8th & 9th September 2018 Boinger Bash --- Event and Payment Details

[NewPaul]

In defence of my fellow city (for now) dwelling compatriot here I say to you the following:

Oo ar wheel-of-cheese you barley chewer!

Thanks Amir, they do pick on me at times you know

[Randy Bohannon]

Thanks Amir, they do pick on me at times you know

We city boys have to stick together with these marauding carrot crunchers about.

they were mean to me too until I... remonstrated...

[Paul SE]

Afternoon cup of tea Boing and up we go

Nearly time for another 10M air pistol Blatt this evening

BOING

[TonyL]

Ooh, you lucky man.

I managed to get a little garden plinking in earlier.

Grabbed the rough looking freebie Supersport that Mick and Pete both kindly supplied spares for - cocking linkage, spring and detent spring.

Thought I'd give those horrible looking Marksmans a go.......10 yards, suppose they weren't too shabby at approx 20mm egde to edge, sitting not rested. What was scary though (as well as the well dodgy finish I commented on a few weeks ago) was that some of them dropped deep into the bore, like there was about 3mm of bore showing after the pellet skirt ended. Others needed a right old shove in they were that tight and we're still trying their hardest to stand proud.

Five ten shot groups later and I thought I'd run some other pellets through it. I already knew that it liked Superdomes. But I grabbed some Accupells for this second session, resulting in ten shot groups of no more than about 12mm edge to edge. And a couple of nice five shot groups at about 8mm edge to edge.

So, not too shabby for this rough old looking "pre-customised" old war horse. And it's stil wearing that dodgy looking well beaten up scope with the elevation turret half hanging off!

Might stick another scope on it one day (I have one or two hanging around). Come to think of it I might even really spoil it one day and give it a wipe over with an oily rag!

[NewPaul]

As for my latest imposed Avatar.....


I Don’t Care

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t0zX8fr0Gko

[TonyL]

Could be worse, Pauly.


Anyways.......forget them for a little while and have yourself a little lookie at a lady shooter called Kirsten Joy Weiss; I think you'll like her videos.

[NewPaul]

Could be worse, Pauly.


Anyways.......forget them for a little while and have yourself a little lookie at a lady shooter called Kirsten Joy Weiss; I think you'll like her videos.

Ooh yeah, I’ve watched a few of hers Tone, very nice....... informative too of course

[Paul SE]

Ooh, you lucky man.

I managed to get a little garden plinking in earlier.

Grabbed the rough looking freebie Supersport that Mick and Pete both kindly supplied spares for - cocking linkage, spring and detent spring.

Thought I'd give those horrible looking Marksmans a go.......10 yards, suppose they weren't too shabby at approx 20mm egde to edge, sitting not rested. What was scary though (as well as the well dodgy finish I commented on a few weeks ago) was that some of them dropped deep into the bore, like there was about 3mm of bore showing after the pellet skirt ended. Others needed a right old shove in they were that tight and we're still trying their hardest to stand proud.

Afternoon, just catching up on the last couple of days Boinging

I find that pellets drop quite a way into the breech of my .22 Mk1 Vulcan

Unfortunately I haven't got any old Wasp / Pylarms, or 5.6mm pellets to try in it.

Thinking back to my early days of Boinging when I had a Mk3 Wobbly Hawk, the only pellets that were a reasonable fit in the breech were H&N Pointed that needed a gentle push, and RWS Squirrel brand; remember them in a green tin?
Like Hobbys, but a bit heavier.

Most of the various English pellets all dropped loosely into the breech, with Marksman probably being the least consistent

BOING

[TonyL]

Afternoon, just catching up on the last couple of days Boinging

I find that pellets drop quite a way into the breech of my .22 Mk1 Vulcan

Unfortunately I haven't got any old Wasp / Pylarms, or 5.6mm pellets to try in it.

Thinking back to my early days of Boinging when I had a Mk3 Wobbly Hawk, the only pellets that were a reasonable fit in the breech were H&N Pointed that needed a gentle push, and RWS Squirrel brand; remember them in a green tin?
Like Hobbys, but a bit heavier.

Most of the various English pellets all dropped loosely into the breech, with Marksman probably being the least consistent

BOING

Ah, yes, at last.......a chap who remembers / has used the good old RWS Diablo. I've mentioned them many a time on here and had very few responses. Lovely pellets. The very first German pellets, with the Hobbies, that I bought to use in my very first HW35. I was 14 or 15 at the time and had to go on the train to Sheffield and buy them from Guns and Ammo there. Dropped my very first crow with the old "squirrel" wadcutter. This was well before the Superdome became available, as you'll know. And, yep, tried the H&N Pointed too a little later.

Those Marksmans are particularly shoddy, though, and very inconsistent in size. Think I might not use 'em anymore. I forgot to bring them to the last Bash for peeps to have a giggle at; I'll bring them along next time.

[Paul SE]

Ah, yes, at last.......a chap who remembers / has used the good old RWS Diablo. I've mentioned them many a time on here and had very few responses. Lovely pellets. The very first German pellets, with the Hobbies, that I bought to use in my very first HW35. I was 14 or 15 at the time and had to go on the train to Sheffield and buy them from Guns and Ammo there. Dropped my very first crow with the old "squirrel" wadcutter. This was well before the Superdome became available, as you'll know. And, yep, tried the H&N Pointed too a little later.

Those Marksmans are particularly shoddy, though, and very inconsistent in size. Think I might not use 'em anymore. I forgot to bring them to the last Bash for peeps to have a giggle at; I'll bring them along next time.

Y'know what Tone, I don't ever remember buying those RWS Diablo pellets in .22

Maybe I did get some to use in my .22 HW77K that I bought when they first came out, I'm guessing 1985ish £99.95 from Jim Johnson in Norbury

Nevertheless, what RWS pellet has replaced them

I admit that for plinking these days with my pistols I prefer to use RWS Hobby, GECO wadcutters or Umarex wadcutters; they're all perfectly adequate for short to mid-range Boinging

As for those Marksman pellets, I'm determined to buy all the different calibres, both roundhead and pointed, in all the different packages, as Mrs SE likes the 'boxes'

Up we go with a "cup of tea after work" BOING

BOING

[T 20]

Thanks Amir, they do pick on me at times you know

We city boys have to stick together with these marauding carrot crunchers about.

Two more for Brokeback corner.

[TonyL]

Two more for Brokeback corner.

.......Talking of which........how long is it since we've seen Maz?

[T 20]

.......Talking of which........how long is it since we've seen Maz?

I think he's still hiding from the TV licensing folks, Tone.

[baldinio]

I think he's still hiding from the TV licensing folks, Tone.

I reckon they found him, that's why he's disappeared... Extraordinary rendition

[TonyL]

I reckon they found him, that's why he's disappeared... Extraordinary rendition

Mmm....yes, lots of potential options here, Chris.