halight Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well how are you getting on with your springer? Yes would be good to know if you have sorted any problem with your rifle, Have you been able you use it much ? remember it take time buy you will get use to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hiya lads I haven't used it since I wrote this post :( unfortunately working abroad 6 days a week and usually away from home 2 or 3 weeks at a time means not much time for plinking in the back garden! I have a week off booked soon (dreading it ! ) so will have another go at it then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hiya lads I haven't used it since I wrote this post :( unfortunately working abroad 6 days a week and usually away from home 2 or 3 weeks at a time means not much time for plinking in the back garden! I have a week off booked soon (dreading it ! ) so will have another go at it then Thanks for the update, Don't work too hard. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) When I used to do a lot of Air rifle Competition shooting both indoors and field trials I always used Ely Wasps in my FWB target rifle. I still use them today I used to be able to shoot ½ -1 ins. groups at 30 yards with careful pellet selection. This is more than adequate for hunting live quarry at this sort of range. The barrel was pulled through with a Knotted piece of common or garden paper string every 10 shots ( some used to do this after 5 or less) However I spent some considerable time sorting the pellets prior to a competition, because in a tin of 500 there might be 50% which are absolutely of similar weight and quality. Many had damaged or marked skirts, some dented or bent some very slightly different weight all of which will make a very slight difference in use. Over longer distances this was exacerbated. One chap in our club who went on to represent England at the world indoor air rifle Championships used to take it to the extreme. He reckoned there were probably 50 good pellets in a tin of 500 which he used to weigh, sort and polish the head and skirts before use. I think he may have had COD. And by the way…..worst thing you can do is shake the tin . Edited July 5, 2012 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr williamson Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I can take out a 2p at 30yards with my newly accuired mk1 hw80. Not a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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