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M Robson!! Nice one Bud. Will have to give that a go in future. I just used to use the Twigs from the edge of the field near the hide. Zeb

Windscreen washer motor and a variable resistor to adjust speed and a motorcyle battery. Weld a few hollow rods of metal to the motor pinion which you can fix the arms into and weld a base to the bottom of the motor and a piece of tarp to hide the motor and battery. Zeb

Its a rotating decoy you can use either dead quarry on it or plastic decoys. They are said to work well. I also use propped up dead pigeons all you need is a few tent pegs or a few twigs and they also work well Zeb

The TDR brand new is £545.00 from Blackpool Air rifles. http://www.airgunbuyer.com/Showproducts.as...%20Air%20Rifles Scroll down the page and have a look. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Thats one nice looking rifle and worth the extra 45 quid. Zeb

I have a .22 gunpower stealth. Accuracy is fair enough to drop rabbits at about 45 yards. POwer is full 12flb. Nice n easy to break down into a rucksack or the laptop bag. My honest opinion though even though i have a Stealth IS!!!!! If you have the £500 try and find a used Airarms TDR or save a few quid more and buy a new one. You can't fault them. Spot on accurate and power and you even get a class look with the wood parts. Now combine that over time with brass replacement parts and that is one BEAUTIFUL rifle. I am after one myself but have to wait to sell the car first. Zeb

Im pretty sure you can still get the adapters in this country try euroguns i think it was there i saw them. Zeb

Faulty valves / leaking bottles just not good enough for the market i say!! If you want a S16 then get the MK2 but be warned there are still a FEW reports but not as many of failures but the major part of reports on the MK2 is user error with the bolt (not locking it down propperly) if you want a GOOD take down try the Air arms TDR about £200 more expensive then the MK1 S16 but in my eyes worth EVERY penny. And failing that you may want to see if you know anyone with a Gunpower Stealth you can have a go of. They are quite versatile rifles and i have NEVER had a hinkling of bother with mine. You can do so much to them and they are sooooo simple to MOD and repair if the need ever comes. I have taken rabbits as far as 65 yards with a mates. Then i bought mine and i really never got out with it much but managed to skull cap a few bunnies out to the 40 yard mark no problem either. Try the TDR first and if you can!!!! Have a look at the stealth as it's NOT everyones cup of tea really but it's a belter for me. Zeb

Most GEN1 NV has either 100mw IR illuminators if you get a good top end NV or below 100mw if you get the cheapies. Like i say go for a half way or top end GEN1 with a GOOD illuminator there is a 450mw illuminator i have been wanting to get my mitts on for a while (when i get the cash) http://www.opticsplanet.net/atn45sulorai.html Works out about £60 and if i can wangle it send as a gift i will get around the import duty I had a play with a Falcon a while back with a new IR illuminator and the vision was great i could make out the rabbits at 45 yards easily. Zeb

Decent GEN1 with a uprated (higher power) IR illuminator can be just as good as a low end GEN2 Why spend 1000s when you can get a decent GEN1 and an Illuminator for under £500 Zeb

BSA super ten is my opinion. I purchased a Webley Raider for £245 new which is nice and damn accurate 4mm target every shot at 25 yards. But the Super Ten is a cracking little rifle and will one day adorn my wall. Zeb

They make a difference DOWN RANGE only. Trouble is usually by the time the pellet hits your quarry there is an enormous crack anyway which tends to scare any close prey off!!!! Zeb

Have a word with Blackpool air rifles they have one in for the HW 77 so i asume they will produce one for the HW57 after all it's just a thinned down version really. Zeb

I have NO doubt you will be able to purchase a new fore end with an adapter fitted to it somewhat like the Sharp innova adapters of old Hope you get sorted Zeb

Good trick if you want to evade import Duty is to ask the seller to wrap in Gift wrapping and on the declaration of export to select the GIFT box and tick it. If it is a gift you don't get charged import duty i myself have NEVER yet had to pay them. Zeb

A lot of people don't know IF you add a Higher power IR illuminator to a GOOD GEN1 NV system then you can get that GEN1 NV to out do the cheap GEN2. Why pay 1000s for a GEN2 when you can upgrade the GEN1 to be just as good for a little over £100?. Try it if you don't beleive me but a higher power Illuminator about 75Mw up over or even better is 100Mw as you will find most GEN1's will have about 35Mw illuminators. It's like changing a standard 100 watt bulb for a 500w much better for longer target aquisition at beyond 45 yards. Like i say give it a try Zeb

If the Dynamics are the Non lead ones i prefer NOT to use them. All barrels on air rifles were designed to use Lead waisted pellets. Untill there is a lot of people who use these with no problems i wont be taking the first step myself. Maybe i am just over cautious but i don't want to run the risk or knacking my barrels for no one. I never even used the copper points years ago for the same reasons. Zeb

There was a Falcon NV on Ebay a few days ago not sure if it's still about the guy wanted about 200 - 215 Buy It Now and it's a good scope for it's money. I would however reccomend you buy a More powerful IR illuminator for better picture but they aint too badly priced either. Zeb

To Be honest and with no disrespect to you Old Rooster i find the crosman pellets (other than the premiers) **** in all my guns i much prefer the H&N field target trophy pellets in 5.53 cal. Nice tight groups with a good result in the field on quarry too. I used to use the Accupel a lot in the late 80s in my innova as well as the wasps and found them to be quite good for the intended purpose and recently found the wasps super accurate in the Stealth in .22 cal also purely by accident when i ran out of pellets to plink at 25 yards and i happened to have a tin of wasps lying about. Recently i bought a few tins of Accupel and was dissmayed at the inconsistency of the pellets and their characteristics durin flight. In the 80s they seemed fine but now they seem naff? Another decent pellet for Pre Charge is the Logun penetrator but in my view a bit of a joke for the price . RWS used to make some good pellets but i haven't tried them for over 15 years. Wasps are a generally good all rounder but i would reccomend if intended for live quarry you go no lower with the weight. I know a guy who uses nothing BUT wasps he swears by em in his HW80 and HW77. If you are looking to find what pellet is best for your Gun then i know a few places and even on the internet do sample packs (about 10 of each pellet) in little packs on card on average about 20 different pellet types. It may be worth trying one of these to see what your gun will shoot best with. Zeb

Try and either find or make a Lamp with a dimmer switch and keep the light as low (brightness) as possible. It does 2 things for you. It makes you battery last a bit longer and secondly it isn't as likely to spook the rabbits out at a further range. Someone else gave good advice also by switching it on while it is pointing up it's less likely to spook the rabbits. Oh and try and ese the edge of the beam rather than the centre. Scan the layout the day before so you have a good general idea of the area. Sweep with your lamp from one direction IE from right to left slowly. When you get a rabbit in the left edge of the beam STOP. take your shot and switch the lamp off till you are reloaded. Then back on pointing up and slowly lower to the point you just took your rabbit at and follow on as before sweep right to left. Lamping is more like an art. The more you practice the better you get at it. You may want to try a filter too if the rabbits are a bit lamp Shy. When walking from one place to the other switch off the lamp (and make sure the Gun aint loaded!!!) just incase you trip! no one wants a pellet in the *** beleive me it hurts i know. . The best info i can give is spend a bit of time scouting the area durin the day and find a few good comunal warrens where loads of rabbits sit. When you know where they are i reccomend sitting and waiting them out. You need minimal light for this but a good objective lens on the scope or open sights. Moon light is great for this. Once you pick one off just wait till they come out again and take another. I find you generally get about 4 good shots in till they get too warey. Then move on to the next warren. And when you are done if you don't have enough to show for it spend the time walking back to your can Lamping. Just a few pointers i hope you enjoy yourself

NV Mounted on a flame thrower You can't miss Zeb

Don't make me beg guys!!! Not nice to see a grown man on his knees asking for a broken gun Zeb

Didn't you hear? they drink Sheep Dip!!! No seriously a while ago the Auditors were called to loads of farms due to discrepancies about the purchase of SHEEP DIP. it turns out there is also a WHISKEY called sheep dip and teh afrmers were ordering it along with the sheep dip for ticks on the sheep. Crafty ****. Zeb

TTT Thanks Guys!!! Zeb Martin

Hi Guys! I am looking to get my hands on a SMK B2 rifle to strip down and see if i can improve a few things. No inflated or silly prices please. I can get them Brand new for £24.99 but am willing to pay £20 with postage payed!!!!!!!!!!!! Zeb

Thanks for the Info Coney!! Sent an email back just a quick question about where the Part is placed in relation to the other items. Thanks Zeb