Is It Worth £600 Extra

[stealthy1 3,964]

2 hours ago, si brown said:

I’m with you on that rfb..

I think the synthetic looks miles better and is far more user friendly for field bashing!

the black and yellow one looks shite

 

It's so you can go prone on a wasps nest if you have to, and blend in.

[si brown 8,486]

1 minute ago, stealthy1 said:

 

It's so you can go prone on a wasps nest if you have to, and blend in.

its bloody awful.. it looks like humbug

where have you been hiding anyway?!

you need to do another hunting post.. that last one still goes down as the funniest ive seen in this section 

[stealthy1 3,964]

Just been really busy, keep looking in, and I'll see what I can do about a post. lol 

[villaman 9,979]

44 minutes ago, philpot said:

These are the ones I like Mitch.    https://www.grsriflestocks.com/rifle-stocks

Like the hunter series , where can you buy them Phil in this country and how much ? 
Been looking at boyed stocks today and not a bad price , about £215 for adjustable check 

 

[philpot 4,925]

35 minutes ago, villaman said:

Like the hunter series , where can you buy them Phil in this country and how much ? 
Been looking at boyed stocks today and not a bad price , about £215 for adjustable check 

 

A number of dealers sell them Mitch however I do not know of any down in your part of the world. This is my rfd who have proved to be a superb company to deal with as they are rifle specialists with a hell of a lot of knowledge.     https://www.forestlodgegunswragby.co.uk/

Phil

[philpot 4,925]

Here is the dealer list for the UK Mitch.    https://www.grsriflestocks.com/dealers

[si brown 8,486]

1 hour ago, villaman said:

Like the hunter series , where can you buy them Phil in this country and how much ? 
Been looking at boyed stocks today and not a bad price , about £215 for adjustable check 

 

there is one on your doorstep Mitch on phil's list.. the tikka I had hold of felt mint with the bifrost 

should be one landing at my local shop for me .223

[philpot 4,925]

32 minutes ago, si brown said:

there is one on your doorstep Mitch on phil's list.. the tikka I had hold of felt mint with the bifrost 

should be one landing at my local shop for me .223

Your Sako has a really nice stock Si but I totally understand the reason for the change over, I might have to talk to you regarding price from your man.

I have seen a couple of the Boyds stocks Mitch but I would not put them in the same league as GRS stocks in terms grip diameter, adjustment and real feel of the grip, big difference but you pays your money and take your choice.

Phil

[xraiderx 94]

You can get all this for 1900

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

12 hours ago, timmytree said:

Well I'm going to sling shit in the pile.

Seriously, is any sub 12 worth that kind of money?

We're talking about popguns, little more than toys, more expensive than a decent FAC rifle. They might be pretty, look lovely and be technically brilliant but they are lower power than a bloody catapult, sorry to burst anyones bubbles but even the most expensive sub 12 has got less power than a nailgun or a powered stapler. 

You aren’t paying for the power output for sure, and as you say, a catapult can easily produce more energy. However, they have their place in the shooting world. As to whether they’re good value for money is up to the individual. I personally wouldn’t pay over a grand for a 12ft lb air rifle, but that’s just me.

[bigmac 97kt 13,730]

12 hours ago, timmytree said:

Well I'm going to sling shit in the pile.

Seriously, is any sub 12 worth that kind of money?

We're talking about popguns, little more than toys, more expensive than a decent FAC rifle. They might be pretty, look lovely and be technically brilliant but they are lower power than a bloody catapult, sorry to burst anyones bubbles but even the most expensive sub 12 has got less power than a nailgun or a powered stapler. 

Is any pro sport worth £600+ Timmy

For most of us who are not lucky enough to get fac

air is all we have and we are stuck with it

or give the sport up .

its like when you buy a car there is all ways a one a few cars down you would love to have but just cant push the wonga to get it or any thing come to that all ways some thing better .

So for the lads that cant get fac all we are stuck with is air and is it wrong for us to want the best Timmy

and if there pop guns WOULD YOU STAND IN FRONT OF ONE

iv been on the receiving end of one and 3 and a half hours in an op

so i CAN say there defo not pop guns lol

I totally agree with you on price mind they take our hands off and come back for our eyes

like you say you can buy a bullet gun for less than an air rifle .

Air rifles have come a long way from when i was a lad you would be lucky to get a rifle to shoot past 30yrds at one time

then the air sporters and the like hit the air gun world  and that was the start now

with the rifles we have to day a sub 12 rifle can shoot out to 100yrd with ease and still retain the hitting power to kill.

There not glorify,d toys any more 

atvbjimmy

 

 

 

 

[bigmac 97kt 13,730]

38 minutes ago, timmytree said:

I gave up FAC and SGC years ago because I actually prefer airguns, more user friendly and being able to plink in the garden is a huge bonus.Is a PS worth £600? I wouldn't buy one now because there are much cheaper rifles out there that with a bit of TLC can be made very good at half the price. Remember when I bought a Gamo Phox? about 17 months ago now when everyone was saying don't touch the shite from Gamo? Well it's still going strong, no issues, it just works and is bloody accurate. Compare that to the HW100, HW110, Kozak, S510 and FX something or other all bought by friends in the last 6 months and they've all gone back with problems. 

And no I wouldn't want to be shot with one, especially in .177 although I've come close a few times when I was a kid. I had a pellet scrape the tip of my nose when a mate persuaded me to stand still to shoot the fag out of my lips!

Im with you on the ps nice rifles but the price has gone way up on them

like you say loads out there that just need tlc .

gamo ,,smk,,and the likes have come a long way

was looking at a smk the other day

when i first saw it i would of sworn it was a hw80

and the things we did as kids eh

atvbjimmy

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

1 hour ago, bigmac 97kt said:

Is any pro sport worth £600+ Timmy

For most of us who are not lucky enough to get fac

air is all we have and we are stuck with it

or give the sport up .

its like when you buy a car there is all ways a one a few cars down you would love to have but just cant push the wonga to get it or any thing come to that all ways some thing better .

So for the lads that cant get fac all we are stuck with is air and is it wrong for us to want the best Timmy

and if there pop guns WOULD YOU STAND IN FRONT OF ONE

iv been on the receiving end of one and 3 and a half hours in an op

so i CAN say there defo not pop guns lol

I totally agree with you on price mind they take our hands off and come back for our eyes

like you say you can buy a bullet gun for less than an air rifle .

Air rifles have come a long way from when i was a lad you would be lucky to get a rifle to shoot past 30yrds at one time

then the air sporters and the like hit the air gun world  and that was the start now

with the rifles we have to day a sub 12 rifle can shoot out to 100yrd with ease and still retain the hitting power to kill.

There not glorify,d toys any more 

atvbjimmy

 

 

 

 

If you’re limited to 12ft lb that’s it. Nothing wrong with that, and spend as much as you like. When you’re not, it’s easy to think, “well, for that money I could buy ‘x’y’z that can shoot 1000 yards etc”.  Everybody’s different and it’d be a boring world otherwise . I love the crown, preferably synthetic, and I’m fairly certain that I’m going to buy one, it’ll be fac mind.  I’ve got plenty of sub twelve guns myself, and if I added them all up including scopes, custom stocks, accessories etc, ahh, don’t even want to think about it. 

[villaman 9,979]

Still got 11 sub 12 

2 FAC air  , but use the FX crown  .22 all the time now  . Haven’t shot  FAC fx impact.25 for about 5 months and haven’t shot any of the sub 12 for ages 

[si brown 8,486]

the only sub 12 pcp I own is the cheapest one ive ever bought and its as accurate as the most expensive sub12 ive owned!

and the only fac air riffle I own is one of the most expensive out there.. is it worth the money??

im not sure but its been the most dependable and hits the mark consistently and spends most of its life getting bounced round the car boot getting bashed against gates and it 

holds zero all the time.. still think it looks like crap but ill be keeping the impact