cheers for the offer Si, I think pushing to £300 is going to be tricky to justify
I hadn't really given any thought to the fact that the wife\kids will find it unwieldy when they start to use it.
This info may have just changed my outlook on what I want as I may be better served getting a cheaper simple good quality rifle that would be suitable for juniors to start with, and then getting the cash together for something that will last me for years to come next summer (HW97 or the equivalent Air Arms). I'm happy to wait for the right gun to come up 2nd hand if I've got something I can h