I love my HW95 and wanted to share some of my experience. I struggled with accuracy and barrel droop on my 2021 Luxus in 177 caliber. A member here pointed me to the Holy Barrel Droop thread at GTA. There I learned about the cocking arm issue and Ron / Bayman / MyCapt helped me sort that out. He also coached me through a Vortek PG4 kit install. A slight bend in the cocking arm corrected the barrel droop problems as I could not zero the scope without shims. Relieving the cocking arm pressure also provided a consistent lockup, fixing accuracy issues. My kit install improved spring buzz a lot. I don't remember my velocity or cocking effort changing much. After a few days I had to open it back up and add a little more lube to the kit's steel guide to fix cocking noise. Fast forward 1 year, I've had great service and fun but my (2) HW30's get a lot more attention. I shoot almost every day.

I've always wanted a 22 caliber pellet rifle so I started shopping around. Financially it would have been smarter to just buy a 22 but a conversion barrel sounded fun and it was. I think it cost $120 from AOA plus shipping. I also got a new cocking arm and a new pin to facilitate an easier install and an easier swap back if desired. I got 2 pins as I thought about experimenting with a quick-change method. I also ordered 2 bearing washers / shims while I was there. I think I spent almost $200. The barrel came complete with breech block and breech seal.

I asked Shane the service / parts guy to look for a cocking arm with a slight bend but they all were straight. I bent my new cocking arm on my fab table with a heavy clamp and oak blocks. Same method I used before except the fresh sharp edges of the oak blocks worked way better than 2X4 pine. The local bearing shop gave me a scrap sealed bearing that I cut open to get some nice steel balls. Following a tip from "nced" I greased the BB's for adhesion but I used my clamp vs a vice for flaring the cross pin. Still experimenting / learning I decided to cock the rifle before removing the barrel so not to fight preload tension. Not a recommended practice but I would do it again. It only took a few minutes to swap the barrel without removing the trigger and housing and spring components.

I started with Crosman Premier HP hoping to save money and enjoy their accuracy (often seen in 177) plus easy to get in town. I thought if I dedicated the new 22 barrel to the harder antimony-rich CPHP I'd be good. Not so in my case. I got a few good shots quick then missed by >1". I tried several groups but no change. Then I tried Crosman Premier Domed. These look very soft and not shiny at all. Worse groups now. Scrapped that idea and cleaned the barrel. Got some H&N Field Target Trophy 14.66 and made some 1-hole groups at 25 yards and shot some cans at 50 yards. I tried some Baracuda 15's but I'm sticking with the FTT.

The shot cycle is fantastic on mild, smooth and quite scales. Better than I imagined. I don't mind the bullet drop at my ranges. The Hawke Airmax reticle is nice for that. I got to shooting it so much that I started worrying about a bit of metal on metal gaul that I saw in the receiver a year ago. I tore down the gun using my new Harbor Freight sash clamp that worked great for a spring compressor. I found no gaul so I either imagined it or it was the wear on the Vortek metal outer guide. I left out the metal guide and 2 thick spacer washers. Now it is finally easy to cock and the shot cycle is even better.

I'm selling my Evol mini on here but I would do some trading for a Krait L.....not straight across but would do a good deal to someone

I think this little endeavor of mine might just work! Got a new Uragan 2 a little while back in my quest for putting together a new NRL22 rifle, ever since they had changed the rules on ammo and calibers for the airgun class. I always wanted to use .30cal slugs for NRL, so I got a U2 in .30 with a 700mm barrel to test out.

Longer version short, I haven't really had much free time to focus on doing anything crazy, but I have a pretty good size range in my backyard now. Little by little, I started learning this rifle and began testing and tuning it until I ended up with just the right adjustments to get it spitting fire. The CZ barrel is chambered very shallow and I figured out that manipulating the probe position foreward/aft allowed me to achieve the right projectile seating deprh for almost any slug that I wanted to shoot.

In the end, I found this rifle to be MOST accurate with (2) slugs - the FX Hybrids (most accurate between 1015-1030) and my absolute favorite of all, the original 62gr Varmint Knockers (970). The RA4 BC of the 62's with this 15.7"/400mm twist CZ is 0.148, so they will definitely work well in NRL matches

Shortcomings and challenges of the U2 for PRS competion - Right away, there were things that I strongly disliked about the rifle. All of which were independently deal breakers in my mind, unless I was able to find a solution for each of them:

1) Safety (fixed) - The safety engaged way too easily and was a PITA to disengage. I fixed this by tightening down the screws on both sides of the safety switch so it can't move freely.

2) Shallow magazine depth (fixed) - The mags are not deep enough to seat anything longer than 54.5gr NSAs, so I had to mill them out and now they will seat anything at or under 66gr





3) Barrel harmonics & rigidity (work in progress) - Harmonics can definitely affect the precision with heavier ammo at high power in this rifle. Tensioning with the shroud alone only gets it so far

One of the great design elements of the U2 is it's (8) flat-face set screws that attach the barrel from one end of the action to the other. The barrel and housing also have a near press for tolerance so there's ZERO slop!!! This is second only to a threaded barrel action in my book, but this design leaves the other 1/2 of the barrel vulnerable!

I have a domestic carbon fiber vendor who made a custom mandrel to my specs and I ordered some prototype tubes to test out. The diameter tolerances and fit are PERFECT for the U2 barrels!!!




I'm currently running a non-permanent setup with a tube over the barrel inside of the factory shroud that is tensioned against a polymer bushing. There's a couple of semi-related mods that I'm contemplating that I need to figure out before I implement a permanent setup.


4) Bipod rail SUCKS (fixed) - For the love of God, WHY do these airgun manufacturers design these things with the bipod rail damn near under the trigger?!?! The U2 has a sleek 40mm OD bottle (which was one of the big reasons why I chose it).Except the 530cc bottle is LONG! It was VERY awkward and unstable to shoot off of a bipod, even with a Pic rail attached via keymod to the handguard (the keymod implementation on this handguard is also frustrating and the guard tends to smack into the bottle when the rifle is planted with a bipod.

So I decided that I wanted a low profile Arca rail to run the full length of the bottle and that I would ditch the handguard (it's currently on one of my classic Leshiys). I repurposed some accessories and modified them to work together in forming the rail. The fit is EXACTLY what I had in mind! It's as low profile as one could get with an Arca Swiss rail on this rifle.














I have one more sub-project in the works for this rail that will add bottle mounted support. Devised a clever design for the attachment system that I have NOT seen anyone else do yet, and if it works I'm going to file for a patent as it can be applied to any other bottle rifle (awaiting parts, materials, and new end mills to finish the prototype proof of concept).


For the time being, this single velcro retaining strap has proven to be more than sufficient to stabilize the fore end for field use with a bipod attached.

So I bought a Taipan Long in .22

It shot pretty damn well honestly, but seemed to be somewhat finicky with a flier pretty regularly. And being overly critical, I thought it could do better. As I like to do with any new gun I pulled the barrel to give her a good look over and push a pellet through to feel it out. The last couple CZ barrels I've dealt with had really tight chokes, but were otherwise very nice. That's exactly what I felt with this one, except I noticed the pellet didn't slip right out of the muzzle. More like it hung up and then "popped" out. I've seen this before in barrels that I cut a crown on myself, and the bit didn't cut just right and left a smeared cut/burr.

In my prior experiences with hacking around with different barrels, I knew this was a red flag.

So I turned a pilot to indicate the bore and get the barrel running true in the lathe. I faced off around .100" from the muzzle, and cut a new crown and gave it a quick deburr with some 600 grit lapping compound on a big Qtip.

Then I flipped the barrel around, and added a slightly shallower radius to the leade/breech/entry/whatever, just to ease loading.

Turned out okay I guess considering the equipment:

Crown:


Leade/Inlet/Entrada:


And here's why this thread is mostly useless.......I didn't take any pics of the barrel or groups beforehand. Facepalm.

BUT!

I did take a pic of a pushed pellet before and after the hackjob. So there's that.

Left is before, right is after.


And here's the result in the groups. Barrel was dirty/seasoned and just had the chips blasted out with air and a cotton swab fired through with shop air. Rested the forearm on a cooler, sitting on my butt at 25 yards. 5 shot group:





With a good solid rest, and a cleaned barrel, I think we might have something here!

Sitting on the couch bored, thought I'd post this rambling in case you were bored too.

This is a ISI Carleton 30 minute SCBA tank and a Orcair fill valve assembly. The tank was made in 2007 and its last hydro was done in 2019. It is surplus from a local fire department, but in good condition. The valve is brand new, but I have been using this brand for a few years now and have had very good luck with them. It's unregulated and has two gauges, pressure release and a Foster fill port. I use the same setup and fill mine with a Yong Heng compressor.

Local pickup in Milford, Michigan or I can ship to the lower 48. (No P.O Boxes)

If picking up in person the tank will be filled to 4100psi, but if shipping I will need to empty it.

Asking $150 picked up in person or $180 shipped.

I finally finished the build of my Taipan Long transforming it into a slugger. 700mm CZ barrel, dual power plenums, a custom carbon fiber barrel tensioner, and a nylon washer behind the stock spring. With reg at 130 bar it’s plateauing with FX Hybrids around 1040 fps. I’m quite happy with the power output now to see what kind of accuracy we can do.

Sure enough a statement of fact, not a question but a reality in this project finished up before the holidays.

Started with a UK spec STOCK 12 fpe Theoben MFR in .177 caliber and made it a heavy pellet ( 13-16 grain ) as well Slug ( 12.5 grain ) into a mean little Ice Pick shooter.
Modifications are 100% replacement parts / pieces. Taking the MFR back to OEM spec simply putting the factory parts back inside

Essentially a complete heart & lung transplant sort of thing ... Fabricated & Replaced the following items:
NEW Poppet Seat
NEW Poppet Valve/Stem ( Balanced Configuration )
NEW Anti Bounce SSG assembly
NEW Light Weight Hammer
*NEW Longer LW ( 23.7") 12 groove no choke barrel. ( Extracted the last bit of performance )
Replaced HPA cylinder with a 250bar 500cc

Anywho ... 150 bar set point & 17" factory barrel results.
JSB 10.3 = 978 fps
JSB 13.4 = 895 fps
NSA 12.5 slug = 892
Overall +/- making @ 24 fpe being double the factory spec ... yea we found some more power ... But

*Lets re-barrel & get some more length and see what we get .. So took a 15mm LW 12 groove standard no choke and made it fit with a 23-3/4" Finished length.
Retested changing nothing else but adding 7 3/4" more barrel we get ...
JSB 10.3 = 1074 fps
JSB 13.4 = 977 fps
NSA 12.5 slug = 980 fps
& the JSB 8.4 just for giggles at 1129 fps, yea bit too fast ..Lol
Overall now +/- 26-28 fpe range.

Shoot a JSB 16g beast or H&N Sniper Magnum 16g it goes a tad over 30 fpe
Pretty crazy power from such a small plenum, It shoots pretty quiet for the output, but is using more air than a .22 at similar output. To be expected with smaller bore area.

Accuracy is about a quarters diameter at 80 yards with JSB 13.4 monster originals, Tad tighter with NSA 12.5 slugs. Very much Minuet of ground squirrel !!!

So I got a Buck rail moderator for my dressed up bandit, needed to tame the bark. My Bandit has the pressure gage in the end of the tube.
This is an add on as they do not come that was. While installing the moderator, it becomes evident that the gage is in the way for the moderator to fully seat.
No problem I have a lathe, a wood lathe but still a lathe. I was able to chuck the moderator up in one set of jaws that I have. First issue, I believe I need a different set of jaws for this work. While turning the area down that needed the reduction, I was wondering about turning derlin spring guides as well as other parts from derlin. Also turning some brass top hats. I know I would need a different cutter for the brass. So I and maybe other forum members would like to know how far I can push the use of a wood lath to do this kind of work?
Tools, chucks and other tools to look at getting. Here are some pictures of the moderator work it isn't exactly pretty but it worked out. I turned thas at my lathe's lowest speed, was not sure how the materiel would react to being turned. Thanks
tim

Used but in almost mint condition FX Impact M3 Compact in .177. 500mm superior liner, 1:18 twist.
Was originally a .22 long. Went to FX for a reseal. Once it came back it was converted to a .177 compact. Resent it to FX for a leak. FX replaced the 1st reg, and completely went through it and gave it a clean bill of health. Currently tuned to shoot the JSB 13.43's at 900 fps hole in hole at 35 yards. Sooth as butter cocking effort. No leaks. Absolutely no damage, scuffs or gouges. Never been dropped.
Upgrade list:
Carbon fiber liner sleeve
AirMarksmen scope bubble level in white
Carbon fiber vinyl wrapped cheek rest
Custom butt pad with picatinny rail section for monopod and sling stud
Slug power kit
Slug pin probe
Huma transfer port
Angled manometer gauge
Ergo Zero grip
K&L Gravity Rail
K&L Ultra Grip
B&T Monopod with picatinny rail qd mount
Rear block's gauge port is plugged
Filling with air is easy thanks to a 90 Degree QD Foster fitting
2 super reliable .177 mags with magnetic covers printed by a known member
2 .177 mag speed loaders
1 .177 pellet sorter
Factory FX case
Also included is 4 boxes of .177 slugs, 3 boxes of NSA and a box and a half of ZAN 13gr slugs.
Please PM me with and question or more picture requests. I can send videos of the whole thing as well.
I have represented this used M3 to the best of my ability. It's not perfect but pretty darn close.
Please check my feedback.
REDUCED $1750.00 PayPal Friends and Family please Shipped CONUS
No trades please. Just looking to sell at this time.

I have a fx maverick 30cal sniper. Im the original and only owner of this gun.. I got it from lethal air when the maverick first came out. It was the vp model but I witched out the tank with a 580cc and then put the 700mm barrel on it..I have this gun tuned to shot 2 mags at 100fpe with 55gr slugs. Now that I have so many other guns this one just sits in my safe.. I'm asking $1350. (This is for the gun and 2 mags only)
I will also consider trades for big bore guns I might not have already...

I live in Illinois. Until this year a rifle could not be used to hunt deer but new regs say a single shot .30cal or larger pushing 500fpe can now be used.
I got so excited because I know where to get a rifle that meets those specs(all I want is a Quackenbush .458 LA Outlaw to hunt deer with).
Then I read the following section and realized air rifles are still in a grey area(at best)...

Selling my new Thomas BR .177 24" Barrel

New Sept of 2022 after a long wait It was ready
Shoots as a Thomas should ( Nice )



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Which PCPs have the least amount of O rings and OR require the least amount of maintenance???

I am aware that the western bush buck only has a couple and is easy to repair out in the field if needed....

Just curious due to the knowledge base thats present here on the forums. Thanks.

I acquired this gun and although I'm sure it's not worth anything, can't seem to find a pellet that fits it. Does anyone recognize it and know what it shoots? There is only one marking on it and it's the Capital R on the top of the barrel and "Made in China" below it. The bore size is measured at .210". A .22 pellet is too large and a .20 pellet is too small. It is a spring loaded model. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

looked on web. didn't see any moderators listed.
problems???

Hi everyone, we have some airguns left from my husband’s collection I’m trying to identify and price. Your assistance is highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

NLA

Hello, I am new to PCP pistols. Looking to buy a Steyr LP50 to practice for my 22 bullseye shooting.

I pretty much settled in on the LP50 as it can shoot 5 rounds consecutively as the timed and rapid fire portions of our league shoots require 5 shots in 20 and 10 seconds respectively. Here is the question, what size 4,500 psi tank should I purchase, and where would be a good source for the purchase of a tank?

Other hobbies have taken hold but I’m leaning back toward air guns I think… CFR was glass bedded with devcon 10110 but found it’s more accurate with just a pillar bedding and the tube free floated so it’s currently in that configuration. Has a touched up GRT blade. I’ll be making some sort of barrel weight for it soon. Last outing I was shooting .125 ctc at 35 yard and half inch at 50 which isn’t bad with only like 8.5fpe or a tad more. It’s got a Maccuri e3650 spring with custom piston sleeve and I tossed the plastic spring guide for a metal one. I’m hoping I can figure out how to get this one into a more FT style stock, preferably a blue laminate. If anyone has any suggestions I’m all ears. The accu still needs tuned but I’m holding off until I get a proper scope so I know what the real precision is like. ACCUs are heavier then CFRs but I can’t tell why besides maybe heavier parts and the velocity is more which I think is a restricted port size. The old hunter 220 is wife’s gun that’s got a GRT trigger I touched up. JM square wire spring, piston sleeve and a custom metal spring guide which replaced the old one that had a lot of slop. I built this one for smooth shooting and cocking for her. The plastic hunter varmint is simply a toss around gun I shoot without the stress of precision shooting. It was shooting really good with both brown box 7.9s and even the heavies 10.5 but for some reason, perhaps lack of barrel cleaning it’s now only shooting my JSB exacts well. All will be getting new scopes this year and if someone knows where I can get a nice stock that will work with my CFR I would be grateful. I’m not sure how that works, if I’d buy one without the action cut out or what but I’m not exactly good at wood working to say the least.

I am on my 2nd compressor, this one is a Nomad 3. I have a feeling that it is crapping the bed…and it only has a few hours on it

Today, it wouldn’t pump more than 180 BAR into my FX Impact. The load LED on the compressor wouldn’t rise above 15.
I shut it off and unplugged it and waited a few minutes and then tried it again and this time it worked as usual and was fine pumping 250 BAR into the gun

What do you think happened m?
Is what happened something that you guys have experienced before?

My 1st Nomad died after only a year or so

PS Is there a pump out there for under a $1,000 that can be counted on?

Pretty disappointed right now

Hello AGN:

I have an FX Impact Compact STX 0.25 Caliber 500mm STX Barrel Kit w/ Superior Liner & 0.25 Pellet Probe. This is a great setup that was extremely accurate in my M3, which I just switched over to the same setup but in 600mm so I no longer need this kit. Transfer port has two separate openings - 1 for pellets and 1 for slugs as shown in the photos. Kit comes with the factory 0.25 pellet probe and 500mm shroud w/ 1/2 UNF x 20 threads to allow you to use with your favorite moderator.

Price is $250 shipped.

I've got plenty of references here so please feel free to check them on the Member Feedback forum prior to purchasing. Paypal Friends & Family payment is prefered (otherwise, please add 3.5% to cover the fees). Local pickup in the SF Bay Area is available as well.

Thanks!

Hello AGN:

I have an extra DonnyFL Tatsu 0.22 LDC w/ 1/2 UNFx20 threads that I'm looking to sell. As you probably already know, Donny isn't selling any more of these for the foreseeable future so they're getting to be harder to find for the time being. This Tatsu is in excellent condition and will come with the storage tube as shown in the photos. It's a 0.22 endcap so will work with 0.22, 0.20 and 0.177 calibers.

Price is $120 shipped

I've got plenty of references here so please feel free to check them on the Member Feedback forum prior to purchasing. Paypal Friends & Family payment is prefered (otherwise, please add 3.5% to cover the fees). Local pickup in the SF Bay Area is available as well.

Thanks!

I picked up a 2nd RTI Prophet Performance V1 from forum member Leon.

I had a .22 with the 1:32 twist rate Lothar Walther polygonal barrel. This 2nd PP v1 is a .25 - which also has a slower twist rate (I believe the .25 is 1:24 - but not positive about this) Lothar Walther polygonal barrel.

Note that these V1 RTI proprietary barrels in .22 and .25 are DIFFERENT than the V2 barrels. The V2 barrels have faster twist rates optimized to shoot slugs as well as pellets. The V1 .22 and .25 “Long Range” proprietary barrels are optimized for pellets- and they are awesome for that.

I took this new .25 out today and zeroed a scope - as I only had 10 .25 pellets, I had to make every shot count. Took 5 to get zeroed at 45 yards - then shot a tiny 5 shot group. Then I was out of .25 pellets, lol.

So I swapped in my .177 barrel. RTI’s .177 and .30 Lothar Walther barrels are regular LW barrels - not polygonal. The .177 is 510mm, the other 3 calibers are 600mm.

I had just polished the .177 barrel - JB bore paste followed by JB bore Brite followed by Flitz. I even polished the transfer port hole in the barrel - you can still see some cotton in it in the pic, lol (I removed it before installing the .177 barrel).

These guns make swapping calibers about 4 minutes - super quick and easy. I did drop the reg pressure from 125 to 85 bar for .177. It was shooting JSB 10.3g at 1025 fps with the reg at 125. Dropping reg to 85 dropped the velocity to 911 fps.

In the pictures you can see the .177 vs. the .25. The .25 has a air stripper attached. My .22 RTI Long Range barrel does not have this air stripper - it looks exactly like the .177, just longer.

In the pictures you can also see the RTI barrel removal tool. It costs $25, and screws onto the muzzle of the barrel - making it simple to pull the barrel out of the shroud. No need to remove the shroud, which is bolted to the frame and very stiff.

So I now have the .25 as well as the .177 and .22 V1 Lothar Walther barrels. Both of my Prophet Performance rifles were purchased new in 2022. So, for those wondering, the 2022 full size Prophet Performance had Lothar Walther barrels in all 4 calibers. The .22 and .25 barrels were special - designed by RTI to win long range benchrest competitions with pellets.

The 2022 Prophet Performance COMPACT barrels may NOT be Lothar Walther in all calibers - I don’t own a PP Compact, so I don’t have information on the compact model.

I love these rifles - super accurate, insane power if you want to crank it up, simple and very compact - even the “full sized” version that I have two of.

I am wondering if people have turned pesting into a side paid gig? What are people charging? I found a company in Canada that uses airguns to remove pigeons in a large urban area and charges $175-$250 per session. I am trying to get a feel of what this service might be worth? The last few summers I worked with a friend that's in charge of bylaw in my town (off the books) to remove some marmots free of charge. I have also been helping a local farmer out for the past few years with ground squirrels. Last summer a couple that had a problem with ground squirrels heard about me and reached out. I would love to get gas paid and a little bit of time covered. I feel like if I posted on the local FB site advertising services the comments would be full of "give me case of beer and I'll do it for free".