j_jza80 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 The bsa sound moderator is pretty useless, it was only put on by bsa to make the rifle the right length to be a legal length iirc. I would try and get a weirauch silencer thrown in. The spare 10 shot magazines are also £30ish so I'd try and get one of those as a spare too. The air reservoir is fairly small, You get around 40 useful shots from a fill, which is fine depending on what you use it for. I go ratting a fair bit and if you were to shoot 40 rats in an evening I would be surprised There is a good following on the Bsa forum and as with supras there is some clever experts that blueprint them and fit larger reservoirs etc for a fairly small fee. That seems to correspond with what I've read. The silencer is a Logun one though, so if I buy it I'll see what it's like before forking or a weirauch one. The small capacity cylinder isn't too much of an issue for me tbh I had a play with the rifle at my local gun shop and it feels extremely well balanced. I once had the pleasure of shooting an SA80 and the weight distribution of the gun feels very similar (though the SA80 was obviously far heavier to my then 16 year old arms ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robzki Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I have heard that the logun silencer is good Its the short bsa one that is useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIL Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Much of what you want eg spring or PCP also comes down to what you want it for. You mention field shooting, is this field target or small game/vermin? I have had a few rifles over the years and have only ever kept 2 for going into the field with - both spring underlevers, super reliable, full power ~11.5ftlbs and very accurate. They are the Weihrauch 97k and Webley Eclipse carbine. Both are great for carrying around fields although the 97k is a touch on the heavy side. If however you are looking for field target or similar then PCP is the way to go. Personally I have used a lot of rifles and as much as I see the merits in PCP and love to shoot them, when it comes to getting out in the field I just dont think you can beat the soul of a good springer! Just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Do you only shoot once a year? lol no my hw100 gives 120 shots per charge, ive got a 12ltr divers bottle which i charge it from i get the divers bottle chsrged about once a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Out of interest and off topic, where do you guys shoot? I fancy going out for a bit of vermin shooting but can't find anywhere to do it. How do you go about getting permission to shoot (assuming you don't own the land) from the land owner, and how often do you do it? The only thing I could think of would be to ask a friendly farmer to shoot on their land. Shooting in my garden gets boring after a while as there's no skill involved really. If anyone can give any info, that would be great. PMs are fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Out of interest and off topic, where do you guys shoot? I fancy going out for a bit of vermin shooting but can't find anywhere to do it. How do you go about getting permission to shoot (assuming you don't own the land) from the land owner, and how often do you do it? The only thing I could think of would be to ask a friendly farmer to shoot on their land. Shooting in my garden gets boring after a while as there's no skill involved really. If anyone can give any info, that would be great. PMs are fine Try asking friends if they know anyone as that's usually easiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 permissions are hard to come by josh , there are some good application letters over on the airgun BBS , plus i think you have to have public liability insurance. cant find anything here atm , asked a few farms but they have shooters in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesard Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Try asking friends if they know anyone as that's usually easiest. Clear your inbox matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Much of what you want eg spring or PCP also comes down to what you want it for. You mention field shooting, is this field target or small game/vermin? I have had a few rifles over the years and have only ever kept 2 for going into the field with - both spring underlevers, super reliable, full power ~11.5ftlbs and very accurate. They are the Weihrauch 97k and Webley Eclipse carbine. Both are great for carrying around fields although the 97k is a touch on the heavy side. If however you are looking for field target or similar then PCP is the way to go. Personally I have used a lot of rifles and as much as I see the merits in PCP and love to shoot them, when it comes to getting out in the field I just dont think you can beat the soul of a good springer! Just my opinion Thats kind of what I was getting at. The amount of times I've taken a small mobile target with me and shot all my air supply out to be presented with a perfect rabbit shot only to be out of gas, you don't get that with a springer lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Try asking friends if they know anyone as that's usually easiest. permissions are hard to come by josh , there are some good application letters over on the airgun BBS , plus i think you have to have public liability insurance. cant find anything here atm , asked a few farms but they have shooters in there Cheers guys. Unfortunately, none of my mates would know of anywhere. I will have a look on the air rifle forums, and if any of you guys fancy a Supra meet and shoot, let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasonic Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 het peter did not know you were into shooting (sorry for the hijack) free bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 yes john , did quite a bit when i was younger and not so many regulations. bought a rifle off a member here a good few months ago , swansea gun club isnt far from my house but went and had a look and didnt think it was worth the money tbh . you shoot then john ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasonic Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 yer been target shooting for years now living out in the sticks helps will sort out a day up here some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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