I was given one in about '76 from my sisters boy friend ,it was like new and I also shot loads of stuff with it,namely starlings of my mums ariel.I had it on my bed one evening as I was shooting it out of the window at some cans on the lawn,it became dark so I left it on the bed.When I came up the stairs later I was carrying my mercury which I threw onto the bed-forgetting the falco was thereIt took a massive chunk from the stock on the falcon and it looked sad.I remember it being the most accurate rifle I had shot up till then.