Hi all. Long time no post but this one needs to be shared too.
Ian brought the finished 375 QB Deluxe round earlier, OUR first Deluxe in the stable, herd, What is the collective noun for a group of guns?? Any how, WOW! I'm just so impressed. The guns Ian preps are always good, this one is just, well, better
Ok, well first it is well up his usual standard, it's shiny, the wood is grained and highly polished, even though the wood has been damaged he had to show me where.The new barrel has a deep shine, pity he didn't re do the rest of it the same. (My only criticism of the gun) It's big! It's sooooooooooooo big! Man it that gun big! It's light! Noticeably lighter than my .22. I do not know how he did that! As I now expect the bolt is light and easy, it even sounds right when I cock it, just that smooth click that all the QB he preps seem to have.The trigger has heavier that I expected, but very short and crisp, looks good in gold too.Then I took it outside, 2 gas cartridges, just like my QB. Opened the plastic box of pellets he brought, it says .22 Pile driver on the lid, NO WAY .22! You ought to see these things, not much smaller than a marble. Each one swaged in the press, that's a job for him, not me! Loaded it, fiddly with those short fat pellets, closed the bolt, aimed, the LDC is so big it can be seen in the bottom of the scope image, not obscuring, just distracting. Squeeze the trigger, BLIMEY! Even with that LDC it's loud! Little recoil which is good ( I don't take recoil well nowadays) but felt like more kick than my .22. Left a dirty great dent in my pellet catcher at the end of the garden too! I cant believe this is under 12 foot pounds. Ian says it has a trajectory like a mortar, I think it may have the same stopping power! Right, I know what to expect this time, BLIMEY! It doesn't get any quieter with use! MMMMMM Either I missed or is that 9mm ish hole in the target 11mm now? Again, at least you wont loose this pellet behind the bolt, I'll need weight training if I shoot this rifle often, just to pick up the pellets! BLIMEY! Ok, so that hole is now about 18mm but off hand at 12 ish yards, I'm happy enough with that and the rifle!.
Conclusion.
I want I want I want, Does that cover it? It's amazing for a sub (just) 12fpe gun, powerful, accurate (no rifling!! ) and as all of his guns it looks the part too even if it does seem about 50 yards long looking down it! We agree that it is a short range gun, maybe 20 yards but if you hit something like a rat or rabbit, it will stop! We called his hot QB the Fireball when it delivered so much power, what do we call this? He says he isn't building any more of them, Well see about that! We women have our ways
Note to self:- Investigate gym membership
You may not have heard the end of this story.............
Chrissy :p
