Hey guys, Im looking for some real world experience from people who have successfully hunted whitetail with .35 cal, mostly in the 180-200fpe range. Im looking to use my power tuned kalibrgun and nsa 93-110gr slugs. Thanks!!

We'll make this a special late night thread for us insomniacs that are still up at this hour (or those in another time zone).

This is a dangerous time for me because when I can't sleep I get tempted to do on line shopping. Maybe I'll order some air gun stuff on Amazon.

By first time I shot to one of your targets.

What I noticed is that it is very difficult to try to center the reticle in the circle.

I would sugest you to include a cross in the center of the circle. That would allow to have a better reference for knowing where to aim.

I am sure that that visible cross would imply better puntuations keeping the same size of target.

The idea is an hybrid of my target and yours:

Solid solid solid! Mounted a Blackhound on top with good magnification and I am really enjoying the accuracy and performance of the entire platform. Coyotes better find a new hood to roam. The muzzel report is a bit loud for my backyard but a Donnyfl should tame the crack.

I won't go into detail(s) about how I managed to literally RIP the scope base screws right out of the threaded holes in the alloy top-strap of my customized Smith & Wesson 78G, other than stating ape-level strength combined with moron-level intelligence is a bad combination. My first "thought" was I'd completely destroyed the fantastic customized classic.

An early, adjustable trigger variant in excellent condition, I've invested no small amount of time and frustration in not only attaching the scope base, but machining a (slightly longer) replacement barrel for the original barrel that, for who knows why or how, was completely devoid of any rifling whatsoever.

Thankfully the top-strap suffered no damage other than the stripped threads. And thankfully this kind of BONE-HEAD move is why God invented Helicoil thread repair kits... (through a surrogate, of course). And in yet another happy coincidence, thankfully I uncovered the correct Helicoil kit in my mountains of hoarded junk.

Correction- The correct Helicoil kit was located in its proper place among my meticulously inventoried, catalogued, and arranged inventory of gunsmithing parts, tools, and equipment... Right next to File 13.

The aluminum top-strap tapped beautifully to receive the stainless-steel threaded inserts, resulting in a vast improvement over the pre-APEd threaded holes. Re-installation of the mount and scope went just as well.



Despite gale-force gusting winds, of course I couldn't wait to sight her back in. That also went better than could be expected in such improbable conditions. Five consecutive three-shot groups at 25 yards averaged 1.44" c-t-c; the best measured just .60". Not quite as good accuracy as she usually achieves, but entirely forgivable given the hideous winds.

She's back; better than ever!

I know there is probably not a one size fits all answer for this but is there a general rule of thumb for velocity gain per psi increase on regulated guns? FWIW I'm working with a huma regulator and 25 caliber marauder.

My first time shooting at one of your targets at 50 mts.

I shot three JSB Hades pellets to each of the circles with the Vulcan 2 25 Cal.

Not so easy to hit in the center !!

Fellow member Bill Beer (Wijib) suffered a heat attack yesterday. He is recovering in the hospital and awaiting a procedure to improve his condition. He is comfortable and is responding to texts from close friends. For those of us fortunate enough to call him a friend, you know his heart is his biggest organ!

Bill is a man of strong faith. Please join us in praying for a full and fast recovery.

Lewis.

Rabbits are running rampant in our neighborhood and looks like with the wife's blessing I may jump away from powder burners to dive a bit back into airgun land...used to shoot 10m paper targets competitively but that was 15+ years so lots of new stuff since then!

Traditional neighborhood on 1/4 acre lots or so, but not in city limits and no county ordinance against air guns so backyard shooting is legal but still trying to keep noise down as much as possible. Most shooting would be done from a mostly concealed patio area and longest backyard shot is realistically 20 yds....maybe 30 if I setup on the 2nd floor out a window at night.

My struggle is I know that when I go down this rabbit hole I'm quickly going to want something with more guts than the .177 that is right for my backyard and task at hand. Should I try and get something that is .22 cal and with enough adjustability and pellet choice can bring that fpe down to sub 20 and up to over 30 or is 2 dedicated rigs a simpler answer? Not many coons, few squirrels and no coyotes that I've seen but rabbits doing their thing like...well rabbits have caused a bumper crop this year.

Will be a PCP and initial budget I'm putting at about $1k but I already have the scuba tank from the prior venture and it was recently recertified so good there.

No preference between used or new but generally more of a buy once, cry once mentality so not looking for entry price point solutions. The backyard gun would benefit from compactness and I've enjoyed bullpup style ones in the past and have been looking at used Taipan or FX Wildcat or a new or used Akela. Several on the classifieds right now are intriguing me. What else should I be looking at in this area? If I went the 2 gun route, I'd probably justify to myself spending more on this one as it'd get greater use and could be used inside for precision paper punching

If I went the 2 gun route, the larger one would probably be a .25 cal in a longer platform, considering the Maruder or similar and would have 0 qualms buying used here as well and would probably prefer used to get more bells and whistles for same budget...what else in the .25 cal size and good to 80 to 100 yds should I learn about? This would primarily be small game/pest control though would like to try some field target matches if I can find some in my area.

So what says ya'll? Is a single gun with tuning or barrel sets feasible here...if so any recommendations? Or do you think separate tools for separate tasks is better and what would be your go to?

I got a chance to shoot at a N50 target at 100 yards, trying Mike’s five shots per bull trying to get them inside the black circle.
Very difficult indeed lol!
There was a very slight breeze from the left.
I circled the bulls that I got five shots at, unfortunately there was a branch with leaves blocking the other bulls so I didn’t shoot a full card.
I have a good bipod coming soon and hopefully that will help me be more steady than a stack of bags.
I was shooting JSB 13.43 knock out slugs on hi power.
I’m hoping to be able to get groups like numbers 7, 23 and the one sighter target on the bottom with more consistency.
I tend to shoot spinners and groups on steel, or small objects at long range, and that kind of shooting session makes me think I’m a better shot than I really am lol.
Shooting informally at different things is a blast, but your misses are forgotten and you just remember the cool hits.
And then you try paper targets and suddenly every single shot shows up no matter how good or bad!
I’m seeing how difficult it is to get consistency at 100 yards in a slight breeze.
And wind like at the RMAC match just seems impossible to me to know how to read.
I’m concentrating on my form and setting up for the shot the same way each time, someday I’ll start to challenge the wind, but for now it’s just such a mystery lol.

I haven't even had this 95 for a week yet and already blew through half of my small stash of JSBs with this thing. With none in stock anywhere I'm bound to start going through withdrawal soon while waiting for Pyramydair to restock them. Pray for me.

Sure miss ODOYLE and his scope deals,,, Any way just looking .
Got a new gun coming so just looking around.
Mike

But, of course!!

Now, they should just release the full auto on the .357 or one of you uber-geeks figure out the mechanism within the rifle to allow us to be the AMERICANS we desire and LEGALLY have a GOD given right to be! You know... that whole signed paper back in the day that stated your rights as a sovereign being given by the universe, etc. You know the one...
(Just thinking out loud again)

;-)

When I ordered my AAA Paradigm .22 from AoA, I asked them if they had anymore magnetic dust covers for the male foster fill port. They informed me that they were out of stock and probably won't be receiving anymore orders from Ninja Paintball who makes it for them because they would have to place an order in the thousands. I started looking online but noticed they were pretty expensive for just one piece and I couldn't find one that I liked.

The light bulb in my head turned on and I wanted to see if an aluminum tire valve stem cap that I had laying around would fit the male foster. It didn't fit at first because of the inner threads so I used a dremel to grind off the threads. I then inserted a 6mm x 3mm disc magnet with Gorilla Glue at the bottom to hold it in place. I'm not sure if anyone has done this but thought that I would share. I must say, it worked out pretty well.

I've been researching Steyr, and stumbled upon this website: AirgunSport
I reached out to them for more details, and they told me they are now the new exclusive USA importer of Steyr's hunting line called Airgun Sport.

Steyr Pro-X

Steyr Pro-X Scout

Steyr Hunting 5 Automatic

Steyr Hunting 5 Automatic Scout

I think this topic may have been discussed before but in case everyone is not already aware. I wanted to inform members selling their used items or labor services, starting this year the Federal Govt. required companies like Ebay, Amazon, Paypal, Venmo, etc. to send 1099-K tax forms to anyone that receives more than $600 for the year. This amount used to be $20,000 mainly intended for smaller or side businesses but now the government has lumped in individual transactions.


Basically means that when selling your used airguns, accessories, or anything for that matter exceeding $600 for the year, you will be sent a 1099-K during tax time next year. A few instances you don't get a 1099-K is an in-person cash transaction, Paypal F&F, personal check or money order.


It's unfair that you are paying income tax on items you paid sales tax on when purchased new even if you are selling at a loss. There is supposedly an effort to have this legislation reversed back to the way it was before but for now unless you can prove that you paid more than you sold for, you will owe income tax on payments received for goods or services. If you have receipts for everything you sell, you can avoid having to pay the income tax. Unfortunately it's more time wasted doing tax paperwork.


Couple links below with more detailed info on the tax law.

Just seen the price on this new gun,,, R40.600.00 plus shipping
Not sure what that is in US dollars ,,, I tried to post the write up but could not copy it
US AIR GUNS I think?

I mean, is there such a thing as a gimme?

I maybe slow, but does anybody know where Edgun is moving?

Very close to my house there is a ground field where I can shot up to 300 yards and being able to see exactly where I hit.

I have confirmed and re-confirmed that my Daystate Renegade HP NON regulated is much more consistent at over 190-230 yards than my Woverine HP HR, both with JSB 34 grain 25 Cal.

This is contraintuitive!!. The Woverine has a Huma Regulator inside and a big omega bottle and the Renegade just has a cilinder of 300 cc.

Variation in accuracy at long dstance is substancial among the two rifles !!!

I have been thinking for an explanation.... A lot!

The only thing that can make a lógical explanation is that at that distance is visible the difference in release of air made by a mechanical hit of the hammer to open the valve in the Woverine vs. the electronic release that the selenoid make shot after shot, with absolute precision.

I have seen the difference so many times that I can confirm that the difference is absolutely real !!

If someone has a better explanation, I will be happy to hear it.

Goes out to ThomasT! After seeing him post up some targets he designed on this thread- https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/bench-rest-8-x-8-competition-target.1269325/

I reached out to him to tweak on a target a member had shared with me(DAVELARSEN). I believe it was an original 50 yard partial target download from Thomasair.

Anyway, I requested correct numbering, and sighters both at bottom row and right side. The reason for this is I want to see while practicing while using a windflag, how shots must be corrected as you move up the row. I’ve learned just because you’re in the bulls in the bottom two rows doesn’t mean it’ll remain constant as you work up to the upper horizontal rows, and vice versa.

Anyway, Thomas did an awesome job, and a big thank you to him! I’ll be using these at a 100, also

Good morning fellas AGN,
I’m in the process of finalizing a trade with cash on top from my end. I am going to use PP+3.5% for my protection with the cash portion. How would I go about shipping my gun to the seller before getting his gun? Please advise. Thank you.

Hello everyone,

Received four tins of the JSB Monster Redesigned 13.43gr .177 cal pellets in yesterday and got to shoot a lot of targets this morning. I used my FX Crown MK II and shot all the targets at 30-yards. I first shot one magazine ( 22 shots ) at a test target using the original JSB Monster 13.43 because this is the pellets that I have found to shoot the best with this rifle. I then shot a second magazine at a test target using the new JSB Monster Redesigned 13.43gr and did a small amount of adjustment to the scope. Next I shot a #177 target ( first photo ) and scored a 189 and made just two single click adjustments to the scope, one for elevation and one for windage. Next I shot two 30 Yard Challenge targets and scored 198 and a 200 ( second photo ) and will post this 200 over on the 30-Yard Challenge thread. Several things came to my attention after reviewing all of the targets, 1) the Redesigned shot as good and I believe just a bit better than the Original, ( I will need to shoot more to have a fair evaluation ), and 2) and most important, please note not one single flier on either card. The miss shots, I have to contribute to my error, or at least a portion. I am very pleased with these new pellets will do more comparison testing against the Original style.

Have a great day,
ThomasT

Looking at ordering a cs700 stock but am struggling between the skeleton and standard stock. Which one do you like better?

Has anybody here used these? What speeds do they like? Are they accurate? I’m sure they are pretty hard hitting. Got out of shooting slugs and looking for a substitute for the larger critters