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Ahh got you, I understand. I do a bit of long range rimfire out to 400yds and adjustable scope bases are fairly common. I really couldn't justify spending £5-700 on a scope base so 3d Printed some offset inserts for standard rings. WTC ELEVATION ADJUSTABLE SCOPE BASE | Warner Tool Company (warner-tool.com) Cold Shot M.O.A.B. MOA Adjustment Base (Gen 4) (scopedout.com.au

Have you thought about something like this? Adjustable height rings? eBay item number:196056543335

If it's holding air ok but just low power there are two or three possibilities. A) It's been slowly loosing power over time and you've not really noticed the gradual decline due to the hammer spring taking a bit of a set. B) The regulator pressure has dropped. C) You are losing a quantity of air out of the breech when you fire. The hammer spring can be adjusted - not too much of a problem but you will need to remove the anti-tamper, again not much of a problem. The regulator can be adjusted - better with a reg pressure gauge but not necessary. Not too much trouble. Breech O ring needs replacing.

Here's my RCBS M500 scale earning it's keep:

If you enjoy a laugh read this review of the Diana Mod 2 pop-out pistol. "Superb accuracy" "Capable of shooting tight groups at 15 yards" Diana Mod 2 Pop Out Pistol. - MK Guns

Yes, indeed, that is what the illustration on the box depicted. Having had a quick google around I had no idea there were so many other slug types around at the time. These are the three packets of "Cat" slugs I remember. 100,200 and 500 box. I've just grabbed this image from here. Eddie’s pellet tins, boxes collection | Pellet Tins, Boxes etc. | Vintage Airguns Gallery Forum

No unfortunately not although it would be an interesting experiment. Good quality airguns that were about at that time were the BSA Cadet and maybe the "Big boys" had the odd Airsporter or Webley Mk3, well out of my price/age range at the time. I progressed from the pop-out pistol to a Diana Mod 15 - a rifle but looked more like a glorified popgun, again smooth bore but a big jump up from the pistol. I've since used non waisted slugs (not the old Cat slugs)in various other better quality airguns, Sheridan .20's etc. but never sold on their accuracy over a good quality waisted pellet. In the interest of scientific research I found my old pistol and gave it ago for the fist time in maybe 20 years. Using wadcutter target pellets I was able to hit a drink can 2 out of 3 at 6 yards.

They would, in theory. although I doubt that the pop-out pistols had enough power to do any skirt expanding. I would think they were that shape because they were very cheap to produce by being stamped out of a lead sheet with a very simple die - much easier/ than producing a waisted pellet I would think.

Yes, exactly that. Lead cup/dome shaped. Being very low powered and smooth bored, the pop-out pistols worked better with them than the considerably more expensive "Beatall" waisted pellets. The bonus point with the Cat slugs (Lanes) is that they were light and a very loose fit - so much so that some batches would actually slide right through barrel and fall out when loaded. This was easily remedied by lightly twisting the skirt of the slug around the rear sight, so making a small flange on the skirt. Worked perfectly and out performed the expensive pellets in every way. This was in the mid 1950's, no plastic pellets about then. A quick google has just bought this up - brings back the memories.

I still have my old "Gat", although mine is a Diana mod. 2. Bought second hand in 1958, it cost 10 Bob (a new one was 19/6) I was 8 years old. Cat slugs were it's usual diet, bought from the local garage at 6d a hundred in a little square white box. 500 was 2/3d in a light green box. I remember getting into hot water with my brother and a couple of mates when we discovered that Elder berries were just the right calibre and got our school shirts covered in mini "paintball" red splashes.

I made this little elastic band gun for my grandson when he was 5 (he's now 20) It's been through the wars a bit and it's now too small for the youngest grandson.

Thank you. It was some Hammerite I had knocking around. It was in really quite good condition under the grime. A Record No2. As with a lot of things now - Hammerite doesn't seem the same as it used to. I seem to think it used to smell a lot more volatile, dry quicker and set harder - or was that just my imagination and rosy glasses?

A quick little job - My old Dads bench vice given a bit of a makeover to give to my tech teacher daughter.

Thanks Mick - I'm just a self taught hobby scratcher but I find it satisfying turning a chunk of metal into something useful.

Been making chips with my mill today. A few presses for muzzle loading revolvers: