Recent content by JimD

Arken EPL-4 is my most expensive scope and I really like it except for the combination of FFP and a really fine reticle. It is a 6-24 and the reticle is not visible at 6X and barely visible at 8X. I like 6-24 for airguns because you can hunt at 6X easily and 24X is good for short range target...

Yes, the angle of the "disks" is a clear sign that they are damaged, broken. Those discs are springs. They are slightly cone shaped and act to hold the regulator closed until the pressure on the barrel side of the regulator falls and the pressure in the gun's air tank pushes the valve open...

The only range I've taken my airguns too is not staffed and they have no rules against airguns. I think the forestry department or something is resonsible for it. I was questioned once by a PB user what I was shooting so I offered to let him try it out. He fired off a couple shots and seemed...

If you search for it you may be able to find the pictures of tanks damaged from overpressure. They were posted here, not by me. The metal tank did pretty much "explode" and was not at a huge overpressure. The carbon fiber wrapped tank had a big chunk of the carbon fiber removed and still...

I'm not loosing any sleep over filling my expired Scott tank. I also agree with the sentiment that Joe, the man injured, getting well is more important than my curiosity. But at some appropriate time it would be nice to know if the tank in question was intended to be used at the pressure that...

I've never purchased a gage for my Prod but the few parts I have purchased from Crosman were very reasonably priced and delivered quickly. As I remember it, you pretty much have to call them. They may want you to give them a part number from their diagram but I think you can get it on their...

If removing the regulator helped the gun fill it must have been leaking. The regulator cannot prevent air from going into the air tube but it can leak it out. The seal on the adjuster failing causes the regulator to just pass air through. The gun doesn't leak but it has a low velocity at full...

The biggest thing I like about my P35s is the low weight. 5 lbs without a scope. I wish other guns could get down to this weight. I like the foster fill fitting of my Avenger and Prod. I like the pivoting hammer of my Caiman. I'm not sure it's better but it is clearly an interesting and...

It can't. There is a very simple one way valve on the big nut where the fill port and gauge are. It is on the inside. It is just a screw with an O-ring on it. The screw has a larger diameter to limit how much you can tighten it. If you put the wrong O-ring on it or too much silicone grease...

Others experience is always interesting to me but unfortunately my guns are not always consistent with theirs. So I would try some domed but my Prod shoots Crosman HP and domed about the same. Pretty good but not as good as the H&N copper plated FTTs it really likes. I've posted previously...

Carbon fiber tanks have an aluminum liner. The aluminum is to seal the air in and the carbon fiber resists the forces from the air - and potentially bipod.

Before I made wood stocks for my 3 P35s I attached a bipod using a 34mm scope picatinny adapter. The air tube of the P35 is about 33mm so I put some tape in the adapter to take up the clearance. It worked well but you had to get the rotation right, of course, or you were building in cant. Now...

With a regulated gun it should not matter what your tank pressure is until it reaches the setting of the regulator. If you do not have a gauge (like 4 of my 5 regulated PCPs) you shoot them down to the point the velocity starts to fall. That is your regulator setting. I use chronographs from...

I think it depends on what distance benchrest you want to shoot. There is a youtube channel I watch sometimes called "AirAbility". The host is a champion at 25 yard benchrest in England. I do not even know if that is a thing in the US, if that is where you are. He has specific gun and scope...

A quick search on "Lucky Gunner" website shows the cheapest 22lr is over 6 cents a round and target type ammunition is often more like 30-40 cents around. I just bought 1600 H&N Baracuda FT pellets for my P35-177 and paid about 3 cents a round delivered from Pyramyd air. Admittedly I took...