What's wrong with my gun? — Look at this shot string!​

● Gun: RTI Prophet 2 Compact Performance .25cal
● Pellet: .25cal — JSB Dome 25.39
● Balanced valve️
● HST: About 1/4 turn further in than the setting where velocity drops off rapidly.


Start conditions:
▪ AIR pressure in 240cc bottle 290bar
▪ REGulator 145bar


Observations:
The velocity spread of nearby shots is very small (good!).

The first two shots are extremely low (the gun sat for 5 days). ➧ Horror for hunting!

After 25 shots, the regulator pressure gauge shows a decline of 10 bar.
And the MV shows a decline by about 20fps.
This decline continues.
➧ Very ungood.



Shot String:
The worrysome numbers are in bold.

——AIR 290 | REG 145
637fps
729
967
965
971
——AIR 275 | REG 140
974
970
973
974
973
——AIR 250 | REG 140
967
966
970
970
963
——AIR 235 | REG 140
<EDIT: I'm so sorry, I failed to enter the following 5 shots, now corrected! Thanks nervoustrig!>
962
963
964
963
959
——AIR 220 | REG 137
954
951
954
955
952
——AIR 195 | REG 135
953
950
944
949
953
——AIR 180 | REG 130
947
944
941
945
946
——AIR 160 | REG 130
944
940
943
939
949
——AIR 142 | REG 128
938
943
944
943
942
——AIR 130 | REG 128
938
937
931
934
923
——AIR 120 | REG 121
925
916
911
904
894
——AIR 113 | REG 113



I appreciate your comments and suggestions.
THANKS!

Matthias

So I was watching the news and eating and heard a strange howling sound coming from outside. At first I thought is was a whiney compressor from a natural gas pumping station. After it stopped I then heard it again about 7 minutes later. So I cut off the lights and began trying to watch the yard through a window. I saw no movement and didn't have any NV or thermal gear on hand. I then went to another couple of windows to see if I could get a better view. Then I switched rooms. Still I saw nothing. It sounded like some sort of dog to me, but it wasn't a coyote. I thought maybe it's a feral dog. Then after a while I left the window, turned the lights back on, and finished eating. As I finished my meal, I remembered that I needed to bring some gear in from my truck. When I went outside and walked towards my truck I caught a silhouette and a shiny pair of eyes looking back at me to my left. There was a perfectly lighted backdrop revealing a compact frame, with short but slender legs, an elongated body, and a bushy tail. It was too tall to be a raccoon, but looked too short and compact to be a coyote. I started to head back in the house for a rifle, but when I moved it bolted for the woods. It was in the vicinity of a scrap pile I'd been tossing outside for the animals. I suspected that it was a fox by its outline. When I came inside I YouTubed "Fox Howls" and heard some similar sounds. The only difference was that this one had a deeper voice than the uploaded recordings. Otherwise the cadence and tones were very similar. It sounded like a mating call. So I looked up fox mating season in East Texas and it is from December/January to February and I read they are active at night. This was pretty awesome. I hardly ever see foxes. I can remember seeing maybe three in my life. Anybody hunt foxes in the Southern U.S. know anything about their howls or mating calls? I'm glad I didn't have anything to shoot it with. I don't have a reason to kill any foxes at the moment. I've read that they along with skunks are some of the main carriers of rabies in these parts, but this one appears to have exhibited normal behavior by running off after we locked eyes and I moved a little too much. And as I type this, it has returned to the yard and is howling again. I think I'll have a closer look.

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I'm getting ready to finish the walnut stock on our ProSport. It looks like Air Arms didn't put any kind of sealer at all on it. It looks like it's just bare wood.

I've been planning to use Birchwood Casey Sealer & Filler, followed by Birchwood Casey TruOil finish on it. But in looking at it, it looks like I have a few small dents in the stock I need to iron out first.

Will Birchwood Casey Sealer & Filler make it more resistant to scratches and dents?

When I refinished our HW97K beech stock, after I stripped off the old finish and ironed and / or sanded out the dents on it, I used MinWax Wood Hardener on it. I love that stuff. It'll take old wood that's so deteriorated that it's spongy and turn it rock hard. The only downside to it is that you're supposed to apply it to the bare wood, and then stain or paint it; but once you've treated it with this stuff, no stain will possibly penetrate it. Plus, it's kind of nasty to work with.

Not an issue with the ProSport, as it doesn't need stained.

After I used the wood hardener on the HW97K stock, I tried putting some Birchwood Casey Sealer & Filler on it -- I'd never used it before -- and it seemed like it what it did was really no different than the wood hardener. It looked like they both were just wood sealers. Except the Birchwook Casey Sealer & Filler wasn't so nasty to work with and clean up.

So, if the Birchwood Casey Sealer & Filler will make the stock more resistant to scratches and dents, I'd be inclined to just use it, since it's nicer to work with. But if it won't, I'd be inclined to use the wood hardener on it, too.

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Also, I've been using this ProSport for three months with it not having any finish on it. Just bare wood. I've been thinking to clean any grime from my hands, etc. off with Denatured Alcohol. Any recommendations for me to use something else?

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Advice appreciated!

So I have...

.22 & .25 cal airgun & suppressor on my FAC

I have .25 gun.

Now I want to change to an fx impact but have 2 barrels. A .22 and a .25
But only the one gun.

Because why waste money buying 2 FX impacts when barrels interchange

Can this be done?

Has anyone tried this or have this?

FAC not sub 12..

After the sad experience with my sidewinder at the airport I remembered that my PCP provider lives in the city nearby where we are hunting.

I sent him a WhatsApp asking him to rent me a .30 Cal air rifle.

Went with my brother to see him (bad idea to bring my brother). As we arrived to the shop of my PCP provider he show us the BRK Ghost….. My bother immediately told me: “Buy it”!!!

I going back to the ranch with a BRK Ghost ……

i got 1 tin 30 cal pellets and a set 30mm scope rings 20$ shiped on them tow items i also got 5 mags for sale 22 cal they fit p35 or stoger xm1 bull pup 15 each on mags or sell as a hole for 55$ shiped on all 5 mags

I shoot 25 meter benchrest and may at some point start shooting the 50 yard bench rest. I have an FX Impact M3, .22 cal.

Anyway, I have decided that I would like to purchase the Trijicon Tenmile 5-50x scope for my benchrest shooting. My quandary is which reticle to choose. I currently own mil scopes (NF ATACR 7-35x, Stiener M7xi 4-28x, Athlon Cronus BTR 4.5-29x) and I’m kind of use the mil platform. I have had MOA scopes in the past, too. I was just wondering which reticle would suit my needs for 25m and 50 yard benchrest, or does it even matter?

View attachment Tenmile_MRAD.pdf

View attachment Tenmile_MOA.pdf

Krale shows back in stock https://www.krale.shop/us/weihrauch-hw30-s/

This has been bouncing around in my head for a while.

The shocks on motorcycles are easily (and externally) adjusted for pre-load, so why not springer airguns? Wouldn't it simplify things if you could tune the gun to the pellet instead of buying/trying pellets to work well with the gun?

I can think of at least two ways that it could be accomplished, and I'm not that smart. I did search the web and haven't found anthing substantial on the subject. If the Crosman Quest 1000(!) that I had to tame had come with a simple adjustment, I'd probably shoot it more... I'd also be finding out what tension shot which pellet the best.

Thoughts? Am I behind the curve here?

Cheers,

J~

22 caliber FX Crown MK2 with 600mm barrel. I'm the original owner. This rifle was set up for 100 yd EBR shooting and was set up by Ken Hicks at SPAW. I have not fiddled with it since I purchased it new. Rifle comes with 1 magazine, hard FX case, and moderator. It is in like new condition and has about 3 tins of pellets through it. Scope and rings not included. My firm price is $1550 shipped to your CONUS location. I do not accept Paypal but will accept your cashiers check, USPS MO or Zelle.

I have more than 60 air rifles & I'm looking for ideas to store them. I have a secure room & I'd like to have easy access to each gun. Any ideas for shelving or racks or whatever? Pics maybe?

Doesn't need to be custom,just a factory type or maybe walnut/laminate with the R7 profile
I don't wanna spend $500 and wait a year.
Any recommendations?

..outdated. It is a throwback to the days of single-shot pistols being fired from horseback. ISSF 10 meter air pistol should be two-handed, and all air pistols should have 2-handed grips. Discuss (or don't discuss )

Hello ..... I'm posting a list of things im looking to trade for different guns to try out... I'm not looking for anything particular.. just no .122 or 22..

Zeus 72cal 24in barrel..

kral empire xs 22cal with 16in barrel and suppressor

Atn 4k pro 3-14

Cap arms recluse 357 pushing 280fpe...

(Can post pics by request.. thanks)

I have a Wildcat MKIII in .25 caliber for sale. I would like to sell everything together if possible. I just purchased this in 2023 from Utah Air guns. This gun is in excellent shape, no leaks, its a great shooter and has been tuned by me. $1300.00 for the gun shipped and insured. I would like PayPal F&F or Venmo. I know there are many scammers out there so I would like offer up all means of communication to make this deal. I have sold several air guns in the past here with no issues. Please contact me via email: [email protected], Text or call 336-541-4404. I can provide more pictures and discuss the gun in more detail, but I rather do it via email, text or phone call. Package will come with the following:
* Wildcat MKIII in .25 caliber
* 1 magazine
* Pellet liner and Slug liner
* Hard case

Ive got an Edgun Leshiy 2 with repr reg, 350cc bottle ($250) and the following , all the extras I literally bought 3 weeks ago.

-Blackout kit - $185
-580cc Peazyfill bottle - $400
-Behemoth Reflex System with update Jack.Kwan baffle - $465
-Stock style airtube
-2 Magazines
-Jack.Kwan magazine holder
-Spare parts kit
-Also comes with all the factory red parts replaced with the blackout kit

Does not come with backpack , scope, rings, or bipod.

The rifle is shooting at 75 fpe and accurate at 50 yards. Chrono and group shown, shooting 44.75 hades.

I really like the quality of this rifle but in its current configuration it is not making ME fall inlove like I am with my other rifles, so for now it is the sacrificial lamb.

I am looking to trade for setups of EQUAL value , whether its a rifle of similar value, rifle plus cash, rifle plus scope, rifle plus gear. Lets be fair with eachother.

Off the top of my head this is what stands out when I think about what I would trade for and what I wouldn't but it is not limited to this list.

Leshiy Classic
Leyla 2.0
Evols of any fashion , paradigms, tacs, a 15" .22/.30 would take precedent as I have never owned one.
Taipan Veteran 1 compact .22
NO , NO, NO FX
NO BRK unless its a Ghost Compact
I will look at others that ARE NOT on my DO NOT WANTS.
Will also look at thermals, AGM or IRay, TS25-384 or better.

Just offer up trades, cash price is firm. I take care of all my stuff, I make sure everything is working properly before sending out. My feedback is impeccable with mostly big dollar transactions. Lets talk

I would take $2100.00 cash price for rifle, reflex, and peazy bottle which is a very very good deal. That is $2100 in my hand so you cover actual shipping cost (I get extremely good rates)

The silencer setup, 350cc bottle , blackout kit and the peazy bottle cost me $1385 alone. I dont know how you can beat that.

let me know .

Hello,

My Hastan 130s broke on me and it was terrible to shoot anyway as it was amazingly hold sensitive and big and heavy (note I come from a powder burner background). I am thinking it's PCP time. I live in a neighborhood with direct houses on two sides of the fence, but also a wooded area in the back with squirrels to coons, to coyotes. I don't really need something to take a coyote with...necessarily.

I am looking for something that will be a lot like my firearms in that once I set it up, I can not mess with it for long stretches and it will be good to go. Something quite, yet powerful. Sometime not way too big and heavy too. I am leaning towards the FX dreamline with the adjustable power lighter weight, but I want to make sure they are reliable and long lasting before I shell out that much money! The Avenger X looks promising as well and it's probably my second choice, but I must be missing some options. The Notos is cool size wise, but I am not certain about power for coons...I think I want to go .25.

So reliable, powerful enough for a big racoon, quite (or the ability to make it so with an aftermarket moderator), and not too big and heavy.

Thanks! Happy New Year.

Sam

I want a scope level for both my FT rifle and FT pistol. Everything I read about accuracy and long range shooting with powder burners says to have a scope level that can be seen with both eyes open while looking through the scope. Then close the non dominant eye and take the shot.

My question is, what scope level do you use and can it accomplish this task?

I do not want to level the gun, adjust my cheek weld and then take the shot. That’s too much movement for me to get things out of alignment.

I know I’m not shooting a powder burner. But I feel if I can implement their strategies for 1,000 yard shooting I can certainly improve my FT game.

WHEN did the .22cal MRD's (JSB Monster Redesigned 25.39gr) GO BAD?


Sorry, I hear so many opinions on the WHEN and I am still confused....
So maybe with a poll I get a more certain answer.
Thanks for participating.

Matthias


Question — Chose 1 Answer:
WHEN did the .22cal MRD's go BAD?
▪ Before Dec. 2018
▪ Before Apr. 2019
▪ Before Dec. 2019
▪ Before Mar. 2020 (pandemic start)
▪ Before Dec. 2020
▪ Before Apr. 2021
▪ After Apr. 2021

It was scheduled for delivery on the 29th, but arrived today. And of course I can’t play with it as I will be on the road until this evening. Quickly mounted because I couldn’t resist getting a look at it on the gun. My intent is to sight in this evening and go from there. Will post up my neophyte impressions as I go along.

The Evanix Viper-X will be a Compact version of this same model. Coming next.

Comes with everything it was shipped with.

$800 shipped western US, $825 shipped eastern US

this is gun has not been modified its all back to factory seting i did mount a adapter on it added a ldc moved baffle around in shroude did not like how it looked took shroude apart set ever thing back like factory its had 2 pellets shot down it there is nothing arong with this rifle what so ever in botom pict you can see what it looked like with adapter and ldc was to long so i put it back factory like in top pict

Nib Arken Scope Gen2, 6-24×50 ffp, Scope has never been mounted perfect condition, has the rings, level, throw lever, flip up lens covers, sun shade, and the 1 piece lens cover. Asking 300.00 shipped obo, paypal ff or add 3%.