Hey guys

Well I just got back from an individuals house looking at some guns. The owner of the rifles was around 65 years old that had a heart condition that recently passed away. His brother was given the rifles to sell and get some money out of them. My buddy was looking at some of the black powder rifles while I was there to look at the airguns. For airguns there was a Hatsan BT65 .35 cal, Gammo Whipser Fusion Elite, Gammo Swarm, FWB 601, Beeman R1 .177, Hatsan pistol. All in all I don't think I did to bad with everything and the brother was happy to be able to send some cash back to the family.

I tested all the guns and everything functions with the exception of the FWB601. It seems there is a seal out on the rifle that I would like to get fixed, but not sure where to start looking.

When I swing the arm on the 601 to bring the piston back everything seems fine, but when I close the handle I am getting air escaping from the transfer port. I am looking right now on a break down picture to get everything apart and do a good lubrication job as well as a reseal. I can tell the previous owner shot the hell out of the rifle and really loved it. So a reseal wouldn't be a bad thing.

Then also wondering what some of you guys would have offered to pay for these rifles?

A little video of my Katran SC. Tuned with love to shoot JTS 18.1 at 21fpe. First 6 shots (right after sitting overnight) at my dilapidated tiny spinner and then the head of a grain of corn, from 40yards. Eye of mouse accuracy from this $1000 little gem!

So my little 7yr wanted to hammer on something so I quickly tasked her with the opportunity to help dad out with a squirrel feeder for me to hunt off of. So we found a position in a brush pile where our neighbor put cedar branches at and then cut shooting lanes through the woods to have clear shots off the feeder. I have to say this little 1 did a fine job of building a redneck feeder and shooting position for us. Below is a picture of last year haul from the setup she made at another property. Will have picture soon of current setup. So my question to you fellow members are do you blind hunt over feeder or feed and would this be the approach you would start young hunters off to? No right or wrong answer. Just need collect wisdom on how to teach 5 little girls how to hunt! Also there is a picture of the survival shelter/ shooting blind we made.

This is got to be the most expensive wall I ever put up. The coast of material has gone through the roof

Hello! New here so i hope i post this in the correct category.

im looking to buy a pcp air rifle but dont know which one yet. Looking at a used Fx royal 500 but i dont know If i want a .25. Would rather have .22

Also looking at a new dreamline Classic and marauder.

A big plus is If it would be possible to shoot slugs from it in the future. And the smoot twist on royale dont like it. But how it it so shoot slugs from a marauder. Enough power or not?

Hello AGN:

I have very nice carbon fiber adjustable tripod w/ ballhead and picatinny quick detach mount. This tripod is great because it is light, compact & portable and gives you a lot more flexibility & adjustability than a normal bipod while still being very easy to bring with you in your backpack as needed. It is just under 12" end to end with the legs retracted and a little over 15" when extended; the legs can unfold & secured in three different positions as shown in the photos below. The ballhead is full adjustable in 360* and the picatinny quick release mount makes it easy to mount your picatinny rail equipped rifle. Given the smaller size of this tripod, it is best suited for smaller, lighter rifles like the Edgun Leshiy 2 or similar rifles. Price is $75 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

Hi there! I've a FX Dreamline Tactical Compact and an Impact M3 in 0,177 and had some probs with the magazines, especially with the dreamline mag. The spring was too stiff and all the pellet skirts were damaged before they were fed into the barrel. So I took it apart and set the spring from the 12 o' clock position to the 6 o' clock position. Fine, no damaged skirts anymore but after a short time I've got feeding problems because the drum wouldn't rotate the last 5 or 6 pellets. Took the magazine apart again and could locate the O-Ring between the screw and the nut to be the problem. When the spring is not tensioned enough the drum wobbles around, up and down and the O-Ring works like a brake on the drum. Tried some silicone oil on the O-Ring with no luck. Then I found some P.T.F.E. foil I had lying around, 1,3mm thick and thought that could solve the problem. So I drilled a 4mm hole through the foil for the screw and cut the rest with a sharp scissor to the right size. Took the O-Ring out and replaced it with my teflon ring. What a difference. You can screw in the screw much tighter now so the drum will not wobble anymore. At the same time you can set the spring to the 6 o' clock position without any feeding problems because there is much less friction anymore. The Impact magazine benefits even more from the mod because evrything is so much bigger and the drum wobbles around even more. Great little mod which makes the magazines so much better.

Selling my Notos after I bought a members Uragan compact. The Notos has been modified by Bullysyclone. The barrel has been crowned/rethreaded to be centered on the bore. The shroud is carbon fiber with an air stripper/endcap 1/2x20.

Includes four Carm magazines and the factory mag. Also includes a Magpul SL commercial stock that does not rattle. Scope and rings not included.

Notos from Midway $260
Thread and crown barrel, cf shroud/endcap $150
Four Carm mags $110
Magpul stock $53
Total invested $573
For sale $470 shipped to 48.

Also for sale. Donny FL Shogun moderator 22/25 with 14mm metric threads - $100 shipped.

It's nearing Christmas time, some of you may need money to help with the holidays?

Looking to buy very compact pcp air rifle that will fit in a small pack.

177 , 22, or 25 caliber

Edguns (Leyla 2.0, classic, l2)
Taipan Vet 1
Pistols turned carbine if small enough
No fx or brk offerings please
Huben Gk1

Will also look at others. Lmk whatcha got.

Currently only using Venmo or Bank wire transfer, hell with PayPal. My feedback is flawless. Deal with confidence.

I remember checking out the Western Sidewinder a while back & didn't really know much about them so I ended up with The RTI Prophet which was an excellent shooter but I never researched the Western ....I know this is a knowledgeable experienced group here ...are in the same league with big boys ...I know prices are right there with them...lol
Thanks again gentlemen!!

I let’s see some of those custom moderators that are out there.

i bought a brand new p3 in .177 10 days ago the riffle sounds out of balance like it has too much hammer on it , but the power wheel is on minimum. it doesnt sound at all like the one i tested in the shop and their tune is the same. any help how to make it sound smoother ? i tried a FX maverick that shoots 100fps faster than my RTI and it sounds butter smooth

I have an unloved Condor in .22cal sitting in the safe and was wondering if it was possible to convert one of these over to a slug gun in .22cal or .25cal with any success. Ideally it would be a MOA or sub MOA gun at 100 yards. Has anyone had success putting regulators in these rifles? My intended use would be crows at 100 yards, or a little further.

Some of you have been creating mounts for the GK1, and that is awesome. And we all know the mount M0ist0ne created (see topic, visit his shop), and it seems to be the most time proven and user friendly option so far

While I wait for that mount to arrive (being Euro and all) I was already trying out other options that don’t require any machining etc.

I figured I’d share some concepts/try-outs and create a topic where we can share the options that are out there. As it’s good to have options


Picatinny rail:
First thing I tried was this airsoft rear sight rail. By the looks of it, it could fit in the slot of the rear sight. And it does (sort of):



By removing a bit of material it fits nicely into the rear sight slot.



The second fixing hole can be used to insert the original short screw and a tiny nut with some spacers (exactly fitting the sight slot) to keep the mount aligned.



With a screw a, little longer than the original rear sight screw, it’s easily mounted.

This airsoft rail is polymer, so you can really tighten it down. But there is also a alu version available.

I think with some more attention (cleaner sanding, better spacers etc) this mount could work. But it’s fixed with just the one screw and I have no idea if this will hold, but hey: it’s a start


RMR Plate:
I used the mounting plate from a ‘RMR off-set mount’ like this.



Again using the fixing hole for the rear sight, with a second screw and a random nut (made to fit the slot) to keep it aligned.
Also fixed by just the one screw, but this seems to be rock solid. I’ll be using this option with a holsun red dot and see if it sticks

Another idea based on these:
Maybe someone can CNC a mount like this, that fits right into the rear sight slot, and also utilize the push-through pin of the original sight. So it’s fixed in 2 places.
Just an idea, I’d buy it

I have no clue if the single screw will be enough to hold the mount in place. I have yet to test it with a complete shooting session.
So as always: try at your own risk

Looking forward to see other options!

Rebuilding a friend of mines RWS 93/ Cometa 300. It was also missing the plastic elevation screw and I haven’t been able to locate one, except overseas and shipping is prohibitive. So figured I would just make one for now. A dime was the perfect diameter and already knurled soo……I found an appropriate metric screw, cut the head off, filed the end square, drilled a hole in the dime and filed it square with a needle file, peened the screw end and voila! rear elevation screw! Perhaps a little hack‘ish but it works perfectly, made of metal vs plastic original and I even drilled some dimples underneath for the click stops. Flame away! Haha.

I plan on shooting in the 2024 WFTF match in Phoenix. I have only used up to 24x scopes in FT up to this point, so decided I better get a higher mag scope with better focus range finding. I had the opportunity to look through both the Heras and Ares 15-60x56 at different times and was impressed except for the too thin reticle. They both snap well with a small gap between 50yds and 55yds. The reticles are hard to see in dark areas. The Ares has a lit center dot, so that helps some. Since I plan on clicking the scope, that might be good enough. I ordered the Ares and today was able to compare side by side with my friend’s Heras at the range.

They are both usable at even 60x with good image quality. Supposedly, the Ares has UHD glass, but both my friend and I judged the Heras just ever so slightly better at reading small text at 55yds. Unless one needs the lit center dot, we both judged the two scopes to be functionally identical. Dimensions are identical. Evens the turrets caps are interchangeable.

Athlon is the only brand of scope that I buy these days. And both are excellent scopes. Seems like an unjustified cost premium for just the benefit of a lit reticle for the Ares. The Heras is definitely more for the money. If they both had a thicker reticle, it would be have been an easier decision and I would get the Heras, but I sprung for the Ares with the lit reticle in this instance.

Because i can't be everywhere -
I would like some members thoughts on the 5 best FT and 5 best EFT events hosted throughout the USA
I would also prefer they be within driving distance of Mobile Al..... (ha ha)
Because I still work for living, i need to plan everything way in advance if i actually want to attend.

Thanks for any info / links... etc..

Got a amazing little package here! Never had a problem out of this gun! It is a laser killed many squirrels and black birds. With the moderator on it the only thing you here is a thump. This gun is truly a Awesome gun. Comes with 3 mags the moderator and scope and hardcase and fill probe! Asking $850 obo for a ready gun. Tons of shots! $500 for just gun!

I just received a new .22 Brocock Ranger XR (Sorry, forgot to take pictures). I wanted a good quality lower power AG for backyard paper punching and some pest control, mainly sparrows and starlings. My backyard shooting is from 10-35 yards and the Ranger seemed like a perfect fit.

I received it Thursday night and played with it yesterday for a bit. First impressions were very good! The fit and finish is beautiful. Everything seems tight, smooth, and robust. It is not my intent to start a PB discussion, but it does feel like I’m holding a Sig or a Glock.

I added a Vector Veyron 4-12 which was an easy install that allowed excellent eye relief. I took it to my shed and ran it over the Chrono, five shots each with some lower weighted pellets I had. I shot one group at the high transfer port setting and one at the low (has four settings). These are the chrony numbers, high velocity followed by low.

15.89 JSB: 689, 410
15.89 Hades: 688, 411
CPHP 14.3: 696, 408
CP Dome: 705, 411

The Ranger came with a small 0db, that I quickly switched out with my Sumo. Even with the Sumo, I found that the report was way too loud for backyard shooting at the highest setting. My Taipan shooting at 930 with a Sumo is quieter. I might be able to get away with 2-3 shots at the high setting before I start to aggravate my neighbors. I decided to shoot at the low setting, about 6 fpe…and I absolutely loved it! It was whisper quiet as they say. I could shoot and shoot without any worry that a cop would show up at my front door. I could have shot all day long, it was so quiet.

But I only had a couple hours before having to go out of town for a trip with the family. But during that time I was able to sight in the rifle with less than five shots and groups were excellent at 10, 20 and 35 yards. The 35 yard shooting seemed funny as I could see the pellet’s huge arc before hitting the target. All the target shooting was with the JSB 15.89. Groups were small clovers with all pellets overlapping.

I need to play around with it some more at the different power settings. I also typically cannot leave well enough alone and I’m already thinking about tuning to see if I can reduce some of the noise at the higher setting. I would be interested in any input anyone has related to tuning their Ranger (or Atomic). I will also likely polish and wax the barrel. Looking forward to thoroughly enjoying this gun right off my back porch.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the trigger definitely needs to be lightened. I’m ordering a trigger gauge to help adjust it to my liking.

....in Valley Center, CA. today so I had to get out & shoot, wouldn't you? Decided I better get some exercise too. After zeroing in my .22 Bobcat, .25 Royale 500 & my .30 Boss @ 50 yards I set my 3" steel gongs at 100. Could easily nail them with all 3 guns but the Boss is my favorite for long range. Lots of smack down power. Now I gotta do some stuff with my lovely wife. (Not as much fun)

Managed to luck out on finding what appears to be a relatively old Steve Corcaran carbine stock for a FX Ranchero. Been looking for a stock for a while now, was eventually going to just make one. But this one popped up for $150. Should arrive Monday. This means ALL of my pistols once again have carbine stocks. Sometimes I put them on, sometimes I take them off. In a way making 2 guns out of one. I also have an airtube extension for my Ranchero, and I should have a barrel extension soon as well.

Hi guys, I am getting new neighbors. It's only a matter of time before they ask why there are targets all over my backyard. I have met them once and they seem like nice folks. Thet are not moved in yet. The first thing they asked about was my dirt bike track. I know the target question was coming but we were cut short on our conversation before it came up. I use some of the bigger berms and jumps as backstops.
How would you guys go about telling new neighbors about your favorite hobby? Should I sit out there with a red ryder or some cheap dept store unit to keep them from getting too worried, or should I show them a very nice one like my air arms 410 with a beautiful stock so they know I am serious about this.
There is potential to open a can of worms here and I do not want to do that. I need my backyard range! My shooting shack is near their house but facing the opposite direction. So, all pellets fly away from their place.
Looking forward to hearing your reply's! Thanks guys!
Mike

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Is this a sought after gun? anything to beware of and price range
I remember drooling over it from the catalogues but never seen in person.
Can anyone compare it to shooting a RWS48, heft and recoil

Well, this squirrel is anyways.

She was hanging at the feeder this morning, and my snake needs to eat, so what ya gunna do right?

I grabbed the 25 carbine and popped put of the side door of my garage, and gave her a body shot with a polymag. Hit front left leg, and she did a flip and then ran up the tree. I seen her curl up and look like she would fall, then she continued up and hid in a nook of a branch.

Crap, I didn't wanna work hard this morning! Get my boots and jacket, walk out into the rain and luckily she was up out of the crotch of the tree and I could get a good shot. She was still alive, but I could see the blood running down the tree. Strong girl.

I sent her another early Christmas gift, this time right behind the left eye and heard the pellet smack the tree branch after the pass thru.

Those polymags sure do increase head pressure! Deformed her skull from the expansion of the pellet.

Both shots, 15 yard At 790 fps muzzle.

Mr. will be happy!