In Illinois, squirrel season runs from Aug 1-Feb 15 and I'm excited for early mornings pre-sunrise walking/sitting in the woods!
For me it is the beginning of my hunt calendar since I only really hunt 3 things - squirrel, rabbit, and deer.
And I'm very lucky that I can just walk out my door and start hunting!

Since last season, it seems the squirrels have mostly forgotten that I'm a threat. They used to run the second I popped out the door, not so much now...I'm sure that'll change quickly once I start shooting them again, lol.

This year I have two low budget guns to chose from - a .25 Avenger and the .22 Notos. Last year I only had the Avenger, so I'm looking forward to using the quieter and easier to carry Notos for stalking in the woods. Once the leaves fall and the squirrels can hear/see me coming more easily, I'll use the Avenger to reach out from a bit farther away.

Anybody else pumped to get back out hunting?

Looking to sell my Daystate Redwolf .
The rifle is in great shape I took pictures of the only marks I can find on the stock.
It shoots the 18.13jsb’s extremely well at 880fps on low power.
Scope rings and bipod not included.

Would like to get $1500 obo

Hello All

Another new member here. Started air gunning recently as the need for pest control. Currently using a Crosman 66 Powermaster borrowed from a friend.

Getting ready to place an order for a HW98 but after seeing the new stock. I am leaning towards a HW95. What are your thoughts?

I bought this gun in March 2023. It had some quality control issues but they were fixed by Airguns of Arizona, the official service center for Western Airguns.
The reg was set to 140 by AOA and I left it so, it shoots very accurately JSB diabolo 44.75gr pellets to 900FPS.
The gun is really fun to use but very loud so I disassembled the baffle and inserted insulation foams in the grooves (see pics) and that dramatically reduced the bark.
I'm using a SIG SAUER Tango-MSR FFP 1-10x26mm Rifle Scope 34mm Tube First Focal Plane, Color: Black, Coyote, Tube Diameter: 34 mm which retails for around $700 and is probably the best LPVO under $1000.
I'm asking $1790 shipped for the gun alone or $2190 shipped for both. The bipod is not included.

Alsafe 700cc, 300bar tank with valve
I just recently got this and after looking at it next to my Impact M3 I’m not into it like I thought I’d be, got it fitted after changing moderator and can’t get use to it. It is like new and only been aired up once. It’s manufacturing date is 05/2023

Paid 290$ for it and want to sale for same price
290$ shipped tyd. PayPal F&F or buyer pays PayPal fees.

Hi can anyone suggest me what are the best pellets for impact M3
I used slugs ZAN PROJECTILES 45.5gr/2.95gr but unfortunately I had stacked 11 in my barrel
I spend nearly 2 hours removing them so I won’t be using them as it seams anymore

Hi, I have an paintball tank I was thinking of using as an enxtra airsource to my crown mk2.
If I buy something like this can i have the vale open all the time so when I shoot it draws air from both tanks, or do I need to shoot Down my main bottle first and Just use it as a fillbottle?

Creme Rises to the Top - it's an ol country saying that probably relates to making butter, candles and suet.
In the airguns world this saying applies like this:

The gun(s) that give you the most joy, leave the gun safe or gun rack the most often. As such these airguns get used the most.
They may not always be the most accurate, but they do load easily and their ergonomics allow them shoulder well with a consistent cheek weld. They don't fight you. And of course you don't want to keep fiddling with something....to make it work for you.
I own plenty of high end air gun stuff - meh - but it's not about the money; it's about form and function coming together to create a positive experience which helps me to continualy improve my field target game day by day and week by week. Doesn't matter the reason... just matters that we observe it when it happens and think about why.

For me, three of my .177 FT rifles keep coming out of the safe = A FRANKENRAW TM1000 tuned by @Motorhead and a Daystate Tsar tuned by @AirSmithCA, Right behind these two is a Daystate Revere tuned by @Kerndtc . No, no, no - you don't have to tune a gun to enjoy it; but a properly tuned gun makes the best use of air and can help you extract the most from it. I like these three particular platforms so much, that i have done my best to buy a backup for each of them; in case one was lost by the airlines or stolen or one were to need a major service; which all things pneumatic require from time to time - like o rings and hydro testing and so on.

You may also notice that the stock on the RAW TM1000 is the same as the Stock on the Daystate Tsar - because this stocks ergonomics works for me!

I've also thought a lot about the glass sitting on top of these particular rigs... the cherry on top of the dessert.
How was my choice of a scope affecting my joy factor, or, my perception of the airgun itself?
In the last two years I've learned that a scope needs to provide a user with a forgiving eye box and can be mounted at a reasonable height. Too big a scope and suddenly a great gun is thrown totally off balance; too dark a tube and suddenly you can't find the damn target or the KZ in dark lanes; yes yes yes, it has to be able to range correctly - and the reticle has to make almost intuitive sense.
I've learned that the most expensive glass, like the most airgun doesn't guarantee you any more bang for my buck. Especially for a pair of old eyes. Hawkes Sidewinders 30 mm scopes hold their own; even against my March or Sightrons. Below each of my three favorite FT rigs sports a different optic, Hawke, Sightron and Athlon. It also matters which ranging wheel you have on your scopes. To date, Joe Garland makes the best ranging wheel followed by Eric Sanders of Scope Werks.

Which ONE airgun is your Creme? And which scope is the Cherry on top?

My FX Crown in .25 with a 600mm Heavy Superior liner, Slug power Kit with 26gram hammer weight, HUMA Transfer Port, huma-air gen3 regulator installed, and shooting 30grain ZAN projectiles the power adjuster on HIGH, hammer spring wheel on 23 and im getting amazing velocity at 980 to 1020 fps, the problem is about 10 to 15 shots into a magazine my velocity will consistently drop down from 950, to 900, to 850, to 800 to 750 down to 700 almost. So when that happens ill adjust the power wheel over to medium and keep the hammer wheel at 23 and my velocity goes back up to about 850+ So I called UTAH Airguns spoke with a tech and he advised me to polish the hammer and the hammer weight and make sure there arent any burs on any of the pieces, so i did as he advised and I am still experiencing this, what is going on with my gun? I have tried everything. Any help? Please?

Regulator is at 180 as well.

this stock was made before martin sold his company just before and is mint and unused
if your interested i will get pics to you.. and i will put ur name next to the sock with date on it to prove i have it
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selling for $710 to your door

again stock is mint and unused

It doesn't always happen this way, but when it does, i am thankful:

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Hi All,
Today's rant is brought to you by a rotten Roast Duck I received at a local restaurant. While it was true that most of the duck smelled fine, the neck smelled like rotten bird crop, a unique smell familiar to poultry and fancy bird keepers, and the duck was sent back to the chef!
So that got me thinking of a question for the forum: which end of the quarry is really the dirty end, the head or the rear? I don't know besides what the hunter's ed class told me, about gutting the quarry quickly before it spoils. They didn't say anything about the head end, except something about antlers, if the quarry even has them.
I do note that I seem to suffer a lot more head end infections than rear end infections. Does that mean there are more pathogens in the head area (ear, nose and throat)? By the time things get to the rear end, passing through an acidic stomach, enzymes in the intestine, an immune system along the way, have the pathogens mostly been dealt with? Is the food in the digestive tract more fermentable or "active" toward the head... and already fermented or digested, and the microbes relatively benign toward the rear? Should hunters or home-grown meat eaters be paying a little more attention to the head and throat (esophagus)?
What do y'all do when field dressing game?
Mike

I think I may finally be on the correct path towards the bottom of the (bottomless?) rabbit hole haha!

All I need now is an Alkin Mariner W31, a limited edition walnut stock Huben K1 in .25, and two American Air Arm’s Evol’s… (one chambered in .30 and one in.22 of course). I suppose I may as well add two J.B. Great White’s and a an Air Tanks Plus cascade system while I’m all in!

Wish me luck

Have you found your bottom yet?

Cody here, First post!
Grew up in tx predator and wing shooting. New to air guns, bow hunter for 15 years shoulder issue and all the prairie dogs have me excited about making the plunge and have narrowed down to the following.

I’ve never been much of a paper puncher, more into hunting.

Been watching and reading and have come to this so far

fx impact 3 .22 for bird squirrel plinking and a .35 barrel kit for p dogs possibly fox small varmits
I like the barrel change option simplicity/long track record but not sure it would be worth retuning sighting etc please share your thoughts.

impact 3 with multiple barrels or seperate caliber dynamic or panthera.

Thinking an aea hp or element in .50 cal for up close and personal hog ground blind tree stand hunts or possibly the shorter Zues .72

Nomad compressor open to recomendations

need insight on a refil bottle or bottle sizes.

more interested in quality than budget, steer me in the right direction.

My ever reliable Uragan .22 compact dumped everything sometime in a weeks period. I tried to air it up but seems like it's leaking out barrel or fill probe area. Should I just call Tony @ Talon & get an Oring kit.? I assume I have to tear the entire thing down. It's never leaked anything till now.
Joe

I have a 300cc fx bottle non m3 valve with wrap. I can keep the wrap on or take it off for you. $175TYD any questions just ask and appreciate you all looking.

Likes and dislikes? Shot count? Accuracy?

Hey guys, selling this almost new Taipan 22 compact CZ Barrel for a friend. He purchased the gun new a couple months ago from Tony, and decided to go a different route. He asked me to list it for him.

Gun is in my possession and ready to be shipped. These are getting hard to find especially since talon tunes it out of them- and now that version 2 is out.. good luck getting a new original vet.

Gun will come with factory box, 2 mags, single shot tray and fill probe.

has a few small marks on the stock but in my opinion gun is a 9 out of 10. I haven't shot it, its just sitting in the box waiting for its new home. I wanted to keep it and buy it from my buddy, but my mutant has my attention and I don't really need another compact.....

Nonetheless, asking price shipped to CONUS is 1100 PPFF OBO. no trades, he just wants to fund a boat.

Shot tight 5 shot group yesterday with 177 H&N FT 4.51 at 20 yards but today a 5 shot 2" nice vertical string down the middle with same pellet. What causes that? On the internet, just talks about firearms vertical stringing. One post says you get it when you pull the trigger at different times in your breathing cycle. I am sure it is something I am not doing consistently but cannot figure it out. Thanks in advance for all replies.

Hopped in car to check out what I thought was an air gun store, drove 2 t hours to get there only to find it’s not a brick and mortar store,website listed address, store hours,and phone number phone went to voicemail ,had their sign on door but it wasn’t a store. 3 hrs to get home because of traffic so if you only sell online PLEASE POST on your website no walk-in sales.

Been looking and can’t seem to find it. Do the hybrid slugs need/benefit from the Slug Power Kit? Or are they fine to shoot out of a factory M3 as is? Do you need a different probe or is the factory probe fine?

First time shooting in a month, no excuses, just happy I could shoot! 1 shot each in numbered sequence. 46 & 48 shots for record on eachcard. Circle equals the 8 ring on the EBR TARGET.

Too many projects so I'm letting this one go. Crosman 1720T in excellent condition. Currently set at 12 ft. lbs. Shoots, functions and holds air as it should. Comes RAI m-4 stock adapter and UTG butt 3 position butt stock. Has DonnyFL moderator adapter. Scope and rings are not included. Payment by USPS money order, certified bank cashiers check or personal check (personal checks take up to two weeks to ship). Price is $450 obo to the lower 48 (HI,AK and territories will require additional postage). Send me a PM with "i'll take it" or ask questions.

Recently picked up a Krait and what a fantastic rifle. Got a chance to shoot some yesterday, accurate and not an air hog which both make me happy. Sooooo, what do I do but come home and tinker. Bad me.
Just wanted to switch the plenum guage to a digital one I had for fine tuning. Dumped my air and swapped it out. Then I notice the bottle guage was crooked and wanted to make it straight, bigger oring should work. Oops didn't work so put it back the way it was and air up. Now after trying 4 orings, couple different sizes and even trying the guage that I replaced it leaks soon as it gets to 50+ bar...
Local hardware store has a good assortment but are they the right type, (rubber compound?) I just don't know. Anyone have an idea or do I wait for U/A to open and order replacement one's.
Really like the Airmaks guns and would love to get this sorted
Thanks Greg

Kral NP03 .22 and a tack driver with crossman hollow points and I can include a bunch if needed. Bare rifle shipped with 2 magazimes and fill probe is $250, and With Bipod $300 shipped. Tanto is $100 shipped, Athlon 4-14×44 $150 shipped. Westhunter 4-16×44 $110 shipped. Any extra pics can be provided. Add $25 shipping west of MS river thx.