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   Hi.I am from Timaru and would like to purchase an good quality airgun and would like to ask if there is an outlet for Air Arms TX 200 if they are sold in New Zealand and also and Weirauch HW97 in either calibre. 

By the way I am a sporting clays shooter and also run a sporting clays range at the Seadown Shooting complex and are just planning to build an airgun range at our facility. In plan to construct the airgun range for families and individuals with a range of self setting target designs from 10m out to 35m so will be looking for some inspiration on what can be done.

Anyway I need to purchase my own air rifle soon so are on the lookout for something non-PCP.

Hayden

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FalconNZ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 4 hours 15 minutes ago Location: Timaru Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote FalconNZ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: I’m new here. Posted: 3 hours 50 minutes ago at 10:10pm
	Hi. I am from Timaru and would like to purchase an good quality airgun and would like to ask if there is an outlet for Air Arms TX 200 if they are sold in New Zealand and also and Weirauch HW97 in either calibre. By the way I am a sporting clays shooter and also run a sporting clays range at the Seadown Shooting complex and are just planning to build an airgun range at our facility. In plan to construct the airgun range for families and individuals with a range of self setting target designs from 10m out to 35m so will be looking for some inspiration on what can be done. Anyway I need to purchase my own air rifle soon so are on the lookout for something non-PCP. Hayden

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 3045	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 50 minutes ago at 12:34am
	Welcome. I got my tx and hw97 from airguns nz in Whangarei. Was texting a mate in Ashburton last night and he mentioned he saw a hw at hunting and fishing chch a while back. So they could be worth a call. Clay shooting with an air rifle would have to be a go with your set up. Spinners and reactive targets have to be a go at the range. Paper targets are great for target shooters, sighting in, and pratice, but fun targets are always good. Espially if your going to open it to kids. Bigger reactive targets for beginner kids as well. Encourage them first, tune them later. Made a running target out of a cheap remote control car. Good for skills and fun. Page 98 of thread, you got to be out there to see. Both good rifles. I got a drop in spring tuning kit from tin bum tuning in england for hw97. It was a good move. Recommend that at some stage. Tx needed nothing. Awsome gun. Make sure you get an air rifle rated scope. Powder burner scopes tend to crap out. The gun chooses the pellet not you. Air rifles can be really fussy about what they shoot accurately. Great to have you onboard. Look forward to seeing what you end up with. Hearing how the range goes. Ask questions, put up articals, show off things with pics, join in on conversation and make yourself at home. Catch you up on the forum. 👍

FalconNZ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 4 hours 15 minutes ago Location: Timaru Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote FalconNZ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 minutes ago at 1:00am
	Thank you for the reply. I have a good mentor at my club who has an FX Classic PCP so I have a good tutor to help me out and I have shot his FX airgun so know what they can do when tuned. Know about optics too so I’ll cross that bridge too. Yes I can post how we go, and it would be great to gather up other plinkers and semi serious airgun users in the area. Being in the trade, and holding a dealers licence not too much is a problem but it’s good to do something that does not involve walking around the hills too much shooting clays. I’m interested in the UK experience and reviews which makes good viewing so much to learn. Thanks

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Online Posts: 1758	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 minutes ago at 1:11am
	G day Hayden, welcome here. That's exciting news to hear you're setting up a range for airguns. The Tx and 97k are good choices. Also consider any of the other Weihrauchs like the HW77, 98 and 95 for example. There were Walther LGU and LGV too, but don't seem to hear of them anymore. Spinner targets are always fun and satisfying to hit. There are the knockdown targets used in field target, but they need a string to reset. I did make a device that reset them via a remote control, so no strings needed, happy to share the design. HFT or FT is a popular sport in the UK and Europe and NZ used to have a following, but the new regs decimated it here and now there's only the one club in Auckland. I'm sure if you put the word out through here you might gain a few shooters too. Paul.