There is no sideways movement in the breach, however there is a little up and down movement.  Looks like if I pop a  pin out and turn it around it may sort this.  Hopefully will be able to test it in the next day or so.  A mate had a Meteor back in the early 70's and this was a very accurate gun - though I struggled to hit anything with it!   Plenty of starlings, magpies and turkeys around here though the Diana is more suited to the magpies and turkeys!Would be keen on a visit next month if that is possible.  Still have to arrange another  visit to Myson's once I have both both the Diana and BSA zeroed in.

Below is a picture of one of the flocks of turkeys in the area - there is another flock of similar size plus two more  of around 6 birds.

I'm soooo over all this rain.  I've replaced the stealth rings I had on my Diana with sports match rings and really want to test it out.  Also want to test my Super Meteor. it came with a basic Chinese 4x32 scope with a 30/30 ret and some budget rings.  I've now set it up with the stealth rings and I'm keen to see how accurate it is.   I did mount my  CVLIFE FoxSpook 3-9x40 which also has a 30/30 ret but it just looked too big for for this rifle (see picture below).  If the BSA is  accurate I'll look at getting a more suitable scope for it as it should be a decent bird gun out to around 40-50m plus a good plinking gun.  Current favourite as a replacement is this one ...

https://discoveryopt.com/collections/hunting-scopes/products/ms-6x32

 

Not sure of the exact dates now as it's been years since I did any game bird scaring, but back then both duck and "upland game" shooting started on the first Saturday in May.  Duck shooting ended on Queens birthday weekend with  pheasant and quail hunting lasting 6-8 weeks after duck shooting ended.  I believe duck shooting season is longer now but not sure how much longer.

My Gamo came with a "recoil reducing rail" which I still have but I'm not using at present as it mounts the scope too far forward for the scope I have on the gun.   The son-in-laws 177 Gamo has one as well.  

Here is a quick video showing how it works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh2rCTDdZ4

and this one shows the issue I have with my scope on my Gamo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZX_7K6Yt8

Interested to see how you get on with this scope as I'm thinking of getting a new scope for my Diana.  Not a huge hurry as the CV Life is OK except no half Mildot marks in the reticule and not a fan of AO for hunting - I just leave it about halfway between the 25 & 50 yard marks.

I have been looking a Victoptics - a sub-brand of Vector optics that focuses on "cost-effective products to meet the needs of more customers".  They have a number of scopes specifically designed for "high-power spring break-barrel air rifles to survive the harsh, two-way recoil that destroys conventional scopes"  However I'm interested to see how you get on with the Niko Sterling panamax.  Similar cost when taking shipping in to account and buying from a NZ dealer HAS to be an advantage if there are any issues.

Surprised to see the pheasants sill hanging around with the hunting season underway!