bruno22rf

I seem to have spent years finding the ultimate wild bird food-sunflower seed hearts.Everything devours them and flocks of Greenfinches and Goldfinches were everyday visitors.Then next door got 2 cats that killed just about all of them in a space of a couple of months-including the Male from a pair of Blackcaps-after huge row with neighbours I dont feed the birds anymore.

To those who give-I salute you.Saved my life on 2 separate occasions

Thats not unusual m8-after checking availability i,ve often had the item in my hand less than an hour later!!!(mind you I do live 5 miles away from them :lol: )

With regards to noise-the .17 hummer we use with a moderator is as loud as the .22 without-one shot clears the fields for quite a while and makes the .22 much more useful on most occasions.As regards the sub/hv matter -I seem to recall that the impact point of the 2 is about the same shortly after 100 yards as the hv loses speed more rapidly than the sub.The sub is more than capable of killing bunnies at 200 yards and its the accuracy that matters the most-therefore shooting at a more realistic 100 yards I would invest in a milldot scope and learn the hold over required to achieve vertical zero beyond your normal zero point.In my experience subs are far more accurate than hv rounds(with the exception of RWS hv rounds)and coupled with the ability to be silent makes them virtually perfect for the .22 rifle-almost a marriage made in heaven (unlike most others).

Is this a public college we are talking about here?-as in owned by your council?-as far as I am aware most councils would insist on registered pest controllers doing such work.

Get your hands on a chrono-or gunshops usually charge about a fiver to check it + your nearest Airgun club (or one of its members) would have one-put your location on your headings and you might get lucky and find someone on this site who would let you use theirs for a minute.

Not one Crayfish that I have caught has asked to see my license.

Mate of mine used to shoot pigeons around his barns with one of these-really nice to shoot with,I seem to recall,and the sights were a wonderful example of the quality that BSA were once capable of.Chambers gun spares still stock some spares for these and the parts diagram might be of some use to you.If it were mine I would consider having the metalwork re-blued and the stock cleaned and treated-look after her -that there's a piece of history.

Casting slugs for a Rimfire?-Why?-I'm intrigued. :look:

WOW-Now that's nice :yes:

Air Arms S200 with the AA moderator-ugly to look at but pick one up and try it-stupidly accurate and power enough for any Airgun quarry.

Oh dear me,Mr underdog,you do seem intent on proving your point.Not shot clays since i was 18 (long time ago)-Navy Arms muzzle loader for a few years till it became unsuitable for the pigeon control work that I took on,Have owned most calibers at some time or another-All my shooting is pest control with pigeons being the major quarry but I do Rabbit clearance if asked,odd fox but never gone looking for them unless a landowner asks.Currently shooting about 3k acres regularly with more on request as and when I am needed.Lost over a thousand acres last week because I just could'nt cover it anymore due to heart failure but have first dibs on much more in Northants.Gladly admit to wounding the odd bird when decoying-lost my right eye a couple of years back so still getting used to shooting left handed which has'nt helped-at the moment i.m only taking birds that are "easy" and using more open chokes-not ideal but seems to work well enough.

Just a quick reply,underdog,regarding my usage of a shotgun-34 years with a 12,give or take a few months-with an airgun-just over 36 years including several as an instructor.Hope that clears things up.

I'm guessing that some of the nurses at SM hospital will not miss his "wandering" hands.

The guy in the clip was using a repeating airgun which would give him considerably more firepower than a normal single shot jobbie.....but this still does'nt mean that the guy does'nt deserve a kick in the nuts.How many of those pellets took a birds foot off or put a hole in the gut thus causing a slow lingering death?If you cannot see what is wrong with this behaviour then might I suggest that you consider taking up some other hobby? And as for comparing an airgun to a shotgun-where a shotgun has more power in its ignition cap than an airgun and fires in excess of 300 potentially lethal projectiles-what the heck are you smoking???

Got one in 12-paid peanuts for it but its a really nice gun to use and quality wise its superb.

I have a nice fire front from a Baxi Bermuda-its a floor mounted genuine Baxi unit that simply bolts on the front where the old (normally ugly wooden) unit fitted.It works as a stand alone unit that throws heat out the front and connects where the old unit connected-also has a 240v connection to produce a fake glow.I,m near MK if anyone wants it-bin in my shed gathering dust for near 5 years-just come and get it-can do pics if you want.

If I were in your shoes right now I would opt for one of the BSA Mercuries on Guntrader.One there for £145 with a dark stock looks really nice.Go second hand to avoid the massive depreciation on a new gun and ,if you are not experienced,buy from a dealer so you get a warranty.

Hold out for the 90-theres no comparison between the guns you mention-ones a Merc the other is a bicycle.There are some on guntrader-your post is unclear,however,do you want face to face or not?

Sorry to be blunt but.....600 acres of Oilseed rape with pigeon problems versus an Air Rifle is not a fair fight.If the farmer has a genuine problem with the birds he needs to re-think his defences-just my opinion.

The pin coming out is not good news if it is the barrel pivot pin-the cocking link pin is less important.If it turns out to be the former then you need to ask why this has happened-if the pin was made/fitted correctly and lubricated occasionally then it should last the life of the gun-I fully understand the difficulty in complaining about second hand purchases but if I were in your shoes I would only accept this gun if it was fitted with a new (pivot) pin and such a repair proved 100% successful.While you are in the shop have a look at the breach of a Weirauch or any decent maker and see how the job should be done.

Anyone bitching about the price has'nt met this guy-top man in my books and I think you would be hard pressed to find a better use for your money.

Is the gun new?-if so demand a replacement-either the pin has been ground undersize or the breach block/breach faces have been reamed oversize.Pushing the pin back in and holding it in place with loktite or swelling the pin out with a copper hammer (the 2 cheapest fixes) is not an acceptable repair.If a new pin is fitted and the fault reoccurs reject the gun-make sure they fit a new pin by marking the existing one.

ging125-tell the mrs I will wash up AND do the ironing for the gun,

Bin with most of the big names but with Tesco now for nearly 3 years-never had the slightest reason to complain=coverage-value-customer service all spot on.