Shop blog #1-of-#3: what's new in Blackpool Air Rifles?

[@ianbrock9430]

Great to see Lloyd again on our screens. He has been absent for too long. Take care Lloyd and God Bless you,

[@russellham2094]

Lloyd's idea of having a moderator adapter kit, is brilliant. How many times have we fitted a mod, and it looks "odd"? Love the idea of roving gun shop visits. A really good idea of showcasing various established shops, which we might'n have either visited, or even aware of. Nice one Russ 👍 Regards Russ 2!!

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks very much Russell, yep I do too (hence starting them, plus Sam suggested all of these, especially the next two, as she knew I' needed this boost, after visiting my folks in their care home the next morning after this 😢). I'd love to do more of these visits, but there aren't many well-equipped airgun shops up here in Scotland, thanks to the #@%$! airgun licensing. 🤷🏻‍♂ Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@RussDouglas222]

@William Tell Oh I'm always honest, but the licensing literally stopped 99% of airgun sales dead, overnight. I wrote Airgun World articles on Airgun Licensing (and Airsoft, as one possible alternative for some of those who want to continue enjoying shooting, but without a licence) -in the first year or two following its introduction. That included freedom of information requests to Police Scotland, and visits to many existing gun shops. Yes your suggestion's good to help encourage others into the sport, but that's hamstrung as fundamentally many people are unfortunately still put off by having to pay to get (and periodically renew) a license, for the priviledge. Licensing was a political gimmick that wasn't required to uphold the law (any airgun-related offences were already amply covered by existing legislation, with typical penalties up to ten years), and the Police almost universally didn't want it either (with a few exceptions for particular circumstances, e.g. being able to impose firearm crime -level penalties if an unlicensed airgun's found during a raid on a drug den). At my own club (GARC = Grampian Air Rifle Club) membership is very slowly but steadily growing, including all ages / genders - which is great. 👏 But times are hard money-wise and an already niche hobby will forever be hampered by having to pay for licensing, as well as for essential airguns and accessories. Thanks for watching and commenting, cheers. Russ

[@danieldraper3583]

Just got mine spacers used them on my bsa r10 se from Blackpool air rifles great service

[@petercain6434]

Great to see second hand stock shops like this getting scarce keep up good work ❤

[@RussDouglas222]

Lloyd's shop is awesome! 👏 Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@Nic-td3fm]

Like the idea of these videos Russ 👍 It’s good to see Lloyd as well as I’ve been missing new content from him.

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks Nic, video 3-of-3 is now being reviewed by KZbin and I hope to publish it early tomorrow. 🤞 Oh absolutely and I've passed that on both from me and also from friends, including that Hot Air Airguns is still missed too. 👍🤞 All the best, cheers. Russ

[@Nic-td3fm]

Definitely agree about Hot Air as well. I only discovered it a short while ago but have binge-watched them all 😁

[@RussDouglas222]

@@Nic-td3fm Nice one. 👏 Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@gallopingg1]

TOP QUALITY GUN SHOP.

[@gerrypowell2748]

Great to see shops like that,getting rare👌

[@RussDouglas222]

They're sadly rare up here in Scotland, but I believe there are loads down there in the north-west of England... Blackpool (BAR), Ellesmere Port (Wirral Guns), Wigan (McAvoys), Manchester (GMGuns) -to name but a few, some of which I've not visited in many moons. Cheers. Russ

[@brucekendall52]

Had my Krait L for about two months and I'm loving it.Brilliant kit.(.22)

[@henrymoreland8719]

Thanks Russ, I have missed Lloyds dulcet tones. Got me a Krait L😁 ( FAC) looking forward to your review. Please make it comprehensive.

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi Henry, yep you and me both, so I thought I'd do something about it! Great choice, I'm already reviewing the Krait Compact on loan from Chris at CDRGuns, and will be meeting up with Stuart of @Vermin_Control_Scotland, who's gonna have either a Krait L or Krait X on loan from this week (also from Chris @CDRGuns), so we can compare notes. ...and you can bet it'll be both honest and comprehensive, in fact I've already started uploading some photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/150760461@N07/albums/72177720302400121 (loads more to come)... Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@henrymoreland8719]

@@RussDouglas222 Chris ( CDRguns ) very professional 👍

[@Qwcgvv]

Looking forward to the krait review as I'm looking at getting one after the new year if I can bring myself to selling one of my Daystates 😒

[@aboutthemetal8783]

The silencer adaptor is fantastic , I wish they had been around 20 year ago .

[@RussDouglas222]

Yep a canny invention for sure, cheap and nicely finished too. Cheers. Russ

[@stedyone1090]

Very nice 👌 👍 Got my Krait X in here in the US Absolutely love it.

[@RussDouglas222]

I'm already loving the Krait compact and I haven't fired it yet! 👏

[@stedyone1090]

@@RussDouglas222 FX 25.4 pellets at factory settings are going 980fps and trigger is 1 lb 3 oz. Very happy 😊

[@shauncorless8965]

Cricket two ,,howzat work 😅

[@johnfretz1938]

What do you think of the Krait? It's hard to tell if it's plastic in a lot of places, or aluminum.

[@RussDouglas222]

First impressions of the one I've started reviewing are that it's very well made, almost all alloy, bar the grip, cheek-piece and butt-pad. I love the easy adjustability of the cheek piece height and especially the LOP. I can unlock the butt pad, slide it in and stow the rifle in my rucksack gun slip still with moderator fitted - it's that compact! Full review coming soon to my channel and Airgun World magazine, thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@alejandroespinoza6431]

Me encanta el krait 😍

[@RussDouglas222]

Gran elección, también me encanta el Krait. 👏 Gracias por ver, saludos. ruso

[@simon6ppc246]

Nice one Russ i like Lloyd what he says is spot on with no bullshit 👍

[@RussDouglas222]

Yep you're not alone, he's very popular with a lot of us for exactly that reason. 👌

[@samsawyer2145]

Quality idea that

[@RussDouglas222]

If you mean the 3-printed moderator adapters, yep indeedy? I missed the point of them at first as both of my rifles (and everything I've reviewed recently) -has a larger diameter shroud, plus I'd not seen the Weihrauch moderator with the stepped neck (my old one has a tapered neck). But once I saw the stepped neck of the existing (pre-XL/-XLK) moderators, it made a lot more sense. Plus the finish on these adapters is excellent. 👌 Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@Relaxbadkneeadventures]

👍😉

[@davidlyon1899]

My kind of town, Sin Telens is.

[@RussDouglas222]

"Where they drop their aitches with pride". 👏🤣🤣

[@davidlyon1899]

@@RussDouglas222 Lived in London for years now, guns are practically verboten down here. Grew up at clock face. Nice to here the old accent. Still got mine. Subscribed.

[@vincegonzalez7249]

I have a compressor for my sandblasting cabinet, would it work for this rifle.?

[@RussDouglas222]

Sorry no, PCP air rifles require up to 300BAR / 4,500psi, so a dedicated HP compressor is used, plus the air must have all moisture removed. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@vincegonzalez7249]

@@RussDouglas222 Thanks...

[@dichvunongnghiepatyen9745]

Có gửi về việt nam được ko em

[@mrbarbelbarbello2332]

What happened to the 'Hot Air' channel? The Lloyd man is a good presenter.

[@RussDouglas222]

Sadly it's not been running for some years, but I have passed-on to Lloyd that many viewers would love to see it back. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@jacklennon6579]

Had a gammon rifle wots most powerful rifle in shop at wot price wlv scope

[@patmurphy8378]

How much is the silencer?

[@RussDouglas222]

Which one, the new BAR one? I've messaged Lloyd to ask, as the shop's only open Wed-Sat. Cheers. Russ

[@RussDouglas222]

Lloyd has replied: they're £69. 👍 Cheers. Russ

[@wl660]

I suspect he meant the Weihrauch one.

[@RussDouglas222]

@@wl660 ...which I replied-to. 👍 R

[@ahunterstail1083]

What do you have in at 60ftlb +

[@RussDouglas222]

You'll have to email the shop, or phone when they open 9am Wednesday. I just paid them a flying visit last Wednesday afternoon, but don't work there. Cheers. Russ

[@lkr5707]

Please help me to buy one pcp Airgun.. Im from india please

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi there, I'm sorry but I only borrow rifles for reviews, you should contact the shop via www.airgunbuyer.com Cheers. Russ

[@briannotley5935]

Would you have a webley and scott mk3 for sale

[@RussDouglas222]

You'll have to contact the shop, their website is airgunbuyer.com Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@jacklennon6579]

Wiv a magazine

[@ashleystyles6888]

I turned over after....£1700 for a Pellet gun 😂😂😂😂 do you get a free membership of the Olympic shooting team and a flight to the Olympics when you buy one?

[@RussDouglas222]

There are much more expensive air rifles than this, the engineering that goes into them is extensive. By comparison a rimfire rifle is but a barrel, a bolt and a firing pin. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@regjenkinson6247]

Evil things caused so much suffering to animals and even death to humans

[@RussDouglas222]

Alcohol causes way more suffering than airguns, and 99.999999% of us use them responsibly. R

[@skh5960]

Woke ❄ 🤡

[@JimDanvers]

Blackpool and Craftsman.vit - one in the same? ( lol ) I was recently ( out of curiosity ) googling to see if there were any bullpup style conversion kits available for an AA S510 and came across the craftsman.vit link. They have a video showing how to set it up - and the presenter in that is . . . similar in look and style to this Lloyd here.

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi Jim, haha not quite but Lloyd does stock his products. I've previously owned an S510 carbine (.22" FAC) which I initially fitted with a GRS stock, then a Craftsman Vit stock, and have written articles about it for Airgun World magazine. There's more info in this gallery (as well as others on the S510)... www.flickr.com/photos/150760461@N07/albums/72157710200013356 Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@dogzero1]

🤣😂

[@fredcherry9297]

1700 POUNDS FOR A TOY GUN ARE YOU MAD

[@RussDouglas222]

Errr it's not a toy, it (and all PCP rifles) is a piece of precisely-engineered machinery with an intricate mechanism, that includes high pressure components. It's inconvenient that such rifles are expensive, but it's unavoidable. Cheers. Russ