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This is for sale at my most local and regular gun shop.
https://www.pickeringguns.co.uk/shop...ter-s-mk-2-22/
I've become somewhat disenchanted with modern day springer offerings and would like to dip my toe in something a bit more old school and relevant to my younger days. From a novice point of view I believe that it should have open sights and the barrel weight is a user addition? Price? As I say, I am a novice in this area.
Thank You.
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Just my opinion, but for that kind of money you could get a nice mk1 or mk2 with change left over, which I think are the better guns.
Last edited by thisisdonald; 16-06-2022 at 07:27 AM.
Donald
Avoid I would say at that money, does not even have sights!.......
I have been in that shop a couple of times despite it being over 200 miles from me.........as go to Robin Hood's bay every year for Bayfiolk so usually do a day on the NYR, when I went he had quite a few vintage rifles and pistols, but the couple that were decent were not for sale as the boss is a collector?
As stated the earlier (MK's 1-3) Airsporters are a better tool with a better loading tap set up (all being equal) as the earlier taps are tapered and hand fitted and the later ones were simplified to save time and money and can have issues, But the S models do look nice and some folk prefer the more "modern" look and feel especially of the woodwork.
It is a lottery with the later guns, some shoot very well, but if you get an bad one it can be a nightmare of faffing if someone has been playing with the shims etc.
Whatever you chose, make sure the original sights are there, but bear in mind the earlier guns either cannot be scoped, or need a certain size mount claw in a lot of cases, so if you want to use glass your choice is further limited.
Later guns no problem, all have scope rails.
Probably best of the later ones if you must have glass is the RB (rotary Breech) Airsporter if you can find one.
Whichever you choose try and ask for a test shoot obviously.
ATB, Ed
Muddled
I recently sold a .177 'S' with open sights, which are special to this model, that were in a similar condition for £275. Over priced - but it is a dealer so there would be some form of warranty. When your buying any Airsporter put it over the chrono first.
HTH
Ian
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Seems a bit pricey as has already been said but if you are after an Airsporter try and source one privately rather than from a dealer who will always add a significant price mark-up.
Again, as has also been said, a mk1 or mk 2 with open sights and visible etching on air chamber is what I would go for but if your eyesight is not so good and you require a scope then you will need to go for a later mark with means of fitting a scope.
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I sold a nicer example than that one for £250 not long back and it also had its opensights, that one is way overpriced.
Dave.
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Originally Posted by Portzy
If I was in the market for an Airsporter then the only one I'd pay good money for would be a late MK2.
These had the tapered self opening loading tap and a conical piston head that can be converted to O ring, but more importantly, they came with 11mm scope rails so that you can mount a modern scope.
All the best Mick
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You should have had a look at Southams auction's last week , Airsporter's were making £70 to £ 140 each.
I'm happy with mine
id avoid that one
Well stuff me, you live and learn.
That gun is overpriced in my opinion, I have visited that shop a couple of times whilst at the 1940s re-enactment festival, all his ‘ vintage’ guns seem overpriced to me, then again though, I’m no expert.
Melv
Chippendale (with clothes on)
Was at the NYMR last weekend Melv, have they banned the festival totally now, or is it just certain uniforms.....From discussions I gleaned a lot of folk were upset as was living history being changed due to the protests of a vocal small number of visitors.
ATB, Ed
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The link does not open for me.
As the owner of 4 Airsporters including a MK2 S I suggest that you
"Try before you buy"
They are nice guns but very much of their era.
The "S" versions compared to the Non S are like the Ford Capri vs. Cortina i.e. virtually the same mechanical bits in a pretty frock / bodywork / stock.
The "Mark" systems are also independent of each other, check the dates by Serial Number,
I love mine, but my Weihrauchs are far superior in terms of handling and build quality.
Nothing wrong with either option, purely a matter of taste.
Better to find out before you fork out hundreds of pounds,
Dodgy Diana User
That’s much more the right level (+fees?) for anything other than really excellent Mk1s, Clubs, Mk2s, RB2s or Stutzens.
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Hi mick, would you recommend converting to oring? I love my old airsporter mk2, but I have another one that doesnt shoot as nice I would consider tinkering with.
Donald
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I always convert them unless it's something special*, Donald.
The trick with them is to make sure the nylon head and cone are a close match to the cylinder end and the O ring is a nice sliding fit in the cylinder.
I check that the nylon head and cone are a good match to the cylinder end by putting Tipex on the front of the piston and rotating it against the end of the cylinder --- if the Tipex is wiped off all faces it's good to go.
With an O ring piston head fitted you can normally get away with less Spring for the same power output as you get from a leather seal --- the conversion is fully reversible as well so you're not irreversibly altering the gun.
All the best Mick
* - I serviced an Airsporter as a favour for an old boy and it turned out that it was a transitional MK1/MK2 model so I left that one as it came from the factory.
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