Recent content by jkingrph

I have a couple of large patio umbrellas which help. I will generally do my summer shooting earlier in the day, in fact everything outdoors early. We hit 95 for a while yesterday. I mowed a couple of days ago and slept too late, so it was getting warm, late morning, not hot but I was...

I paid about 450 for a 602 meistergrade early this year. Meistergrade means a figured walnut stock. Seller was originally asking 550 but had the gun in storage, and when he got it out and saw some what I called minor scratches in the forearm reduced the price without my asking. I did send it...

I have bought multiple airguns off ebay, mostly high end, vintage Feinwerkbau's. Firearms off Gunbroker.

Been either rain or sprinkling every day and more heavy rain forecast for tomorrow and Friday. The yard is literally soaked so I do not want to walk across it. Hopefully next week

Looks like no shooting today, I was hoping for a bit, but had to mow the lawn, and was about 3/4 finished when I saw a big black cloud in the distance, so ended up racing the rain. I did beat it but is dark outside with thunder and rain. At least I got the yard finished. We have had so much...

Really not familiar with the Diana Models, I have an 54 Air KIng pro and honestly it is a beast to cock, but very powerful and accurate Most of my others in the sporting class are HW models. For something in an intermediate power and price range look at a HW 50. I do not have one of those...

Technically I was laid off 12 years ago as a hospital pharmacist. Like a lot of places a big hospital had been buying up smaller ones in the area and mine was one of those. We had two pharmacists, and 3 technicians and covered it 24 hours a day every day of the year, 12 hours on site and 12 on...

Nothing, all of my shooting has to be outdoors and it has been a wet drizzle all day.

Agree. I do not have any such thing on my HW77, but my FWB 300s is another story. Gehmann adjustable front iris, the rear diopter is one of the Gehman models, adjustable iris, color filters, polarizing lens and a 1.5x lens, too many things to fiddle with. I really get more enjoyment with just...

I decided agains a FWB90, and went a pair each of models 65 and 80.

Likewise, and have added a couple sine I might have last posted so here is the list. Two each of FWB 124d, FWB Sport, FWB 150, FWB 65, FWB 80, HW 35e, HW 57, IZH 46M. S&W 78, Also numerous Crosman 22xx types, none original, all either modified or custom built by me. I really went whole hog...

Yes some of the high powered springers tend to tire me out quickly, like the Dina 54 air king pro or HW 98. Little HW 30 or 57's I can shoot for a long time. The FWB 602 tires me out quickly also, it's a big ssp made for 10M shooting. The old 300 and 150's are the best for extended sessions...

Yes I wanted it for the size and the dogleg shape. I'm pretty good at woodworking and if it gives up the ghost I can make another without a lot of trouble. I set mine up so the height adjustment pin is not actually through the top mount itself, but only through the vertical shaft so the top...

I had one of the smaller plastic top models and gave it away. The thing that sold me on this one was the size and shape of the top, the feet on the legs and the adjustment on all 3 legs for leveling. The location where I place mine was impossible to level the small one without a lot of shims...

I have one of those benches, only a couple of months old. I will have to keep an eye on it. It sits outside. When not in use I cover it with a large heavy vinyl tarp then a vinyl coated fabric cover for a large gas grill. Directly on the bench, front art I have a smaller folded canvas...