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  1. pianoman
    TX200HC .177 I love it! Perfect bird-clearing tool! Nice one Davy mate! Top, no-nonesense shooting as ever. ATB Simon
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    Dayam!! I thought they would be 34DDD too. Previous girlfriend was this size! Oh well.
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    Great film Si mate! You do the best Pigeon shooting vids of the lot in my book mate. They are a very unassuming but, difficult quarry to ambush and shoot with an air rifle. They know their terrain with a photographic memory and never take a risk with the slightest detail wrong out of place (ie. us!) to their senses. One little detail not as they remember and they're gone! That's why, even though you can be cammoed-up and well concealed, I'm certain that, even a glimps of your rifle is enough to swerve them off your aim. You always give everyone a reasonable show on how to set up an
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    Hi mate. The more you know your ground the easier it is to range estimate in the dark. I've never used a laser for any air rifle hunting but always, a bit of simple reconnaissance in daylight and memorising as much detail and where/how far off the features are and at what true distances everything is. Night throws confusing perspective-sense on your eyesight making somethings seem either closer or further than they really are, or you would estimate in daylight. Time spent on a good recce is time well spent. Get to know your ground and its features so well you can navigate it blindfold
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    Agreed with Fry. Amazing workmanship in everything you do. Best regards. Simon
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    As Davy says, I use them and Simmons and Bushnell are my favourites. These are top quality optics with brilliant performances. I've got a Bushnell Scopechief 4-14x50 scope on my .177 TX200HC with a 30-30 reticle. I love them for their simple, uncomplicated sighting and clarity of uncluttered sightpicture. I zero this rifle at 35 metres and the bottom post at the point of thick to thin is bang on at 55 metres on 8xpower. No longer made alas but, after over 10 years of use on this rifle, it is still performing fabulously. My HW77 .22 has a 30-30 reticle Simmons 4.5-14x40 Whitetail Clas
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    Not heard great things to be honest Pete. Some fellas I've known have tried them and say they don't like the level of recoil. I wouldn't take one over my HW80 .22 though I do like the classical sporter looks and schnabel tip stocks of the earlier Eliminators. Make sure you have a recoil-tough scope if you decide it's the one for you, mate. I wouldn't put money on a HAWKE scope standing up to this level of lash! Simon
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    I find it helps stretch out the effective range of the rifle without having to make over-complicated holdover calculations. But, as Si says Phil. It's really all about knowing your rifle's pellet trajectory and where it will fall on your scope over the arc. A 35-Metre zero takes care of the closer range targets to 5 metres close where you need holdover! With FAC .177 I've found 40 metre zero gives superb all-range accuracy for hunting. Simon
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    Hi Phil. Looks like an HW77 with a custom made (Venom-I think) silencer/lock-up detent on the muzzle. The stock is definitely HW77. Simon
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    35 Metres with HW97KT on H&N FTT....35 Metres with Air Arms TX200HC on AA Field. (About 37 yards in Imperial measure) In fine, still-air weather, 40 metres is a very effective zero range for hunting. Pianoman
  11. pianoman
    Blimey these Kub rifles didn't last long!
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    They seem fine enough on low-recoil spring rifles like TX200, Prosport and tuned and smoothed Weihrauch. But, I've had several Hawke scopes on untuned HW rifles and they have all been replaced after going tech. Maybe I've had a bit of bad luck? I have Simmons Whitetail Classic and Bushnell Scopechief model scopes, all 30/30 reticles; all with over ten years hard shooting behind them and these are still reliably superb for hunting with FAC and sub-12 ft/lb spring rifles I'm going to have my HW97KT tuned so, I expect the Panorama should be fine there too. Simon
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    Andy has a very good point here. Look for Simmons, Bushnell, Nikko Stirling but be wary about Hawke for a spring rifle. Particularly if yours has a pretty sharp recoil characteristic. Have to say, I have found Hawke scopes to be really very good. Superb in fact....for a while. Then they start to fail on a sub-12 ft/lb spring rifle after just a year of hard use. I've had a few and not a single one of them have lasted as long or as well as my old Simmons and Bushnell scopes. Some are well over 10 years old and used on my heavy recoiling FAC HW80 and are still beautifully reliable and accurat
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    They were a beautiful little rifle. One of Theoben's best Gas Rams. The Hydua stock (pronounced like "shedua") is a rare one now. I've heard the Hydua tree is now a scarce type and its use as a wood source has been prohibited for some years. Pianoman
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    Hi Craig. Could be your barrel's had a bash and is slightly bent to one side and down? Given what you say that you have checked your scope and you've run out of adjustment on the scope turrets, I'd say your barrel was bent askew and off-line. Have a good look running your eye along the rifle and barrel length to the tip of the muzzle and see if it runs perfectly in line with the cylinder. Pianoman Edit to add. I cannot disagree with Buster's response here. This is a hard truth he's saying here Craig.
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    Holy Moley! Forty quid... And you were wondering if you should go ahead on this? You Jammy bugger! :laugh: You have a beauty of a rifle there for as good as nowt' Agreed with Rake on your PJs by the way! Simon
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    Nip down the council and say you are a refugee immigrant. You'll get a laptop, a PC and a cash voucher to buy a car. They'll throw in a fully furnished house, benefits, rent paid every month, settlement allowance. Council tax benefit, social funding for fridge, a cooker and a telly! And you can laugh while Ian Duncan-Smith will call a homeless British ex soldier, scarred by war an embarrassment; or a hard working British man a pair of skiving scroungers who, through no fault of his own, has lost his job, his status, his credit rating and his family reduced to poverty, living off the st
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    Hello Jerry. In total agreement with Andy here. I've shot with his Diana 52 and it's a genuine beauty. It is a weighty rifle but, then again, top spring rifles should be. Extremely accurate, smooth cocking and firing cycle and consistent power. Well worth grabbing one when they appear; and that isn't very often. Definitely one I'd have in my collection. Seems like you might have a great deal going for you here. Pianoman.
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    That sometimes happens with Gunslip straps too Fry. Scope wrecked and barrel bent downward is what happened to me and my HW77 last year. Thankfully, Jim Hogan at Red Beck was able to re-align and straighten the barrel and she's back to normal again. Thank Christ. I'm of the opinion that rifleslings do snag up on your clothing and get in the way of clean handling. Especially if, like me, you enjoy shooting from static hides in prone position. Carrying the rifle is a safer and more practical option in my experience. Whichever type you shoot with. Simon
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    Welcome Jamie. Great air rifle section here. Simon/Pianoman
  21. pianoman
    Welcome to the forum Mrs P. It can get a bit lively between folk here sometimes, but there is a wealth of amazing knowledge to be found here too. Simon/Pianoman
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    Gosh I never thought I'd see an ASI Paratrooper again. I had one when I was a schoolboy of about 14. It was a fun plinker for the garden and it shot up the Airfix Luftwaffe and sank my Airfix navy! I'd kill for those model kits back too! Pianoman
  23. pianoman
    You were always very fond of and right at home with that Prosport you had before mate. It shot like a dream and looked like one. This one looks like just and fair compensation for the earlier one, I'd say. You'll be brilliant with it again pal. Now try not to lose this one, eh?! Best wishes for 2013 with it Si. Simon
  24. pianoman
    Thanks Soop. Use your eyes and ears and your commonsense judgement. If the external condition is rusty to the point of being pitted, tatty, knocked-about stock; it's still possible to find a beautifully sweet performance going on internally. Fortunately, Weihrauch and Air Arms build their rifles very well, inside as outside and the internals are pretty tough and easy to restore with the right tools and a bit of know-how. It is by no means rare to come across an HW80 for instance, that's had a heavy time of use in all weathers leaving it externally worn-looking. But it's sweet as a nut
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    Having looked at your list Soop, I wouldn't waste a penny on any of them. You want a rifle that is a joy to shoot with, not a frustrating junk heap that can't hit a barn door over 30 yards away. And that's before you'll need to trade it in to buy something better, not too long after you've bought it. WEIHRAUCH and AIR ARMS springers are the best in the world, start with a look at these and make your choice. It's one thing to set yourself a budget and all that. But what do you really want; save money or get yourself a genuine quality made and supremely accurate air rifle that will g
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