16th and 17th June 2018 Boinger Bash --- Event And Payment Details

[TonyL]

Oooooh; I love a challenge!

Ground and closed or open ends on your spring, Mike?

[MikeHW45]

Oooooh; I love a challenge!

Ground and closed or open ends on your spring, Mike?

I reckon i'll go for the optional luxury extra of ground and closed please mate

[TonyL]

I reckon i'll go for the optional luxury extra of ground and closed please mate

No worries, Mike.

And the revolutionary design and materials allow for a variable stiffness of the spring column - flexible where desirable yet stiff and supportive where required.

'Tis magic, let me tell you!

BOING!

[NewPaul]

Do you get tomorrow off Tone ? That’d be a rare three days off on the bounce for you

[TonyL]

Do you get tomorrow off Tone ? That’d be a rare three days off on the bounce for you

Oh yes indeedy, Pauly!

So, today had to be a "family day", although I managed to get the MotoGP watched. But hoping to get a little plinking in tomorrow or Tuesday.

Hope you're keeping well my friend. Any shooting over the weekend for you, matey?

[NewPaul]

Oh yes indeedy, Pauly!

So, today had to be a "family day", although I managed to get the MotoGP watched. But hoping to get a little plinking in tomorrow or Tuesday.

Hope you're keeping well my friend. Any shooting over the weekend for you, matey?

Excellent stuff mate, what a difference this new job has made to your work/life balance

[TonyL]

Excellent stuff mate, what a difference this new job has made to your work/life balance

Yep, loads better, cheers Pauly.

It would be even better if it translated to more Plinky time, though.

[TonyL]

Do you get tomorrow off Tone ? That’d be a rare three days off on the bounce for you

And you know summat, Pauly?

I said to the Mrs earlier that having worked (alternate) Sundays for donkey's years and doing a rota for Bank Holidays, it's going to take some time to get used to this.....I feel like I'm skanking time off at the moment!

Anyways, today that translated to a mega-long plink! I told her that I'd see if the youngest one might want a shoot and prise him away from the console. She's always been anti him shooting, but put up no protest. I was going to get the little Diana 24D out for this back garden session, but it's really awkward to get to, so I decided to get the little Crosman 1377 "mini carbine" out. Looks a bit like your 2250XL, but it's a pump-up and with a much shorter barrel. Started life as a pistol when I bought it nine years ago, then fitted the steel breech, shoulder stock and 4x32 scope. Now, with it being so light, having this short barrel, the butt plate sliding about in your shoulder and the not too brilliant trigger, you really have to be on the top of your game to get this to group tightly. Get it right and down the garden at 10 yards, it'll print tiny groups only slightly larger than a single pellet hole. But the slightest lapse in technique and it'll throw a flyer an inch out of the group.

Talked him through the safety stuff and technique and, blimey, the little bugger was shooting 5 shot groups about the size of a 5p piece. A little later we got hold of some really small drinks cans that would fit in the pellet trap so he could have a little fun time just blatting away at them!

Later on, needing my Boinger fix, I got the Tempest out. I got this Brummy one about six years ago and just had a few shots down the hallway to check it was okay. Had a pleasurable hour or so shooting 10m rifle targets at six yards. A bit all over the place to begin with, but as we bonded and I gave extra attention to the follow through and concentrating on the front sight, the majority of shots were in the black. Love the character of this little pocket rocket.

So, over the last few days I've shot the Ratbuster, the HW70, the pistol based pump-up carbine and the Tempest. If I get the chance tomorrow I'm going to give the HW40 and 45 an outing. Looking forward to that easy precision of the 40 and then the all-out character yet finesse of the 45. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!

[NewPaul]

Well it’s about time you managed a decent session Tone and hopefully you've got another little household advocate to give good reason for future plinky sessions. You mention the Ratcher I had off you.... it’s been in the loft for a good while now but now that the temperatures are rising, I must get it down and have a sesh with it

[TonyL]

Well it’s about time you managed a decent session Tone and hopefully you've got another little household advocate to give good reason for future plinky sessions. You mention the Ratcher I had off you.... it’s been in the loft for a good while now but now that the temperatures are rising, I must get it down and have a sesh with it

Absolutely, Pauly.

He's not the most expressive of characters, but I'll certainly be trying to nurture his interest. Whenever I've mentioned him coming to a Bash, mum's always said "no" as she doesn't want him shooting guns. But if she sees that he's interested I might even get him to come along next month.

Yep, get that Ratty out for a plink, matey. They're good enough fun and more than up to hammering some rolands. I tried it with Superdomes when it was mine and it certainly seemed to like them, Pauly. Must try them in my other Ratties. The Tempest was shooting easily as well if not better and it's a Boinger. Was using Accupells in both.