My grandfathers gun

[Tomcoles]

My much loved grandfather passed away a month ago. He was a very very knowledgable man when it came to nature animals plants trees. He uses to hunt to feed his family (my mum when times were hard).
I found out that his airgun was given to a gun shop to sell for my grandmother. So I am trying my upmost to sell odds and ends to buy it off the shop as I can't bare the thought of someone else owning his gun other than me. There's no real point to this post I thought I would share my predicament.

 

[Goatboy]

Good luck Tomcoles, I really hope you make it. Have you spoken to the shop to see if they'll hold it for you for a set period?

ATB,
GB.

 

[dwardo]

Would be a poor show if they could not hold it for you considering the circumstances..

 

[BillyBlade]

Good luck getting it back Tom. Some things really should stay kept within a family and passed down, and that certainly sounds like one of them.

 

[Mesquite]

Good luck qith getting it back Tom.

Not being funny but surely your Grandmother could ask for it back to hand on to you if you were to speak to her about what it means to you

 

[Tomcoles]

Thankyou everyone for you kind replys. I managed to get hold of the shop and they have agreed to give it back so I am very very happy. I will obviously give my grandmother the money for it so she's not out of pocket. The important thing is I will have my grandfathers gun. I can't tell you how happy that makes me. As it obviously has huge centimental value to me. Happy outcome

 

[Man of Tanith]

That is a great result for you Tom
i'm lucky enough to have been given my grandfathers air rifle and air pistol whilst he is still with us so i don't have that worry, but i can emapthise and would of been sweating bullets (sorry for the pun)

 

[dwardo]

Great news.
See if the same shop will give it service for you if you dont feel capable. Also post some pictures

 

[Tomcoles]

That is a great result for you Tom
i'm lucky enough to have been given my grandfathers air rifle and air pistol whilst he is still with us so i don't have that worry, but i can emapthise and would of been sweating bullets (sorry for the pun)

Yes I was very worryied, That I may have lost the gun. I can't wait to hunt with it. It will be like having him with me. Like the good old days when I was a boy. I may well have it serviced at the end of the day I want it to last my life time. I certainly would never sell it. I will defiantly add photos and post them as I remember it. It's not a shiny new gun by any means but that's why I want it so much. I believe it's a daystate pneumatic or alike. I can't really recall as I haven't seen it for a while. I know it's only just under 12ft pounds as the Gun shop had to chrono it before they could put it up for sale in there shop

 

[Harvestman]

Great result, and plaudits to the shop as well. Not every place would have said yes to that request.

 

[santaman2000]

Congratulations! I understand just how you feel. I have three guns that were family heirlooms. My Granddaddy's shotgun (passed down to daddy and then to me) as well as Daddy's shotgun and Mama's shotgun (which she I turn had inherited from a great aunt)

 

[Tomcoles]

Here's some pics of the gun I have a bottle for it too

 

[Samon]

I was expecting an antique..

Nice to hear you got it back.

 

[Mesquite]

Very nice piece of kit

 

[Perrari]

That is a really nice looking gun. Glad you managed to get it back !

 

[Tomcoles]

No not an antique he owned it for quite a few years its a webley fx 2000. Its scary accurate. You could hit a 10p at 35 yards with very little experience. Should make a great hunting / bushcraft over night tool. Lot of rabbits me thinks. Yummy yum yum

 

[wingstoo]

You could hit a 10p at 35 yards with very little experience

I should hope so too with that sized scope and being PCP...

Open sights are normal for ranges upto and including 300mtrs, but at the greater ranges the targets tend to get a bit bigger. Not with a pellet gun though...

I do use telescopes for hunting though, but more for shot placement

Nice looking rifle though, I hope you put it to good use.

 

[Tomcoles]

I should hope so too with that sized scope and being PCP...

Open sights are normal for ranges upto and including 300mtrs, but at the greater ranges the targets tend to get a bit bigger. Not with a pellet gun though...

I do use telescopes for hunting though, but more for shot placement

Nice looking rifle though, I hope you put it to good use.

Yes a clean kill is number one priority and a scope helps with that alot. It will defiantly be put to good use I have to find a few permissions first then I am away.

 

[wingstoo]

This was the sight I was met with when taking my 13yr old out for her first "hunt" early last year IIRC

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Something in the region of 90 rabbits in one field, moments later there were none, so we waited until a few came out again and she got her first kill with a head shot at about 20mtrs.

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The other one was one of mine...

Happy hunting!

 

[Tomcoles]

Quality mate!! Sounds perfect. I would love a place like that!!