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  1. Coypu Hunter
    My Stoeger rammer yields much more of a shove than the quick snap of my V-Mached 97. It needs a much firmer hold than the springer, and the lock time seems longer, but for a 16+ fpe rifle it shoots a lot softer than the 18 fpe spingers I've had.
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    I put a couple of turns of black insulating tape around the part of the metal loop that the sling fastener clips over. No more clinking noise.
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    Wouldn't recommend .22 Shorts -- they won't feed well from a magazine. Something to do with them being too short. The Winchester Long Zs average 765 fps through my barrel. Ridiculously quiet, but they don't group well for me. CCI do a 40-grain Quiet-22 LRN and a Quiet-22 Segmented HP, both 710 fps, 45 fpe, plus the Suppressor 970 fps 45-grain round. Might be worth a try if you can find them.
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    I've compared my SAK with a couple of other (French) brands, and it's the quietest on my 22" barrel. Still makes a bit of a thwack, but not much. On my .22LR pistol, the other two silencers make a crack on the first round, then are quiet after the gases have filled up the silencer chambers. The SAK however is silent from the first shot, which makes me think that it's a better design and more effective as a silencer. The only way I can think of to reduce the noise is to get a lower-velocity round. I use Lapua subs because they're deadly accurate out to 65 yards, my normal shooting range
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    What sort of ranges and quarry will you be shooting at? The .177 has a slightly flatter trajectory, so if you're normally shooting at a one-inch kill zone, then it will hit the mark if you aim dead on from around 8 yards to 35 yards, if you zero at 13/30 yards. .22 yields a slightly loopier trajectory, but carries more energy downrange. Depends what suits your shooting best. Is there an air rifle club near you where you could try out different rifles/calibres?
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    I just use Tung Oil on the bare wood. Gives it a deep satin finish after several coats, and the grain just glows through the wood.
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    My Zastava bolt-action cycles everything except CCIs, which stick in the breech. I tested the Winchester black box a couple of years ago, when they first replaced the blue box here in France. Very little difference, although I found the black box jobbies grouped slightly more tightly at 65 yards, probably due to their more consistent velocity. Maybe I was unlucky and got a good batch? Blue box ten-shot string: average 1071 fps; low 1038, high 1090, spread 52 fps. Black box ten-shot string: average 1077 fps; low 1068, high 1087, spread 19 fps.
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    I always test Chairgun's results on the ground anyway, since these calculators are seldom bang on. They're a useful guide, but shouldn't be taken as gospel. Your old-fashioned way gets the job done too!
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    Your "perfect" zero range will depend on your muzzle velocity and the pellet you're using. If you go to the link below, you can look at ballistic trajectories, point blank ranges etc. for your muzzle velocity, pellet weight, target size etc. If you have Chairgun, you can similarly mess around with zero ranges etc. to see how the pellet will behave, and pick the ideal zero for your kit. http://www.shooterscalculator.com/
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    If you get the chance, try each of them at your local range or gunshop to see which fits you best. Then buy a 97.
  11. Coypu Hunter
    As Rez said, if you have a tuned .177 97K, you won't need another rifle. It's a lethal combination, and the flatter .177 trajectory means, for me, that I can take a quick shot out to 35 yards without worrying too much about pellet rise or drop. Buy a 12 fpe 97 and fit a V-Mach kit. If you can buy a FAC 97 (15fpe or thereabouts) in India, you could go that route, but the factory spring will break after 1000-2000 rounds, and you'll need to buy a V-Mach kit anyway.
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    Yup, bipod type with telescopic legs. I rest my hand on top of the top strap that stops the legs from opening too far.
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    About 25 metres at sub-12 fpe, in my experience. At longer ranges, their profile makes them unstable. I just use them in pistols, these days.
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    Correct on all counts except one: you don't have to register the .22 with the local police. When you get your Federal licence from the shooting club, you can then buy a .22 (or shotgun or hunting rifle), and the gunshop will automatically send a copy of your registration document (déclaration) to the Préfecture, which covers the legal registration requirement. You just need to show the gunshop your licence, proof of ID and proof of residence (a utility bill for your French property will do). So long as you have written permission to shoot over the landowner's property, you don't need a
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    From my experience, it seems to be down to the following. 1. Weight, which needs to correspond to muzzle energy. When my 97 was sub-12 fpe, it shot average-weight (8.4-ish grains) pellets very accurately (AA DFs, Weihrauch F&Ts, JSBs not quite as well). When I V-Mached it up to 13 fpe, I had to move to JSB Exact Heavies (10.34 grains) to recapture the accuracy. 2. Size, which also seems to have a relationship with muzzle energy. At sub-12 fpe, my 97 preferred 4.51mm Weihrauchs and 4.50mm AAs. Now, it's 4.52mm Heavies. 3. Shape, which affects aerodynamic stability over longer ra
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    I think you need 100,000 signatures before it gets considered for further discussion in Parliament.
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    Keep an eye out on gunstar.co.uk, they pop up there occasionally.
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    Problem is, Gamo rifles and pellets are generally crap. Better to get the kid something of quality that he can learn to shoot well, rather than an inaccurate plinker.
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    I've already signed it, since I might move back to the UK one day... http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/62588
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    HW30, if he's not yet ready for a full-power rifle...?
  21. Coypu Hunter
    Like I said, Airgun Shooter magazine, February 2015, pages 88-89, an article entitled "Know the Score." The pellet weights quoted are 8.4, 13.7 and 15.9 grains in ascending calibre order. If your rifles are zeroed at 40 yards, rather than the 30 yards used in the chart, then obviously the drop-off to 60 yards would be less, depending on pellet weight and muzzle energy. The article's written by Nigel Allen, who used Chairgun Pro to generate the stats.
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    Airgun Shooter magazine of Feb 2015 carries an interesting article on .20 versus .177 and .22. Check it out.
  23. Coypu Hunter
    4.52mm Exact Heavies will shoot 10mm groups CTC at 33 yards through my 97K. They'll even do 20-25mm groups at 65 yards, will take out coypus at nearly 30 yards, and take down magpies at the top of a 30-foot-high tree 45 yards away... That's with a V-Mach kit on board and 13 fpe. Prior to that, around 11 fpe, the barrel preferred AA Diabolo Fields and Weihrauch F&T Specials. If you get the right pellet for your 97, it's a pretty unbeatable combination.
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    More fun lined up, then!
  25. Coypu Hunter
    I have some light, telescopic sticks -- just two legs, joined by a bolt a foot down from the top, and with a nylon strap across the top to stop them spreading too far. They're very light, and have those Nordic walking stick rubber ferrules on the bottom (covering up ground spikes), so can be used to walk with. I've used them standing (I'm 6'4" tall) and sitting, you just twist the legs to extend or shorten them, and can push them open with one hand. A very useful tool.
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