Fascinating. I remember reading about Running Boar years ago but I've never seen it.
IIRC you could use a scope?
Did you "chase" the target, like shooting clays, or "ambush" it by holding still ahead of it and breaking the trigger at (hopefully) the right moment?
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- Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:43 pm
- Forum: Air Rifles
- Topic: Running Boar FWB 300
- Replies: 7
- Views: 45389
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:56 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Firing Erratically
- Replies: 6
- Views: 30239
Re: Firing Erratically
There is a 3 page thread on there where someone was asking why people had to have gert big scopes on their rifle, and a very patient man , who obviously shot in FT comps, was trying to explain parallax ranging to them and the reason the side wheel is so big, they just weren't getting it, and tried ...
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:49 pm
- Forum: Air Pistols
- Topic: FAS 6004 - arrival imminent.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 165869
Re: FAS 6004 - arrival imminent.
Sorry to hear that Ian. It's a shame that the good news of a really good pistol (the 604) effectively getting a new lease of life, has been spoiled somewhat.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:52 pm
- Forum: Air Pistols
- Topic: FAS 6004 - arrival imminent.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 165869
Re: FAS 6004 - arrival imminent.
Nice comparison shot there, showing what looks like a significantly longer stroke on the FAS. What is the power on the new FAS? I recall the old one being about the same as the HW75/HW40.
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:35 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: My first Air Rifle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31744
Re: My first Air Rifle
How did you get on with this one?
I'm curious as to what a healthy example puts out, velocity wise.
I'm curious as to what a healthy example puts out, velocity wise.
- Tue May 27, 2014 1:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: My first Air Rifle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31744
Memory lane
Add me to the "Diana 15 introduced me to airguns" club! It was my father's and I used to "borrow" it from the wardrobe and lacking any proper pellets I used to shoot plasticine pellets. Difficult to size them right and you had to lube them or they stuck in the bore! At one point I discovered that so...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:47 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Bolt shortening
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17769
Re: Bolt shortening
Thanks for that Graham. It's good to know the proper way to do something.
The scarce occasions I've needed to do something similar it's been the "dremel it off and file off the burrs" method!
The scarce occasions I've needed to do something similar it's been the "dremel it off and file off the burrs" method!
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:38 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Gamo MC the Super Gamo
- Replies: 8
- Views: 40155
Re: Gamo MC the Super Gamo
Nice, you don't see many of these about! I remember them from the mag reviews back in the 80s. IIRC they were somewhat mixed.
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:30 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: out of date 3l. air bottle.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18830
Re: out of date 3l. air bottle.
Agreed. I'd expect one with a couple of years test left for that money.
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:24 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 127420
Re: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
Very interesting info Robin, thanks for posting. Early LG100s like mine are branded Steyr-Mannlicher
- Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:42 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 127420
Re: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
Interesting stuff, thanks guys. I'd always assumed since the FT guns were originally uprated 10M match guns that the barrels would be the same. I wonder why they go to the trouble to plate the Hunter and FT guns. There could be only two high-level reasons to my mind; either it's due to the higher ve...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:56 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 127420
Re: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
I like it. A dab behind the ears and the laydeez can't resist... which is why I'm banned from buying any more by oor lass.
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 127420
Re: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
What solvent do you use Adam? Hi Bob. In terms of jollop to soak a pullthrough with I've tried the following over the years: normal mineral gun oil, WD40 :o , pellet lube (basically thin mineral oil), white spirit and Ballistol. I was very careful with the white spirit because I can see how it coul...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: Projects/Technical Advice/Tutorials
- Topic: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
- Replies: 34
- Views: 127420
Re: Barrel Cleaning by Graham Freeman
To my knowledge Steyr barrels are internally nickel plated not chromed. I'm sure what Robin posted is totally right... for 10M match guns at 5.5ft.lbs. However up the velocity to 800 fps and shoot at 50m and it is a different story. Barrels and pellets vary but most top FT shooters agree that most F...
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:00 pm
- Forum: Air Rifles
- Topic: Can anyone identify this rile pls?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33976
Re: Can anyone identify this rile pls?
It isn't a Paratrooper Repeater, but my guess is the "Sniper Repeater". The same break barrel action came in two stock styles: the Paratrooper had a military style pistol grip stock and the Sniper a more traditional wooden stock like that. Both were available with and without the repeater mechanism ...