Now I can tell all about my new .22 calibre QB78, bought a month ago, my boyfriend (IJL on here) finally took it back to his den in Northamptonshire last week and started sorting it. Now he's brought it back and what a difference!
Firstly the look of the wood, all shiny, almost like it's French polished and the grain really shows through well. The picture does not do this wood justice!
Not a mark on the metalwork that has not been re-blued, even where he has worked on it.
The bolt moves so easily now, I cannot manage a stiff bolt but this will be no problem.
Shooting it, the trigger is light, crisp and very predictable.
Power? Well we are legally limited to 12 foot pounds and this is peaking at 11.4 using Bisley Magnums, close enough!
Funnily enough the BSA Interceptor hollow points are only 15.4gn but it shoots those consistently at 11.3 foot pounds as well and with superb accuracy. The gun is so much better than me, he shot groups in my garden earlier which look like a small 4 leafed clover with eight rounds through! and I'm the ex military with the crossed rifles! (Yes women can shoot too!)
I haven't had to change the powerlets yet but he assures me it will do 50+ up to the limit shots before the power starts to drop.
Well what can I say? Good looking, powerful and economical, just like the rifle
Seriously, I just wanted to say right here "thank you Ian". This is a beautiful little rifle and now I will treasure it all the more. Also a big thanks to Mike, you know who you are, I've been copied on all the emails and know how much support you have given him on this. x
Chrissy
