Remington Rider. Yehaw!

[tinbum]

I'm getting one of these this week to go with my Pedersoli Liegi, Ardessa vest pocket .31bp and vest pocket .22rf. I just love little pistols that can be used in almost any garden, but wondered if anyone here has a rider, and if sizing the pellets to 4.3mm is really necessary? If it is I will be making a batch of sizers, but internet reports differ.

[tacfoley]

I'm getting one of these this week to go with my Pedersoli Liegi, Ardessa vest pocket .31bp and vest pocket .22rf. I just love little pistols that can be used in almost any garden, but wondered if anyone here has a rider, and if sizing the pellets to 4.3mm is really necessary? If it is I will be making a batch of sizers, but internet reports differ.

You have a range in your backyard?

tac

[tinbum]

You have a range in your backyard?

tac

Ok, almost any garden in the free world. Is that better?

[tacfoley]

Sorry, my English is not up to what you are saying.

Basically, I'm asking if you have a range in your backyard where you can shoot a firearm. Is that better for you?

tac

[tinbum]

Sorry, my English is not up to what you are saying.

Basically, I'm asking if you have a range in your backyard where you can shoot a firearm. Is that better for you?

tac

Yes, sorry. Maybe I should have been clearer. The buying and use of black powder guns isn't really controlled across most of the world. I shoot in my garden when I'm in France as well as at the club.
Have you used/owned the Rider? And do you have an opinion on pellet sizing for it?

[tacfoley]

Yes, sorry. Maybe I should have been clearer. The buying and use of black powder guns isn't really controlled across most of the world. I shoot in my garden when I'm in France as well as at the club.
Have you used/owned the Rider? And do you have an opinion on pellet sizing for it?

Ah, I was looking at your home address of Bude, and trying hard to imagine shooting even that little gun in the backyard without attracting the attention of a few black helicopters and the lads from Hereford knocking on your forehead.

No, I've never owned one - sacrificing the joys of shooting one of my full-size firearms so that I could shoot what is classed as a Christmas tree novelty in the rest of the world is not something I'd contemplate with any degree of enthusiasm.

Amities

tac

[tinbum]

No, I've never owned one - sacrificing the joys of shooting one of my full-size firearms so that I could shoot what is classed as a Christmas tree novelty in the rest of the world is not something I'd contemplate with any degree of enthusiasm.

I have a feeling you could be right re the novelty aspect. I don't know if you remember, but I brought up the subject of my Ardessa vest pocket .31 a while back and the possibility of sleeving it for .22 air gun pellets. Well, I've done that and with a 209 primer it lobs them out at around 400fps with a satisfying, but not too noisy pop! I thought a little .177 would complement it nicely

[tinbum]

.sacrificing the joys of shooting one of my full-size firearms so that I could shoot what is classed as a Christmas tree novelty in the rest of the world is not something I'd contemplate with any degree of enthusiasm.

Amities

tac

I get that! I've been shooting it quite a bit today, its a hoot, don't get me wrong! But why this should be classified as a section one firearm is totally beyond me!? (I know why, I just don't get why?)

I love it to bits, its great fun, beautifully made and pretty accurate. Using a combination of one plastic and variable amounts of paper caps give power from a "Poof!" With beer can denting to a pretty substaintial bang, a little recoil and baked bean tins destroyed at 10m.

Oh, and it would fit in a Christmas Cracker!!

[TA6319]

whats your .22rf pistol?

[tinbum]

whats your .22rf pistol?

I sleeved one of my Ardessa Vest Pockets to .22, but I left a restricion in the barrel so its still a muzzle loader.