Originally Posted by
CLOGGER
I'm really happy to see that you're enjoying the MKll Airsporter, they really are lovely rifles, and yours appears to be in very nice condition.
The iron sights on them are quite fine and really nice to use. My own example joined me in about 1978 and is one of my cherished guns which will stay with me into my dotage!
What's the serial number on yours? Mine is GD22841, is yours anywhere near it?
Being a British made rifle of that era in .22 calibre, it was designed for use with home grown 5.6mm rather than European 5.5mm ammunition (i.e. Webley GP, the original Eley Wasp or BSA Pylarm pellets). This larger diameter ammo usually gives a better feeling shot cycle and tighter grouping, although I've found that Superdomes perform quite well in mine if I'm wanting to preserve my stock of the older/larger pellets.
All the very best, Clogger