flynndog 543 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Been offered one like new with a bag and pellets no scope wants people's thoughts and is it worth 130 ? 1 Quote Link to post
mattwhite 1,993 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Depends on where it was made pal in my opinion. I had one about 20 years ago that shot lovely and also a new one i bought in about 2012 that would have been more use as a cricket bat. I couldnt get the bugger to group with any pellets at all so i bought a 2nd hand tx and problem immediately solved. Bsa were no help at all and as good as told me it was me that couldnt shoot it properly so i spat my dummy out and swapped it pal. Another mate of mine had the same issue with a new se so he fitted theoban gas ram in it and its improved but not perfect. Maybe weve been unlucky but i personally would chuck another £70 at it and get a hw99s 5 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,979 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Quote You here good and bad things said about them , more bad though Just buy HW99 2 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, villaman said: You here good and bad things said about them , more bad though Just buy HW99 Did you go down lamberts in the end ? They had the secondhand one in for £175 ? Quote Link to post
villaman 9,979 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 No not yet ,hopping to go down next week 1 Quote Link to post
flynndog 543 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Got it to put me on its a plain stocked one think an older model . It's mint like new chronic it at 10.6 in .177 gave 100 for it in the end it's just to get me out the house and into shooting again after having to sell up. 3 1 Quote Link to post
flynndog 543 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, villaman said: You here good and bad things said about them , more bad though Just buy HW99 Didn't have the money to get one and needed to get something to get out it'll put me on til I can get another lgu 100 quid with bag as 6 tins of pellets so not too bad i think it's an older model to be honest 1 Quote Link to post
mattwhite 1,993 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 It does look like one of the older models so hopefully youve got one of the good ones there pal. Get some group tests posted pal. Im interested in seeing what she does 1 Quote Link to post
flynndog 543 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 anyone got a pigeon HEAD printout for me to practice on 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,979 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, flynndog said: anyone got a pigeon HEAD printout for me to practice on Don't forget the drawing pin 1 Quote Link to post
mattwhite 1,993 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Light the blue touch paper and stand well back........ 1 1 Quote Link to post
Rez 4,957 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 That is a bangin little rifle that. When I see these lightning posts I think of the mk2 models. The mk1 ones where real smart. Is it in good nick? 1 Quote Link to post
flynndog 543 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Rez said: That is a bangin little rifle that. When I see these lightning posts I think of the mk2 models. The mk1 ones where real smart. Is it in good nick? Yeah you'd think it was new shoots........ well it shoots like a springer should of done back then I suppose hahaa . No it shoots well to be honest I've half zeroed it in the garden in the dark about 27 yard out the back and hitting a can with top facing me so bit of better zero in the morning and I'm away I probably won't keep it but it's something to use and build up to another lgu or s200 Edited January 19, 2019 by flynndog Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 14 hours ago, mattwhite said: Depends on where it was made pal in my opinion. I had one about 20 years ago that shot lovely and also a new one i bought in about 2012 that would have been more use as a cricket bat. I couldnt get the bugger to group with any pellets at all so i bought a 2nd hand tx and problem immediately solved. Bsa were no help at all and as good as told me it was me that couldnt shoot it properly so i spat my dummy out and swapped it pal. Another mate of mine had the same issue with a new se so he fitted theoban gas ram in it and its improved but not perfect. Maybe weve been unlucky but i personally would chuck another £70 at it and get a hw99s Reminds me of the blurb that comes with Weihrauch guns, which says something along the lines of 'If your pellets are not hitting the target, then you are pointing the rifle in the wrong direction.' Which in the case of my 97, is perfectly true. 1 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Well you shouldn’t loose any money on it 2 Quote Link to post
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