New And Thinking About Taking Up Shooting...

[Huw1988 9]

Hi,

I'm a avid outdoor's man, Love my match fishing and used to game fish for the odd trout for the dinner table.

 

My father has owned a .22 break barrel rifle for years for shooting squirrels that would attack the chicken feed bins in our back garden, i have spent many a day target practice shooting with it when i was "younger" only 27 at the moment so i use the word younger loosely

 

looking to get into shooting again for fun mostly maybe later on rabbiting but i don't want to break the bank buying all the gear getting bored and never picking it up again.

So im joining to find out as much info as i can before i spend my wages on stuff ill never use or want to replace down the line (from looking so far like a Pump for a PCP, having read a post about bottle over pump)

So things im looking for from the fourm

any advice on:

starting guns (looking at a multi shot pcp but not set on it)

scopes

security/law on how to stay above the law and safe (trigger locks, safes,etc)

locations to shoot (ranges)

people to meet/talk/shoot with

general advice from other peoples mistakes that i can learn from

 

looking forward to reading your replies and hellos

 

Huw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Durham John 693]

Welcome aboard mate,

You'll spend many an hour reading posts on here, there's loads to ho at.

As for which gun you're better of going round your local RFD and try as many diff guns as you can to see what fits you best .

[Huw1988 9]

Stupid question RFD????

[VWman 232]

Hello Huw

Have you still got the use of that springer, what is it, could you get started with that.

The more you are around air gun shooting the more you pick up.

If you go back through the old posts you will see all sorts of good stuff.

Good luck getting restarted.

[walshie 2,804]

Stupid question RFD????

 

Registered Firearms Dealer (gun shop)

[treecreeper 1,136]

Where abouts are you? Be a lot better going to an air rifle club over an rfd first imo as they won't try to sell you anything, and you will be able to actually shoot them.

[villaman 9,983]

Hi and welcome ,looks like you have done a bit of homework already but every day is a school day and even at my age of 50+a bit more

Right go with a dive bottle , with a pump to much foreign matter can course to many problems with your gun , i have seen it with my own eyes .

 

For a gun they are so many good ones ,it all depends what fits you the best but IMO you will have a job to beat HW100k Two mags plus a silencer included .

 

A chronograph is a must to check the power of your gun these are excellent http://www.chronoscopes.com/

 

Scopes once again are a personally thing ,best to have a look through as many as you can , now need to spend a lot on them with a PCP ,I use Hawke scopes they suit me better than the MTC range my mate bought a nikko sterling http://www.uttings.co.uk/p118939-nikko-stirling-panamax-3-9x50-ao-rifle-scope-npmx3950/#.ViU28MWrTIU very nice scope

[villaman 9,983]

Sorry some of the keys on the computer are not working all the time

[Huw1988 9]

Where abouts are you? Be a lot better going to an air rifle club over an rfd first imo as they won't try to sell you anything, and you will be able to actually shoot them.

Im near stoke-on-trent

[Huw1988 9]

Hi and welcome ,looks like you have done a bit of homework already but every day is a school day and even at my age of 50+a bit more

Right go with a dive bottle , with a pump to much foreign matter can course to many problems with your gun , i have seen it with my own eyes .

 

For a gun they are so many good ones ,it all depends what fits you the best but IMO you will have a job to beat HW100k Two mags plus a silencer included .

 

A chronograph is a must to check the power of your gun these are excellent http://www.chronoscopes.com/

 

Scopes once again are a personally thing ,best to have a look through as many as you can , now need to spend a lot on them with a PCP ,I use Hawke scopes they suit me better than the MTC range my mate bought a nikko sterling http://www.uttings.co.uk/p118939-nikko-stirling-panamax-3-9x50-ao-rifle-scope-npmx3950/#.ViU28MWrTIU very nice scope

so im looking at just over a grand all in to start up you reckon?

800 PCP gun

100 Scope

100 dive tank

100 bits and bobs (chrono)

[treecreeper 1,136]

Hopefully someone could advise a decent club or rfd near you.

Get a quality set up for that money new but make your mind up what your after and buy second hand save alot and if you change your mind you won't lose anything.

[VWman 232]

 

Hi and welcome ,looks like you have done a bit of homework already but every day is a school day and even at my age of 50+a bit more

Right go with a dive bottle , with a pump to much foreign matter can course to many problems with your gun , i have seen it with my own eyes .

 

For a gun they are so many good ones ,it all depends what fits you the best but IMO you will have a job to beat HW100k Two mags plus a silencer included .

 

A chronograph is a must to check the power of your gun these are excellent http://www.chronoscopes.com/

 

Scopes once again are a personally thing ,best to have a look through as many as you can , now need to spend a lot on them with a PCP ,I use Hawke scopes they suit me better than the MTC range my mate bought a nikko sterling http://www.uttings.co.uk/p118939-nikko-stirling-panamax-3-9x50-ao-rifle-scope-npmx3950/#.ViU28MWrTIU very nice scope

so im looking at just over a grand all in to start up you reckon?

800 PCP gun

100 Scope

100 dive tank

100 bits and bobs (chrono)

 

If you like it and stay with it that would be money well spent but it is a lot of cash even if you say it quick.

IMO what has been recommended is spot on.

You could get that cost down with mint second hand gear that members on hear could kit you out with (shake the tree and see what falls out ).

Get all the info on the hw 100 cos there is a few different models based around the same rifle.

[Rez 4,957]

Hello

[Huw1988 9]

 

 

Hi and welcome ,looks like you have done a bit of homework already but every day is a school day and even at my age of 50+a bit more

Right go with a dive bottle , with a pump to much foreign matter can course to many problems with your gun , i have seen it with my own eyes .

 

For a gun they are so many good ones ,it all depends what fits you the best but IMO you will have a job to beat HW100k Two mags plus a silencer included .

 

A chronograph is a must to check the power of your gun these are excellent http://www.chronoscopes.com/

 

Scopes once again are a personally thing ,best to have a look through as many as you can , now need to spend a lot on them with a PCP ,I use Hawke scopes they suit me better than the MTC range my mate bought a nikko sterling http://www.uttings.co.uk/p118939-nikko-stirling-panamax-3-9x50-ao-rifle-scope-npmx3950/#.ViU28MWrTIU very nice scope

 

so im looking at just over a grand all in to start up you reckon?

800 PCP gun

100 Scope

100 dive tank

100 bits and bobs (chrono)

If you like it and stay with it that would be money well spent but it is a lot of cash even if you say it quick.

IMO what has been recommended is spot on.

You could get that cost down with mint second hand gear that members on hear could kit you out with (shake the tree and see what falls out ).

Get all the info on the hw 100 cos there is a few different models based around the same rifle.

Is the baa r10 mk2 any good compared with hw100 on phone sorry for spelling

[villaman 9,983]

The new super carbine ones are a lot better now , more pointable , but still hit and miss on the regs .

Best to get a good second hand one and send it off to XTX AIR for a reg and tune