Testing/shooting/enjoying a 29 ft pnd 177 old English PCP (Ripley Rifles)

The first thing I needed to do was test ammo. Unfortunately it doesn’t like any of the new heavier pellets. So I conducted two tests at 100 yards. One string of shots with JSB heavies, the other was with CP heavies. The lower string is the CPs. I found it very interesting, that both pellets climbed up the page so rapidly and went a little bit from right to left. Basically this is an analog shot string, versus using a chronograph. Three times by accident I shot 1 inch five shot groups with the CPs. It was relatively calm. I was shooting from my bench. The system decided to turn my pictures sideways again. My apologies. The bottom of the picture is on the right.

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This is a pretty amazing rifle, considering there are no electronics. Fill pressure is 300 bar. I am considering sending it back to AZ to have a regulator installed.

The Rifle:

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Why does it turn my pic upside down???

Shooting some groups. First two 3 shot groups at 100 yards, then a five shot group. All off hand.

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Then I moved up to 88 yards, to attempt to shoot a 10 shot group off hand. I ran out of air after six shots. Then the wind picked up.

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Airguns are a gas!

mike
 
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Is your Ripley the series that he built or the collaboration?

The ones I have seen {in the UK] were the ft versions and all silver ,very collectible,kelly



I had one of the silver field target rifles like you’re describing. I sold it about a year ago. I knew I would never compete with it. Beautiful and accurate rifle. It was entirely handmade.

My understanding, and I am not an expert, is that these were hand built with some of the components being machined.

mike
 
I really like the very deep gloss blueing on your Ripley there. Does it have the recessed female 1/2unfx20 threads inside the muzzle weight? Sounds like you had and sold the Ripley AR5s. Beautiful gun it would be worth sum big bucks now. The one you have is the last ones they made in the UK before becoming a distant memory along with the XL9s and XL25s which were the multi shot versions one selling on AoA used for over $3k sitting for a while now which were great but more automated in their manufacturing process. The AR5s were hand built guns. Those were $1600-$2000 back in the day and IIRC the single shot like yours was around $1200- $1300. YO!
 
I have another one in 22 also. The carbine version which shoots 30 foot pounds. I’m going to play for with it for a while, and then probably sell it. I just got it back from AZ along with this one.

They both have a silver threaded standard half inch port on the end to attach an LDC.

At 29 ft.² pounds 17 shoots incredibly flat out to 100.

mike