I spent a couple of hours yesterday sighting n my new Avenge X. I put around 100 rounds through it, then brought it in the house to clean it. I filled the cylinder to about 3500 psi and it sat overnight. This morning I went to shoot it again and on my first shot the only sound it made was that of the hammer spring. The gun didn't fire and the pellet stayed in the bore. The gun hadn't lost any air pressure, so I cocked it again and it fired normally. I sent a few more rounds through it and it's back to working normally.
I'm betting this can't be normal. Any idea what happened? Hammer spring is at 3 turns and the regulated pressure is 2000 psi. There was a bit of regulator creep, but nothing more than I hear about from other folks with this gun.

Joe

There are benefits to being a retired master mechanic besides the sore back and a stack of tools to walk around in the basement. Though right now the stack of tools is the only one I can think of. These two have been the latest reasons to dig through the tool stash. Rebuilding Feinwerkbau Airguns as become my favorite pass time, the quality of parts and engineering is a pleasure to behold. Top is a 1974 vintage FWB Model 65 I bought from a friend in the Netherlands. It needed to be freshened up with a new Feinwerkbau spring and buffers and seal from Jim Maccari. It cocks a little far back in the stroke from stacking of wear clearances but other than that is as tight as new and a same hole shooter. I can’t imagine how many thousands of shots have been through it over these many years. The second one is a Qishouqiang / Industry Brand / Tech Force SS2 FWB Model 65 clone I just bought from a member in Arizona. It had been rebuilt by Mac 1 a while back and the buffers are still fresh. It was completely inoperative thanks to the Chinese grease hardening though out the trigger and sledge systems. The grease had turned to gritty glue the likes of which I have never seen. Pins and levers that normally fall right out all had to be tapped or pried out, soaked in solvent, scraped and finally sanded to be fully cleaned. Four solid hours of work has netted a great shooting gun. For the record every part was an exact copy of the Feinwerkbau and other than stiffer cocking it would be tough to tell them apart. Now all that left is waiting for the FWB model 600 I just purchased from my friend in the Netherlands to arrive. It is in customs now and the rebuild seal kit will be here tomorrow.

After seen the good results of the BRK Ghost .30 in the hunting, last night my cousin decided to keep it.

I have had the Ghost during this hunt and will have not spend a dollar for that.

I just got a chance to shoot this yesterday and a little bit today and I’ve got to say I am blown away by what a complete and utter turd it is.

Where to start? Well the muzzle threads don’t align with the bore for one. It doesn’t matter what moderator I put on it, I get baffle strikes with them all and approximately 4” groups at 10 yards. And it’s not just a matter of using a slightly oversized mod. I’m already using a .30 mod on a .22 gun. It doesn’t end there though. Even if it weren’t clipping pellets the front and rear optics rails are approximately 1/16” out of alignment with each other. So when you mount a scope on it it will always shoot way too low even with the elevation maxed out. The front rails not a real picatinny rail either and the part that is supposed to accept picatinny mounts is very short. It may appear to run the full length, but most of that is actually an 11mm dovetail with picatinny style slots cut in it.

It’s a long, long way from being backyard friendly as well. Without a moderator I’d compare it to a .22lr shooting subsonic ammo. The pistol grip is way too small for my hand as well. My pinky overhangs the bottom of the grip and the deepset finger grooves in no way fit my fingers. Now I am 6’1” and stocky so take that for what it’s worth, but I would guess that if you’re at all bigger than average you probably won’t find the grip fits you either.

From what I can tell, it doesn’t have a shot curve to it, (well maybe if you gassed it up to 300 bar). When you fill it up to its max pressure it just loses a little velocity with every shot. I decided initially that given its small size and air volume I’d consider its shot curve to be good over a 50 fps spread. As it turns out that was 17 shots. And I could actually live with that. There may not be a decent shot curve, but the velocities were reasonably consistent for the first 14 shots or two magazines worth and my gx compressor fills it back up in about the same time it takes to reload the magazines.

All in all just an extremely disappointing gun and one I would strongly advise everyone to avoid. I got mine at the midway clearance price of $190 after tax, but honestly I wouldn’t advise you to buy it unless it was under $100 and you were buying it as a project that you knew you would have to fix straight out of the box.

I have a Caldwell chronograph that I’ve used for reloading for years.
I recently acquired my first PCP and while researching, I see these chronographs that are specialized for air guns and give very informative information/ graphs for tuning. It seems this would be a very useful investment.
Can anyone guide me to which one I should buy? I don’t know enough to know what features I should look for.

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I'm on day four of isolating in the basement because I caught Covid (again). I've tweaked the tune on my R-10, resealed my Wildcat, filled my airtank, cleaned powder burners, and watched enough TV to numb my brain into utter boredom. Well boredom lead to silliness in the form of flour "playdough" and my Maverick slinging a .25 FX hybrid at 1028fps. This does not test anything nor does it prove anything (other than that I am bored). Why post it then? As stated: I'm bored and what else would I do with the video??

So what have you put down range for the "see what will happen" entertainment?
(Nothing dangerous of course)

The new stocks with the weird cut away at the butt and Minelli and Weihrauch name in the area (where solid stippling or checkering should be) to me is just not appealing. I admit to being an old fart and preferring traditional shaped sporting stocks. I disliked them so much I ordered a couple of R7 stocks for my HW30's

1 FX 300cc bottle . $200 shipped usps priority with tracking number. PAYPAL friends and family or you add the fees

I am back with a new PCP, I just picked up an airforce talonP. its a sweet little gun so far, im really enjoying it so far. so here's the question. what stupid mods should I do to it. im open to anything, adding a reg and plenum, long barrel, caliber change, anything. the gun already kinda looks goofy so why not embrace that and make it look really goofy while keeping its functionality. let me know what you guys are thinking. Im at work a lot so I won't be to active here but ill check in periodically to see what's up. lets build the "ultimate" TalonP!

thanks guys!

Seem to be trippin' down memory lane today so........

How many of you took off your shoes and walked on your heels through the family room shag carpet to find spilled BB's because you ran out?

I'd spill Golden Bullseyes every time I poured from that yellow cardboard tube into the end of my Daisy 102 and I could usually find enough in the rug for one more hunt until Mom went to the store the next day.

Well, I've been sitting on this post for a while, largely because I didn't want to admit to myself that as much as I thought I could get back into this hobby over the past few years, it just never really happened - and I don't think things are going to change anytime soon.

My wife and I sold our previous property in the woods which had given me the chance to enjoy target practice whenever I wanted, but there's no way I can use my .30 on my half-acre suburbian plot (even with a moderator) without raising eyebrows. Add in shoulder issues (and knee surgery right before Christmas), and I think it's time to move on. By no means is this a pity party - and I know I've been a silent member of the site for a while - but I guess it's more of a realization that as much as I love this sport, I probably have to move on.

Anyone else in a similar situation? I welcome your thoughts and opinions!

Antaeus

Here’s what I propose:
Here is a thread where we can post photos our trophy* pics. Rather than use a tape as the singular measure of a trophy, let’s use “a trophy is measured by the effort involved” as our measure. Of course, your whopper kills pics are welcome too.

Please include the following, because it’s interesting:
1. A short story: Who? What? Where?
2. Equipment used: Gun, caliber, slug/pellet…

SO….Let’s see your iguanazillas, rabbitzillas, jackrabbitzillas, squirrelzillas, coyotezillas, ratzillas, mousezillas, gopherzillas, and any “Zilla” that I’ve neglected. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Fx pocket chronograph. $125 shipped, paypal friends and family or you add the fees​

Have a new air venturi( first fill) at 3500 air tank pressure.

Regulator was set at 2800 (came regulated from store).

After about 30-40 shots now the air tank pressure is around 2800 and the sound of shot is weak and pellet is being shot out but not hitting target?


Is this normal?

Hi guys, I thought you might enjoy a project I did for a friend's kid. The guy is very small for his age. Really small. He is out in the shooting shack with us all the time.
Absolutely loves it! He was always drawn to my Crosman 160. It's the shortest rifle I have. He asked to shoot it every time he came over. But it was still too big for him.
So I dug out my parts box and built him a tiny Crosman 180. I had an old stock that was damaged anyway so I started cutting to make it fit a tiny person.
Made a new trigger and guard to move the trigger back for tiny hands.
This is the result. He has lots of fun with it now that he fits the rifle much better.

Would like to know if anybody has polished their laminated stocks with success. What did you use ? Or did you sand and recoat it. Currently have two cricket tact II 's. Any tips would be appreciated.

Selling .22 air venturi avenger in custom carbon fiber chassis, with hawke vantage 6-24x50AO scope, and buck rail moderator. $300

Shot 6 cards this morning with the intention of seeing how scores compare when using a one piece Randolph rest with sandbag top and a typical two piece setup with mechanical front using same top and a rear sand bag.

The saving grace of winter in my part of Colorado is that the cold is often offset by really nice wind. Temps were in the low to mid 20s...but the wind was a pleasant 1-3 mph.

Here are the One piece cards and setup pics.

250 19x
250 16x
250 21x. 750 56x



I'll post the 2 piece in a minute.

I have an excellent Airforce Talon SS in .177. Very lightweight with plenty of power. 50yds is not a problem with any heavier pellet. At low power it slings crossmans well out to 40yds also. Accessorries not included but can be discussed. Thank You.

I have a Hatsan 125 that I’ve had put away for a few years, decided I’d try and use it to go squirrel hunting. Went to cock it and the break barrel has no resistance and just goes down. Tried taking it apart but couldn’t get the bolt out of the stock. Instead of messing with it, I decided to see if someone knew where I could send it to get serviced. Thanks for the replies.

I was wondering what other people’s smaller pesting/hunting guns are weighing in at. My Kral Empire XS with a Wraith Mini and a battery pack weighs 9.7 lbs. it feels heavy because I’m coming from using a prod. Just curious if I’m carrying around a brick. Thanks

Fifty years ago, I was shooting with some friends when a 14 YO boy… let’s call him Fred was accidentally shot in the back of his calf with a Sheridan 5MM blue streak. I was 16 YO when this happened. The gun had eight pumps in it and the muzzle was probably less than 2’ from the guy that was shot (I didn’t see him get shot as my back was turned but I was less than 10’ away when it happened).

How it happened is a complicated story that I don’t want get into here but rest assured there was some poor gun handling that led up to the incident.

So, I heard the gun discharge and turned to see Fred on the ground in the fetal position clutching his calf and sort of kicking with his good leg spinning around.

I knew he was shot so I pinned him down and pulled his hands away from his calf. The bottom of his pant leg was soaked in blood. I pulled his pant leg up and saw that he had arterial bleeding coming from the meaty portion of his calf. Every beat of his heart shot a squirt of blood out a good 12” or so. I looked for an exit wound and there wasn’t one but I could see the grey pellet just under his skin. I lightly ran my hand over it and could feel it.

I kept direct pressure over the wound to slow the bleeding and we got Fred to the hospital to get patched up.

Don’t remember much about how Fred was treated but later he did mention they used some sort of a pipe cleaner to clean the wound.

Selling a couple spare Ernest Rowe carbon fiber sleeves for FX cocking handles. These are the early ones that Ernest made that were 1mm thick with 10mm ID. Won't fit the new thicker handles on the M3. Asking $11.00 each shipped to the first 48 states. Paypal F&F preferred but will also accept USPS money orders.

All have been sold.

I just wanted to ask the forum members why they are so deep into this sport/ hobby

For me I was introduced by my cousin Sal. We’d visit when I was a child and ole Sal was a redneck at heart.
He Introduced me to marlin tube fed .22lr and some powerful pellet and BB guns

So the seed was planted and heck I can shoot airguns every day in my yard

I’m 13 PCPs deep now. Progressed from the springer format to the pcp

Lately I shoot every day. Still hooked
What is your experience? How did you get hooked ?


Psychological analysis is encouraged here……