airssassin

Bruno is right... you are covered by the sale of goods act which is still applicable to you even if your warranty has run out. I have had problems with gun shops in the past - they seem to often be ignorant to the law (like many UK retailers) and will try to fob you off but stick with it and as suggested, get trading standards involved if you need some backup. I recently took my motorbike back to the shop and had something replaced and the warranty ran out over 6 months ago. They didn't like it, but once you mention sale of goods act they soon realise you're not to be trifled with! :blink:

I had one of these with a walnut thumbhole stock.... brilliant rifle if a little long and heavy... but that helps to make it super accurate too.

I fitted a gas ram to my .177 lightening XL and it made a hell of a difference. It reduces recoil, reduces lock time (the time between pulling trigger and the pellet leaving the barrel) which improves accuracy massively. Also quieter, nicer noise, easier to cock and mantainance free. Can you tell I'm a fan?

I use an HW100K in .177 and it's excellent for this kind of thing. I have used mine on allsorts including jackdays, woodies, ferrals, magpies, and of course squirrels.

I have an HW100K and also read the manual and saw this. I "vented" it once using the brass thingy and will probably do it again when I next run out of gas in my big bottle. As for storing the rifle empty.. I think this is more to do with safety than anything else. I get squirrels in the garden so have to have the rifle reasonably ready to go so I keep pressure in it and it's fine. I doubt if any condensation builds up anyway.

I'd put it up for £300 ono and see what happens. The air leak will put people off so if you can get that fixed by your local gun smith, it will be easier to sell. Also, you may get a better price if you sell the scope and pump online.

I use a .177 on everything and it works just fine. I have owned .22 rifles too but find the smaller calibre easier to compensate for trajectory at 12 ft/lb. You just need to study your kill zones and be accurate. The smaller pellets are cheaper too.

I agree that you need to get much closer with a sub 12 ft/lb gun, especially a springer. You should be going for headshots always and never the crop. Pellets do not bounce of pigeon heads but they can bounce off the crop. Practise on targets first until you can consistently get sub 1 inch groups and then stick to that distance.

I use the cleaning pellets in my air rifle and put a bit of pellet lube on them which is safe for the gun and helps to get rid of more muck. Every now and again I will use the traditional pull through method,..also with pellet lube. You shouldn't even use regular gun oil (meant for powder burners) on an air rifle as it is too harsh for their barrels.

I have always found it is best to shoot them in the top of the neck/back of the head. If you have to finish one off, a pellet in the back of the noggin will stop any movement. I have also found that heavier pellets help but not hollow point for some reason. They are very tough little blighters!

Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to buy a priest. Not the religious kind but a small truncheon type thing to whack the squizzer accross the back of the bonce. They are multi-shot too (whack...whack...whack...). I bought a Crosman 1377 for the same purpose but although powerful it was badly made and inaccurate as has been said before due to rubbish sights, lack of stock, terrible trigger. Alternatively, put the money you would have spent on the 2240 towards a multi-shot rifle? I'm interested to hear how much damage the squirrel did when it bit you.. their teeth look fearsome up close.

The toughest quarry that you can shoot with a 12 ft/lb air rifle is a squirrel - they're ard as nails! In my opinion they taste the best too. For those who haven't sampled one - give it a go if you can stomach peeling one. They are sold in top restaurants. Shooting a fox with an air rifle will have 3 effects - the fox will suffer, you have a good chance of being arrested and all us airgunners will be tarred with the same brush and could ultimately lose our hobby. Leave the foxes alone or get a powder burning rifle if you do have to deal with one.

I've got an HW100K in 0.177 and it's a great gun. I've owned both calibres - both have their advantages but the bottom line is an air pellet of whichever calibre fired through the brain of any legal air gunning quarry with produce a clean, humane kill. Just to put a new spin on this age old debate and inject a bit of current affairs into it... 0.177 pellets are made of less lead so they are better for the environment and of course they are cheaper!

A headshot is between the eye and the ear from the side on a rabbit. You will need to be able to put a pellet in a group the size of a 10p before you start on the live quarry.

I have found with squirrels that a shot in the neck or back of the head produces clean kills. The diagram shows a shot between the eye and the ear - this is correct for a rabbit but in my experience not correct for a squirrel. Squirrels' brains seem to be further back in their heads towards their necks. How do I know this? I chop their noggins off to make them easier to skin for the pot. One thing is for sure - never shoot a squirrel in the body with an air rifle (Non FAC).