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As Mice so correctly states - we all swear by different makers - mine is AA all day - had them since the SM100 nearly 20 years ago and in all that time the total spares repair bill has been under £10 - I have a standard S410 in .177 and a Walnut stocked carbine in .22 - both true LH. Both guns were less than £600 for the pair so, in theory, with the LH getting rare and considering current SH prices if I ever had to sell them () I should get my money back or maybe make a little so my shooting is really self financing. As with any Gun there are plenty of options out there, some loaded with features (many of which are largely superfluous in the field), but catch out the unwary or unsure (Daystate have built their empire on such buyers) but until you have a few years under your belt spent undertaking the most usual form of your sport it's easy to be fooled into thinking that the very latest Carlos Fandango Laser guided 3/4" calibre PCP with a infinite shot count is the only gun that will bring home the bacon. We all seem guilty of missing the main criteria when discussing the potential of any Airgun - it's nothing to do with the gun at all - it's us.

Fair points indeed, Bobydazzler, but 2 weeks of ownership were more than enough for me. The loading/notchy issue has been mentioned by many others and I was aware of the potential problem before I bought my gun - most had put it down to the action simply needing to "bed in" but on inspection ( I was a precision engineer for many years) the problem soon became obvious that the magazines retaining ring is simply too wide - using a more domed pellet gives an immediate improvement but Walther should really put a larger taper into the breach and replace the ring with an o ring. I have spoken to the actual designer of the gun at some length concerning the above issues - maybe later ones have been redesigned. As for the barrel - this is a sporter and should be capable of withstanding reasonable treatment in the field - nearly 4kg of gun against 1/2 metre of thin unsupported barrel fixed to an aluminium body is not a marriage made in heaven. In my capacity as a pest controller for 6 (ish) months of the year I cannot afford to have the slightest doubt in my equipment's ability to deliver in any situation and that was not the case with the RM8 - just being let down once is enough - my current guns are faultless (IMHO) and capable of rough handling, rarely need re-zeroing and are more accurate than I could ever be - not going to say they are better than your RM8 cos that's simply down to a matter of opinion, but they are all the gun I will ever need. I am genuinely glad that you love your RM8 - I wish I had felt the same just for the shot count alone but it wasn't to be.

I take Allopurinol for my knee/shoulder/wrist gout but find that a low dose of steroids is needed to remove any fluid in the joints - fluid on the knee will also clear quicker if you keep the joint moving as much as possible - put a tennis ball under your foot when you are sat down relaxing and roll it around. Believe it or not Gin also helps.

OK - pop your mag out of your RM8 and load a pellet - face the mag towards you as if you were about to shoot yourself in the face and push the pellet thru with a matchstick or similar and watch what happens as the pellet exits the Mag - the retaining band is so wide and strong that it tips the pellet upwards as it leaves the magazine and this causes the common "notchy" feel on loading many RM8's. The barrel obviously is Walther but mine bent in the action after falling over when I leant it against a tree - not impressed - sold mine after less than 2 weeks and was glad to get rid.

Don't even consider an RM8 without living with one for a few days - they weigh a ton, the barrel is easily bent and the loading system is inherently faulty and damages pellets as they are fed into the chamber.

The HW80 was designed in collaboration with Beeman (USA and called the R1?) hence the high power potential but are sold as 6ft/lb in Germany - so you are correct strimmer_13 - I will commit it to memory, never stop learning.

Seem to recall that Germany restricts Air Rifles to 6ft/lb strimmer_16. As for your 80 - feed it AA Field as they are pretty consistent, replace the scope with a different one and make sure that the mounts are located with the arrester pin in place, if it's new then it might need several hundred rounds to settle down, get someone else to shoot the gun and make sure it's not "user error". Where do the pellets impact? Is it a vertical string or simply no consistency at all?

Replaced these with a trigger stick now so up for grabs for the price of postage.

As for Vaseline - introduce it into the high pressure area of a PCP breach and you are likely to blow your face off .

By the fact that SM50 says to shake well before use, my money is on 50% Silicone Oil + 50% Molybdynum Grease?

I thought that Abbey SM50 was Silicone based?

Pop it into your local friendly gun dealer and ask them to put a tiny smear of grease on the bolt once a year - in 7+ years of owning my PCP I think it's been lubed once - as for the probe I have never done anything apart from a wipe with a clean cloth and my probe is used on 2 guns.

Has one of these for years - good as a Miroku any day of the week.

Don't let him suffer, my friend, kidney failure is painful and makes you feel terrible with few obvious exterior signs. Wouldn't be in your shoes now for all the Tea.....

Not a great fan of SMK but when you consider the price it's got to be worth a punt and practically any PCP has almost inbuilt accuracy due simply to the design, as long as it holds air and is comfortable/easy to shoot then all the bells and whistles of a gun 3 times the price doesn't kill anything more dead - it's also quite nice sometimes to shoot with a gun that's considered a bit of an underdog. Why are you struggling to get eye relief? - look up "reach forward" mounts and see if they would help - if so then I can send you a pair FOC, just PM me your address.

TBH - you will need to spend quite a bit of your hard earned to beat the S200 if you bought another PCP - to attempt it with a springer is, at best, a very long shot.

Doubt that I would have taken such a shot - no matter how big the regulars at the Pub are there is always the risk of hitting the Rabbit . Reporting to his FEO - REALLY?? The OP is simply presenting you with a dilemma - what better way to educate?

What's wrong with it?

Really sorry to read of your loss - must be heart breaking. I am by no means an expert on ESS's but my dog ( a rescue, 8 months old when we got him) will follow all basic commands after the most rudimentary training but also flushes and retrieves to hand without any training to do so whatsoever - it must be in his genes? I would suggest that it's the dogs breeding that makes him/her special so buy after recommendations or reputation rather than price. We all believe our dogs to be the best - but mine IS - I cannot imagine waking up in the morning and him not being there, best friend I've ever had by a long shot.

Think that the gun has to be entered onto your ticket by the selling RFD now?

Forum deffo seems to be less interesting over the last year or so - too many keyboard warriors and petty squabbles is just one reason I find it less entertaining. PW would certainly be a forlorn place without members like SIH and it can not afford to lose such talent - had the pleasure of meeting the guy once and his knowledge and skill where shot making is concerned is second to none - a really nice guy as well .

Just in case you were considering one for your car - they do not work on many cars - to check you need to see if your cigarette lighter works with the ignition OFF - if it does then you should be ok.

I'm with Old Boggy - the guy is a genius with old guns and a real gent to deal with - wait till you get the gun back from him then ask how old he is - amazing.

Walker570....considerable swelling eh? now that's given me an idea . Mice....any pictures of the Dog wearing wellies and trousers?

Be interesting to know how many of us have ever double loaded a PCP - I'll start - 20 + years using only PCP's for hunting = zero. Keep your eye on the ball.