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Whitey
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Lewis,

Ever come across a Jelly .177 made in Belgium I think? It's a small break barrel and appears to be well made. Not unlike a HW25L.

Anyone else?
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Whitey wrote:Lewis,

Ever come across a Jelly .177 made in Belgium I think? It's a small break barrel and appears to be well made. Not unlike a HW25L.

Anyone else?

Reckon so Brendan.It's a Telly made in Hungary.Also jnown as a Relum in the UK,Precise Minuteman in the USA and a Mauser in others.
Pretty horrible inside with two springs,one inner and one outer that crunch together during cocking.I ditch both and replace with a single Meteor or Airsporter one depending on the model.I also use a spring guide to quieten it down.
They can shoot OK and have a nice trigger.
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Whitey wrote:Lewis,

Ever come across a Jelly .177 made in Belgium I think? It's a small break barrel and appears to be well made. Not unlike a HW25L.

Anyone else?
Hi Whitey,

I first learnt to shoot with one of these as a kid, and got to shoot one again only about six months ago. The one I shot recently definitely didn't have the kick of the one that I shot as a kid. I reckon it was probably pretty tired, as it didn't take much to cock it.

The one I had as a kid would put a .177 wasp through corrogated iron (the old thick stuff) at 10 feet, and a well placed diablo would take pigeons at about 15-20m. It also used to dispatch a lot of mice around my father's grain enclosure. But I remember as a 15 year old that it took a fair bit to cock it, so the spring probably had more grunt on that one back then. Come to think of it, as a 15 year old, I probably had more grunt too!

It was a nice little rifle to shoot.

Good luck with it.

regards, curan
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They were a fairly common boy's gun in my formative years. And yes, often called a "Jelly." :lol:

It made for interesting hunt reports at school - "I shot five birds with my Jelly last night." and so on... :lol:
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Thanks for the informative reply's guys. Jelly, fairdinkum Telly sounds more credible. Should have had my glasses on when I looked at it.

The small size is what attracted me. I think it would be a good size for my boys with maybe a tad off the butt. There isn't much available in that size, off any quality. I was about to order a HW25L from the US, but this might do the trick. Anyone have a HW25L they want to sell?
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Whitey wrote:......Thanks for the informative reply's guys. Jelly, fairdinkum Telly sounds more credible. Should have had my glasses on when I looked at it.......
Don't feel bad, I'm pretty sure the medallion on the stock actually had a "T" that looked like a "J". It is common to call them Telly or Jelly.

cheers, curan
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