bruno22rf Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 I wrote awhile ago about this gun, I had promised myself when I was a teenager that, one day, I would own one (long story) so last year I scratched the itch and bought the gun below. Had her serviced (new spring, washer etc) and then pretty much put her in the back of the cupboard and forgot about her. With the current situation re Air supply, I am reluctant to use my Wildcat for garden plinking so ,in an uncommonly intelligent moment, I dug her out for a bit of blatting down the garden. I bought a period scope (from this site I think) and the whole outfit felt quite "classic" as I popped a target down't garden (37 yards) and settled in for a period of testing.First 10 shots are shown below - there's a small tear high and right but that's where a lead particle came back and hit the paper - not bad for a mid 80's springer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Nice shooting. I fancy owning an older classic, hw80 or vulcan etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Dead eye ! Looks good to go on squizzers! There's definitely something good about shooting springers you used to shoot when you where a young lad. Edited April 14, 2020 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Has the scope slipped a bit ? Just wondered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 none to shabby ..........no air bottle ....no high pressure gas.....no leaking valves ...no perished O rings ....no faulty gauge....no jamming magazine.... just a bloody old spring and a washer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 58 minutes ago, Whitebridges said: Has the scope slipped a bit ? Just wondered. I thought it seemed very far back against the turret? Nice shooting though, very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 No movement on the scope whatsoever chaps - the Ebay special (£7 new from the land of deadly viruses) one piece mount has been placed exactly where the scope rail ends so that any slipping would be apparent - it just so happens then that the scope has to be as far back as possible for correct eye relief for my old eye. Only real problem' I'm having is the weight of the beast, the cacophony of noise on firing, the whole shebang seemingly trying to jump out of my hands on slipping the trigger and the whiff of oil in the air. Trigger, for an old gun is, IMHO, better than any other spring gun I have ever tried and when I'm rich I will have the stock redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 10 hours ago, bruno22rf said: when I'm rich I will have the stock redone. You won't pay for the stock to be re done, come on admit it! Send it Ditchy, let him run his hands over your wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mice! said: You won't pay for the stock to be re done, come on admit it! Send it Ditchy, let him run his hands over your wood. hello, perhaps Simon has enough to do, mind you when he did his old springer it made good reading and the photos to show stages of refurbishment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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