and you shouldn't think of this move as a retrograde step or an unorthodox approach to your current shooting experience. An ability to shoot well with both a spring rifle and a PCP rifle is a very rewarding and thoroughly enjoyable skill to experience the pleasure of air rifle shooting to its fullest. More people wouid benefit from a solid grounding with both types of action. Think m
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    Charlie caller, that is exactly my experience with my Daystate Regal PCP and my HW77 .22 spring rifle. I was out yesterday afternoon with the Regal and shot 6 rabbits with it. The only advantage the Regal PCP gave me was a quick reload and a decisive shot on a second rabbit before it bolted after killing its mate. It is an incredibly quiet and accurate rifle and makes for a genuinely effective culling tool. But so is my HW77. That rifle is a sheer joy to shoot with and I've shot dozens of rabbits in a single evening foray many times now, with it. It has proved itself as effective as an
  17. pianoman
    From my own experience, after a lifetime of shooting spring rifles, I can at least, appreciate the nicety and efficient accuracy of recoiless shooting with a PCP. But honestly, without wishing to offend anyone, to say spring rifles are a novelty is really wide of the truth. Rod you really should invest some time with your HW97 mate, you have a way better rifle than you seem to think and you are denying yourself a genuine pleasure! True, you don't need to own a spring rifle to enjoy getting into accurate shooting with a PCP like an HW100. BUT...You won't learn anything of any skill in
  18. pianoman
    Hi Charlie. It has actually happened before to someone I know, who bought an HW80 from a guy on another forum. The two of them met in a service area car park and exchanged the rifle for £250 quid cash and off they went on a handshake. Only trouble was, the deal was seen by a member of the public who saw the rifle being taken out of the gunbag and shown to my friend, who examined it then handed a wad of notes over and put the rifle back in the bag and popped into the car boot. Their car number plates were taken down and the police were called. The next thing was the police firearms
  19. pianoman
    Don't bother with silencers on spring rifles. The amount of difference in muzzle crack is next to nothing.
  20. pianoman
    Alright gentlemen let's get this query in a legal perspective of how the law currently works on air rifle power issues.. I hope this is not going to sound boring but, I've known some decent chaps fall foul of the law on their air rifles' performance in my time. And it's not funny.. VWman have you actually bought a rifle yet? In the first place, the short smart answer is never touch an over-limit second hand air rifle no matter how good a bargain, it saves you many a sleepless night and there are plenty of bargains in your desired choice without getting yourself embroiled in this hassle. G
  21. pianoman
    There is a truth to be said with all rifles that, if a rifle looks right, it will perform right. For you that is. BUYING WITH MY HEART BASED ON THE TRUTH ABOVE. The Daystate Huntsman classic PCP looks bang on beautiful. I bought my missus one in .177 for her target shooting needs and it was superb from the get go. So, on the back of this delightful experience, I bought the Daystate Regal for myself. The Regal, again, looks right. Absolutely bang-on right and beautiful. Especially for its classical hunting rifle lines.. BUT. It dissapoints in too low power output that needs to be tu
  22. pianoman
    Elliott you are too modest! I can only second Elliott's comments about the HW77. Of all the rifles we've discussed here, for your desire to have a rifle that you can own with pride and confidence you will never regret buying a '77. A..22 calibre full length model is really the one to go for. If hunting and plinking is what you enjoy the most or, want to enjoy doing, this rifle will tick both boxes in big black marker! The Walthers are newcomers by comparison and I have nought but Rez's experience to go by on these guns. As I said before, they are German and that means seriously top
  23. pianoman
    This great thread has given me some food for thoughts of my own, on spring riflles and shooting with spring rifles for a new chap coming into the sport; and looking to buy a decent spring rifle to get himself up and running with. Sure, there are some cheap and cheerful guns that will tempt him with a lower price-point; some aren't all that bad but, as with a lot in this life, you only get out, what you pay in, with these guns. these days. I wish some of you younger lads could have tried and owned a Webley or BSA rifle from the early 70s. There used to be some beautiful guns coming out from
  24. pianoman
    The weight is a prime factor for these underlevers. They are designed to be shot from the optimum position which is Prone. With a stable, flat-down position on the ground, your elbows, arms and shoulder are acting like a tripod; and in a light, unrestrictively supportive hold in the palm of you forehand and a gently guiding hold in your controlling hand and gentle trigger pressure, the weight allows the rifle to sit stable, secure and dampen down your natural movement from your pulse and heartbeat. Allowing you to build a really comfortable aim in the scope and really put your shot right
  25. pianoman
    Good answer actually! But as he's actually posted in an air rifle catagory, let's assume he's without an FAC and needs an air rifle of proper quality. For £500. I would be going for a major spring rifle. Some genuine beauties for the money. AIR ARMS TX200 OR PROSPORT. WEIHRAUCH HW77. HW97K, HW80. HW95. HW98. HW99S/SANDWELL FIELD SPORTS IMP ( Heard good things about these.) There would be a bit of change left over too here. Or look at a mint quality, second hand PCP?
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