The Air Rifles & Pistols thread

Rybo89 · 16 May 2013 at 13:04

Quink said:
Cool - did you get it from Chambers? What did they recommend re the vcr act? I'm just being nosey in case I ever need to order a vcr part

Yeah from Chambers.

It is classed as a repair/exchange as I am sending back the old barrel. So the VCR act doesn't apply.

This means it can be sent straight out to me.

Flare · 16 May 2013 at 13:24

I'm considering selling my BSA Ultra Single shot .22 made in B'ham because i just aren't around enough to use it. Do you guys know how much it is worth and a decent place to sell it, a good gun forum?

Antony101 · 16 May 2013 at 13:33

airgunforum.co.uk is a good place to start, they have a price check section.

Amos91 · 16 May 2013 at 13:45

Rybo89 said:
Yeah from Chambers.

It is classed as a repair/exchange as I am sending back the old barrel. So the VCR act doesn't apply.

This means it can be sent straight out to me.

Nice loophole haha. Do Chambers then look at it then file it under 'bin'?

SimonCHere said:
I couldn't be bothered waiting for a used combro as they are usually only a few pounds less than new. Just got it from JSRamsbottom. Probably should have got it from the makers own site but it wasn't working when I went to buy it.

Yeah it is tempting. Seems a waste of £50 if I'm only doing one string of shots then the occasional paranoid check

SimonCHere · 16 May 2013 at 17:41

I agree but it's another "toy" I can play with.

Mark A · 16 May 2013 at 18:15

olivercamos said:
Yeah it is tempting. Seems a waste of £50 if I'm only doing one string of shots then the occasional paranoid check

You can always sell it on for a few quid less than you bought it. They hold their value really well.

Makhaira · 16 May 2013 at 19:37

They hold their value, and they're a peace of mind against a statutory criminal charge...

haaammit · 16 May 2013 at 20:17

A combro really should be a must for any airgunner - £50 to make sure you're nice and legal.

The Chrony F1 is twice the price, but also allows testing of pistols, powder burners and bows/crossbows or anything else you can sling across the sensors (including catapults slinging 12mm lead balls at 25FtLbs :eek:

)

Say legal

haaammit · 16 May 2013 at 20:18

Rybo89 said:
Yeah from Chambers.

It is classed as a repair/exchange as I am sending back the old barrel. So the VCR act doesn't apply.

This means it can be sent straight out to me.

Nice one

Pics when it's fixed please

e: - or during refurb

haaammit · 17 May 2013 at 15:14

It arrived today - it's in very good nick considering it's 6 years old - a few small dents on the woodwork, a minor mark on the barrel and some tiny surface rust under the stock. It's shooting AA Fields 5.52 at 11.3 and is very smooth. Slung on a cheap Simmons 4-12x40 scope and was soon producing ragged half inch groups at 30 yards - well chuffed!

Edit: I'll be stripping and re-lubing at some point and check the spring ends - give them a polish if needs be and check the trigger over, but 'out of the box' as it were, it seems pretty sweet

SimonCHere · 17 May 2013 at 15:18

Quink said:
It arrived today - it's in very good nick considering it's 6 years old - a few small dents on the woodwork, a minor mark on the barrel and some tiny surface rust under the stock. It's shooting AA Fields 5.52 at 11.3 and is very smooth. Slung on a cheap Simmons 4-12x40 scope and was soon producing ragged half inch groups at 30 yards - well chuffed!

txpic

See I knew I should have bought that!

Looks great.

(wonder if it looks like Arek's?

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Amos91 · 17 May 2013 at 15:45

Tuned the trigger on the S410 last night. Gave the contact faces on the sears a bit of polish, dab of lube and copper washers. Feels silky smooth to operate.

I've had this gun in every piece possible now. All springs and seals changed plus a new firing valve. Also has a depinger fitted. Lovely and smooth to coock with no lube on the firing hammer/spring and a polish

Mark A · 17 May 2013 at 15:58

Quink said:
It arrived today - it's in very good nick considering it's 6 years old - a few small dents on the woodwork, a minor mark on the barrel and some tiny surface rust under the stock. It's shooting AA Fields 5.52 at 11.3 and is very smooth. Slung on a cheap Simmons 4-12x40 scope and was soon producing ragged half inch groups at 30 yards - well chuffed!

Beautiful! I'd love one of these some day, but with already having a very nice underlever I want to get a nice break barrel first.

I'm surprised you managed to get someone to send it to you. What delivery service did they use?

I found a Webley Venom Sidewinder break barrel on there that I wanted but the guy didn't want to send it

. Really want to get one with a walnut stock now that Webley are no more as it'll be my last chance as they become more rare.

Antony101 · 17 May 2013 at 16:06

Anyone using AA Fields should give RWS Superdomes a try, cheaper and much better quality.

I had loads of issues with Fields being bent and dis formed in the tin.

Amos91 · 17 May 2013 at 16:09

Antony101 said:
Anyone using AA Fields should give RWS Superdomes a try, cheaper and much better quality.

I had loads of issues with Fields being bent and dis formed in the tin.

MY Tx200 likes RWS Superdomes. S410 likes AA fields and most other owners agree.

It's not necessarily worse quality either, they just have a softer skirt so more care needs to be taken. Majority of my tin are fine.

Gilly · 17 May 2013 at 16:10

Where can I get our lass an air rifle for cheaps? She wants to get into shooting but before she goes rabbiting I want to get her some practice in.

Is there anything I should know before getting her one?

haaammit · 17 May 2013 at 16:15

Mark A said:
Beautiful! I'd love one of these some day, but with already having a very nice underlever I want to get a nice break barrel first.

I'm surprised you managed to get someone to send it to you. What delivery service did they use?

I found a Webley Venom Sidewinder break barrel on there that I wanted but the guy didn't want to send it . Really want to get one with a walnut stock now that Webley are no more as it'll be my last chance as they become more rare.

It was sent via Parcel Force as I believe they now accept air rifles, but on the Parcel Force 48 service only. There's only the standard £100 compensation with no option of enhanced compensation.

Your other option is RMSD, but you'll have to split the action to get it down to a small enough size.

haaammit · 17 May 2013 at 16:23

Gilly said:
Where can I get our lass an air rifle for cheaps? She wants to get into shooting but before she goes rabbiting I want to get her some practice in.

Is there anything I should know before getting her one?

How old is she and what sort of budget are you thinking of?

Antony101 · 17 May 2013 at 16:32

olivercamos said:
MY Tx200 likes RWS Superdomes. S410 likes AA fields and most other owners agree.

It's not necessarily worse quality either, they just have a softer skirt so more care needs to be taken. Majority of my tin are fine.

I use RWS Superdomes in my S410 and it loves them. I had to many issues getting Fields into the mag and often got to many faulty ones per tin.

Changed to superdomes and it's much easier.

I guess it depends on where they are shipped from too I guess.

EDIT: I'd recommend anyone using fields to grab a tin of RWS Superdomes and see how you go with them as they are much cheaper to buy, at least for me anyway.

Gilly · 17 May 2013 at 16:47

Quink said:
How old is she and what sort of budget are you thinking of?

She's 30 and after March's wedding I've got about 30p to spend.

I just want something she can batter about for a while to see if she will keep going with it. At that point will spend a bit more. I have literally no idea what they are worth. I think the air rifle I had as a kid cost me £30!