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[Hunter87]

Get him something decent that he can hand down to his kids

[TattooedGun]

Anschütz is a safe buy and there are always decent used ones to be found on GunTrader for £3-400 or so.

Anschutz are definitely the best choice for spares/support/accessories.

There are never the amount available that people seem to think though - guntrader currently only has 7 Anschutz target rifles at any price, and of those one is sold, another is spares/repair and one is in NI. I look on all of the sites and forums on an almost daily basis for smallbore target rifles so have a pretty good idea of what comes up and when - sometimes you're lucky, most often not. Add on £25 each end for the inevitable RFD transfer...

Most smallbore target rifles stay in circulation without hitting the sales sites.

Agreed, I keep an eye on guntrader - where I found my rifle, and they don't come up often. I found mine at exactly the right time just after my cert came through and travelled to essex from the midlands to fetch it. You don't see 2213's come up often at all

[1066]

I know it's too late now but I see an A54 went for just a couple of hundred quid yesterday on UKvarminting. They're about if you keep your eyes open.

[Kungfugerbil]

I know it's too late now but I see an A54 went for just a couple of hundred quid yesterday on UKvarminting. They're about if you keep your eyes open.

That was the one that was also for sale here - the OP had already spotted and enquired about it.

I suspect a match 54 would be physically a bit much for a 12-year old - they're typically rather heavy beasts. The juniors at our club exclusively use light match 64s.

[dromia]

How did the OP spot the for sale when he as new member shouldn't be accessing that forum?

[Kungfugerbil]

How did the OP spot the for sale when he as new member shouldn't be accessing that forum?

Don't know but he certainly commented on the sale post. Oddly his comment now seems to have been removed but others quoting him have not.

[Hunter87]

It's the illuminati