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A pcp is not "better" than a springer It is different, and for those with a poor shooting technique it can enable them to become a better shot. They are more expensive to maintain and service, hardly any of which you can do at home unless you are competant enough. As for that rubbish about the pumps :blink: A pump is useful for topping up a rifle after a hunting trip. For sure it is a bit of effort but as long as the pump is serviced it is a piece of **** to use! I serviced mine last week and it's like silk now. No effort at all. The only real benefit of a divers bottle is the quality of the air in it. It is drier than that from a pump. Although having a dripak fitted is nearly as good. PCP's are good make no mistake but for heavens sake you should really be a competant shot on a springer first, and if possible keep one in the cabinet to keep your technique upto scratch!

If you want a PCP then get one. A clinical, relable and fantastic hunting tool. However a springer is just as good, cheaper to run, less hassle and just as accurate. Oh and a springer teaches you good technique, the first thing to slide when you buy a PCP! (I have an AAS410)

On a 12lb airgun you are not going to get any other shock factor other than the look on it's furry little face when it realises you've just given it lead poisoning! Just stick with the accupels.

Give them a shout, they might have a spare one.

I use a fabric sleeve that was designed for shotguns but I adapted it. Wrap a bit of scrim round it and you are away. Dipping is all well and good but may affect resale value etc. Nice Ghillie by the way. I made mine and it cost more than £50!

Feeling hungry then? What would you have done with 40?

No wonder they have problems, it is not written in crayon.

Sorry, not too sure what you mean. Constant pressure? Do you mean regulated? The origanls are not regulated, they drop off as the pressure alters. Cannot understand the last part, sorry!

It is a personnal thing but as a rule of thumb on a .22 zero at 30yds. This can make it easier to get a kill shot should you misjudge a distance. (If you know what I mean!) A .177 is usually zeroed at 35yds as it has a flatter trajectory which compensates.

Best pellet is one that groups well. Regardless of make. Accupells work well in S16's so maybe start there.

It is a complete joke that these Police officers do not have a clue. Surely common sense must prevail, even a quick check on the internet will sort out a LOT of problems. What about BASC producing a pamphlet that you can show the clueless muppets? Would the BASC code of practice be any good as an an explanation to P.C. Clueless?

I regret selling my HW57. First decent gun I had. Still the Father in Law's BSA Lightning that I have "stolen" sort of makes up for it!

Oh and did BASC actually help out at all?

I got to page five and lost the will to live. So did he get his guns back and were the plod in the wrong?

Who would most likely be clueless. Unless he was a specialist in Firearms laws, or whatever the term is.

BASC. I have never had to make a claim or contact them but have the confidence they would be there for me if I should ever have to!

I'm guessing the AAS4**. I know they fell out of fashion a couple of years ago with the AGNI shooters when the Daystates and HW100 became the "oooh oooh must have one of those" but for value for money they cannot be beaten. The Ford Mondeo of rifles, not the flashiest but the workhorse! Oh and yes, I do have one

I fell threatened and intimidated that he had left the caps lock on and therefore gave the impression he was shouting his opinion! It is probably like most FAC related topics that the police cover, they don't have a clue, make it up as they go along and state it as National policy. Every force seems to have a different interpretation of every rule. That is why I belong to BASC, they know the FACTS and will take care of you when the Keystone cops come bumbling along

Once you get a good combination there is little point in faffing about. Maybe for a laugh when plinking or using up old pellets you have lying around but I would rather either just hunt. (With maybe a little practice every now and again to keep my eye in)

No. It's just a cross I have to bear.

Ask Prince Charles, in the papers today he has been quite vocal about his didlike of greys!

It is probably down the side of my sofa, everything else ends up there.

Avons "Skin So Simple" (or what ever it is called, but it has three S's!) works well. Failing that eat garlic or marmite, I do and never have any trouble, or friends, but that might not be the garlic.

Well that would be a AAS410c! My spellin isn't that bad, however my jokes are.

On occasions I do ring the plod. They give me a reference number. If the public do call the police they are obliged to answer the call regardless of whether you ring or not. However quoting the reference number would help smooth things over. I have no experience of the police being called however so I cannot swear on it, it is just my understanding of things.