bsa spitfire

[rageraver]

I have a bsa spitfire 22! and im am not pleased with the power of this gun at, i mean it wud struggle to pierce a coke can at 20 yards!! is there any tweaks / tips you can do to this gun?? to get more power! gun is used on private land so im not worried about poundage as the actual owner has a fire arms licence! thanks

[Raygun]

I have a bsa spitfire 22! and im am not pleased with the power of this gun at, i mean it wud struggle to pierce a coke can at 20 yards!! is there any tweaks / tips you can do to this gun?? to get more power! gun is used on private land so im not worried about poundage as the actual owner has a fire arms licence! thanks

Are you for real?

ATB
Ray.

[The Pie Man]

Ignore and it will go away!!!

[rageraver]

??? it real has no power

[Gwylan]

Troll Alert...!

[rageraver]

i think u miss understood!! i live in the uk cornwall infact im 17 years of age and this gun wud struggle to shoot coke cans of a wall! im sorry u got the wrong opinion of me

[Raygun]

There are a few things you need to know.
You are limited to under 12 fpe power with your air rifle.
You can only shoot vermin.
You can only shoot vermin if you are good enough.
You will not be told how to increase power on this BBS.

It would also be a good idea to read the "stickies" at the top of the page.

ATB
Ray.

[The Pie Man]

i think u miss understood!! i live in the uk cornwall infact im 17 years of age and this gun wud struggle to shoot coke cans of a wall! im sorry u got the wrong opinion of me

No we understand alright!!
Your 17 years old and want to own an illegal firearm yeah.
Wrong opinion, yeah right-o

[Fluffybuck]

I wouldn't necessarily expect it to shoot cans off of a wall. The pellets might well be going straight through.
I would expect the pellet to pierce three or four cans in a row, regardless of calibre, if it was doing 11ftlb.
If you're not happy with it, speak to the person/shop where you bought it.
It is unlikely that people will tell you how to adjust the power, until they get to know you better.

Fluffy

[Sam Vimes]

is there any tweaks / tips you can do to this gun?? to get more power! gun is used on private land so im not worried about poundage as the actual owner has a fire arms licence! thanks

This is what you said. It implies that you don't care what power it ends up as the landowner has an FAC. You however do not. No-one is likely to respond positively to a request like this. I can't believe that you are surprised by the response you are getting. I also can't believe that you are trying to explain away what was blatantly a daft request.

Chris

[Farmerpalmer]

I have a bsa spitfire 22! and im am not pleased with the power of this gun at, i mean it wud struggle to pierce a coke can at 20 yards!! is there any tweaks / tips you can do to this gun?? to get more power! gun is used on private land so im not worried about poundage as the actual owner has a fire arms licence! thanks

It does not matter if the owner has an FAC (or firearms licence). If you go above 12ft/lb with an air-rifle then you must have an FAC to use it, and it must be specified on that FAC. The owner may not have .22 air rifle on his FAC and so still can not own it. I have an FAC but I can not own a 12ft/lb+ air rifle because it is not specified on my FAC.

You do need to get the gun chronoed and if it is well underpowered then get it tuned. Any good gunshop should be able to help out with this. Upping the power of an air-rifle should only be done by someone experienced who knows how to do it and to maintain the rifle at a legal limit.

I'm an engineer but probably couldn't repair an airgun because I'm a software engineer. I get someone with a mechanical background to sort mechanical problems.

[jumbuck]

I have a bsa spitfire 22! and im am not pleased with the power of this gun at, i mean it wud struggle to pierce a coke can at 20 yards!! is there any tweaks / tips you can do to this gun?? to get more power! gun is used on private land so im not worried about poundage as the actual owner has a fire arms licence! thanks

Mine was tuned by John Bowkett and an excellent job done too These guns have too many small parts to loose for me to attempt and he designed the gun so the best man for the job