matty thud Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Anyone had one of these guns or have any information on them seen one going for 175 pound and got slot on ticket for fac air just want a cheap one for around farm buildings use 22 rimfire and 17 hmr for fields looks in good nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) Not owned one but have shot one a few times. From what I remember it was a big old lump. Well made and solid. However shooting beyond 25 yards was tricky sometimes and 40 - 45 yards was more luck than judgement due to recoil. However in better hands than mine I'm sure it could be mastered. I do remember it went like hot snot !! It certainly hard some punch. Can't remember what ft lbs but it had to be around the 25 ft lbs mark. Edit to say I've just had a look and I see the 33 ft lbs !!!! No wonder it was a sod to break the barrel haha Edited April 22, 2017 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I had one, a beast to **** and a bit heavy and unwieldy. You would definitely need a scope with an etched glass reticle and a proper job one piece mount with recoil pin to match the gun. Also get it reliably chronographed prior sale as some low on power. Would I buy another, personally no unless you plan to fiddle and fettle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasher Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I shot a friends patriot a good few years ago and can still remember the awful recoil and poor trigger, I don't believe the Theoben Eliminator was much better either. Thank God the patriot was a heavy old thing cause it made you think twice about lifting it out of the cabinet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty thud Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Thanks for the feed back think I will pass on it there don't sound too good from the above posts . Prob save up a bit and put more money into one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Is it a Birmingham or Turkish made patriot? Very different beasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty thud Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Is it a Birmingham or Turkish made patriot? Very different beasts not say mate saw it on guns and roses website at dewsbury . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I shot a friends that he had tuned and the ftlbs reduced to a manageable level 18ftlbs if I remember correctly. It still needed a one piece mount and the correct hold to get it to shoot anything like but he had mastered it and took a lot of long range crows and rabbits with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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