Halloween Boinger Bash, 28th/29th October --- Event and Payment Details

[TonyL]

Do you have a Webley Senior/early Premier? You won't find a nicer pistol to hold

Good thinking there, Mr Tinny Man

One of the very first airguns I ever cast eyes on was a Premier belonging to one of the local oiks on the canal bank. Liked the looks of them ever since.

But.....doubtful whether I'd find a mint, unmolested one in time for the festive period. The timeless appeal, er, appeals, but I'd want a known good one.

I do have a Brummy Tempest and I'd half considered one of the new ones, but not really quite the same, in'it?

A springer would be the ideal. I'd love the big Diana break barrel, but that'd be over budget. And my DREAM pistol would be a FWB 65.

I'd also considered the little Gamo break barrel. Is it the P900 or summat? Plastic breech housing a bit off-putting, though. Did Rhys get one for his lad at one of the Bashes?

Anyone else any experience of them?

[tinbum]

I have a very early Premier, blued steel like the Senior but with a better trigger. It is possibly 85% the size of my Tempest, but 120% times the weight. Imagine that, go on, just imagine it..

[TonyL]

We're all beyond help On here Tone

I reckon get the pistol matey, it's something you don't currently own and lends itself to both indoor and out- door shooting. Yes, a HW40 in .22 would sit nicely next to your .177 version but it won't be that much different. And....... there is always your Birthday

I think you're most possibly right, Pauly, and my thoughts do keep coming back to the Vigilante. Cheap and funky and supposedly quite accurate and totally different to anything else I have.

Take your point on the HW40. I've been thinking the same, but I do love them.

[NewPaul]

My RFD has a mint second hand FWB 65 Tone, I even considered it myself but... £325 for a pistol is a bit stiff

[TonyL]

Come on! It's practically a PCP!

Yep, you're correct-ish there, Nick. And this BoingerNut would certainly prefer a boingery one. But, although not self-contained and recoilless, I'm guessing that it would have a little character due to its funky looks and fast-fire capability. And a pocket full of capsules would keep it shooting all day.

[TonyL]

[QUOTE=MikeHW45;7386447]

I have an HW40 in .177 and I can see why you like it. Its amazingly accurate and great value for money. I would be seriously tempted by the .22. I reckon whatever you do go for another pistol if its what you fancy. You can't have too many and its like I've explained my my better half its all their little differences that make them unique to us and the reason we need a collection.

Yep, seriously love the '40. About three years ago at a club I used to to to, at my first attempt, that little '40 acquitted itself really well against many much more experienced pistol men with expensive tackle on the 10m range. One of them looked quite pissy!

[TonyL]

I have a very early Premier, blued steel like the Senior but with a better trigger. It is possibly 85% the size of my Tempest, but 120% times the weight. Imagine that, go on, just imagine it..

I'm imagining giving it a right good old fondling, Nick.

Is it a good one?

Are you selling it?

Is it cheap?


How to get Tone's head spinning even more.

[TonyL]

My RFD has a mint second hand FWB 65 Tone, I even considered it myself but... £325 for a pistol is a bit stiff

I was getting a little stiff too there, Pauly.









Until I saw the price!



I really don't think MrsL would stretch to that.

[TonyL]

Yesterday I had a very pleasant afternoon with the Paul Short 97 - which having been upgraded to the titanium piston etc is my favourite springer by some margin. I set out the garden range witht he zero target out at 63 yards and just over half a tin of pellets later I was a happy man

Might do the same again later on

HW97 - full Paul Short titanium piston internals and CS stock https://imgur.com/gallery/o99az

The back garden range - 63 yards out to the zero target. https://imgur.com/gallery/ZR6xC

Zero target. The 15mm spinner above the target took some real hammer from the Paul Short 97 at 63 yards https://imgur.com/gallery/hntwA

A good afternoon - over half a tin of pellets gone up the range https://imgur.com/gallery/Ddvrg

Excellent stuff, Neil.

[NewPaul]

I was getting a little stiff too there, Pauly.









Until I saw the price!



I really don't think MrsL would stretch to that.

Here you go Tone and if you have a stiffy and require your right hand this one will be perfect as it's cack handed
http://www.woodysofwembley.co.uk/por...et-air-pistol/

[TonyL]

I reckon whatever you do go for another pistol if its what you fancy. You can't have too many and its like I've explained my my better half its all their little differences that make them unique to us and the reason we need a collection.

This is my thinking too, Mike, as most of my Plinky time is at home at short range. So the challenge and lower power appeal.

Space wise, much easier to find a home for a pistol and it'll also help to redress the rifles vs pistols imbalance - currently something like 30+ vs 7 or 8 (I think).

[TonyL]

Here you go Tone and if you have a stiffy and require your right hand this one will be perfect as it's crack handed
http://www.woodysofwembley.co.uk/por...et-air-pistol/

Ooh, that looks beautiful does that, Pauly.

One of the even rarer versions with "reciprocating pistons", mind!

[TonyL]

Huh Pistols, bloody girly guns


Pete

Aye, girls and cowards use pistols.

Just cos he has a ponytail........

That's good to know, I'm gonna see if I can find a local Pistol Club and hang around outside

Hahaha!

Love you, boys.

Would love to find such a club too, Pauly....none around here, though.

[MikeHW45]

Hahaha!

Love you, boys.

Would love to find such a club too, Pauly....none around here, though.

Theres a rifle and pistol club near me which I wouldn't mind checking out at some point. I can get 8 yards indoors which is fun on those crappy weather evenings, or shooting from in the hallway out to the rear wall of the garden I can just about get 26 yards so better than nowt.

[MikeHW45]

This is my thinking too, Mike, as most of my Plinky time is at home at short range. So the challenge and lower power appeal.

Space wise, much easier to find a home for a pistol and it'll also help to redress the rifles vs pistols imbalance - currently something like 30+ vs 7 or 8 (I think).

30 rifles???? Blimey I don't know if i'd have room for that lot lol. Although saying that I popped into CH Weston to have a look at the 98 again this week and there was a rather beautiful used 1 year old immaculate AA S510 in Walnut. Somehow I ended up walking out with it. There is now a padlock on the wallet and looking for a therapist that can help reduce inner temptation when browsing these shops