WataWalloper 3,261 Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Is that the buttalo one? Tried one years ago out with a mate an it deffo worked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 3,624 Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, WataWalloper said: Is that the buttalo one? Tried one years ago out with a mate an it deffo worked Yeah buttalo mate, not ad it long. All them yesterday morning never flinched ha ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 Rabbit for dinner, shot with the Hornet (simple shot.) 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Tubes on the companion 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
truegrit 84 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Nice setup there fella how ya finding that tube compared to flat bands ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 I much prefer tubes than flat band. They're more consistent and last longer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Had a bit of a accident a few weeks ago.. I shoot with a relaxed grip and a tube snapped bringing the catty outa my hand hitting me flush in the eye. I'm left with a scar on my lense ( which will heal in time). So I decided to shoot light bands n ammo to regain form and confidence ( with a lanyard n shooting glasses). I'm quite amazed at what 7mm steel will do with a bit of practice. The rabbit was 20 mtrs and hit in the high neck/bottom of the skull. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitre 219 Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 You lucky you could have lost a eye and you know how our hospitals like 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andysparks 127 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 On 26/05/2025 at 18:55, Mr Wilkes said: Tubes on the companion Do the tubes wear much faster where they go under the clips? I love shooting looped tubes OTT but always struggle to keep them secured on the fork. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 I haven't found that they wear too much mate, I use dankung premium and they outlast everything I used in the past. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C.green 3,253 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 What you tying them with mate ? I like the constrictor knot with waxed thread for that reason if there gonna snap they seem to go where they been tied rather than at the fork coming back at you. good bit of shooting with the light stuff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Constrictor knot using engels twine. Sometimes I wrap that with black Amber belt to neaten it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,124 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 I’ve shown this before but I tie my tubes by using a short length of tube pushed over a pair of long nose pliers then push your ends through and slide it off the pliers nice and neat easy to do 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andysparks 127 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 4 hours ago, Mr Wilkes said: I haven't found that they wear too much mate, I use dankung premium and they outlast everything I used in the past. That's ideal then, might have to look into a clipped frame. I agree with you on the dankung tubes mate, the gzk tubes are abot 10- 20 fps faster but have a shocking life-span....I'm lucky to get a couple of hundred shots out of them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andysparks 127 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Looped tubes seem to be doing the job on the pigeons for me lately, 2040 and 9.5 lead. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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