Recent content by boresnake

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    Gamo Never again

    To bad they don't concentrate their resources on making quality air guns. I guess there is more money with bottom line guns. Anyway. It gets people started towards greater things. I think they were the first with magazines.
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    HW/Weihrauch !If you bought a new hw97 walnut!

    I gave up after three months and bought a preowned in .177. from AOA. Turned out to be a neat gun, but not the .20 cal I wanted. The whole pre-order thing with ALL the air gun dealers is kinda hokie dokie IMO.
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    HW/Weihrauch !If you bought a new hw97 walnut!

    Production scheduling for a modern day manufacturing plant like HW pellet guns isn't new science . You would think dealers would know delivery dates.. I realize a day in the USA is like three-four days in Germany but , come on. If you say I well be there on Monday and you show up on Thursday...
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    I now have access to a fully stocked machine shop, what should I build?

    A time machine. One where you can see where the pellet will hit before you pull the trigger.
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    HW/Weihrauch Walnut hw97 are in at aoa...

    I bought a preowned in new condition .177 cal last month for $495. from AOA with the intention of putting a custom stock on it. I had a .20 cal KT on preorder but got tired of waiting. The beech wood stock is a little goofy but it shoots like a one eyed snake. I could have saved myself $5K in...
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    Lubber Hunting with Airsoft?

    I use to shoot stick matches out of my Daisy BB gun and kill beetles that would craw up the outer brick wall of our house. (after watering the lawn). The matches would go thru the beetles and ignite and the beetles would fall flaming to the ground. It was cool. My mother put an end to that...
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    Why do you still shoot springers?

    Read the original post question. "Why do you still shoot springers"? I still shoot springers.
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    Why do you still shoot springers?

    Its one of those things.....if you don't know you will never know.
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    Your favorite camping gun?

    HW97 .177 cal. ..dispersed camping on Federal land in nowhere Nevada with my field targets out.
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    How quiet is it really?

    I am 75 yrs old and I have shot a lot of guns. I have never had more fun then when shooting .22 .
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    New in Land O' Lakes

    .The mods will ding you a couple times before they throw you out.
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    HW/Weihrauch HW rifles each model & characteristics?

    Youtube is the source of all knowledge.
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    Are you a tuner , just love sending lead only or bit of both?

    I keep it simple. Tuning for me is finding the right pellet. DA... Where does the bullet go?
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    Its a typical gun site . Best to visit when you need info and then only believe about 20%...

    Its a typical gun site . Best to visit when you need info and then only believe about 20% what's being said. Kinda like gun shops seen too all have a know-it-all they let hang out.