-Mongrel-

How the Hell did he manage to take a picture of the UNDERSIDE of his boots then? He didn't stand on it! He'd be risking life and limb! He sent the boy up there obviously!

107 of my V8i ES Discovery...now that's not looking good for spares at the breakers is it?!?!

Both my Ridgeback and Lab eat grass when the mood takes (most days ATM), nothing to worry about. As for defending the dog, yep, I would use whatever means at my disposal (within reason) to get an attacking dog off mine. My Ridgie seems to antagonise Bull terriers (read Staffs in the main), he's been attacked four times now in what I can only see as unprovoked attacks. He doesn't have similar problems with any other breed so I don't hink it's him, anyway I digress, I generally grab a handful of Staff Bull terrier scruff and lift, there have been occasions when fists and boots have had to fly too...I'm learning to REALLY dislike Staffs Bull Terriers as time wears on. Why would you want to keep a dog that's such a pain in the **** socially?

I'd maybe see if you can get a like fo like swap. .22 is fine for hunting, and in my experience so is .177, both have their pros and cons. However, when you get into FT/HFT then the .177 seems to be the calibre of choice. I don't know of anyone shooting HFT seriously with .22, the flatter projectory and lessened effected from winds seem to make it more popular. Based on that, if you can get a .177 then IN MY OPINION it's the better dual purpose tool. I use my Air Arms S400 for both with good enough results.

Ooh, an educated opinion, there's a rarity on forums! As the man says, fit a liner. It will work better and be more easily maintained.

In conclusion, lets face it, neither is a patch on an AA's S400/410!

That's from about 100 bar, no point in letting an S400 get any lower. It takes me (being a more mature gentleman)about 2 minutes of steady pumping, have a rest, then top it off. Probably 5 minutes from picking the pump up to putting it away. It's why I bought a bottle!

My shooting is all vermin control based, age is unimportant, we are there to reduce the general numbers, not just the OAPS.

190 bar is the recommended fill pressure, but you will find it will shoot best between about 170 & 120 bar, varies a bit from gun to gun, but it's that area it shoots best in that's known as the 'Sweet spot'. My S400 does seem to prefer Air Arms pellets over any others I've tried. I use the Diabolo Fields for target and hunting without any accuracy or performance issues, some of the people I shoot with prefer the Diabolo Hunter in the field.

Right on both counts, that's no Audi (or Aldi), and that will have come as an unpleasant surprise for all involved! :blink:

Seems to be the choices are AGS, Hawke, Leapers, Tasco, Richter or generic Hong Kong/Chinese scopes. I'm looking for a 3-9x50 mil dot scope for HFT, ideally with IR, any experiences and opinions on the best of the various options?

There are two ways of filling a Pre-Charged Pneumatic (PCP) airgun. You either use a divers bottle, which is filled as required by Dive shops at a cost of around £5 a fill, that will see the everage shooter through a couple of months or more. You also need the charging rig which connects the bottle and gun as demonstrated in the video. Alternatively you use a Stirrup Pump, this is manually pumped along the lines of a large bicycle pump. Basically you keep going until you reach the desired pressure. It's surprisingly hard work :blink: . It takes maybe 5 minutes of pumping to charge the gun, but I personally have to take a break in the middle! It's quite stiff pumping to get up to 200 bar or so. Most regular shooters use the dive bottle.

A few guns at it sounds your best solution in the circumstances, can you get numbers on the ground?

Yeah, I'll take it at £50 posted. PM me details of how you'd like payment, thanks. Paul

There's one in my local dealer at £325 right now, privately you should get one cheaper.

You'll be fine mate. I've got an ABH and attempted theft on my record but both from 20 or so years ago, I've also struggled to get anyway near a clean licence in the last 15 years, I regularly get down to 3, but normally in the last few months of those three I pick up 3 more. If your 'stress' was determined as temporary, and resolved then there's no reason for it to be a problem. If I got an SGC then you sure as Hell should! I was told it would have been different if I'd picked up the ABH in the last five years, but they understand the lack of good judgement that plagues the young!

Alternatively, you could run the overflow pipe from the water butt out onto the garden, much easier to do as it's only a 3/4" pipe. If it causes 'bogginess' it's easy enough to dig out a soakaway to deal with it.

Out of test cylinders are little more than scrap metal mate. You'd stand a better chance of selling them if you put a test on them.

It's still almost the price of a new one. I'd buy new personally and get a warranty.

I'll take the Allen Cheetah mate, PM me the 'deal' on the two if you would please. Paul

How much is a bank ticket?

You'll get an AA S400 for closer to £300, I've recently bought a good one for that. That'll leave enough for a 2nd hand bottle and charging rig. Mines a .177 and plenty good enough to hunt as well as plenty accurate enough for HFT.

That's the badger! For me, it's not the dead animal that I hunt for. It's the 'chase'. To identify a target, spend maybe 20 or 30 minutes stalking and getting in range, and then taking a succesful shot. That's why I shoot. That's where the pleasure is. The carcass is just the required end result.

Six of one and half a dozen of the other really isn't it? You should expect small kids to be around a play park should you not, and kids will always be kids no matter how hard you try. I have two dogs, one a labrador and the other is 55kg of Rhodesian Ridgeback x English Mastiff...kids always want to cuddle the lab . I will always call the dogs to heel and then introduce the kids to the dogs. If I see a little 'un approach either of them they get called to heel instantly. My dogs have never bitten or shown any inclination to do so, but you don't take the chance, in the same way, I'd never leave a small kid in the room alone with either of them. If the big fella got out of hand, the consequences don't bear thinking about!

For the cost involved I'd get it retested, it's about £25 at my local dive shop. You'd get considerably more than your costs over and above an untested cylinder, for a cylinder with a full test on it.