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> Hi Jim, ld, Tom, Andrew and other RatBusters and wannabes:
>     Anyone had any success with what seems to be an excellent concept?
> Anyone had landowners, farmers make cold calls to you asking to come bust
> varmints with airarms?    I wish you all success....just was wondering if
> anyone's had any.
> Robert Hamilton

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Hamilton, Robert E,, Dmdcwest wrote:
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Until the end of the month of March these closeouts will be shipped by
Ground UPS for no additional charge. Cards add 3%. Cal residents add
8.25%
The following models are being closed out of the marksman product line
and a few remaining pieces are being discounted to
clear them out.
These guns are first quality(no Blems) with full warranty and MAC-1
backing and prep.
55 .177 cal. $220 R-10ish with no butt plate/econo sights
70 .177 $260 R-10ish w/butt plate/checkering/nice sights
60 .177 $345 HW77 long barrel
61 .177 $345 HW77 short barrel
28 .177 $180 HW30 sorta or plain looking R-7
40 .177 $200 HW50 sorta or plain looking R-8
These are close-outs with full manufacturers warranty. After these are
gone there will be no more of these models. Limited to
stock on hand. The numbers are limited. The most available is the 70 and
least available is the 61's.
If anyone is interested in these fine HW's don't snooze. This is the end
of the marksman branded HW's.
Later Tim mac1@cris.com
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Gary writes:
Hi Tim,
Just acquired a beautiful sporter-stock TX 200.  Is the Simmons 44 Mag
scope any good?  Is there anything in the $200 range that you would suggest
? What mounts should I use ?  I also want to find some thin black and white
spacers and a ventilated (adjustable ?) butt pad.  Do you sell cases for
scoped rifles as well ?
Thanks for your help,
Gary
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Woops.........
I'm guilty of being a dope on that one.
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assistant: (forwarded from another list.  Proving once again that alcohol and shooting
don't mix, or is that idiots and shooting?? -- Jim)
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 18:40:47 -0600
From: Robert Beard <promag@aristotle.net>
subject: a darwin award candidate in training
date: tue, 24 mar 1998 11:36:12 -0500
in rural carbon county, pa, a group of men were drinking beer and
discharging firearms from the rear deck of a home owned by irving
michaels, age 27. the men were firing at a raccoon that was wandering
by, but the beer apparently impaired their aim and, despite the
estimated 35 shots the group fired, the animal escaped into a
3-foot-diameter drainage pipe some 100 feet away from mr. michaels's
deck.
determined to terminate the animal, mr. michaels retrieved a can of
gasoline and poured some down the pipe, intending to smoke the animal
out. after several unsuccessful attempts to ignite the fuel, michaels
emptied the entire 5 gallon fuel can down the pipe and tried to ignite
it again, to no avail.
not one to admit defeat by wildlife, the determined mr. michaels
proceeded to slide feet-first approximately 15 feet down the sloping
pipe to toss the match. the subsequent rapidly-expanding fireball
propelled mr. michaels back the way he had come, though at a much higher
rate of speed. he exited the angled pipe "like a polaris missile leaves
a submarine," according to witness joseph mcfadden, 31. mr. michaels was
launched directly over his own home, right over the heads of his
astonished friends, onto his front lawn.
in all, he traveled over 200 feet through the air. "there was a doppler
effect to his scream as he flew over us," mcfadden reported, "followed
by a loud thud.". amazingly, he suffered only minor injuries. "it was
actually pretty cool," michaels said, "like when they shoot someone out
of a cannon at the circus. i'd do it again if i was sure i wouldn't get
hurt."
i wonder what happened to the raccoon. . . .
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I had a couple of leads, but never had the time to follow them.  One was
in the Santa Cruz mountains were a family of rodents made havoc on a
little ranch.
Another was a cattle rancher in Gilroy wanting to get rid of some
groundsquirrels around the barn.
It just so happened that I got swampped with work and never looked back.
But on occasion, I do post them at pet stores and get a response...just
mainly curiousity.
Andrew
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>
> Gary writes:
> Hi Tim,
> Just acquired a beautiful sporter-stock TX 200.  Is the Simmons 44 Mag
> scope any good?
> suggest
> ? What mounts should I use ?
> white
> spacers and a ventilated (adjustable ?) butt pad.
> for
> scoped rifles as well ?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Gary
>

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renewal@worldnet.att.net wrote:
They seem Ok on 12 ft. lb. guns but fall apart too often on all else.
 Is there anything in the $200 range that you would
6-18 Bushnell @ $225 or the 4-12 @ $175.
HTRD! $60. You will love it. That's high tie-rod drooper. Made from
Sportsmatch split rings and drooped.
Sano
  I also want to find some thin black and
We have the morgan pads only now. No ventilated models.
  Do you sell cases
No. We mostly carry the hardware and accesories. Scopes, mounts,
swivels, power kits, muzzle brakes, etc. Not a lot for the TX except the
Kit to convert the piston to powerpulse/HW piston cup compatible.
Later
Tim
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13974 Van Ness Ave.                  Tim McMurray
Gardena, CA 90249 USA                mac1@concentric.net
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Hi Folks:
     Yesterday, the Mac-1 modified Sportsmatch/Beeman two piece high mount
scope mounts arrived.    Anyone with these English Sportsmatch mounts know
they are nicely crafted (fit & finish excellent....got the Korean stuff beat
in my opinion).    Mac-1 puts a heavy duty, nicely-blued steel rod
connecting the two and machines a "droop" (50' in my case....my R1-Watts has
enough barrel droop that, while it can use non-drooped mounts with my
excellent Beeman 2x7 32mm M66rl scope, my recently acquired Weaver 4x16 42mm
scope hits too low....the vertical adjustments of this target/hunting scope
being of less range than the Beeman (Hakko/Optima) scope).
     So, I've mounted the scope this morning and look forward to trying it
out.   But IMO, the Beeman 5030H Sportsmatch two piece mounts have a nicer
appearance with the tie rod than without.    The tie rod (sounds like a
kludge but looks anything but....looks very well designed and
professional....workmanship really good) has the function of giving the
forward mount the benefit of the rear mount w/scope stop....like a one piece
mount (which are high to find in high mount).    Price...about $60.
       Conclusion.....well built, looks very nice.    Nice work Mac-1!
Robert Hamilton
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Thanks for replying to my question about a bb Repeater.
I am actually looking for a pneumatic or spring - I didn't want
to use CO2
I already have a Crossman Black Venom - FPS 270 and a marksman
Laser Pistol - FPS 260 - I was looking for a pneumatic or spring
type pistol with a higher FPS than 270 - Any ideas on that???
                                Thanks
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Dear Jim
 Please put me on your download list also. I am very interested in
anything accuracy related, FT or 10 meter or any hunting or hi-powered
air rifle/pistol items.
Thank You
Dave Franey
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>I am wondering if all the older Crosman 111, 112, 115, 116  and even the 150
>pistols had the
>white recessed lettering, or if some from the factory, were painted over
>leaving the letters and
>numbers the same color as the rest of the barrel. I am not sure that seeing
>the indented areas
>painted over is a clear indication of a refinish. How do you tell if there
>original paint on one of
>these guns?  Anybody have any input on this?
>
>Matt Nickels
>
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s
In addition to what Dean F. said previously I've discovered a few things
about the bulk-fill pistols.
It appears that these pistols were painted *after* assembly (except for the
one-piece, plastic grip, which was added later.)  This accounts for - paint
on the steel bolt, bolt handle, power adjustment knob, and rear site.
There should be some of this paint on the steel parts, if the gun is in
good shape.  Also, I've never seen a refinish job where the person painted
over the steel.
Many of these pistols have a "blacking" applied to the bare metal under the
paint.  I don't know what this coating is, but it can be seen when the
paint chips off.
A pistol with original paint will have a small unpainted area under the
mount area of the rear sight.  Also where the body tube meets the grip
frame.  This may still appear to be "painted" if the gun has the back
underfinish beneath the paint.
You can also see black laquer overspray on the wrinkle-painted grip frame
on some guns.
On later pistols with the "Crosman Arms Co., Inc. Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A."
on the right side of the breech you will never see this filled with white
from the factory.
Hope that helps a bit.
Jon
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     Personally, I'm not surprised. Here in the city of Philadelphia, ALL
airguns have been illegal since the 1950's, although not in the rest of
Pennsylvania. No exceptions, no permits...you simply can not own one,
period!
     J. Unger
     Philadelphia
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> .
>
> It appears that these pistols were painted *after* assembly (except for the
> one-piece, plastic grip, which was added later.)  This accounts for - paint
> on the steel bolt, bolt handle, power adjustment knob, and rear site.
> There should be some of this paint on the steel parts, if the gun is in
> good shape.  Also, I've never seen a refinish job where the person painted
> over the steel.

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Jon Jenkins wrote:
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Dean,
It is my understanding that one important differance in the NEW process is
he
pellets are made from preformed lead balls, which may be pre-sorted for size
prior
to entering the pelletmaking operation versus the normal lead-wire process,
which
must cut to the same length with no control over minor diamter variations
hat
have significant effect on slug volume.
ld
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assistant: Message-ID: <174D4F506B76D111A92600805FEAA772F067F6@inftwe01misge.motors
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 Herr Breiler,
 If you want to insult someboy by calling them a German then the very
least you
 could do is use the right word.
 guten tag
 dt fletcher
 ps: Nichts als Narren!
 __________________________________________
 Dean F., now that you mention it, I could get insulted by this obvious
ethnic slur.  Anyone got the phone number for the ACLU?  :<)
 Dean Speidel  (yes, it's a German name)
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March  Silhouette Match Results, held at Los Angeles Shooting Range,
Tajunga Cyn:
We had thirteen guns on the line, with a high rifle turnout!  Ray
Barslund, an �A� shooter, fired a Geco Model 10 pistol to take the �Any
Sight Pistol� win from Tim McMurray , a �AAA� shooter.  Bob Winer and Me
tied for the Iron sight class, Bob is a Master, me too.   In the Sporter
rifle class,  Bob Winer, a �B�?? shooter, fired an impressive 24/40 to
win,  While I, a �triple A� shooter for near a decade now, took the Open
class with a 25/40.   Don�t forget to dust off those old Benjamin,
Sheridan, and Crossman Pumpguns for the special event Pumpgun Match that
will be held concurent with the May 3rd match � iron sights only
(scaled-up targets) , but you can shoot it as your first gun and save
$5.00 on the entry, plus have the distinction of claiming to be the
Calif Sihlouette Champion,  Pumpgun class!    See you at the next Silh
match on April 19th!  ld
ANY SIGHT PISTOL
Ray Barslund  27
Tim McMurray  21
IRON SIGHT PISTOL
Bob Winer  29
Larry Durham  29
SPORTER AIR RIFLE
Bob Winer  24
Ed Shieldler  22
Bob Holmstedt  16
OPEN AIR RIFLE
Larry Durham  25
Vince Pacheco  18
Art Bruciage  18
Tim McMurray  17
Lou Hickam  16
Larry Brown  13
Myron Harris  11
ps  Bob, thanks for reminding me to post this!
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The best way to handle a screener is to agree with the host (off air) You
will get on. Then open the conversation with Dr. Laura," I completly agree
with your view on gun controll", or something like that. She is now
comfortable with you as a caller. Then BAM, you drop the "F" bomb, or say "I
must be a complete idiot like you. This has worked on most every national
radio host I have delt with, except Jim Rome. Dr Laura would be no problem.
Good luck.
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> Sheridan, and Crossman Pumpguns for the special event Pumpgun Match
> that will be held concurent with the May 3rd match � iron sights only
> (scaled-up targets) , but you can shoot it as your first gun and save
> $5.00 on the entry, plus have the distinction of claiming to be the
> Calif Sihlouette Champion,  Pumpgun class!
> match on April 19th!  ld

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Larry Durham wrote:Don�t forget to dust off those old Benjamin,
Wow that sounds like fun. I can't wait to defend MY PUMP GUN CHAMPION
status.
    See you at the next Silh
Isn't the first sunday the 5th of April? What's this about the 19th?
Later
Tim
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In a message dated 98-03-30 06:19:28 EST, you write:
<< Dean,
 It is my understanding that one important differance in the NEW process is
the
 pellets are made from preformed lead balls, which may be pre-sorted for size
prior
 to entering the pelletmaking operation versus the normal lead-wire process,
which
 must cut to the same length with no control over minor diamter variations
that
 have significant effect on slug volume.
 ld >>
Your description of the old lead-wire process is correct. It is my
understanding that the critical measurement for the new machines is the
eight
of the lead being fed into the process not the shape. The machine achieves
precision in forming the same shape precisely with the exact same weight
measure of lead and forms the pellet much like a modern plastic extrusion
machine. Now, also understand I am getting this information second hand.
Crosman is very secretive about the new machinery process and it is only from
retired employees that I am getting any info at all. However, one of those
employees also designed, tested, and put into production the Premier pellet,
so the source is pretty good.  I will get more specific details on the
rocess
when I research a little more for an upcoming article on the Premier.
By the way if you have any questions for the inventor of the Premier let me
know and I will strive to get the answers.
dtf
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How about a listing of the brands / models of pumpguns used by the various
competitors indicated below?
Dean Speidel
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How about a listing of the brands / models of pumpguns used by the various
competitors indicated below?
Dean Speidel
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In a message dated 98-03-30 06:20:07 EST, you write:
<<  Dean F., now that you mention it, I could get insulted by this obvious
 ethnic slur.  Anyone got the phone number for the ACLU?  :<)
  Dean Speidel  (yes, it's a German name) >>
Just thought that it should be pointed out the person throwing ethnic slurs
n
this case didn't bother with the correct spelling of Herr before trying to
insult someone by using it. My opinion of the slur itself was contained in
he
post script to my message. Since this was in German the subject almost
certainly wouldn't bother to get it translated either which is probably for
the best.
dtf
PS: the ACLU would no doubt defend the rights of the person making the slur
(in the name of the 2nd amendment) since it would be covered under their 1st
amendment rights.