Gareth, they came with a small plastic tube of pellets which fitted in a recess on the bottom left of the styrene tray, a yellow test card and a manual.
Gareth, they came with a small plastic tube of pellets which fitted in a recess on the bottom left of the styrene tray, a yellow test card and a manual.
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Done my bit for the BBS: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-being-a-mod-… now I’m a game-keeper turned poacher.
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Done my bit for the BBS: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-being-a-mod-… now I’m a game-keeper turned poacher.
John Bowkett told me a long while ago that BSA had requested a pcp pistol and wanted to use some components from the 240 magnum. He worked on this for quite some time producing several prototypes, see the JB Fanpage photos, butBSA marketing department said there was no market for a pcp pistol and it was shelved.
The polystyrene tray, he said, for the 240 Magnum had a longer than required cut out in front of the muzzle. When asked why he was told that they were going to manufacture a longer, high power version for the US market. That again was shelved but the polystyrene trays had already been ordered so they stayed as they were.
That would have been a nice pistol to use if de-tuned to below our limit and with the extra length to control the jump. I had a 240 Magnum and while it was accurate when mastered it was very hold sensitive..
Thanks for that fascinating anecdote greenwayjames, that is a wonderful bit of info to store in the old brain box, so many thanks and cheers.
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Done my bit for the BBS: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-being-a-mod-… now I’m a game-keeper turned poacher.
[QUOTE=Gareth W-B;7284986]Thanks for that fascinating anecdote greenwayjames, that is a wonderful bit of info to store in the old brain box, so many thanks and cheers. [/QUOT
Thanks
They are an acquired taste but the muzzle velocity of my .177 240 is a very healthy 500+ fps. This is higher than my HW45 and Diana P5, although these pistols are easier to shoot accurately. I love my 240 pistol though, it reminds me a bit of my Sterling HR83 rifle; in as much as typical English quirky engineering
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Done my bit for the BBS: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-being-a-mod-… now I’m a game-keeper turned poacher.