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  1. John Stott
    Agree totally, shoot a springer accurately and you will shoot well with anything. I agree about text speak as well. Some forums are ruined by moronic utterances and laziness. Lazy at writing, slovenly at shooting.
  2. John Stott
    I just use the ordinary blue Loctite for nuts. Works a treat, its habit with me now to use it on any threaded gizmo. Any hardware outlet sells it or agricultural merchant. I don't use these B&Q things, support local
  3. John Stott
    I agree with the other fellows, Swift Stumpy is a wonderful short silencer. Used one for a month and no complaints at all. Nice piece of kit.
  4. John Stott
    If you do ever drill a wooden stock, use tape and a pillar drill, not a hand drill. Then you know the hole is at the right angle. Splits occur when the pilot hole is off to one side even by a few millimetres. Also use some Loctite on the threads. I drilled a Mauser stock this way thirty years ago and it has never shifted or split.
  5. John Stott
    Nice write up that was. I like the fridge crack. Mines a double freezer when it comes to shooting, good bag as well.
  6. John Stott
    Thats a shame, if its the thread I always use some Loctite. I have found over many years that the twisting of the sling can quickly unscrew at the fore end. Its a sobering experience to bend a barrel. I am using mainly American sourced sling and ancillary bits nowadays, by far better quality, yes dearer but more reliable. Hope its not too badly damaged.
  7. John Stott
    Si is brilliant, I know plenty who swear by his work.
  8. John Stott
    Interesting comments, and yes this can go round in circles. Fact is any shot with any caliber is potentially lethal. Deaths do occur in the mid east from falling 7.62. I personally don't want deaths occurring in Britain if avoidable. So, safe shooting is the mantra for all. My old goat of a neighbour had a visit from the licence chappy two years ago. He was popping .22lr towards our boundary from 50 yards. One round spun off a fence post passed my head missing by six inches. Another hit the side of the farmhouse bouncing off a branch. Moral of that story is obvious. My boy and I visit a ple
  9. John Stott
    I take woodies with a .177 Ultra at fifty to the head. Anymore would be pushing it for me. Si Pittaway hits stuff at seventy five, he can shoot. Like Barry said it will kill at a good distance, though over forty yards with a .22 sub 12 is pushing it in my opinion. Stick to sensible distances, do not give our sport a bad name.
  10. John Stott
    Used Sport HDs on rimmies and pcp. The simpler the better for me. Cannot fault Hawke out to a hundred and fifty yards. I am so bloody old anymore is wishful thinking
  11. John Stott
    I use three Hawkes, never an issue with any of them. The last few years has seen a fantastic range of better quality optics from them. Well priced as well.
  12. John Stott
    BSA Essentials x30 fixed is a decent little scope as well. For £30 you cant go wrong.
  13. John Stott
    The Hawke offerings are decent. Uttings do a good price too.
  14. John Stott
    I think you might have to pay VAT this end as well.
  15. John Stott
    Well, I am hoping they sort this out quickly and to my satisfaction. I recently had the same with a BSA Ultra, power fluctuations. BSA replaced the rifle promptly, but only after trading standards were mentioned. I have read Daystate are good with customers, at those prices they should be. The lack of quality control and testing really needs addressing. My RFD even mentioned that many so called top notch German HW100's are going back too. I question the quality control, no product costing these prices should leave without testing. That said, I will wait to see what Daystate service is li
  16. John Stott
    We will have to wait and see what the marxist nannies vote for friend! Our local licensing officer reckoned that if they went on ticket throughout the UK departments would grind to a halt in days. The workload will be impossible to manage and a compromise would be found, as it always is. And yes, if it happens in Scotland you might as well just apply for a full FAC. I saw one suggestion for Scotland being self registration, much like the current FAC one for many shooters. How many bets on that route and a nice fat fee as well?
  17. John Stott
    I don't think there is one really. Unless you are looking at a rabbit 70 yards away on a windless sunny day. The extra bit of range is no doubt useful on some shots but as I said earlier, I think a pellet is too variable in itself for those ranges. Anything over 50 yards would be .17 for me, I went off .22 subs years ago after seeing the .17 in action. Just my opinion but it is down to choice in the end.
  18. John Stott
    Stick a drop of oil on it very week and rub it all the way round as they advise. Had one in weekly use for over two years.
  19. John Stott
    Thanks all. Grand place this is too.
  20. John Stott
    Deciding what you want it for first is best. I see some numpties with HFT rifles in the field, others with rifles the size of a house because of the bottle doing club shoots. Sorry a bit unfair on some but I think folk get hung up on shot count. Most pcp's, the smaller bottled ones, are quite attractive rifles. The shot count varies on say a AAS200 and a BSA Ultra at around 40, up to the odd on a HW100 or AAS400 series with many in between. For general around the yard pest control and most field work I like carbines. even with a moderator they are short and easy to lug around all day, weigh
  21. John Stott
    I like the Hawke range, very good quality optics for a fair price. I also have a BSA Essential x30 mounted on a "fun gun" we use in a paddock for target work. Its a gem and at around £30 a good buy. Uttings have a great range and it is worth a browse. I have settled on Hawke Sports x40 with one inch tubes for several of my serious rifles. All around £100 mark but they have proved themselves more than good enough for air and rimfire work. Good luck though.
  22. John Stott
    The only one that appeals in anyway to me is that Wolverine in .303. Even then its only ten shots at around 950 fps. They shoot deer and a boar on various U Tube videos. I have always liked air weapons, well all weapons if I am honest, I enjoy shooting them as it is a cheap way of shooting as well. That has a great bearing on anybody nowadays does cost of a sport. It also fills my pot, I use a little Ultra for pigeon and rabbit, the odd other thing in season. Again it is an enjoyable way to shoot as your skills need to be honed to get within short distances. I still do not really see where
  23. John Stott
    Fox is a no, no I agree. Did a test many moons ago. Stuck a ewes head on a pole and shot it with .22 and .177 at different distances. Not one penetrated. Even from twenty yards. Switched to .17 HMR and, you guessed, penetration. Folks make up plenty of claims for air weapons. Most are just daft.
  24. John Stott
    Oh dear. Just posted on another thread, but sent a Regal back this week. Bolt stiff and seizing after thirty shots. Wish I had read these experiences afore splashing out £800. It is quality control. It is not good enough, and yes it gives whats left of British gun making an even worse reputation. Air gunners seem to be treated like c..p at the moment, or is that just my impression?
  25. John Stott
    Grand piece of work friend, well done.
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