Eye eye again

[wally bennett]

Just got back from hospital again annother kick in the n**s after my vitrol/blood removal from my right eye and my two caterac removal,s my sight in both eyes has detiriated so thinking i needed new specs went to my optitian who said nothing wrong with the specs you have debris in both eyes from the operations it sometimes does happen but you are unlucky to have it in both eyes but its a simple laser op to fix it so get in touch with the surgen.
I have seen him today who said good news is we can fix it but bad news is machine is broken and we are waiting for the part from Germany and its takeing so long i think its coming by donky, you are looking at a wait of 5 to 6 weeks for the appointment.

On annother track i am going retro again my first new gun was a break barrel 22 air rifle it was called a Jeely (spelling)and a exelent gun i took hundreds of rabbits.rats,crows .jackdaws and pigeons in its time and it was from the same stable as the Relun Tornado which was a underleaver gun but the internals like the piston washer spring and trigger where identical my friend had the relum and the spare parts list for them items was the same.
After about 3 years of constant use often leaving it cocked and loaded ( i know )it lost its power so tried to get a spring and failed to find the manufacter so borrowd a spring off a BSA cadet majior just to se if it was any good.
The outside dia was the same but the spring was thicker and shorter so i bought two springs and cut one down.
Oridgionaly the gun had annother spring inside but it would not go in the BSA spring so looking at the springs in the elactrical stores in work a found some that would fit but again off thicker metal.
Boy that made a powerfull gun and as long as i used Marksman pellets it woud group just under an inch at 45 yards and a milk bottle at 60yds had a small hole in the front but the back blown out.
I have just been offered a Relum Tornado that has been in somebodys atic for thirty years or more its mine for £90 and i snached his hand off i should get it this weekend i have not seen it yet but i just hope its ok and i can gft some spares for it even if its BSA spares.
Wally