Nikko Nighteater 30mm 6-24x56 MilDot SWAT Scope

Giving this scope a try, wanted to have a go at a bit of FT shooting with the .22 Hornet.
On looking at Chairgun on x24 for a .22 I needed extended mildots so that 55 yards had a mildot, on a normal mildot scope with 4 mildots this only goes to 42 yards. The extended mildot (6 mildots ) gives me the option to shoot at 55 yards on x24.
The scope is huge!!16.5 inch's with the sunshade 21inchs.
The optics are very good, nice and clear it has a 30mm tube , I have been setting the wheel up for range finding and can range find accurately within about 1/2 - 1 yard accuracy. the scope cost me £175.00 which I think is good value for a scope of this quality , it comes with mounts , large  side wheel , 3.5 inch sunshade & flip up scope caps.
The turrets are pull up to adjust and then push down to lock, there is a small Allen key bolt in the turret so you can set your turrets to zero once set up.
On x24 you can parallax down to 10 yards, if you lower the mag you can clearly see at less than 8 yrds mag adjustment range is 6 - 24.
So far I think this scope is really good and excelent value for money , the optics are in the same quality range as my MTC scope.

 

BSA HORNET .22 PCP REVIEW

Well I have had this gun a few months now so I thought I would review it.

I suppose the 2 most important factors any one needs to know about a gun are accuracy and the trigger. The gun I have is .22 and the accuracy is superb , the gun out shoots me, if I miss it is not the gun I use Falcon accuracy plus pellets these are light pellets and give a flatter tragetory than heavier pellets like AA fields. The trigger is nice and light and has a definable 2 stage pull you can let the shot of crisply or slowly. The gun has an unusual loading / cocking arrangement to open the breach you press a small lever on the right side of the breech and this releases a bolt that springs backwards and opens the pellet tray , you insert the pellet and push the bolt forward until it locks, you then pull a plunger back towards you at the front of the stock this cocks the gun and its ready to fire, there is an on off safety at the rear of the stock as well , this is not an auto safety so you engage it as required .

 

The air chamber takes a 232bar fill and i am getting 80+ shots from a fill at full power, the accuracy is spot on right from the first shot, this will be due to the regulator which does an excellent job. The silencer appears to be original and works really well the gun is whisper quiet.

Below is a target I shot at 35 yards

 

The black area is smaller than a 1p coin there are 5 shots in this group. The gun is fairly heavy but this will in part be due to the scope i use which in its self is reasonably heavy. Overall I really rate this gun and would recommend one to any bobdy.

TS45 SIDELEVER - CARBINED AND SILENCER ADDED

This was how the TS45 looked when I bought her , lovely smooth trigger and shooting cycle, esthetically I always thought the barrel looked to long.

I decided to change the stock to balance the look , a TX200 stock seemed to look ok .

Looks a lot better but still the barrel is out of proportion , so decided to take 7 inch's of the barrel , the barrel was 19 inch and had 1 3/4 rifling twists so by taking 7inchs off the pellet still gets a full spin before leaving the barrel,

Looks and feels great now, this is my open sight gun at the moment, for an old Chinese gun she shoots really well.

HW98 AND B26-2 stock swap

Finally got these 2 sorted , have put the B26-2 .22 in the HW98 stock and the HW98 .177  in the B26-2 stock. Just prefer them this way round. I do my competition shooting with the HW98 .177 and find the Thumbhole stock easier to hold especially for standing shots. The B26 fits perfectly in the 98 stock has a slightly shorter barrel and is a perfect little hunting gun.

HW98 - SPRING REMOVAL, CUTTING , MOLY GREASING.

Needed to reduce the power on the 98 , she had slowly been going up , on a recent chronoing I had a reading of 812 fps which is just over 12lbs , so needed to reduce the power, general advise was remove 1 spring coil or compress 1 coil by heating and collapsing , i decided to remove 1 coil below are the step by step actions to get at the spring

Remove the scope

Remove mechanism from stock by removing the 4 screws.

remove the trigger guard

remove action from stock

next remove the trigger mechanism , 2 pins need to be drifted out with a punch and the head of a screw driver to tap them out,

pull the pins out once they are through far enough

then cup the area where the safety is , as when you slide the trigger mechanism it will pop out, your hand will catch it, remove the pin and the spring.

when the trigger is removed you will see 4 small square plates these need to be removed, using a small allen key or bent nail pop then out trough the small holes behind the plate , this can be fiddly but once you get 1 out you can get to the opposite one easier with a straight pin.

the trigger block holder needs to be removed now , for this you will need a rubber ( eraser ) the block twists out anti - clockwise, place the rubber down and stand the gun on it , press down and twist and the block should turn releasing the lug, at this point the spring will push the gun up- there should not be much pre-load on a standard spring but if your gun has been apart and some one might have put an ox-sping in be very careful.

with this block removed you can get at the spring, if you needed to get at the piston you would need to remove the screws that hold the break barrel to the main tube.

Cut the spring as required and finish the end with a flat surface

then grease the spring with moly grease, not loads but a reasonable amount

then put the gun back together , which is the reverse of stripping.

XS B26-2 .22

Purchased this gun because it has a shrouded barrel and is a copy of the HW 95 , the B26-2 is the thumbhole version of the B26, these a a very good copy even having a copy of the record trigger. the standard B26 looks like this :

The XS-B26-2 is based on the old XS-B20, which itself was a clone HW 95 break barrel. The compression chamber has been enlarged from 25mm for the B20 to 26mm for the B26-2, for better power and consistency. The XS-B26-2 is the result of many refinements, upgrades and improvements in materials and quality control, and provides a fine and accurate shooting experience for enthusiasts seeking accuracy rather than all out magnum power. The B26-2 is fitted with a thumbhole stock with raised cheek rest for a more ergonomically comfortable fit.
          
The model I have has had the stock stippled and a shroud on the barrel, shoots really well and has a good solid feel to it. I would recomend this gun to any one who wants a good springer at a reasonable price.

 

 

BSA HORNET .22

Purchased this today, its in good condition and handles nicely, have put an MTC scope on it.
The Hornet  has a  regulated power output, and unique cocking system,  fully-floating, match-grade barrel ,spring-assisted pellet probe , two-stage adjustable trigger,, fully chequered, sporter stock, and quick-fit charging adaptor

• MMC system - fast, easy, cocking at your fingertips – literally. Can be de-cocked if required.. .
• Power regulator - regulated power means consistent accuracy. The Hornet has both.
• Match grade barrel - Fully floating and capable of one-hole accuracy at every range you need.
• Threaded for a silencer.

Have not tried the gun yet but will update once I have.

CUT AWAY LOGUN S16

Saw this gun at the British shooting show, thought it was interesting as it actually cocked and worked so you could see what was happening. The stand was the "AIRGUN DOCTOR" this guy seemed to know a lot about Loguns and used to work for them , His web site is www.airgundoctor.co.uk

 

 

 

 

LOGUN S16 - HUNTING SET UP

Have updated the logun, wanted it shorter and set up for hunting.

Added an air stripper, 3 point sling that is excelent, torch hung under the barrell

Gun shoots one hole groups upto 40 yards, I cannot believe how well this gun shoots

UMAREX 92FS - CHANGING POWERLET SEAL

Guide to changing the Powerlet seal on a Umarex 92fs co2 pistol

Unlike CO2 rifles ( QB/ XS ) Co2 pistols should not be left "gassed" for any length of time. The seal that the powerlet is pressed against when loaded in the handle gets compressed and over time it becomes dis formed and will not re-shape, result being you load a new capsule and all the gas escapes as the powerlet is pierced.

First job ensure gun is unloaded and has no powerlet in it !! remove the handle cover that allows you to put powerlet in the handle.

need to remove the slide, undo screw at position A

Once this is removed you can remove the slide, the catch you open to put the magazine in, release it so the slide opens but hold the slide and allow it to slide forward from the gun , note the position of the bar , spring and washer.

next job is to remove the whole side of the gun , undo the indicated screws and remove them.

the safety lever comes off , put to one side, the whole side then comes off, you need to prise it up slowly , ideally use your fingers to get it started so as not to scratch the case with a tool , slowly lift it off.
this is the bit we are after :-

you need to Prise this out it will come away as 2 parts where you see the green line in the picture these are 2 separate parts the square part has a spring and a small brass tube, remember how these go together for re-fitting, one you have removed the block you can undo the ring that holds the seal , a 1/2 inch chisel fits perfectly

once undone pick the old seal out and replace with a new one

putting everything back is the reverse of removal, things will pop out and move so be careful and try to remember how everything goes - this picture below will help

a couple of these pictures have been taken from an article in the Umerex Boys Club Forum that shows stripping the gun down , this was also included in Airgun world magazine
article is here  http://umarexboysclubforum.myfineforum.org/about8107.html&highlight=

the job is fiddly so take it slowly, don't press the safety bit down because a tiny ball bearing and spring pop out, its very fiddly to put them back, just go slow and don't force anything.