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FWB 150 was recoiless. It was a springer with a sledge held action. You can tune them to shoot higher than 6ft-lb.

Loved my Franchi. Love my Mossy 500 even more though... Can't even think about firing a semi these days as it feels like holding a wiggling cat or similar. Far superior experience with a pump. I have an improved cylinder aftermarket choke in mine. Never felt outgunned range wise.

They are both underleavers. The only break barrel that works at that level is the HW98 if one is a beginner I would have thought, and then on bags/supported. If you want a dedicated target rifle, then there are much more underleavers out there to choose from; the two rifles above plus the HW97 and 77. Again I'd echo JSB pellets and a Hawke Panorama or similar range optic. Cheap Hawkes are pretty poor IMHO, no worse that other cheap scopes, but Airmax are decent. You don't need more than a variable 40mm objective.

I shot in the HFT Worlds in 2014. Three of the class winners used Hawke Panoramas. I fitted one to my HFT rig and all my hunting airguns as a result. They still give great results. The basic model Hawkes in comparison are very poor, they only really come good in the mid-range upwards IMHO. MTC are awful for white-out and glare at any price. Nikon are OK, but Nikko-Sterling are bargain basement stuff in the lower ranges. I do have a couple of Gold Line 80s scopes that perform well still though. Minox ZL3 budget range are good value. Very clear to my eyes at least, but a proprietary reticle. The thing is that YOU need to look through what you are interested in.

Yildiz are a good bet. A gunsmith pal recommends ATA as well made. He mentioned it in conversation rather than trying to sell me one.

If you want a really good look at mental health care in the US v UK, Pure Madness: How Fear Drives the Mental Health System by Jeremy Laurence is a sobering read. It's written for the casual reader but is essential for an understanding of the situation IMHO.

I went to a reunion of my old bike club on Sunday. We were reminiscing about Triumph chops, half width sls drums, and soiled underwear. Beautiful bike. The more one looks the more complex that frame design is in order to look simple. Pure class!

Yep. Same goes for AAA shotgun loads. They ricochet like crazy. Similar ballistics equals equal twangs.

I had a chat with a member on here years ago about shooting in a paddock. He was finding that .22 shorts ricocheted badly and asked if anyone locally had an FAC air. The air option was a LOT less pingy! That said, I had a gut churning ricochet from a 10.5 ft-lb HW97K once. Unbelievable whine from such a low powered projectile. Pellet must have hit a flint after the it passed through the rabbit.

I was genuinely surprised that Marshall took three rounds to get any sort of rhythm. She's damn good, but Shields is superlative.

The Stutzen was a way to offload a lot of outdated Airsporters sitting unordered at BSA. Agree that the LGU is not that impressive close up. Find another shop...

A .177 FAC springer is an option. HW80 or Diana 48 or 50 for example. I've never had a problem with pass through in .177. It has happened but the quarry is still dead. A few years back I watched a chap shoot very well at HFT with a his 'new' second hand HW80. At some point we all got chronoed; the thing was putting out well over 12 ft-lb! Bloke had a fit and almost ran back to his car to dismantle the blasted thing. Obviously his score card went in the bin.

Land too. They stopped production a while ago, and it's always in demand.

How much for the C Henry and the one by Speakman and Curtis please?

A few bargain HWs on Guntrader. Secondhand may be the way to go. £225 for a mint HW35 is better than anything off the shelf new at that price. Second hand or borrowed scope and mounts with only £75 quid left in budget though, or Weihrauch diopter at £90+ secondhand also. Uttings have 4x40 Hawke at £55 and mounts at £20 if new is desired. That said... I bought a second had Stirling scope with steel mounts for £10 delivered from Farcebook marketplace not long ago.