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I used to have some of those EUNJIN pellets, they were in .20cal and huge monsters if I remember correctly.
In fact I think I still have them somewhere...
Its strange that you never ever hear of any .20cals here in NZ.
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One of those arbitrary, listed in the in the wrong section, probably paid too much for it, trade me finds…
I guess patience can be a virtue.😉
Peep sight with changable size peep hole, that looks like it might fit onto a dove tail.
Also comes with two other interchangeable blades, one with a V notch, the other is an almost ghost ring.
When I get some time I’ll fit it onto the D54 and have a play 🙂.


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Got some time today…
Miserable day, very windy so I’m playing with the D54.
The clamp (just bent metal) of this new sight was loose on the dovetail, so I ever so gently squeezed it in a vice a few times till it was a snug fit.
Had to tap it on with a hammer but so far after 20 odd test shots it hasn’t moved 👍🏻
Started with the peep sight with changable appertures. It’s actually a really cool little device, just a pity the mount and dove tail part is so crude 🙈

I want to zero this rifle with JSB 10.34gr heavies at 25yards, but I can only shoot 21yards through my house and into the garden 😂 so if I zero it about 5 or 8mm high at 21 it will be perfect at 25, and pretty much one point of aim (for rabbit head shots) from 5yards out to 30yards. With the open sights I don’t think I’ll be shooting much past 40, so will just learn the drops at 35 and 40.

I played around with height, got it right, then I needed to adjust windage, and that’s where it got a bit tricky.
There is a tiny brass screw and a 4mm nut holding the peep sight onto the body which is also how u adjust the windage, but it’s in upside down so u can’t get a screw driver to the head of the screw with out taking the sight off the rifle 😡.
So off it came, I took it a apart, adjusted it, put it back togather, took it apart, filed down a spacer, put it back together upside down, was better but…. U get the idea.
After an hour of fiddeling around I had changed a few things and put on the “almost a ghost ring blade”, put it back on the file and started again.

I remember now why I love ghost rings so much… because they are just lovely to use.
First group of 3 is about 6mm center to center at 21yards. Lovely 😉
Now to start the “fine adjustments” with the not so fine screws and nuts 🤔

An almost ghost ring.


3 shots at 21yards with the almost ghost ring.
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Changed the tiny little brass screw and 4mm nut for a slightly bigger M3 pair and a spring washer.
And rain has just cancelled play 😔

Frankensight. (But it’s working 👍🏻)
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