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system: You are Ian Lerner, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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system: You are Thomas K. Jue, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "RE: RX-1 owners....trigger or seal probl03:06:0005/12/98".

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system: You are Wjs/Wi/Usa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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Organization: (Remove "DOT Spam" from return address to reach me)
    Alan Z. has been doing the Anshutz mods.  I think he's got a batch in the
works now.  He had some over at his place last weekend.  I'm going to try one
out this saturday.  I think Don C. has got one or has one on order from Alan.
    I'm not sure exactly what mods he is doing to them but I think he's
boosting them to 900fps or so and making an entirely new air resevoir along
with a few other things.  He is also doing some stock modifications too.  I'm
going to find out more this weekend.
WJS/wi/usa
system: You are Larry Durham, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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assistant: Message-ID: <3559E157.ABC98F74@mindspring.com>
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This situation would be too impossible.  I can't "play along", as I cannot
go by the "one-gun" for all uses or similar arguments.  My wife could not
 insist on such a thong, nor could, or would I,  comply.  IF there were some
other compelling reason at this time, I would keep the Whiscombe JW60 MKII
because
its the most valuable and prettiest.
ld
system: You are Phil Paskos, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Re: Steyr Precharged rifl".

They wrote:
> I bought a Steyr Precharged 10M rifle at the Little Rock Show and Tim
> (of Mac1) and me have just finished the conversion to allow it to be
> competitive in Field Target Competition.  It  now sports a Tasco 8-40x56
> sidewinder and spits 10.5 Premeirs out at just under 790fps ... about 70
> shots on a charge, puts 10 shots into one tiny round group (only tested
> at 10m so far). Trigger is a crisp 2oz I am totally thrilled with this
> gun! Its left hand of course!  Anyone else out there have one a these
> babies?  ld
>
>
>
> --
>  (Larry Durham)

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Hi Larry: I'm assuming you have the LG 10 P.  Did that gun come with scope
rails on it ? Of course I'm curious as to what you did to the gun as I'm
sure the out of the box version is probably no more than 500 fps with
lites. I took a gander at the picture on Nygord's site and it sure does
look great.
Phil.P.
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: [Fwd: Pneumatic Maintenece?]Nobody K18:06:0005/13/98".

They wrote:
>Nobody on this list serve knows how to maintain a Pneumatic Pistol????
>How about some advice!!!!!
>
>
>--
> (Donald W. Koholic)
>         AirPower Information Services BBS * 610-259-2193
>      http://www.airpower.com  Telnet://airpower.dyn.ml.org
>
>
>

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assistant: Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980513144407.0091fd50@netcom.com>
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Advice?  Sure!
It's real easy.
Shoot, shoot, shoot.
Shoot some more.
Keep shooting.
Oil any surfaces on the pump pivot(s) and/or linkage when they appear to be
*dry*.  You only need a drop.
If you're oiling after every tin of 500 pellets you might be oiling too
much.  If these areas are completely dry that's the only time you'll have a
problem.
I don't know about your specific pistol, but use your common sense and
figure out where the transfer of your force is going during the pumping
operation and those are probably the points you want to oil.  The "barrel
locking plunger" is probably the plunger that locks the barrel in battery
with the action.
Don't oil any pump piston or air intake.
Yes, only use oil designed for airguns.
Do you have a brother named Al?
Jon
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assistant: Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19980513195317.0069b2c0@alpha.wcoil.com>
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 Phil, ld and all...... I also bought the Steyr precharged match rifle at
Little Rock same time ld did....... I got the right handed version, with
Diopter sights...... Absolutely wonderful to shoot..... The steyr's are vel
adjustable, but I've not fooled with it yet, I'm doing the 10m stuff.... I
have fired the Anschutz 2002, and like this gun better. For me, it balances
better, is lighter weight, with weights that can be added to the stock,
inside. Gosh, It's beautiful too! I chrono'd mine at 550, with 8.2gr.....
about 220 shots per fill, The whole gun is a monobloc design, bottle
unscrews, reg, 2 screws, trigger group is open for fooling with when it
comes out of the stock. Mine is the red anodized breech. barrel/weight
comes off with 2 setscrews... very nice package. I have been sending away
for the steyr catalogs since the mid 80's, this is the best looking so far
(IMO) LD and Tim, have made a great gun better, I will be getting mine
fixed up soon....... One shortcoming, ld has fixed already is the
breach/cocking lever. It is designed to raise up pretty high for cocking&
loading, and it took a little doing to mount a scope, but I saw what ld/Tim
have done, and I will tell you, It's a mean looking beast, capapble of
anytarget killing!  If you are interested,
   Pilkington Competition Equipment  931-924-3489...... Tennessee.... He
services, and sells them. e-mail  pilkguns@infoave.net.......
 One last thing.  You ought to see the pistols!!!!   Mike
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assistant: Message-ID: <355A5405.AA84CBC8@mindspring.com>
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Phil,
There was no scope rail, but the diopter sight mounting grooves are the same
as a normal scope rail behind the port, , so the only problem was to support
the front of the scope,
which was done with a "no-gun-smithing" bit of custom-made rail added ahead
f
the loading port.
My gun shot Premier 7.9's at 590fps when I got it, but it could only hit
around 650fps
without modifications.
ld
system: You are Phil Paskos, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Re: Steyr".

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> (IMO) LD and Tim, have made a great gun better, I will be getting mine
> fixed up soon....... One shortcoming, ld has fixed already is the
> breach/cocking lever. It is designed to raise up pretty high for cocking&
> loading, and it took a little doing to mount a scope, but I saw what
> have done, and I will tell you, It's a mean looking beast, capapble of
> anytarget killing!  If you are interested,
>    Pilkington Competition Equipment  931-924-3489...... Tennessee.... He
> services, and sells them. e-mail  pilkguns@infoave.net.......
>  One last thing.  You ought to see the pistols!!!!   Mike

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ld/Tim
O.K. Mike: The FWB P70 also has a similar arragement that will hit the
bottom of a scope, at least a scope with a 30 mm. tube. By the way, Wade
Sutherland won the Cajun Nationals at Baton Rouge with a Anschutz 2002 and
a Nightforce scope with a 98 out of a 100 over 2 days. The price of the
Styer is certainly less than the FWB P70. I don't know about the pricing on
the Anschutz. Also I don't know who did what to the Anschutz. Allen
Zasadny?
Phil.P.
system: You are Tim Mcmurray, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Re: Steyr Precharged rifl".

They wrote:
>
> > I bought a Steyr Precharged 10M rifle at the Little Rock Show and
> Tim
> > (of Mac1) and me have just finished the conversion to allow it to be
> > competitive in Field Target Competition.  It  now sports a Tasco
> 8-40x56
> > sidewinder and spits 10.5 Premeirs out at just under 790fps ...
> about 70
> > shots on a charge, puts 10 shots into one tiny round group (only
> tested
> > at 10m so far). Trigger is a crisp 2oz I am totally thrilled with
> this
> > gun! Its left hand of course!  Anyone else out there have one a
> these
> > babies?  ld
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >  (Larry Durham)
> Hi Larry: I'm assuming you have the LG 10 P.  Did that gun come with
> scope
> rails on it ?
> I'm
> sure the out of the box version is probably no more than 500 fps with
> lites.
> does
> look great.
>
> Phil.P.

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assistant: Message-ID: <355A7939.211EC006@concentric.net>
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Phil Paskos wrote:
We fabed a front rail for the front of the breech. The rear has the rail
for the peep which is standard 3/8" dove. We just copied it up front.
 Of course I'm curious as to what you did to the gun as
It started at 480 with heavies and now it goes 790fps  with heavies.
That's over triple the energy.
 I took a gander at the picture on Nygord's site and it sure
Awesome trigger too. 1oz take up with 2 oz break. Very sweet.
Later
Tim
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13974 Van Ness Ave.                  Tim McMurray
Gardena, CA 90249 USA                mac1@concentric.net
system: You are Midgaard, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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assistant: Message-ID: <v03102802b18111e7bd7d@[205.148.248.161]>
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I just finished reading the 3rd Edition of Airgun Digest and saw the Skan
Bullpup. Very NIFTY looking piece of equipment. Anyone know if it's still
being made and if anyone is importing them to the US?
Also a Ballpark ***GASP!!!*** price for one of these?
Thanx
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assistant: Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19980514191311.006d5acc@alpha.wcoil.com>
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 I have seen one..... over a grand! Mike
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help
system: You are Larry Durham, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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 Don't call me a liar!  I said I wouldnt buy from a person who made his
iving
from shooting sports that didnt belong to the NRA,
I never said, or implied I wanted to buy from you (otherwise)!  I' ve looked
over
a couple of your books, they seemed mainly compilations of copies of factory
literature, something of no particular interest to me.  Had they been
interesting,
I WOULD have bought
one since you have joined the NRA, but certainly not in your lifetime now
hat
you
have called me a liar.  I think you need an "attitude adjustment" boy!  ld
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assistant: Message-ID: <3568A14C.96C928E4@mindspring.com>
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Andrew, there is some merit in the idea that lower powered guns are often
more accurate, but there
is also reason to disbelieve some of the UK Airgun magazines about the
amazing accuracy every gun they
test gets.      Also, all things being equal, its easier to like a more
powerful gun thats ALSO accurate than
a less powerful gun that you know will become inaccurate if power is
increased.
ld
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Steve,
You dont belong to the NRA, do you?  ld
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Yes Jim, I feel this is a bit of a problem, but I think a bigger problem,
and one it seems
is not being adequately addressed by ANY faction, is one of educating and
expanding the youth shooter base
of this country by BUILDING A NRA-OWNED FIRING RANGE IN EVERY MAJOR CITY!
If we could get this done, many of our growing problems would self-destruct
as we gained support from
many non-members by teaching them shooting can be safe, fun, and healthy.
The current "manage-by-crisis" method
is getting old.  ld
system: You are Steve Palincsar, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Re: OLDIES ?Worth how much?             20:41:0005/24/98".

They wrote:
>-> << -> Wayne LaPierre is the guy I believe yer refferring to. >>
>-> He's the one. This guy has to be a plant from somewhere. Nobody could
>-> possibly be that bad.
>
>Do you feel, as I and many others do, that Lapierre and the current
>leadership of NRA have been way too compromising of our rights, just for
>the sake of appearing mainstream?   This WILL be coming up at the June
>meetings, I believe!

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At 10:52 AM 5/24/98 -0500, Jim Henry wrote:
I hardly think that's what dtf means, Jim.  It _certainly_ is not what
I meant.
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assistant: Message-ID: <19980525003051.11431.rocketmail@web2.rocketmail.com>
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Rod, could you be more specific please?
Do you want help getting on the list,
getting off the list, finding a Yank
to buy an affordable scope for you,
or none of the above? Perhaps you were
sending a help request to listserv and
sent it to airgun.list instead?
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user: You are replying to All about "If you read the comics I need your help.21:06:0005/24/98".

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assistant: Message-ID: <3568BF03.D7CAD194@concentric.net>
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This isn't airgunning but,  Joe Martin, the guy who writes "Willy &
Ethel" and "Mr. Boffo" stopped in our restaurant today.  He came with a
larger group and I guess he liked our place.  Anyway,  he said he was
going to put my wife and I as well as the restaurant in one of the
strips in the next 6 weeks.
    If you read the comics and especially the two of his, "Willy &
Ethel" and/or "Mr. Boffo" I'd appreciate it if you see us if you could
cut it out for me.  I'm going to keep looking too but I would appreciate
any help I could get.
    To try to make this airgun related I'll give a box of Premiers (you
name the caliber) to the first copy I get!  How's that?  The restaurant
is "Millie's" and he said he was going to put our names on the
characters so they would be "Bill & Mo"
-- ---------
WJS/wi/usa
system: You are Keith, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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> Fletcheror wrote:

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assistant: Message-ID: <199805250051.TAA28813@mail.texoma.net>
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I really don't care if you buy a book or not. Always figured you were
lying about not buying my books because I wasn't a member of the NRA.
At least now you won't have that as an excuse.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I figured he was lying too, heck he reads other folks airgun letters
even.  Keith
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user: You are replying to Fletcheror@Aol.Com about "Re: OLDIES ?Worth how much?             20:53:0005/24/98".

They wrote:
FR><< Do you feel, as I and many others do, that Lapierre and the current
> leadership of NRA have been way too compromising of our rights, just for
> the sake of appearing mainstream?   This WILL be coming up at the June
> meetings, I believe!
FR> Jim >>
FR>Way too compromising? What compromises are you talking about?
>dtf

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assistant: Dean,
�
     I'm not going to go down that road again, at least in this echo,
with you.  If you really want to know, I suggest you get familiar with
the issues, and positions taken, by NRA, GOA, and JPFO.  Then you will
see the differences.  Again, if you're really interested, join some
rkba lists like PRN@AirGunHQ.com, and PA-RKBA@listbox.com.  Don't
depend on HCI or the mass media for your info.  To your credit, you've
taken the first step by joining NRA.
Jim
 * 1st 2.00 #9525 * First the 2ND, Second the 1ST, then the REST!
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They wrote:
LD>Yes Jim, I feel this is a bit of a problem, but I think a bigger problem,
>and one it seems
>is not being adequately addressed by ANY faction, is one of educating and
>expanding the youth shooter base
>of this country by BUILDING A NRA-OWNED FIRING RANGE IN EVERY MAJOR CITY!
>If we could get this done, many of our growing problems would
>as we gained support from
>many non-members by teaching them shooting can be safe, fun, and healthy.
>The current "manage-by-crisis" method
>is getting old.  ld

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Well, depending on what you mean by "every" major city, this sound like
a good idea, sort of like a PAL or Boys Club perhaps?  Have you
suggested this to NRA?  We've got at least one NRA board member on the
list.  Dave?
 * 1st 2.00 #9525 * HandGun Control, Inc., the Rapist's GREATEST ALLY
system: You are Jim Henry, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Airguns message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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They wrote:
LD> Don't call me a liar!  I said I wouldnt buy from a person who made his
>from shooting sports that didnt belong to the NRA,
>I never said, or implied I wanted to buy from you (otherwise)!  I' ve
>over
>a couple of your books, they seemed mainly compilations of copies of
>literature, something of no particular interest to me.  Had they been
>interesting,
>I WOULD have bought
>one since you have joined the NRA, but certainly not in your lifetime now
>you
>have called me a liar.  I think you need an "attitude adjustment" boy!  ld
>-------------------------------------
LD>Fletcheror wrote:
LD>> In a message dated 98-05-22 16:06:42 EDT, you write:
>>
>> << Congrats, I said I'd be nicer, I didnt say I'd buy your book. ld >>
>>
>> I think everybody would be happier with a nicer ld on the net.
>>
>> I really don't care if you buy a book or not. Always figured you were
>> about not buying my books because I wasn't a member of the NRA. At least
>> you won't have that as an excuse.
>>
>> As more fully stated in my response to Jenkins, I didn't and would never
>> consider joining anything just to sell a couple of books. You seem to
>the
>> same way as Jon does, that you don't want to buy anything from somebody
>> doesn't have the same politics as you. And I think that is what is great
>about
>> America. People as still free to be as narrow minded as they want to be.
>>
>> dtf
>>
>> --
>>  (Fletcheror)

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 * 1st 2.00 #9525 * Adjustable devices are always in constant need of
adjustment
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SP>I hardly think that's what dtf means, Jim.  It _certainly_ is not what
>I meant.

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assistant: Yeah, I really knew that. <g>  One can always hope though.
 * 1st 2.00 #9525 * A pessimist is never disappointed.
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assistant: Message-ID: <3568D65A.BDE56795@gold.tc.umn.edu>
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Organization: Wapiti World Headquarters, Inc.
I have accepted an invitation to accompany a serious varminter on one of his
runs out to shoot prairie dogs (South Dakota), something I have never done.
While he has plenty(!) of appropriate firearms for the task, is a .22 Career
707
humane to use on closer shot opportunities (50-75 yards) or are these
ritters
tougher/bigger than I am imagining?  If it is questionable, I'll just leave
the
airgun fanatic in me home and go with the nosier arms for the trip.  :-)
Thanks.,
Ehrich