Haven't had time to do much shooting with anything lately, and the Pneuma got put aside for more work since I didn't get much interest when I had it for sale. Still have an air leak, but I've done a couple of other things. For those that aren't familiar with this rifle, this is what it looked like when I got it:
Although the synthetic thumb hole stock looks cool, I really didn't like it much. It's hard and kind of slick, and really didn't fit me that well. I'd considered trying a stock from another gun, but hadn't gotten beyond the point of thinking about it :-). Then, I saw an ad on Brad's Classifieds, someone had a Halestorm that wanted to trade stocks. Again, for those not familiar with these rifles, the Halestorm is the repeating version of the Pneuma, and comes with a sporter style wooden stock. Well, the deal was done, and this is what it looks like now:
In truth, the picture really doesn't do it justice. This is one of the nicest pieces of wood I've had on any of my guns, and is a deep, rich brown with nice figure. I don't know what the wood is, but the Turks sure know how to pick some nice lumber. Oddly enough, the accuracy and consistency seems to have increased markedly, too. After a little bit of scope adjustment, I was tearing up a 1/4" bull at 20+ yards with CPH's. I WILL get that air leak fixed, and when I do, it'll be back on the block, probably with my Diana 46E. I still want/need a .22 hunter, and at the moment, I'm thinking that will be an FX Cyclone. I'm STILL kicking myself for selling my .177 Cyclone earlier this year :-(! Later.
Dave
