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50 SHOOTING SPORTS MAGAZINE

AIRGUN | PRODUCT TEST

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Mark Camoccio checks out some serious, bolt-on furniture for your air rifle

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op competition shooters in any
discipline, are a fastidious bunch, and
personal customisation is therefore all
the rage. Getting a gun to properly fi t is what
it’s all about, and once this is achieved,
muscle strain and awkward stretching,
should become things of the past!
On test here is a specialist custom stock
which can be easily fi tted by virtually anyone.
The ACZ Ultra FT Stock is designed to
provide fully adjustable features to enable
anyone to get the best from their shooting,
and is supplied by Sure Shot Airguns, based

in Suffolk. Primarily, this after-market

furniture is aimed at the more serious

shooters, who want to keep their existing

rifl es, but upgrade it in some way - to improve

the handling and fi t above all. At the time of

my test, they were available for various Air

Arms S400 derivative models, but Sure-Shot

are to expand the range to cover a variety of

makes and models. Here’s how I fared.

FIT FOR PURPOSE?

Fitting this stock should be extremely simple.

My old standard S400 was fi rst up, but when

I offered up the action, it soon became

obvious that the pressure gauge on the

underside of the action, was actually

off-centre. Not a problem when the Air Arms

standard factory stocks incorporate a fairly

wide aperture/recess for the gauge to pass

through - yet more awkward, with the Ultra FT

confi guration, where the cut-out is only just

bigger than the gauge. Having raised the

issue with Sure-Shot, subsequent models

may feature a wider opening in the gauge

area. If it does get awkward, the three large

bolts holding the front section of chassis,

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