The $100 challenge.....

My barrels not bent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂

So straight out the box, or I’m my case, straight over the counter, barrel uncleaned.
Breach face looks nasty, rusty, but should clean up.
Barrel is stright and bore actually dosent look bad. I wouldnt call it shiny, but not bad either. I can at least see all the lands and groves.
First time cocking was horrible, scratchy scraping noises, and a lot harder to cock than I anticipated.
The grip is horrible, the angle of your fingers is almost 45deg away from the trigger, not easy to grip the grip and get ur first index joint to the trigger at the same time 🤔 I might be trying my hand at first time stock carving 😂😂😂 maybe a thumbhole with a 15” LOP 😂😂😂
First pull of the trigger was… interesting.
A firm and constant pull felt the trigger creap back a few mm, I thought well maybe I’ve (firmly) pulled through the first stage. I relaxed my finger to try it again, but the trigger didn’t move 😳, it just stayed right where it was!
Ok. So second pull started where the first left off. Quite heavy, but it did break cleanly.
That initial creep dissapeared and it eased up a little after the first few shots. Still what I feel is on the heavy side, but crisp and knocks the spots off my two Gamos! What a suprise.
And the smoke, looked like an old western movie 😂

First 5 shots at 5m to make sure we are on the board, poi was just about 7mm above poa!
Those first 5 supprised me!
The next 10 shots were at 10m. All over shooting sticks.

Moving back to 10m, and in failing light, with ageing eyes (??? My +1’s have just become +1.5’s) I discovered the front bead and two accompanying green dots cover most of the target I was aiming at 🙈
I will definitely have to find a scope for it (well for me actually).
So far all in all I’m impressed.
Now to give it a througha clean and then next 10 shots @10m. And maybe add a scope 😉








I’ve also decided to change its name.
Green mambas are actually a beautiful bright green. This one is not.
Black mambas are actually a dark grey to olive grey, which this one is. Better name 👍🏻

Nope, I will make do with what I got. The pellet should still come out straight, and the replacement might be worse.

Here's a short video of my first couple of shots. It's a link to youtube.

No time limit @nunga jump in any time

Don't think there was one. Being a forum if you can always update.
But I'm assuming from momentum at moment there will be lots done in next month or two.

I don't think so. I think 10m and 20m.
One because 10m is the official range and over the shorter distance may just take some of the spread out.
Twenty because it opens up groups, giving a more accurate picture of pellet movement, also if the trigger is stiff, there's barrel play etc it will show more at 20m.
So I think those should stay the distances. If ppl can't get to 20m then go to the distance they can. If you say shoot 13m then we can shoot a target at 13m for comparison to yours.
Ill prob try streaching it 25m 30m if 20m shoots OK.
Just my view mind.

eek how are the rest of your guys bores.
I can't check mine yet. After going and buying a dremel set while waiting for the mechanic to fix his diagnostic of brakes rubbing ( I had sujested a failing bearing) and it's OK to drive it the next couple of days, till we can get you in, he said oh your bearing has collapsed you can't drive anywhere. So now staying in middle of Hastings having just spent my last 900 on what I need to get it fixed.
Not happy has damaged a bit and due to bad mechanic diagnosis. Went from 250 to 900. So not in best place to be pulling out a rifle.and looking down the barrel.
Still. I got the rifle and dremel before it collapsed.
So that was bonus.
Miss 4 days work because of it, so rather glad it's alter the original parts. Lest it's not going to cost any more.