Just arrived home from a business trip down to Fort Myers Florida. Temp was 90+ and humid in Florida this week, and snowing in Minnesota. You have to love it! I will be in my Deerstand tomorrow, but that’s another story. While I am gone, a package arrived.
So, what do you do with that incredibly sleek hand-made English marvel? You shoot it inside. Tonight.
Outside:
The rifle:
The wood:
The group: 6 shots off my knee at 18 yds, just now.
This is by far and away the coolest rifle I own, and have ever shot. It is a Theoben Imperator Factory FT rifle 12 ft pnds, .177 Model SLR 88.
The trigger: 2 stage, 2 ounces. Just back from David Slade , the trigger man. David was once recruited to work for Feinwerkbau, at the Olympic Games He was their master gunsmith.
This gem
has been sitting in my safe for 8 years, I finally worked up the courage to ship it to David. When I bought it, I was only able to shoot it for a couple months before the trigger died (wouldn’t cock).
My hat
is off to David Slade for his incredible mechanical rebuild.
For the BR guys, this is a MOA rifle at 100 yards. It will almost shoot with PCPs.
100 yards, 5 shots,
135 yards 3 shots (luck).
I shot these years ago, before it died.
Happy Friday.
Mike
So, what do you do with that incredibly sleek hand-made English marvel? You shoot it inside. Tonight.
Outside:
The rifle:
The wood:
The group: 6 shots off my knee at 18 yds, just now.
This is by far and away the coolest rifle I own, and have ever shot. It is a Theoben Imperator Factory FT rifle 12 ft pnds, .177 Model SLR 88.
The trigger: 2 stage, 2 ounces. Just back from David Slade , the trigger man. David was once recruited to work for Feinwerkbau, at the Olympic Games He was their master gunsmith.
This gem
has been sitting in my safe for 8 years, I finally worked up the courage to ship it to David. When I bought it, I was only able to shoot it for a couple months before the trigger died (wouldn’t cock).My hat
is off to David Slade for his incredible mechanical rebuild.For the BR guys, this is a MOA rifle at 100 yards. It will almost shoot with PCPs.
100 yards, 5 shots,
135 yards 3 shots (luck).
I shot these years ago, before it died.
Happy Friday.
Mike
