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The Solo is getting some very bad reports from a number of people I trust. Keep the S200 and practise more.

It's primary purpose on an air rifle is to stop muzzle fip. Whilst it's hardly excessive on a pcp stopping it gives you a far better chance to watch the pellet fly and land. For target work if you can see where you missed you have a better chance to correct the next shot.

It would appear different Judges interpret the rules differently. Always best to play safe.

And your last line says it all! Can you speak for every copper about? - obviously not. If you want to run the risk that's your business but to encourage someone-else to do so is not appropriate in my book. Plod can use any pellet they choose to test with as there is NO national standard test. .2 ft/lb gives you nothing but worry if pulled whereas the £5 buys some peace of mind.

Your only potential problem is some manufacturers (AA for eg) do not sell parts that require dissassembly (either FAC or non-fac) to anyone but dealers. They claim it's a safety issue.

All new guns are having the power adjusters removed imminently anyway to appease plod and the antis. The Mk3 daystate has already lost it's "pot". Whilst unlikely to get 5 years (it says mandatory but the reality is it's not) for 13 ft/lb you would get a criminal conviction to your name and your gun crushed. Power can vary by 2 ft/lb with different pellets so try a range. Just because one make 12 ft/lb though doesn't mean it'll group well. Even 10 ft/lb is plenty at normal hunting ranges. The difference between 10 and 11.5 ft/lb is only 1/3 inch holdover at 45 yds and shooting acurately beyond that is the realm of a very few experts.

Wouldn't have been my choice but each to their own. As to a pump or scuba tank. Look at most pumps that come up secondhand - they are invariably almost new as the owner is getting rid in favour of a tank. Save money and buy a tank to start with. Get the biggest size 300 bar you can manage. Your gun fills to 232 bar so anything less is part filling from fill one. If using a pump you'll be knackered after pumping a 200cc bottle - too knackered to shoot straight so you'll need to plan your shooting in advance and pump the night before. A pump also puts a LOT of moisture into a gun. Dive shop compressors remove the bulk of the moisture - the piddly little traps on a pump don't.

Absolutely yes. 1. Get slot 2. Register the serial number 3. Do the work (no problem with DIY)

Show your FAC to air arms and they will be happy to supply any FAC parts if indeed any exist for the gun as it's possibly the worst choice about pcp-wise for FAC power. They may insist on sending them to a RFD though.

The Webley and a number of Loguns are all made by FX airguns of Sweeden. The AA S400/S410 is a completely different animal and is made by Air Arms. The barrels are similar in that they're Walther units. Very few airgun makers make their own barrels. Anschutz, Walther, BSA and korean are the main barrel makers. China also makes barrels.

Beware of getting spare cylinders though. The fireing valve is in the cylinder so different cylinders can give different powers. You need to check this if you get a spare.

Excellent gun. Don't worry over the floating barrel. Mk2 version isn't floating anyway - only the mk1. Quiet as any other gun. Magasine works well in .22 though I've heard reports that some .177 users have had problems. As with any unregged gun you need to do a full chrono run to find it's sweet spot.

It's an excellent gun though if mainly hunting I'd get the carbine. It's easier to swing about from the 4x4 or hide than the long version. If using it for mainly targets then get the classic but save cash and get the single shot S400. Magsines are a pain in the butt for target work. The AGS 3-9x40 is a decent scope and comes in two versions - Saphire and Elite with the Elite having the better optics. The mil-dots are spaced too far appart in either to be of any use and are set true at 16x. The Hawke reflex 3-10x44 is also a decent scope optically for similar money but with useable mil-dots set at 10x. JSR will happily make a combo of any gun/scope and give a discout if bought at the same time.

Rob Try this thread on AGF http://www.airgunforum.net/agf/index.php?a...12501&hl=taylor

The 160 shots were IIRC from very dubious advice to fill well above the 190 bar manufacturers max. Being regged it'll work just fine at almost any pressure above reg pressure but these cylinders blow at 230 bar so there's precious room for anything above the makers max. Filling to 190 gives approx 110-120 shots in a .177 classic IIRC. Air is cheap though and about a dozen rabbits is all I really fancy lugging at any one time.

The S10 CAN be a good gun BUT I know many folk who've HAD one and moved onto something-else. The regulator in the S10 is not overly reliable and power can vary. They are also very heavy. Lovely triggers though and a nice flat scope rail fo rNV mounting if you so wish. There's only 1 safely feature to rely on however and that's good gun control. Relying on a mechanism isn't a good idea. No problem in having them and using them but they're not a substitute for proper control. Don't rely on anything the magasines tell you - every gun is great according to them as they are too reliant on the advertisers for income.

What I said isn't intended as a personal pop at anyone but whilst there are often genuine differences of oppinions there are also differences of oppinion which arise through differences of experience (to put things politely). The job of those seeking advise is to then decide whether to follow the advice given or not. It's often a tough task when you know very little being new to it and assume all others know lots more. The best advise on kit will always come from a club environment IMO where there is a wide variety of kit and experience. Even if you have zero interest in target shooting a few visits to a club before you buy your first gun would be high on my must do list.

If by [airgun buyer] you mean BAR (airgunbuyer.com) you are in a very small minority claiming them to be a rip-off. They have an excellent reputation within the airgunning world. Their secondhand prices aren't as good as private but they give a good deal on the gun you are trading in too. Twice I've been offered the price I asked for guns which frankly weren't selling at that price privately on the various forums. Their afterslaes rep. is second to none. Target-sports website is a std web design bought over the counter so to speak. It's exactly the same web design as many other sites. Their prices are ok but no better than many other places. Logun have a very bad reputation for guns with just about every serious shooter. The only two they actually make are the professional (known as the Logun Rifle) in Mk2 guise with a poxy inline mag and are far more likely to be sworn at that sworn by, and the S16 which is top candidate for Lemon of the decade. All the rest of their range are re-badged FX guns offerings, with the Solo also coming in for major stick for constant loss of zero and bad groups. Your uncle bought one and regretted it!!!! - not the best recommendation I've ever read! [www.airsportdirect.com] Webley exocet - £176 versus JSR for £145. I could go on but why bother. Wabit The problem you have is one of sifting the good advice from the bad. A club is the best BS filter about as most club members will have seen and used a variety of guns and talked to many others who have too. Many people on forums simply recommend what they know which may in all truth turn out to be rather limited. Whilst that recommendation will in all likelyhood have been made with the best intentions it doesn't necessarily help you and may in fact hinder.

Definately a job I'd be more than happy to pay someone-else to do given the risks of large explosions. Have a peek here for that big bang feeling

If they ran off how do you know where you hit them? You are using a recoiling rifle so the chances of you seeing the pellet in flight are slim to zero. Even with a TX your chances of watching the strike are poor so the Cometta is going to be worse. I use .177 and if you hit the spot they die. You often get the spasms out of them but they are just going on the last instruction their brain had and are definately dead. Why use different pellets? Find a pellet that your gun likes and stick to it. The quarry won't give a stuff what type it is. You do not need hollowpoints for hunting - accuracy is far more important.

Had a d141 Gen 1 briefly - total rubbish. Went back to a lamp. I've tried Gen 2+ and that is FAR better. As above, if you can't afford Gen 2 or better I'd stick with a lamp. If you must get gen 1 the Falcon unit is highly regarded as one of the best. The NS156 is also highly thought of (secondhand only now) and the even older Night Super is good but VERY heavy at 4 lb.

And another thing seeing as your poll is locked wabit - get a .177. .22 is tough to hit things with due to the loopy trajectory. .177 is far more forgiving on range estimation. If you use a .22 you'll have to limit your range far more so than with a .177 - to the tune of 10 yds less or so. Nothing overly wrong with that if that's ok by you, but it's not ideal in my book. Before the inevitable happens and someone says they can shoot a .22 perfectly well to 45 yds in the field I'll say I've seen enough at UKAHFT events to proove such a statement to be gonads. The winning score is always a .177 (usually by some margin) and with a 12 ft/lb airgun the slight extra downrange energy of .22 means diddly. Shot placement is everything. The S16 is .22 only. The S410 is .177 or .22. Go along to your local club and ask to try theirs before you part with your money. Try a .22 and try a .177, preferably away from the plinking range and at unknown distances and you'll see my point. You can't kill what you don't hit.

Too true. I really would not want anyone to get one of these, be dissapointed and quit airgunning. There's nothing wrong with getting one when you are armed with all the info you can get and are prepared to put up with it's faults and foibles if and when they arise. You can then kick your own backside for ignoring the advice. I've bought guns with a less than impressive reputation before but done so with my eyes wide open. I certainly wouldn't advise anyone getting their fist gun to be so accomodating of a bad gun. Newbies have enough to learn without tolerating a lemon.

Without a chrono you can work chairgun backwards. Measure the drop from your zero to say 50 yds as accurately as you can. You can use this info with chairgun (you have to assume the "std" ballistic coefficient is correct for your gun) and alter the velocity until the estimated drop is correct for your set-up. It's a far from ideal way of doing it but I've seen new guns vary from 9 ft/lb to 16 from a number of different manufacturers. Anyone relying on their gun being legal simply because it's new is taking a serious risk.

OK - why is the bad press unwarranted. YOU may have one that works but a vast number (fact) did not. Their service centre dealt with vast numbers of returns of this shoddy pile of junk. I personnally know of 4 owners of the Mk1 S16 who all had major problems, who all sent them back for warranty work and who all passed them on very quickly to the next mug in line. My own gun simply would not index from new. After sending it back it indexed perfectly but the reach is designed for a gibbon (you do mention this), the trigger is agricultural, the rubber coating snags clothes when mounting the gun, it's very air innefficient and it's badly balanced with a sling stud exactly where your leading hand wants to go. There are vast numbers of reports on the lemon-like nature of this product on every airgun board about. They are cheap secondhand for a reason - nobody wants them. The last of the new Mk1s went through individual testing with Logun to attempt to mollify retailers and customers such was the reputation earned. Please tell me why the press is unwarranted in the face of such criticism. The shrouded model has improved the reliability and trigger but not addressed the reach issue. Before anyone tells me it's accurate I'll say how many guns are there that are innacurate?. I can think of two recent releases so that leaves the vast bulk of all guns being accurate. I've owned both a S16 and a S410 carbine (plus two S400) and the AA product is premier league (at the price) leaving the S16 struggling in division 1. The AA is popular for a reason - it's good.