Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi guy's, Im new to pigeon Watch, seems a great source of info on air rifle shooting, a little more realistic than Air Gun World, which just says every single rifle under review is fantastic!! I have a collection of old and new air rifles and am a completeley impulsive buyer! which is dangerous as i am a student. I have several antique air rifles, my favourite being a Webley service MKII, i don't know why it is not at all powerfull but is quite accurate its probably because i saved up for ages and payed a ridiculous price for it. I love the mechanism and how it is an old type of TDR. I wonder does anyone know of a .177 and .25 barrell for this gun? or where i could get hold of them? as i would like to add them to my collection! I recenly picked up a TX200 .177 in perfect condition and cheap as well which i am very pleased about (another impulsive purchase) however i get limited shooting time, and as i have two precharged air rifles that are certainly easyer and quieter and lighter to hunt with, and im used to pellet combinations ect, i tend to just take them out to avoid wasting any quarry! can you please suggest the best pellet for the TX? It is weirdley the first full power .177 i have had, and on the chrono it is reaching 800fps compared to my daystate and BSA .22's average around 580fps. It seems to me that with a flatter trajectory and faster pellet a .177 should have a far greater hunting range because a hole in the head is a kill reguardless of the size of hole, right? or does the lighter pellet need a lot more speed to penetrate? SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveieP Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 The difference in velocities betwean .177 &.22 is what you'd expect. An average weight pellet in .22 may run at 600 fps & a .177 in the same make of gun at 800fps for the same power output. You may find that AA Diablo or any of the JSB clones run well in a TX. General rule is use round head pellets of whatever brand is most accurate through your gun Hunters may prefer a .177 pellet that's on the heavier side (like the AA's) but then I'm not one for the "girly caliber" & so don't have that problem. LOL More poeple will be along soon to deal with the balance of your questions & to tell me where to shove my girly insults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Here we go again, please no more .177 vs .22!!! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laf Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) in my tx i use bisley mags athough it is a .22 and every rifle does not like the same pellets aslo regarding the 177 vs 22 as long as the rifle and pellet suits u whats the problem its not like we can all shoot a 50 cal is it although i would so love to have one bit much for rabbits dont u think Edited February 3, 2009 by laf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 haha 'Girly caliber' well i thought so too, and only bought the TX because it was cheap. I have 3 or 4 antiques that are .177 but dont really fire them much. After using it a bit though, the sound of the faster pellet, and the fact that you dont see it going in the scope on a big curved trajectory as you do with .22's makes it seem a lot more powerfull and pack more of a punch, although of course it doesn't! last time out I killed a couple of squirrels with it easy, but ended up wounding 2 rabbits before killing them so i was disgusted with myself and the gun, (obviously my fault not the gun's, just easyer to blame it!) so went to the car to get the .22 Daystate to carry on knock some rabbits over. I'm just applying for a shotgun certificate, and am considering trying for an FAC at the same time so i can get an FAC air rifle. Does anyone know how hard it is to get one, is it better just to get shotgun first then FAC? cheers. SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningxlDAZ Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Dont they say 177 for feathers and 22 for fur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I use .25 and nothing else compares for hitting power, I would imagine .177 would have better range/accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 John Knibbs used to do spare barrels for the Webley Service albeit newly manufactured ones, original ones are as rare as the proverbial Rocking horse do do What other oldies do you possess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Just looked at his airgunspares.com website, looks good but still under construction it says! any idea how much the barrells are? the ones i have are listed in blue here, not that many but they are expensive! Do you have some? SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 No I have no spare barrels, I foolishly turned down the opportunity to purchase a Mk 11 Service military trainer last year, I've been kicking myself ever since. Try and find a BSA Giant to complement your pre-war underlever selection, nice bit of kit that :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Gutted mate! next time im home il look in at the antique shop, its only small and if you have something in mind he go's around all the auctions so hel pick it up. Once i saw the webley service i had to have it!! the bloke knocked £50 off it because he had a pair and managed to get a good price for the other one that was in terrible condition to some poor person. The barell is very long or so it seems, the peep sight at the back is in perfect nick but i cant get used to it. The open sites are pretty good, but the ones on the little .177 BSA light are the best ive ever used, with a really fine bead and unbeleivably accurate, way more so than the webley. SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Th BSA L model is possibly the sweetest gun you could want to shoot, light, accurate, and everso endearing :blink: If I could only own a select handful of air rifles this would be in my top five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Ha! yes your definetley right, i tried uploading a photo of it as my picture but the website says its too big a photo and no idea how you reduce it! i couldnt resist a little hunt with it and shot a squirrel and a pigeon at really close range, ten yards maybe! Then i let it retire as a plinker, i wonder how many hunts it has been on before i got hold of it! my top ten would also include a Falcon light hunter, i sold mine about three years ago and have missed it ever since, now i want another one! SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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