Finally managed to get some plinkies in, Pauly.
I was going to get the little Diana 24D out for some mild therapy. But it was around tea-time and the neighbours were having a barbie (not a noisy one). Now, with those lower powered guns I usually use the steel pellet catcher as they don't have enough power to penetrate a hard, taped together Argos catalogue. But with them enjoying a quiet barbie with friends I thought the last thing they needed was the "ring-a-ding-ding" of lead on steel.
So, out came the Argos catalogue and out, also, came the Venom Vantage 77. I'd only used it once, at the April Bash in '17 when it was back from its Steve Pope refresh. Had a pleasurable hour or so printing little holes in paper. And not once did a single guest over the fence make a comment, carrying on their conversations unperturbed. At one point I had two blackbirds, a robin and a woodie sat on the shed roof, a few feet above the target.
And then it got really messy!
I'd not treated the Vantage's stock in yonks, so I dug out the CCL Stock Conditioning Oil and gave my wood a good old rub!
Looks even lovelier now with the grain showing through more and I love the smell of the stuff.
I was that pleased with the result that, when I tucked the Vantage away, I thought I'd treat the Predator's stock too, and that came up beautifully, with lots of little tiger striping effect.
After I'd tidied up, one of the cats was going really frenzied for some fuss, so a nice half on hour or so to finish a shooting session off rubbing my wood and stroking pussy.