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by 6string
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:25 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Steyr LP10 CO2 vs Air
Replies: 1
Views: 357

Re: Steyr LP10 CO2 vs Air

That's a nice pair! I like the fact, too, that switching between the two systems is so easy. My old club had a few LP1s, with some being CO2 and some being air. We had a scuba tank and CO2 tanks. Doing fills with air was super easy. On the other hand, the air version LP1s gave occasional problems. S...
by 6string
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Anyone still using CO2 match pistols
Replies: 31
Views: 15225

Re: Anyone still using CO2 match pistols

I love my CO2 air pistols (Pardini & Feinwerkbau)! They shoot great and are built like tanks. Same goes for SSP and FWB 65. I have a Hill pump for my CA Pardini. Even with the Hill "Dry Pack" I have to regularly disassemble the entire pump to keep up on condensation problems. I use tha...
by 6string
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: S&W 14 rear sight
Replies: 16
Views: 6219

Re: S&W 14 rear sight

Thanks fir sharing!
I don't know the gunsmiths you mention. But, everyone involved did some great work!
by 6string
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: S&W 14 rear sight
Replies: 16
Views: 6219

Re: S&W 14 rear sight

Thanks for taking the extra photos. This looks very well thought out. I like the high grip and the way the sight line sits so low. It looks like you’re using a Pardini SP GRIP. What is going on with the “two triggers”? Is the forward one shaped to account for the change in grip and trigger reach? So...
by 6string
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: S&W 14 rear sight
Replies: 16
Views: 6219

Re: S&W 14 rear sight

dino911 wrote: Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:36 pm Hi Tony,
I have a custom built S & W mod 36 with the Millett rear sight & custom wide blade fitted ( plus a custom made foresight too) and it does make it easier to align and sight the target.
Wow, that is really something! Very original and purpose-built.
Can you share more photos?
by 6string
Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: old vs new
Replies: 5
Views: 1074

Re: old vs new

There's a film about the centennial of Anschütz, made by the factory in 1956. You can find it on youtube without much trouble. Of course, the rifle is stocked in plain, old wood. The barrel was hand straightened on a fixture by a workman, going completely by eye, touch and experience. The test targe...
by 6string
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Draft Notes on Working with O-rings for Air Guns
Replies: 19
Views: 122469

Re: Draft Notes on Working with O-rings for Air Guns

This is great!
Also, RMCA has a great suggestion as far as a make/model database.

I think this would be an excellent addition to the Pilkguns 10P file???

Oh....
Thank You!!!
by 6string
Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:12 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: PCP air compressor recommendation
Replies: 19
Views: 79183

Re: PCP air compressor recommendation

As you can see, you are getting comments all over the place. How you get your airgun air is really a personal choice. I’d like to offer my recommendation which is going to sound like it comes from way out in left field. You say you have a Steyr air pistol? I think all Steyr air pistols can be conve...
by 6string
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:51 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Importing Airgun Parts? Customs?
Replies: 4
Views: 13033

Re: Importing Airgun Parts? Customs?

Again, Thank You!
Glad to hear the domestic side is generally not a problem.
Yes, I've heard origin countries, or sometimes shipping companies therein, have issues concerning export.
by 6string
Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:37 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Importing Airgun Parts? Customs?
Replies: 4
Views: 13033

Re: Importing Airgun Parts? Customs?

Hi Tom,
Thanks. I was hoping it was a relatively uneventful process.
Jim
by 6string
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Importing Airgun Parts? Customs?
Replies: 4
Views: 13033

Importing Airgun Parts? Customs?

Anybody have experience importing airgun related parts into the USA?
I assume it's no problem.
What about the customs form? How do you describe item?
I'm guessing "parts for sporting goods" is too vague?

Thanks!
by 6string
Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:17 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade
Topic: FS: Pardini K2 Co2 -> Compressed air conversion sets
Replies: 3
Views: 3573

Re: FS: Pardini K2 Co2 -> Compressed air conversion sets

PM sent.
Please contact me if you didn’t receive message.
Thanks,
Jim
by 6string
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Morini CM84E or Pardini FPM?
Replies: 18
Views: 73506

Re: Morini CM84E or Pardini FPM?

Thanks 6string. That’s great info. I’ll research those ones you mentioned. I’m in Australia so a bit lack of resource I reckon lol. Hi, Oh, I saw the ".lu" in your user name and mistakenly thought it meant Luxembourg. Is Potter firearms still around? They were associated with our wonderfu...
by 6string
Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Morini CM84E or Pardini FPM?
Replies: 18
Views: 73506

Re: Morini CM84E or Pardini FPM?

It looks like you’re in the EU. You have so many great choices on the used market in Europe, usually for very low prices. Both the Morini and Pardini you mention are extremely expensive. For the cost of either one you could pick up three or four excellent classic free pistols. Then, you can truly le...
by 6string
Sat Sep 16, 2023 1:58 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Hammerli 208s - problem with a trigger pull weight consistency
Replies: 6
Views: 8280

Re: Hammerli 208s - problem with a trigger pull weight consistency

If you go to the website fir our host, Pilkguns, you can get to the “Ten Philes” of essential info. (That should be everyone’s first stop when looking for info on specific target pistols.). Go to Hämmerli, then 208s. There is a care and cleaning page by Ed Hall. It’s a “must read” for Hämmerli 208 o...
by 6string
Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:04 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Sad state of affairs
Replies: 10
Views: 13067

Re: Sad state of affairs

In a way, we (collectively speaking) are our own worst enemy. Consider the types of shooting ranges in this country. How many of them are set up for serious target shooting, let alone even conducive to productive practice? The vast majority are set up to accomodate the “spray & pray” blasters. M...
by 6string
Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: .22 Ammo For Free Pistols That Won't Stick in Chamber?
Replies: 36
Views: 43578

Re: .22 Ammo For Free Pistols That Won't Stick in Chamber?

Weather conditions, if you shoot outdoors, can affect fouling build-up. So, sometimes, even ammo that has been trouble free can cause this problem. I have a cartridge seater made from a short (6" or so) length of hard maple dowel just small enough in diameter to fit the cleaning rod hole in the...
by 6string
Fri May 26, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Hammerli 208
Replies: 14
Views: 9440

Re: Hammerli 208

I'd never heard of this until internet forum hyperbole came along. Perhaps I've seen a photo or two of an isolated case, but I'm not even sure of that. The 208 and 208s are still very much in demand, particularly for American "2700" bullseye shooting. So, thry're still getting full use dec...
by 6string
Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: AP20 pro vs. LP500
Replies: 31
Views: 28092

Re: AP20 pro vs. LP500

Someone mentioned "upgrade in performance". What exactly do you mean? What "performance" function does an AP possess when you are set to fire? If you're talking "features" that's a matter of preference. Separately, do potential buyers ask themselves if they plan to use/...
by 6string
Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Aging and Score Decline
Replies: 54
Views: 51056

Re: Aging and Score Decline

If you look up Ragnar Skanåker on Facebook he has posted some of his scores from 2020 and 2021 shooting a 544 and 539 in free pistol as well as a 381/400 in air pistol. This is when he was around 86. Yes, he immediately came to my mind as well! I bet doesn't care too much about trying to impress pe...