.22 Air Pistol 6 Yard MPL Postal Competition.

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Your .22 entry pack and spare targets have gone out with Interlink today.

Received today with thanks Bob

And thanks for the extra comp' stickers!

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Received today with thanks Bob

And thanks for the extra comp' stickers!

No problem - only too pleased to help.

ATB - Bob.

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Well I have just come back in from my cold garage having shot my six February 2014 .22 MPL cards.

One of my first cards was the best group I have ever achieved with my old grey plastic stocked .22 Original Model 5 (that was manufactured in April 1966) and my lowest score included a complete miss

Overall though I am quite pleased with my nights work and think the .22 competition is by far the hardest to score consistently well in.

For a start the choice of .22 air pistols that comply with the MPL rules is very restricted. Once the .22 Original Model 5 and the various .22 Webley springers are taken out of the mix - what else is there to choose from?

Likewise the choice of wadcutter pellet is either the .22 Hobby or the .22 Crossman Match - anybody know of any others?

This narrow choice does of course make the .22 competition a very level playing field . No recoilless .22 single shot springers exist and nobody has found or used a .22 SSP air pistol yet either.

Back to basics in the .22 6 yard MPL postal series then - what a pleasant change - no chance of "buying a result" with a posh (read expensive) pistol.

This competition is still open for anyone to join us - never too late to find out what you have been missing

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In the way of a 'bump' for interest in the .22 MPL competition - but I do have a question for the kindly organisers:

I think I need to put my .22 Tempest on the substitute's bench.

I would stick with it, but during the Feb match cards it stopped deiseling, which you may think sounds 'good', but it is actually 'bad', because it now has very little power... not enough to put clean holes in the match cards. And it's become (even more of) a mare to shoot.

Am I right in thinking I can use a different pistol for March etc?

And is a Webley Nemesis (SSP) in .22 an eligible pistol for the comp?

I think it is, and I hope it is, as I've bought one (awaiting delivery).

TIA - Phil

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In the way of a 'bump' for interest in the .22 MPL competition - but I do have a question for the kindly organisers:

I think I need to put my .22 Tempest on the substitute's bench.

I would stick with it, but during the Feb match cards it stopped deiseling, which you may think sounds 'good', but it is actually 'bad', because it now has very little power... not enough to put clean holes in the match cards. And it's become (even more of) a mare to shoot.

Am I right in thinking I can use a different pistol for March etc?

And is a Webley Nemesis (SSP) in .22 an eligible pistol for the comp?

I think it is, and I hope it is, as I've bought one (awaiting delivery).


TIA - Phil

No problem with Nemesis Phil.

All spring powered and SSP air pistols are legal for use in the MPL.

I was wondering when somebody would come up with a recoilless .22 and I thought the first one would be an Alecto but it is an older member of the Webley family that will be the first to take that honour!

Once the Nemesis is in action you may like to take a peek inside the Tempest to see if it needs new seals..or even a spring perhaps?

Then you will have a nice choice of .22 MPL pistols at your disposal.

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No problem with Nemesis Phil.

All spring powered and SSP air pistols are legal for use in the MPL.

I was wondering when somebody would come up with a recoilless .22 and I thought the first one would be an Alecto but it is an older member of the Webley family that will be the first to take that honour!

Once the Nemesis is in action you make like to take a peek inside the Tempest to see if it needs new seals..or even a spring perhaps?

Then you will have a nice choice of .22 MPL pistols at your disposal.

Nice one, thank you Bob (I always seem to be thanking you for one reason or another! )

I'm quite excited, waiting for the Nemesis to arrive! (well, two Nemesis to be precise - a boy & a girl - if the .22 goes wrong, I guess I can transplant the .22 barrel on to the .177).

I remember when the Nemesis came out, and I've pretty much ignored them until now. I did have the odd few shots with them 'back in the day', and I remember they felt quite weighty & solid...

Here's another option for a .22 'MPL friendly' recoilless pistol - Weihrauch HW40 PCA! A quick bit of research, and yes, they do make them in .22 ... not my favorite airpistol, as I find the grip 'slippy', and I don't like the fibre optic sights for match cards (although they're great for dark backgrounds).

One concern with these .22 SSPs is will they have the FPS to cut clean wads out of match cards... if not, I'll be wishing I bought a .22 Alectro

Finally - yes Bob, I will be hoping to take the Tempest to bits (and buy it some wood grips - if I get it shooting straight). But it will take me a while to get around to it, as there are at least 4 other guns that need fixing or fettling in time for summer, and I'm not getting on with them either at present!

ATB, and good shooting - Phil

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I was offerred a .22 Webley Typhoon on Saturday - it is the (mostly plastic) Turkish made break barrel type that is claimed to be "semi-recoiless". It looks like a cheaply made air pistol that comes with a plastic barrel extension cocking aid and when it is fitted the size of it reminds me of a BSA Scorpion that I had when they first came out.

Although the pistol looks very long it does not weigh much and so it may be a little easier to hold and shoot than the Scorpion.

The asking price seemed reasonable and it is a .22 pistol that I had never seen before and so I thought it may be worth a go to se how it performs as an MPL pistol.

I have not shot it yet as it has a broken rear sight, but I have ordered a new replacement from Chambers so I hope it will be here later this week so I can fit it and see if the pistol works for me at 6 yards.

Has anyone else had a go with this type of pistol?