Recent content by bobh

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My biggest issue with UPS in the last year has been damage. I now triple the bubble wrap or other packing materials. The box may be damaged but the product arrives unharmed.

Groundhog problem gone

Thanks. Actually there is no rush to sell. I am going over the R8 with a fine tooth comb and short of refinishing the entire stock it will be in tip top shape. I have no intention of trying to take it apart but it will be oiled up and tomorrow I am going to sight it in at about fifty feet...

Sorry but being a new member I don't have enough posts to use the classified ad section of Airgun Nation. So I will have to have to post the R8 for sale somewhere else. Best regards. Bob

Update on the scratches. I experimented with both linseed oil and Minwax Tongue oil and found really no difference. I used the tongue oil with good results and no residue left behind after it dried. I did offer the R8 to my son but he declined as he lives in the city and feels it would just...

I don't intend to refinish the entire stock - just touch up the scratches. You gave me another idea. A furniture touch up pen might work good if I can get a close color match Thanks

I'm going to fix the small scratches on the bottom of the stock but I am not sure which is the better product to use. Linseed oil or tongue oil? I have used tongue oil on other projects and really like the results. But from what I have read a lot of people are using linseed oil for...

Thanks Tim. If they're not easy to come by then that is probably why I couldn't find much info on value from internet searches. It really is a pleasure to shoot and very accurate. Bob

Thanks. I had trouble finding any info online. I simply don't shoot anymore and now I will offer it to my son. If he doesn't want it I probably will let it go. In my younger years because of the weight (7.2lbs) my offhand shooting was very accurate with technique that I learned from my...

I purchased my R8 about 35 years ago used and I would like to find out the approximate value. It's in good shape but has a few scratches on the bottom from shooting prone. Also has a Nikko variable scope. Probably going to pass it down to my son who learned how to shoot with it. It's always...