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Have a look on Matt Mannings "Airgun Show" on Youtube. The Griffin is a Royale XL in a fancy laminate target style stock. Looks pretty enough to me Cost is £1550, 150 will be made. I for one like the LE's. And especially for "mole", I'd much rather have a Daystate LE than a bit of Hatstand snot clogging up my cupboard

Funny that, I've had 3 HW100's and would not have another one. The .22 I had wouldn't group for toffee, the first .177 I had would group one day, then shotgun the next. The second .177 I had sprung a leak. Oh, and whilst the thumbhole is an ugly stock, at least it "fits" - the sporter feels like holding a scaffold plank ! On the flip side, the BSA's I've had have all been very accurate and I've never had a mag problem. My Mk1 R10 leaked when I first bought it, but BSA took it back and fixed it, no problems in 5 years of ownership. As to double loading, can't believe anyone would rate a Hatstand over a BSA because you can't double load ?? What a load of snot !

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Ecoline single chest freezer, white, top opening. No idea how old. External dims: H 32.5 inch, D 24 inch, W 22.5 inch Has been in my garage just used for game. It's got a few marks, top of lid is a bit scratched, but it is in good working order. Only selling as now have fridge freezer in garage ! £50, buyer collects.

I know "get a springer first and learn to shoot proper like" is the sage wisdom handed down by the great and the good, and its a lovely sentiment - but, with the deepest respect, I think its tosh. If your budget can run to it, buy a PCP (and I agree with evo - make it a .177). You will have the best tool for the job - plinking, target shooting, hunting. Yes, you have to figure in the cost of either a bottle or a pump - but I got by for a year by getting mine filled for £1 a time at my gun shop. And if you joined a club to practice at, most have bottles there to fill from for a small fee anyway. Once you find you enjoy shooting and start to look for more challenge, or have an urge to put on those rosey specs of yesteryear - then buy a springer Taking the car theme above, buying a PCP is like buying a sensible family hatchback, a springer is more like buying a vintage car - lovely once you've mastered it !

If this is the stainless external reg, like on a Merlyn or a Mk3, you need a specialist tool if you don't want to damage/mark the reg body/cap. After making an almighty f'up of one of mine, I spoke to someone at SCR, who told me you need a collet tool to unscrew it, same principle as a Dremel chuck (but much bigger). It grips evenly round the whole reg. Allegedly they should not be screwed in much more than finger tight............. You can try mole grips, but you will (a) mark the body and (b) risk deforming the cap of the reg gripping it hard enough so the jaws don't slip. If you are going to do that, try padding the jaws with an old leather belt to protect the reg cap. And if you are unlucky enough to find that a retard put the original reg in using a bit of scaffolding for extra leverage to get it "nice and tight", and the cap of the reg unscrews but the body doesn't, don't try and grip the reg body. If you damage the threads, you are in a world of pain - welcome to MY world !

I'm looking for a Daystate external reg, the stainless steel variety fitted to the M3, X2R, Merlyn (even early Air Ranger I think), usually has the skull and crossbones sticker on it ! Doesn't matter if its leaky, and may consider a project rifle, basket case or even a pile of bits if it includes the reg. Thanks

Class act ! Hope you enjoy them

Hi woody, seals seem to last about 5 years or so, more if its been stored properly, so its likely to need attention at some point soon (guessing its 2006 or older ?). Even if its holding air now, using it "in anger" will probably provoke a leak - not trying to put a downer on it, just talking from my own experience. I have an X2 in .22, seals went when it was 4.5 years old (previous owner had always left it half full of air ). X2's don't fetch the money they should, especially the older versions without a gauge. I've watched them go for stupidly low prices or just not sell, which is madness because they are an excellent gun. The X2R in .177 fetches better money as it has a reg. If you want to get it serviced, Daystate will charge you £175 plus postage both ways (unless you live close enough to drop it in), and a cool £240 if its the reg'd version XTX is £100 to service, £150 if its reg'd (again, plus postage) A seal kit is usually about £10 from Daystate if you wanted to have a go yourself - but a reg would need sorting by a "professional".

I quite fancy one of these, must be in tip top condition though. PM me if you have one you are thinking of selling

Hens teeth anyone ? Every Rapid I have ever come across has been "touched" ! I'd agree with evo, Huntsman Classic is light, well balanced and sweet to shoot. Or if you want more shots, find a decent Air Ranger. I wouldn't bother with a wibbly wobbly barreled Air Arms

Next county to you (Wiltshire) has a Daystate Service centre at Countrywide Stores, Melksham. Not tried them myself, so can't comment. Personally I'd probably make the drive to SCR, or XTX Air depending on Darrin's current waiting time .

Try a lighter pellet, as suggested above. Try AA's own Diablo Fields - the trajectory will be much flatter as they are 15.9gn and as long as they group well it will be a nice set up. I don't us 21gns in any of my FAC airguns.

I'm looking for a spare wheel for my Shogun, must be the style shown in the pic and must be in good condition (not expecting mint, but mustn't be badly corroded). Tyre is unimportant, its the wheel I want. Looking to pay around £35.