After a couple of days off, and a few hours spent at the picnic table with this one, I wonder why I never owned one before.
And I also wonder how Americans got away from this kind of manufacturing quality and value.
This may be the ultimate solution for garden pests... Amazingly accurate and plenty hard hitting.
The forearm was a bit noisy while being pumped. I looked at the point of contact for the pump arm and it was obvious that there had been a rubber ring there to act as a pad, or bumper upon closing the forearm.
I pulled it out with needlenose pliers and it crumbled, but the remains looked like a hardened and cracked piece of automotive rubber hose. A short length of Dayco 5/32 i.d. looked just like it may have been original equipment, and effectively silenced my pumping efforts.
I ordered some more pellets online.
The so-called shortage of rimfire ammo seems less important, today...
