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Trying a different scope with more mil dots for hunter field target

My Airmaks Krait L but I have encountered a problem.
This has happened twice now and the first time it fixed itself.
Trying to tune for redesigns and have been slowly turning up my Huma reg. Started at 110 bar and stopped at 130 the other day, reason I stopped was the reg jumped to 145 bar. Hum why I wondered. It was late so I put everything away and tried again today, now bottle pressure is at 260 bar and today reg says 133! Ok so I started tuning again. Made a few more changes and got to 860 fps and was satisfied there then the same thing! Fps fell to 700 and reg jumped to 155 from 145.
Now this has happened twice, the reg was fine and I've only got about 500 rounds on it.
Anyone experience something like this?

Thanks Greg

Is the RAW HM1000x a highly accurate ? I’m considering one - chassis version - for bench rest 50-100 yards. Mainly casual shooting but occasional competition.

I shoot with Cameras Too.

October 2023......Big Buck during the Rut.

Camera Nikon D800E W/ 70-200mm Nikkor. PP Adobe Photoshop.

Enjoy,

Don

If you’ve seen some of my posts you will quickly realize I have spared no expense when it comes to airguns - I’m passionate about the sport or hobby. To date I have owned just about all of the highest quality highest performing PCP’s. Granted it took me a while to understand what I was really looking for and expecting from an airgun. I especially enjoy having some of AGN's amazing and gifted tuners put their magic twists on already great airguns.... wow!

I have owned the very best FX has including Crowns, Mavericks, Dreamlines and M3 impacts, the very best RAW has two HMX1000's and two TM 1000's, the very best DayState has including the electronic Alphawolf and Redwolf and their top tier Wolverine Sapphire and their Tsar, the very best Brococks like the Ghost and Commander XR, the very best American Arms has the EVOL, the very best Steyr has including a ProX10, the very best Anschutz has an 8002 in a precision stock, the very best Weihrauch has HW100 and HW110, 3 different USFT MAC1, a Thomas bench rest gun, two different Edguns, and a few types of Airforce rigs, one FWB, a couple of BSA’s, a few Air Arms, AGT Uragan, a Taipan Vet, a Skout Epoch and I could go on but you get the point.

So after 2.5 years into this pneumatic adventure or obsession, I also discovered the world of Field Target and the specialized equipment that goes with it. The rabbit hole is deep my friends.

What I’m going to declare here may surprise some people, maybe not, but the Crossman HFT Challenger is a rock solid performer, especially as built by @Airgun-Revisions!

I might add that this particular PCP's price point comes in - even customized for my particular requests @ < $1298.00 or 1/3 rd to even 1/5th of many specialized Field Target platforms. Very accurate, very adjustable, very reliable, and it loves the Benjamin 10.5’s and even scoped with a big ol Sightron FT scope she still only tips the scales <10 lbs! Before you think I’ve lost my mind, which I have, there’s one niggle that keeps my 67 year old fingers from taking this gun everywhere, meaning to every FT match i will ever go to…… it lacks a flip out single shot loader, thus I drop as many pellets as I load.

Yet, in spite of this one draw back, IMO, this modest Crossman HFT Challenger gets my nod as the number ONE, PCP of the year. The amount of gun / performance you get at this price point is exceptional!

Well done Rich Dudek @Airgun-Revisions !

My current Challenger setup includes a Sightron S-Tac 4-20x50 FFP / IR scope with the MH4 reticle and a scope werks 6” eccentric mag parallax wheel held up by eaglevisions sidemount inf adj rings.

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I have a friend looking to get into Hunter Class Field Target and he's needs recommendations for an optic that best suites his needs. He has a Helix that he really likes already but we were both wondering if there was a better option in that $600 price range. Thanks in advance!

Bushbuck 45 laminate. Got this on a trade and waiting on a AAA big bore. I put 3300 psi in it when it came in to leak test and when I hooked my Great white up to it just now, the valve clicked at 3300ish. Rifle is in very good condition. $1050 shipped PP FF.

So I have the compressor in the pic. I have been filling SCBA tanks with it and then filling my guns from the tanks. I have a Huben GK1 though so I decided to see if it would push that to 5k PSI, and it didnt slow down or anything and filled it right up to the end of the green on the gauge. I figured I would ask if any of you think this will kill the compressor. The GK1 has such a small tank it does not run long at the higher PSI. The SCBA tanks I have though I only fill to 4500PSI. They are large 45 minute tanks so I give the compressor breaks. I obviously like being able to fill the GK1 to the amount it is supposed to be filled, so I am curious if you think this will kill it super fast. Thanks

Need your opinion on the quality, reliability, design and functionality of Sportsmatch vertically adjustable mounts and Eagle Vision vertically adjustable mounts please.

Bhaur

Selling a custom .357 carbine that can also be converted to a pistol. Comes with a pistol barrel, 2 longer carbine barrels (threaded for 1/2”-20 UNF), rear sight and rear cap for pistol setup. $350 shipped. I accept PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, money order or cashiers check. Included shipping is only for continental US.

While the RAW probe is really floppy inside the bolt and although does self align it can cause accuracy issues as occasionally it doesn’t engage the pellet correctly wile in the mag, this cause to pellet being damaged as it enters the barrel. Another issue is the probe sometimes drags the pellet backwards causing it to tumble in the mag, this mainly happens when the rifle is pointed upwards and occasionally does it if the bolt is pulled back slowly.

I made what I consider to be a much better solution, theprobe fits more precisely inside the bolt so doesn’t flop about but still has enough wiggle room to allow it to self centre

Top is the original, bottom is better

hey fellas. are any of you guys 3d printing parts? if so what software are you using to 3d model? I have a decent amount of knowledge on 3d design and printing (not to brag but I was team co-captain of a worldwide robotics competition team ) I recently moved over to Mac and now I have no idea of what software is any good. im looking to start 3d printing parts for my airforce talonP but I can't tackle that project until I clear this obstacle. oh and if any moderators are seeing this, please don't delete this, I know its not exactly airgun related but it kinda is

Stumbled into a good deal on a basically NIB R7 last week that I couldn't pass up. I decided to give it some aftermarket love before passing it on to someone who needs one. It got new a new ARH spring, a Vortek piston seal, custom acetal guides, and a acetal sleeve (~0.04" wall thickness). Here are some pics:

Machined parts prior to final fitment:




Finished piston assembly:



And the most important part. Results! And even better, these are the first 12 shots after zeroing my UTG 3-9x40. This was shot indoors at 10m from a bag. This thing is going to rock and roll when its all settled in. I forgot my chrony at work so I'll have to do that portion tomorrow. Oops.

I feel dumb for asking, however, dealing with 4500 PSI scares the crap out of me when dealing with new equipment. I know my Impacts have a "250 bar max" label on the side of the trigger block. I didn't worry too much about it because it's being regulated down to 150 bar right behind the bottle. I'm brand new to the Panthera\King platform and the reg is set further back toward the trigger. There's a little more going on there between the bottle and the reg.

So my question is: can I slap on my 300 bar Air Marksman bottle without blowing up the gun and/or my hands? I figured I'd ask just to be sure

Hello,
I am going to start ahooting some benchrest here after surgery around June after recovery. Never have done it with anything. I have a 30cal cricket 2 that I use for eft tuned by Derrick with 56 grain Zans or a RTI prophet 1 with the 22lr barrel I could use but what about a dedicated bench gun? Here they shoot the N50 and I honestly doubt I'll ever go to the Ebr,Rmac stuff just to far and have to burn to much vacation. Now I have the wide bipod everyone uses and a cheap rear bag. Is that a common setup for N50? I know I don't want a one piece rest. What about the cheaper Caldwell front joystick rest? Anyway my real question is what gun and I'm guess probably 22 or 25. I actually want a stock on the gun that I actually put my cheek on. I was thinking a raw. I'm lefty also. Like I said this will be for N50 pellet and here at my range. Non tethered also. I'm willing to save up for a quality rifle and scope.

Thanks
Jon

I already ready got the flag setup. Thanks to Derrick showing me.

I have been doing some research And I will have three months off from work to really research it.

I got this Bobcat MK2 in .25 cal with LOTS OF EXTRAS, but ended up getting purchasing another rifle. It sits and I don’t get to enjoy it as much as I want to even though it is a tank of a rifle. Winner of many benchrest competitions. I saw another .30 cal Bobcat MK2 selling for $820+ shipped recently.

SOLD


Here is Ted smacking a pigeon at 150 yards with it:

This rifle is a laser due in part to the Theoben designed Smooth Twist barrel system. The liner is still as polished and shiny as the day it came out of the factory. It also sports an unorthodox 470cc air cylinder which is why the shot count is so high.

Comes with a regulator pre-installed; holds air forever and has a dial for low or high power. Low power its whisper quiet and you can shoot most of the day on a single air fill. On high power you have a small to medium game hunting rifle.


Has a factory FX moderator, upper picatinny rail for your optic and a lower picatinny rail for bi-pod/ flash light/ foregrip or whatever else you like.


Comes with a fill probe, silicone grease for fill probe, O-ring repair kit, 6x single shot trays, 4 mags (12 shot magazines). This rifle can seat one mag in the breach and 2 in the stock which is awesome when out in the field so you can get 36 shots with no additional gear in your pockets.

All of this will be kept safe and secure and shipped in the padded foam hard case from Utah Airguns.

Measures 5-5/8" long x 1-3/16" diameter. Aluminum housing with polymer monocore.

Works well to around 30 fpe give or take. Lightly used.


$50 shipped USPS priority CONUS only
PayPal or CashApp

New Member here...... I am 15 miles SE of Sacramento in N. CA.

Began shooting with a Benjamin Franklin Pump BB rifle in 1960, transitioned to a powder-burner in 1964 with a Win Model 62A. From time-to-time I shoot a Benjamin Pump .22 Cal Rifle I purchased some years ago, amazing power. I shoot and reload many centerfire calibers from .17 Rem to 45-70 Govt. But, still very much enjoy Air Rifle shooting and hunting. Some months ago I was exposed to the PCP type of Air Rifle. I was very much impressed with the power and soft-report they produced. So... I began my normal research into what I believed was a good starting system for me and after wearing myself out with all manner of Data...I purchased a Benjamin PCP System in .25 cal and an 18 Q-Ft Charging-Tank.

I look forward to meeting people who shoot PCP Rifles and maybe learn a thing tor two.

Don

I'm jumping into the deep end of Field Target in a couple weeks. I have a full season of Hunter class under my belt and decided to go give WFTF a shot. I'm going to participate at the Sonoran Grand Prix in a couple weeks and was going to use my Hawke Airmax but felt the ranging isn't accurate enough. I got a new scope to try. SO, my question is, are most using the high magnification to range and then turning the magnification down to shoot? Any other helpful tips on high power scope usage?

Recently my friend was discarding a non-working Crosman pumpmaster, which I resurrected and henceforth restored.

Pumpmaster BB gun reminded me of my Crosman powermaster which was stored in attic, needing repair.

Because pumpmaster was much lighter in weight, installed sling, deciding would prefer carrying lighter BB gun, leaving powermaster to restore for use in bedroom's indoor BB target range, thereby avoiding need of lugging heavy powermaster about.

I would like to download an owner's manual for powermaster, because repairs are needed, & uncertain how much learned working on pumpmaster would be applicable to repairing powermaster?

I bought this stock some time back with the thought of buying a R5M ( and I like blue laminate sticks but they are not offered any longer) after having to deal with the guy at edgun west ( Brian I believe) , it ain’t going to happen. I had a guy that refinishes furniture refinish it. 250.00 or best offer to your door. I don’t see my self every using this.

i own both RAW and Rapid airguns ( actually the only makes of airguns I currently own) so I am somewhat a fanboy so really love both but each does have some advantages over each other, one of those came out unexpectedly this morning.

The 1000x block has greater volume so is capable of more power, the cocking lever is silky smooth and the mechanical advantage it has while pulling back the hammer help when a stronger hammer spring is used. The Theoben block is smaller and lighter while the cocking bolt seem more deliberate in operation especially in a hunting scenario.

Both guns use the same barrels and mags, there in no difference in either accuracy or consistency between them.

Here is the strange part, all my rapids sound quieter not only muzzle report but also action noise, and regardless of which block was fitted to what stock and with did swap and Change) the rapid feel lighter and better balanced even though the actual weight difference is negligible. As I have said both are equally accurate but it is definitely easier to be accurate with the rapid when shooting off hand unsupported. This wasn’t just my observation but also my shooting buddy. This is something we had both noticed while out hunting together.

What was unexpected was after fiddling about and testing my buddy offered to swap his new RAW for one of my old Rapids personally I think he is having some sort of mental seizure but I would be stupid not to snap his hand off.

So I am one Rapid poorer but one RAW richer, while he has a gun that he feels more comfortable with and can shoot is more accurately.

Out with the old and in with the new

I decided to send my new HW95N to Mike Ellingsworth for a tune, along with my friends R9 that had a broken spring.
Mike jumped on them and I got them back quickly.
Both rifles were flawless for the first 50 shots or so.
Unfortunately both rifles began to bind and there was metal to metal galling starting to happen.
I was dismayed to have to call Mike about it but he was totally supportive immediately about it.
I sent him the rifles and at his own expense he went through both and fixed everything!
They now cock silently and as smooth as butter!
He made up a report on what he did and here it is, complete with pictures.
Thanks again Mike for going the extra miles on these rifles.
Below is Mike’s report.



Two guns came into the shop for a full tune
Typical tune consist of a new spring and custom machined delrin spring guide and top hat.
fresh piston seal, new breech seal install and adjustment along with trigger cleaned lubed and adjusted , Barrel adjusted
with a zeroed out Hawke scope @ 18 yrds with the point of impact hitting the bulls eye.

After years of using the 0.128 spring wire with no issues both guns pistons started to gall the receiver tube, Looking into the matter It was obvious that the Outside diameter
of the spring was not filling the pistons liner enough and when in use the spring was canting with so much pressure it cause the piston to start galling the tube

The available space between bottom of piston to trigger block is checked with spring coil count and wire diameter math to work properly with the guide and top hat to work within the available space.

Switching to a wider spring that fills the piston will prevent the spring from being able to cant causing the issue, how ever after the new spring install I noticed a slight noise when cocking the barrel back fast which really bothered me, so now extra lube must be used inside the piston entrance to make that go away, and that's irritating also .

At least the new vac seal design stops piston slap or wood knock in the HW 95 models when fired and with the bigger diameter spring filling the piston we are back on track!

The only thing left was a custom Delrin piston bearing ring install and that is exactly what we did.
Two smooth HW 95 models not maxed out for maximum power is a dream and Dave totally agrees !

Here is some pictures for your interest
Thanks Dave it was a pleasure working with you !









Mike Ellingsworth

At Talon Tunes we build rifles for the beginner up to the competitive shooter/hunter..
All FX impacts, Wildcats, Panthera and Dynamics in stock
FX M3 .30/800mm tensioned barrel with altaros moderator/stripper...

Great shooter. Has both a pellet liner and heavy slug liner. Has carbon fiber insert. 580cc bottle. No leaks. $1700 shipped. Might be open to trades for others of equal value.