Well, I'd been saying for ages that I ought to get the tiddler out, as it must be at least three years (and, most likely a good deal longer
) since I last used it. Bought it from the shop at Lincoln around five years ago for £69.
Well, one thing I'd forgotten is that it's actually a 24D T01 Firebird. Guessing the Firebird naming makes no difference to specification?
Anyway, one thing that I'd remembered correctly was how sweet a shooting little thing it is. Had a very enjoyable couple of hours informal target shooting, mainly at ten yards printing nice, neat little groups. I then moved to about seven yards shooting little black circles around 8mm diameter, so as to replicate the bell target kill zone somewhat. Most shots inside and most definitely aided by that sweet breaking T01 trigger. Like the Rekords on my HWs and the CD on the TX, it's lovely when you don't have to give the trigger a moment's thought......unlike my session earlier in the week with a Gamo Vipermax and the "will it or won't it?" long, long creepy action!
Loving the little 24. Although it cocks and shoots very smoothly, looking through the stock into the cocking slot, things appear very dry in there, so I think it will be deserving of a clean and re-lube soon, once I've got on top of other long term projects.
And aren't our beloved springers so lovely? Put them away, don't use them for years, pull them out and they're good to go. No messing, just straight back into pure, simple, open-sighted fun and therapy.