Any Air Gunners?

[Drago]

I see Pellpax are still operating as normal. I quite fancy a Beretta PX4 Storm - the nice thing about pistols is theyre better suited for back garden plinking, not to mention I can pretend to be Dirty Harry, punk!

 

[Drago]

I'm bored, so I am deploying a crapload of bodgery my highly honed woodworking skills to make a carbine stock for my CP1.

A sawn off XS Supergrade stock screwed and glued CP1 stock. A bit of filling and smoothing ahoy, and then a finish in black spray on bed liner for the tactical look.

If anyone has or knows of a CR600W barrel going for sale please let me know.

 

[Drago]

It's coming together...

I may add a picatinny mounted foregrip when it's done.

 

[Drago]

All done and smoothed off...

The join dried well and is rock hard.

It'll be left a few more days before a final rub with 400 wet and dry, and then spraying with black textured paint. I found a butt pad in my box of gun spares that fits well, but I may splash out on a Bisley adjustable butt pad.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Looking good, Drago.

 

[welsh dragon]

We have 2 a Parker Hale and an SMK a Chinese make.

I did show a photo of them once on another thread maybe started by Drago himself.

 

[Drago]

Parker Hale made some nice weapons in their day. SMK do some ok stuff - with a bit of careful gunsmithing they can become superb rifles. Theres quite a bit of snobbery over SMK gear (not from me) from the Weirankers, but there is a thriving community of Chinese and Turkish springer owners who modify and optimise their guns.

Indeed, my own SMK XS19, a copy of a BAM springer, has been stripped, optimised, sleeved, carbined, had the teigger modified and finally was fitted with a BSA stock and hand turned PorkyYorky moderator. Change from 200 quid and it kicks any Weirauch in the nuts.

 

[keithmac]

Would a pistol not be man enough to despatch a pest at very close range (a few inches away?).

 

[Landsurfer]

Parker Hale made some nice weapons in their day. SMK do some ok stuff - with a bit of careful gunsmithing they can become superb rifles. Theres quite a bit of snobbery over SMK gear (not from me) from the Weirankers, but there is a thriving community of Chinese and Turkish springer owners who modify and optimise their guns.

Indeed, my own SMK XS19, a copy of a BAM springer, has been stripped, optimised, sleeved, carbined, had the teigger modified and finally was fitted with a BSA stock and hand turned PorkyYorky moderator. Change from 200 quid and it kicks any Weirauch in the nuts.

I’ve got a .22 SMK underleaver ... hard hitting rifle ... any ideas on where to find upgrades...

 

[Drago]

I’ve got a .22 SMK underleaver ... hard hitting rifle ... any ideas on where to find upgrades...

A rummage on the Chinese UK airgun forum may prove fruitful.

Would a pistol not be man enough to despatch a pest at very close range (a few inches away?).

A genuine full power, ie, near 6 ftlb, pistol with the correct ammo would probably be ok at close range, but I'd still use a rifle. More chance of a clean, humane kill with the first shot.

Right, several layers of black textured paint applied...

Several days of impatient waiting ahead now while the paint dries.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Would a pistol not be man enough to despatch a pest at very close range (a few inches away?).

That would be close enough to risk a spattering of blood from the rat, not something you'd want especially if it hit your face.

It is quicker to fire a shot from a pistol than a rifle, but longer to fire one accurately. It is much easier to sight a target with a rifle, and any fannying about steadying a pistol at close range will have the rat out of sight before you can think about pulling the trigger.

 

[keithmac]

It was more despatching one inside a trap rather than going out hunting them down.

 

[Drago]

All done.

Very happy with the results.

PS - I already know the sofa is nacked. New one due to arrive in April thanks to Covid delays.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Nice looking gun now, Drago.

How are you getting on with the red dot sight? I've been using the iron sights on mine but they are not that accurate and I do have a red dot I haven't got round to fitting yet.

 

[Drago]

I struggle a bit with tele sights because im cross-dominant, but holographic sights are fine. Thats a cheap set of Gun Tuff sights id bought just to see how I got on and they work very well indeed.