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Better late than never; a conclusion to this story. Needless to say, the excellent Darrin at XTX Air has sorted the problem and delivered back a rifle that is a joy to shoot. The R-10 had been up-powered(?) and required a couple of new parts to resolve the bolt issue. With the X-Tune package carried out the rifle is now a delight to shoot. It loves the Falcon Accuracy 5.51 pellets but I am starting to wonder if it's a little heavy for me. My other rifle is an AA S200 which is so light by comparison (and equally accurate at 30 yards) that I am still preferring it on a rabbit shoot. I guess th

As promised, the new Pax Vintage .22 (5.6mm) pellet has arrived. Search Defiant Vintage .22 on th'ebay to find a supplier of what is promised to be the answer to be an old, British springer's prayer. Can this new ammo revive interest in the rifles of our youth? You decide!

I have read (somewhere) that the change happened around 1984.

New ammo for British .22 rifles - Coming soon!This has been previously posted on another site by its author and is reproduced here to widen the readership. Having been pretty disgusted with the quality of Wasp No.2 .22/5.6mm pellets I contacted another manufacturer with a request for them to make a better pellet in this 'vintage' caliber. They didn't ask me to keep this a secret so this is the reply I received from Pax Guns: "In recent months we have received several enquiries from owners of obsolete British air rifles fitted with a true .22/5.6mm barrel – guns such as the BSA Mercury

A big "Hello" to all at The Hunting Life from sunny (today) Shropshire. I started air gunning for rabbit last year and have found it a very relaxing and tasty hobby. There are many more recipes yet to try so 'bring 'em on'. Today I had a nice target session with my AA S200 in .22 calibre after a strip and clean (the gun, not me). The scopes were taken off during the process so I checked them onto zero at 25 yards. Sweet! With the aid of my new bipod the RWS Superdomes soon found their way to the target centre. Can't wait for Flopsy, Mopsy, Connontail and Peter to come out to play again. Good