Hi from Timaru

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   Hi all, I have been playing with my air rifles since 1970, like most hobbies I pick it up, play a while and then put it down for a while. WIth my first tax refund, 1973, I bought my Meteor Super, Today identified as Mk4, 10 years later a Mercury, then a Sharp Innova about the same time. A couple years later, overseas, a HW35, supposedly the Holy Grail, and at the same time  Tempest Pistol. 100 years ago a Gammo Stutzen, because it looks nice and a fixed barrel design, then tempted into another Gammo, a Whisper, tempted by  the IGT Inert Gas Ram. The trigger lets it down. I don't likr Starlings nesting in my roof they are fair game, but Blackbirds I love and try to befriend. More into shooting targets and tin cans. I did buy a set of silouett targets many years ago but shooting opportunities are limited living in the city. Today the Mercury came apart for the first time, it didn't feel good, and researching parts etc I found this forum. I was on an air rifle forum 10 or more years ago it dissapeared. 
Happy to share ideas with anyone. 
Best wishes, Andrew. 

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Alawry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 30 Nov 2024 Location: Timaru Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alawry Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hi from Timaru Posted: 30 Nov 2024 at 11:29pm
	Hi all, I have been playing with my air rifles since 1970, like most hobbies I pick it up, play a while and then put it down for a while. WIth my first tax refund, 1973, I bought my Meteor Super, Today identified as Mk4, 10 years later a Mercury, then a Sharp Innova about the same time. A couple years later, overseas, a HW35, supposedly the Holy Grail, and at the same time Tempest Pistol. 100 years ago a Gammo Stutzen, because it looks nice and a fixed barrel design, then tempted into another Gammo, a Whisper, tempted by the IGT Inert Gas Ram. The trigger lets it down. I don't likr Starlings nesting in my roof they are fair game, but Blackbirds I love and try to befriend. More into shooting targets and tin cans. I did buy a set of silouett targets many years ago but shooting opportunities are limited living in the city. Today the Mercury came apart for the first time, it didn't feel good, and researching parts etc I found this forum. I was on an air rifle forum 10 or more years ago it dissapeared. Happy to share ideas with anyone. Best wishes, Andrew.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2306	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2024 at 6:54am
	Hi Andrew. Welcome. Looks like your a well experienced air gun shooter. That stutzen was interesting to check out on web. It is a good looking gun. You still have it? Plenty of of target shooters here as well. Guess it's the joy of air rifles being able to set up in back yard and plink away. What you shooting these days in?

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1426	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2024 at 7:52am
	Hi Andrew, welcome here. There's just something about spring guns, even old ones that keeps us coming back.

Alawry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 30 Nov 2024 Location: Timaru Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alawry Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2024 at 9:42am
	Hi Yes I still have in working order all those rifles listed. Stutzen is beautiful, very solid , in .22 surprisingly nice wood for a Gammo.

mercs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Apr 2020 Location: Stratford Status: Offline Posts: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote mercs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2024 at 11:35am
	Welcome, over 50 years with airguns, look forward to your posts. New UK made Super Meteor available overseas. I am hoping that they will import to NZ. Gamo triggers - must be a thread in that. Some claim to have the fix.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2306	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2024 at 11:52am
	Be keen to see a few pics and bit of a review on the stutzen, if you want to review it. Coming from a time further back I'd be keen to see what quality is like. I suspect we earlier gamos were a differnt gun and prob much better made.

JasonEdward Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2024 Location: Waihi Status: Offline Posts: 108	Post Options Post Reply Quote JasonEdward Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:55pm
	Good to see you here Alawary. I'm in Timaru every few months for work. Maybe catch up for a cold one sometime.

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1426	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 2024 at 3:31pm
	I remember picking up a Diana Stutzen for a mate that bought it via trade me. Very nice, interesting stock. Got to shoot it a few times.