I just got a Umarex Notos and it is my first PCP airgun. After opening, I noticed that the degas screw on the plenum is missing (see pic). Pretty poor quality control if you ask me. Anyhow, not sure if should return or just take a quick trip to the hardware store for a set screw.

There was also some oil around the outside of the tank, maybe it came out of this hole or it is just shipping oil? I'm going to assume that this is normal.

Please let me know of anything else to be weary of when purchasing a new notos. Thanks - Nate

took my dad out to shoot paper for a few hours. shooting akela, notos, and huben k1. i think he had fun with the k1 with the element optic but i think he liked shooting the akela better because it had the zulus v2.

You see, this is what happens. I have a busy street going by my house people have a truly annoying tendency to throw things in my yard. Apparently over the summer some idiot tossed out a bag of discount airgun seeds along with his burger wrapper into my front yard. These sprouted and I had to harvest them before I could mow!!! I tried Roundup but it didn’t work….

Rick H

So how’s the preload on a full power HW97K upon disassembly?

I have an air Venturi rail lock but hate using that thing (trust issues).

I would be subbing in a 12ftlb maccari spring so I’m thinking preload on reassembly would be minimal.

Hey all -
I just got an EDgun Leshiy 2 a few days ago but they forgot to include a fill probe with my gun (new one comes Wednesday). Does anyone know anywhere/anyone in South FL I can get one/use before Wednesday? I’ve got a tank of compressed air i just want to fill my gun!

Looking for a stock regulator for a .25 caliber Taipan Veteran Bullpup. Bought it new in 2018. Got a Huma regulator for it and it won't work in my gun. I'd like to find one that hasn't been disassembled. I did a reseal on my gun and took the reg apart to replace o-rings. I shouldn't have done that. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm located in southwestern Pennsylvania. Thanks all!

I know technology has passed AirForce up, but it does everything I ask from 50 yard pesting and plinking to 50' position shooting practice. At the low setting in the wheel i get about 90 great shots.I added a weight for offhand balance and made an aluminum cover for a Buckrail moderator that broke and I glued back together.(he sent me a new one for free BTW)

This was yesterday at lunch and is typical 50' accuracy with many pellets.

Buddy of mine picked this up from an old club member that moved on from the sport probably at least ten years ago. He lived close to the range we had and was retired so this thing was shot a LOT! I don’t know the last time it was out of the case but do know whenever the last time it was put in the case it wasn’t cleaned first.

The rifle is an early gun so I will have to reach out to Martin and see what serial number things changed. It isn't holding air and will need a full rebuild so I figured I would put up some before pictures.

It is missing the fill cover cap if anyone has a spare laying around.

Hello to all the lefties out there. I just had a few thoughts and questions. I have always been VERY left handed and even moreso extremely left eye dominant. I'm always pointing out to my wife the many ways this world is right handed.
When it comes to shooting, this presents many problems. The worst is transitional guns ejecting hot brass in the face but as far as airguns...
Aside from traditional style stocks shaped for right handed, I haven't really run into too much i couldn't adjust to.
I guess the biggest is the right side lever, non changeable on most. For this, bench shooting I mostly prefer. Hand stays on grip/trigger while my right hand cycles.
The most inconvenient is generally the safety. I'm always reaching over for that. Often I've considered trying to shoot right handed but any try is quickly halted by my eyes inability to work that way.
Just curious what any others out there think?

I have probably a dozen pumper vintage air guns that just go and go. Always throwing shade on the PCPs.

An almost 70 year old wall-hanger can be used as a daily driver & there are vast aftermsrket options for modding if you really want to go there.

It'd be nice to have that kind of reliability in a PCP since we already pay a high admission price to play. There would definately be much less traffic on here for sure.

What the newbs learn real quick (I know I did) is that PCP airgunning definately has a large percentange of your time wrapped up in maintanance. Don't even get me going on the whole HPC topic as it will make the veins of my forehead pop.

Anyway, rant mode off.

After sleeping in their boxes for six years , ALL my PCPs are leaking. First I thought just the O-rings of the air tank end caps are bad but after replacing them, there is still leakage. I am planning to replace all the O-rings between the airtank and the poppet valve but will that be sufficient to stop the leakage ? Any other things I should pay attention to ?

BTW replacing O-rings is not as simple as I thought. I need to make a LOT of tools for holding parts, opening the end caps, turning regulator pressure adjustment screws and checking the output pressure of regulators. Now I know why springers still exist. My AIr Arms Prosport is still shooting EXACTLY like it did six years ago.

Last night I decided to air up my tank and after about one minute my Omega Super Charger locked up. It only has 21 hours on it and I turned the grease knob at 6,12,&18 hour point. Has been flawless to this point.

Wondering if this actually making the gun stiffer?

Been meaning to find out if there were any online forums dedicated to airguns and ran into this one (seems to be just what I was looking for). Have held a modest interest in such arms since buying my first one (Sheridan Blue Streak c.a. 1967) at a Cal Store in Long Beach, Ca. Stands to reason have always had fond memories of that first pellet rifle. Since relocating to central Arizona in 2010, have been picking up a number of air rifles... primarily at either yard sales or at the local swapmeet, when the opportunity arose and prices were right. Have half a dozen Sheridan Model Cs (with two having been broken down for parts salvage due to condition, etc.). The best of these is one of the 1950s Blue Streaks with straight bolt and slotted safety. Rifle was not working when received but maybe it was a fortunate thing, as condition is close to excellent. Must have been put away in a closet for decades for that reason... and hope to get it back up to speed with help from the membership!

Also have a Benjamin-Sheridan C9A, two Soviet IJ-22s (wood/plastic stocks), Diana Model 27 (sn. 89) and Model 34, Romanian Pioneer (plastic stock), Walther Modell 55, Feinwerkbau L.G. Modell 300, Walther Force 1000, Winchester Model 1000, Anschutz Egyptian Hakim trainer and Czech Vz35 (Vz24) trainer. In any event, just wanted to post a intro and hoping to become more involved in the near future...
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Got this in my email. For anyone considering the purchase of ANYTHING from RTI, now may be your moment.

Finally got around to putting the bottle on my Zelos .22

Was waiting for a long time on my Huben Power bottle reg. Once it finally came in, I threw on the bottle which had been waiting. I wanted to be able to do a 4,500 psi for shot count, which is why I opted for the Huben over the other adapters.

I was waiting to make a decision on which bottle clamp to use. Eventually decided to try the Heartland Airguns trigger gaurd with picatinny rail extension instead. I'm really glad I did. I reached out to them before buying it asking if it cleared the huben reg and fill gauge. They responded with and honest answer that they dont know as they haven't tested with that bottle reg. I decided I'd be the guinea pig. I'm happy to say it fits great and has no issues with clearance, not matter how the bottle reg is clocked. Feels very sturdy on the bipod, I haven't tested it yet on the tripod with a arca rail adapter.

Very happy with the final outcome for the price so far, still need to test the new shot count with same Zelos reg and hammer settings, currently shooting JT's Dead Center 21 grain at 895-900. Getting just shy of 2 mags before it starts falling off a bit, but POI is still there within 40 yards and doesn't shift much for the full 2 mags, before the bottle addition. Will post the shot count results for the bottle at 4,500psi when I get a chance. Attqched are some before and after pictures.

I found a honey hole for cottontails and have been keeping tabs on it for months, just waiting for the season to open. I left home at 4am, Labor Day. I saw a few dozen. Came home with 5. The Taipan .25 never lets me down. What a good day!

Huben gk1 carbine setup,using variety parts of my choice. Plinking 20- 100 yards
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Rec's for a scope that can handle the spring recoil on my Beeman Rx-2 gas ram Theoben? I'm savvy on what to put on my PCP rifles, but dont know what brands handle the springer recoil well. thx!

Purchased an air rifle and it came with this bipod, it has cant and rotation. I did basic searches with Amazon and Google but could not find anything that looked similar.

This is .177 caliber 22 caliber Airforce Talon SS in excellent condition. It has the upgraded MadDog stock with the pellet holder and butt elevator. It has seen very little use – safe queen. It has been holding air for many months with no problem. $525.00 including insured shipping. U.S. sales, only. PayPal friends and family is preferred (no G&S) but I’ll also accept a money order or a check with a hold for clearance.

I came across this rifle years ago on Craigslist of all places. I didn’t have the cash at the time to purchase it but a buddy did buy it. It got passed to another buddy and now has come full circle and lives with me.

I wanted one of these so bad years ago after reading the attached article written by Wade Sutherland.


I have never seen another one in the wild and I could have the story wrong but I think around the time of production Anschutz acquired Steyr and they focused on the LG rifles.

Anyway, here are some picks of another old obsolete Field Target relic. Rifle is incredibly accurate and to me has one of the prettiest stocks. For some reason the camera will not pick up the true color of the wood. It is showing much yellower in the pictures and is green in person.

I shoot my Walnut-stocked K1 .25 pretty regularly. Not lots of shots in a single setting, maybe just a mag or two. Today I decided to do some target practice on walnuts in the trees. Walnuts have been my real-world favorite warm-up squirrel target for years.

I shot about 35/44 walnuts with a "leaning" post rest using my Imersive 10x40 scope (which I also love). I missed a couple because the wind was moving the walnuts (20-40 yard shots) about 3/4 of a walnut from side to side so I had to time shots. When I was steady and the win cooperated it was too easy. I started with a partial mag (.25) of about 10 and finished with two full mags. I still had air. I fill to 4500 with my GX C-3I compressor.

Since I am running short of my AEA 33 grain pellets I went out just now to see what the Hades 25 grains would do. Results:
-- 3 shots 34 grain AEA - 955 FPS - Exactly as it came from me from Krazy Cool about 3 months ago! Dead on at within 1/2" of each other 25, 35, and 45 yards.
-- 3 shots of 25 grain Hades - 1017 FPS - No POI change needed.

I didn't change the power wheel at all.

I know I should also shoot the rifle further say 50-75 yards, but frankly even after hunting with rimfire powder burners (.22LR) for 59 years, I rarely take a shot past 40 yards, especially before leaf fall.

I suppose some will say my power setting is a little hot (from what I've read), but I sure have zero complaints at the Krazy Cool settings.

I just told my wife, I have never been so tickled with an air rifle before and I've owned many different PCPs. She said, "That's nice dear, I'm glad you're happy." Yep, subtract your age from 100 and that's how the wife addresses you. I feel like Benjamin Button sometimes.

Tomorrow is opening day of archery deer season here in KY. I have a nice natural ambush point on the ground about 3 steps into the woods on an opening edge. A place I've hunted many times in the past. I am seriously thinking about taking the K1 along with my recurve. I'll lean the rifle against a tree or hang on a stub while I deer hunt. When the inevitable squirrel shows up, I will change gears. I have yet to take a shot at a squirrel with the K1. I know I should get the GK1 V3 pretty soon for even more portability while bow hunting, but I'm not ready to drop another $1,700+ at the moment. I'd put a red or green dot on it to aid my 71 year old eyes.

Sorry about all the words, but I'm so pleased with this rifle.