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  1. J

    new guy here and have a question

    I stick to good brands with good warranties mostly. Athlon, Hawke, Arken.
  2. J

    H&N Baracuda Match pellets

    I agree the listed head size is smaller than what my head size gauge says. But the 5.51 run smaller than the 5.52 but there is overlap. They are my P35-22's favorite but it shoots both head sizes as accurately. This year my best 30 yard challenge score with this gun, a 198, was equaled by the...
  3. J

    pellet velocity

    There are no shortcuts or magic formu!as or charts to let you skip finding out where your gun shots best. I test a fairly wide range of pellets but at the velocity the guns shoots them with the regulator the factory set and the hammer spring a little under the peak for that regulator setting...
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    Other Newbie artemis p15

    Thanks for that information. Do you know what the pressure was at on the gauge when the velocity was maybe 20 fps lower than before? That would be very helpful to see where your regulator is set. But regardless, the first thing to try is increasing the hammer spring and see what happens to...
  5. J

    Is Prime day GX cs3i for $319 a good deal?

    I would check the GX website with their 10% off applied. Usually it's less than Amazon but you get it quicker by a few days from Amazon and you can buy an extended warranty from Amazon.
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    POI at different mag levels, SFP

    If you want a FFP 6-24 that has very good turrets and good glass why not a Arken EPL-4 6-24? I have one and I love it at 24X.. I don't like it much at 6X. Reticle is too fine in my opinion. But if you will use it at 10X or more, or can discern the reticle at lower power it's a very nice...
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    Other Newbie artemis p15

    I agree with Neu, the OP needs to give us some data for us to be able to help. About $20 will get you a very serviceable chronograph. Get one, fill the gun to 150 bar or so and shoot any 177 pellet you have through it until the velocity falls. Note the pressure. You reg is set a little above...
  8. J

    AirMaks Arms Caiman X .22 cal how to quiet This thing

    I wanted to try a stronger valve return spring on mine but it is not obvious to me how to change it. There is a cover over it that doesn't seem to screw off. My regulator is set to 100 bar which pushes the 18 grain pellets it likes lover 900 fps easily. So I don't want to go higher on the reg...
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    Snowpeak Artemis P15 5.5mm - location of hammer spring adjustment screw

    The best way to set a regulator without a plenum gauge or markings starts with shooting down until your velocity falls telling you you are off the regulator and noting the pressure. You know the regulator is slightly higher. Then you turn the screw a little, like half a turn or less, and...
  10. J

    Coyote suggestions

    I don't hunt coyotes currently but I like to test my hunting airguns for penetration in wet magazines before hunting with them. I want to be sure I am getting enough penetration. I test at a representative distance for my hunting. Tests with several slug candidates would give you expansion...
  11. J

    Recommendations for Battery Powered Air Compressor

    I have not tried it but I am confident it will work. I have a 100 amp hour lithium phosphate battery on my smaller boat for the trolling motor. Fully charged it puts out 14 volts. But car alternators put out 14V too. So the compressor can take it but I don't know if a steady diet of 14V will...
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    Snowpeak Artemis P15 5.5mm - location of hammer spring adjustment screw

    You said you put in the human with expanded plenum. If it is a huma There should be a paper tape on the regulator to tell you where 140 bar is. The SPA reg has no markings so you need to know the current setting then guess how much to turn the screw.
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    Tuning A tuning test for the experts

    If the red wolf regulator was not working at all so it was unregulated it wouldn't be too bad. I expect my under $500 SPA guns to be under 20 ES and under 5 std dev.
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    Air Venturi Air Venturi AvengeX FPS Gets Slower

    I hope it is the easy to fix tuning issue. My Caiman velocity decreased like this because the regulator was not venting between shots.. If tuning doesn't fix it that is another possible cause.
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    Airgun Technologies Vixen 1 vs vixen 2

    There is a detailed review on AAR on Air.
  16. J

    Getting out of valve lock ?

    It doesn't solve valve lol but if you can open up the air flow path you can gain fps without increasing the regulator. I get maybe 10 fps just from making the barrel port longer than it is wide. Oval. If the valve opening and passage from the valve to the barrel are 75% of bore diameter...
  17. J

    WHAT CAN I EXPECT??

    Looks like the HW97 is under 15 fpe in 177. I used a Prod initially for the first 4 squirrels I shot with an airgun and lost 2. It was about the same fpe in 22. I increased the fpe to about 18 and have had considerably better experience since. The only one I've lost of the next 14 flipped...
  18. J

    12 gauge shotshells loading question

    I don't know if it would fit but have you thought about using a whole spent shotgun shell? The shell can be crimped over the wad to hold it in place. You will probably need to drill out the primer area to give the air a good chance to enter and use a filler of some sort to fill the area the...
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    Will dry air dry out occassional moisture intrusion

    I agree with the other answers but will word it my way. How quickly the moisture will be removed is a function of how dry the air is you add. If the dessicant you use just barely gets it dry enough to not condense any water when the air cools, it will take a really long time to remove water in...
  20. J

    Yong Heng after piston replacement

    Well the after lunch test was a success so I am considering it fixed. I'll have to do some shooting and get the bottle down to the low 3000s like I normally do before refilling but I pumped the bottle from 3800 to 4400 psi with temperatures never over about 63 C but I had to put in four frozen...