Autumn Bash 7th and 8th September 2024

[Hellequin]

That’s me home. Had a great few days as ever and always look forward to spending time with all the genuine fine folk that attend. Can’t believe I brought home an empty pellet tin with me this time
Thanks again Neil & Tina for organising and setting up another Bash. Long wait now until next one but looking forward already.

Great to see you again Paul. On a personal note, I can't believe I came home without buying another air rifle, although I might be in touch with Dave soon... will that count?

[Guns n Hoses]

Thanks for a great weekend everyone, was a pleasure to see you all. And a very special thanks to Neil and Tina for organising it, really appreciate all the work you put in.

[flyingfish]

Pete, what model of Luepold scope was that on one of your air rifles, the one with the excellent reticule ?
You told me but I've forgotten but I remember you mentioned the word "Rimfire" !

Regards,

John.


PS. Shame we missed out on the Pork Pies !

It's a Leupold Vari VX rimfire John
Mine is the 3 x 9 x 40
Bloody pork pies are cunning beasts far harder to catch than haggis

[flyingfish]

I have stayed in a couple of Premier Inns for shooting weekends and never had any issues
Just don't strip TX200s on the bed sheets
A short midwinter break in sunny Doncaster is sounding good

The Longbow really is getting better the more it is shot
And yes Paul (Hellequin) the look on Paul's(Waddy) face went the bucket dropped was a picture

[Craig-P]

Us springer boys, invading Donny: https://youtu.be/IqUyKNyF3Y0?si=xavswHQlACHUExoi

[Waddy]

I have stayed in a couple of Premier Inns for shooting weekends and never had any issues
Just don't strip TX200s on the bed sheets
A short midwinter break in sunny Doncaster is sounding good

The Longbow really is getting better the more it is shot
And yes Paul (Hellequin) the look on Paul's(Waddy) face went the bucket dropped was a picture

That was mental, a hat trick on the bucket, which Neil said should be at 30 yards to be right, not 75 or whatever it is. I need to sell both my Weihrauchs and invest in proper old British guns lol.


I've been looking at the Donny range and I think it's a phone call job, stopping over for a meal & beers seems very appealing, there are cheap hotels because of the house racing thing

[Waddy]

"The ring pull bust"

That Longbow of Pete's is a cracker, although I hit the bucket (only once, mind) with my .22 version. He was pinging it consistently. I had more success with my 35e but to be honest I was just glad to find I could actually do it. That surprise from you when you first hit it was brilliant though mate.

Definitely up for a Donny 'bash' if it can be sorted. Are Premier Inn ready for an invasion of Boingers?

I hope they are, I'll have to start a thread It would be great to have a meet up over the long 8 month no bash period

[Blackrider]

It's a Leupold Vari VX rimfire John
Mine is the 3 x 9 x 40
Bloody pork pies are cunning beasts far harder to catch than haggis

Thanks Pete, looks like it has the Varmint Hunters reticule ?

[flyingfish]

It is the rimfire reticle as far as I know John
It will certainly be my go to scope when I need a lightweight 1 inch tube

[TonyL]

I was absolutely shattered after getting home and cleaning the guns off last night, ( which was probably due to lumping thirty odd rolls of roofing felt up a ladder on the previous day ), so I've only just got chance to thank Neil and all of you who attended, for another tremendous day out.
Standout rifles for me were Tony's little gem of a Diana, John's beautifully engineered VMach 80, Paul's / Steve's very sentimental VMach HW99 and Terry's classic FWB127. Clearly I'm heading toward a full on break-barrel affair behind my beloved HW77's back...
Lovely, as always, to catch up with friends and the drizzle and light winds made the bucket a formality for many. Also great to have my mate Paul for company during the commute, chatting about future projects and purchases.
As Tony has said, where else can you get a full day out, trying out all kinds of air guns, amongst some of the nicest people you could ask to meet, for little over a tenner? To the people who regularly post on here asking, 'what's the best between an X and Y rifle?' 'What's the best tune for a such and such?' 'Is a Z brand of scope any good?' Pop along to the Bash and have a play with most of the kit you can get - and some you didn't know you could. Far better than a gunshop as you can actually shoot it in the real world, at a number of targets out to eighty odd yards. And take the piss out of each other...
I hope to see you all again in 2025 - all the very best, Craig.

Absolutely, Craig; perfectly put.

As always, an absolute pleasure to see you again. And those previously mentioned guns of yours were utterly sublime Thank you for letting me have a play.

[TonyL]

Just to let fellow 'Bashers' know the Airsporter is safe and well and in Tony's car, I will relieve him of it asap.

Thanks once again to Neil and his helpers, whoever they are, for another friendly happy day out with good friends and fellow boingers, except for a that really ugly fat sod, don't know his name but he wears a leather trilby type hat, which I must say I really like and would love one like it, oh I do remember his name it's Ray. Only kidding mate but I really do like that hat .

See you all next year hopefully.

Cheers
Melv

Chippendale

Yep, Hairysporter and rubber-backed blanket all safe, Melv. Exchange tba.....

[TonyL]

You can also meet people who go on to be very good friends. Mach 1.5

Absolutely, Paul. So many rock-solid, long-term friendships have been forged over the years through initial acquaintances at our Bash events.

[TonyL]

That’s me home. Had a great few days as ever and always look forward to spending time with all the genuine fine folk that attend. Can’t believe I brought home an empty pellet tin with me this time
Thanks again Neil & Tina for organising and setting up another Bash. Long wait now until next one but looking forward already.

And so nice to see you again, MyLittlePauly.

We'll see if we can get that Winter meet-up at Doncaster set up to help relieve the agony of the long wait.

[TonyL]

Hey Paul, did you and Dave have an Early Morning Swim around the field today ?

They may well have done, John, as it was peeing it down heavily earlier on.

However, by around 10.00am, in true Quigley Bottom fashion, the sun well and truly got his hat on and we were treated to the customary QB el-scorchio conditions.

[TonyL]

Well, that was bloody brilliant Huge thank you to Neil & Tina, and a special thanks to Tony for keeping this thread going & building it up.

Only had one tin of beer left this morning, I couldn't open it because the ring pull bust

Very rare to find such a great bunch of people, if you haven't been you have no idea what you are missing !

I now need to find & .177 Longbow, three shots out of three on the bucket yet I couldn't hit it once all weekend with any of my own rifles


It does sound like a meet up at the Doncaster range is very do-able, it's indoors so ideal for over the winter months and it's close to the motorway. I was initially thinking just a Saturday afternoon thing but maybe an all day bash with a meal & a few pints after with a stop over at Premier Inn (or somewhere similar,) might be even better esp for anyone fancying a day shooting with the Boingerati from further afield .

Cheers for the nice comments, Paul, and so nice to see you again. I do look forward to our chats.

Still can't get your Ratty out of my head with those lovely grips. A fine thing.

Any of your nicer boingery toys, perfectly zeroed and with aim point sorted can take on the role of Bucket Slayer. And I know Pete was well made up with your beaming smile upon your feat.

We'll keep that thread going too on the proposed Doncaster meet-up, gauge the level of interest and try and sort that one out.