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Decoys I bought didn’t work for me, I’ve had some results from propping up a magpie carcase on my lawn but my best results come from taking one out from a group and then the others come to see what’s happened and get taken out too. Over the years I have thinned down the local magpie population and now they rarely venture into my garden, when they do I am ready with my HW100. The local resident songbirds are now thriving and a joy to watch, lots of unwanted pigeons around but they don’t prey on the other bird chicks so I leave well alone.

Hi Rez The main difference is the Connect SL has a 24mm objective lens set into a 30mm parallel body, whereas the 32mm lens of the original Connect has bell housing. I have both models but I prefer the SL for HFT because I can use custom made ultra low mounts... thus keeping my aim points closer together. For instance... 1.4 mildot hold over @ 8yd, .3 mildot hold under @20yd and 1 mildot HO @45yd all at 10x magnification with 31yd prime zero. A very slight improvement on the depth of field is also claimed by MTC; in reality I can’t tell the difference. Regards, Steve

As I looked through my open bedroom window this morning, I caught a glimpse of a magpie flying into my neighbours oak tree to perch. This is a regular occurrence and I keep my Daystate Air Wolf close to hand for such an event... magpies are in abundance in my semi-rural neighbourhood, and I do my bit to keep them in check to allow a balance with the local songbird population. Upon retrieving my Daystate from the top of the wardrobe, I settled down by the window to survey the oak tree through the rifle scope, hopefully to spot the magpie that had originally caught my attention. Moving leaves g

You already have one of the finest PCP rifles available for around £800. Buy a quality spring powered rifle, learn to shoot it properly and it will give you far more satisfaction and pleasure than another PCP. Regards, Steve.

Those who know me also know I live in a rural area of a large town. Most mornings as I sit up in bed watching the news on the TV; as I do, I occasionally divert my eyes to scan around the trees and open fields visible through the open window. I have a pair of binoculars close to hand and frequently enjoy watching the local wildlife in a beautiful natural setting. Over the years I have kept the local magpie population in check to give the songbirds a better chance of survival. This year there’s been an excessive number of magpies, perhaps due to the long warm summer we’re currently enjoying

FSB Carbine with full length cylinder would fit the bill. It would also fit into the standard stock.

I have no criticism to make about either rifles, although my Air Wolf is by far is the more contemporary rifle. It’s a shame Daystate didn’t live up to my expectations when it went in for service a month or two ago, it took five long weeks turnaround. Regards, Steve.

Ditto

I awoke this morning to a congregation of magpies creating a din in my garden, with a lone magpie perched on my garden shed roof overlooking the commotion at distance. Living in a semi rural area I always have an air rifle close to hand for just such an event; and on this occasion the magpies where too excited to notice me open the slightly ajar window a little wider allowing me the opportunity to take aim with my MTC Connect mounted on the Air Wolf. Knowing the distance to the shed was 55yd from my bedroom window and with no time to re-focus the scope; I sighted the bird’s head up with two mi

This same question was asked a few days ago. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/323774-changing-a-22-to-a-177/ Regards, Steve

After five long weeks, the last three involving numerous phone calls and email messages, I have finally got my Air Wolf back from servicing. When I delivered it in person to Daystate; I was told to expect a two week turnaround. In my opinion, half truths and vague promises seem to be a forte of Daystate, and customer liaison is none existent. The two hundred pounds plus for service was expected, in return it would have been nice to be treated as a valued customer and kept informed on progress when delays where imminent. Settling into the new factory and service personnel on holiday was the e

Yes it’s possible, worth the trouble though? When I changed my TX200 barrel from .22 to .177, I encountered several problems. The hardest part by far was removing the barrel; I then had to add preload washers to bring the power up. In the end it was spot on but took lots of trial and error. Take a look at the post I made on here after completion. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/292537-reworked-tx200hc/ Regards, Steve.

It’s a great shame it clashes with the UKAHFT National Series at MAD; otherwise I would have been there to join good friends and meet new ones from THL Forum. Historically it’s a great event organised by Davy, Si and friends. Anyone from the forum contemplating attending ought to book the event before all the places go. I’m just sorry I pre booked a hotel and the National series at Mad before I knew about it. Regards, Steve

It is probably a slight forward movement of the silencer causing the problem. To cure, open the underlever and you should see an allen type grub screw towards the rear underside of the silencer, slacken off the grub screw, tap the end of the silencer with a wooden mallet or similar to knock back into position, tighten the grub screw back up to complete the fix. Regards, Steve.

I must agree, the sporter stock is the better of the two options; thumb up is more stable and I would love to get my hands on one to give it the works. Unfortunately whenever I have seen one for sale or bid for one on eBay they fetch high prices. If anyone has one for sale at a reasonable price I would be interested? Regards, Steve