Newbie here...just getting into PCP. I'm wanting a .25 and was thinking I'd definitely want to shoot slugs, but now I'm wondering if I'd be perfectly happy with pellets?

It would mostly be used for varmints (squirrels, rabbits, rock chucks, maybe occasional trash panda) and birds. It wouldn't be super long distance...but maybe stretch it out to 100 yards occasionally.

Thoughts?

Sorry slug guys this is a pellet post..lol My favorite is the polymag hands down! I haven’t found anything that’s more destructive and I have tried just about every pellet made. The hades are cool too but have you read the lid on a Polymag? #Facts

Hi All, I have A Gen. 1 .22 cal Marauder rifle. It has always drilled tacks. I replaced the barrel a couple years ago with a Walther Lothar barrel (after a friend buried several pellets in the stock barrel. Once again, was always a tack driver. More recently, the trigger broke and I replaced it with a solid steel trigger that will never break (unlike the fragile and cheap stock triggers). It was still shooting very accurately after the switch out. I didn’t like how I had so much play in the trigger, so after a few weeks I decided to adjust the sensitivity and accidentally broke the sear (same cheap material as the stock trigger). I think it was because the rifle was charged (I didn’t degass it this time) and as I was unscrewing the assembly, it caused the seat to fracture. So I ordered a new sear, put it all back together again, and now every shot is way off center in every direction. Sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes up, sometimes down. My sight is a Sightmark Wraith that has always zeroed perfectly with only a couple of clicks but isn’t able to zero at all now.

Did I damage something when I first pulled the trigger assembly off? Did I put the assembly together wrong somehow? Could the digital sight be going haywire? I’m really at a loss here….

I see a lot of videos of guys pesting or whatever at the same locations with plenty of targets. When I shoot a bird or squirrel they clear the hell out and don’t come back for some time. I’m talking like weeks what gives?

I think all air gun sellers should at the very least provide schematics which include o-ring dimensions and properties. If they do not, we should boycott them. People should not have to spend countless hours figuring out what o-ring works on what air rifle.​

Folks, this is simply stupid! We need to demand that the sellers of the air rifles we buy provide us with valid specifications for all parts. If they do not want to do that, than we will simply not buy.. The days of sellers over users, are over!

If anyone is going to the Pyramyd Air Cup and looking for Crown MK2 VP .22 500mm Barrel FX can moderator and 2 mags $1,200 pm me and I will make sure to have it with me. I also have a .177 barrel Kit Extendable shroud w/ mag in $170
Also have a brand new Arrow barrel kit for the Crown or Dreamline. $80
Last but not least I have an Element Helix 4-16x44 FFP APR-2D MOA scope $325

PM me and let me know.
Not interested in shipping cash only.

Pending

This pistol is brand new never been fired. I have heard good things about these pistols they shoot slugs or pellets and you can adjust for the FPS you desire. Well it's just not me so I will let it go for what I put in to it. I will consider trades just no low balls please. The price is firm 1,250 will consider trades but nothing too old or all dinged up. If my hands were a little bigger I would just keep it. saw some shooting theirs 50 and 100 yds. If you are in to pistols this one is very nice. So 1,250 firm and i will pay half the shipping or unless you have something I would like in a trade.

Here's a link about RAW's new air pistol!


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Just bought this Airacuda and no problems so far and no complaints except for I ask Pyramyd Air if they carried any parts for them like hammer spring etc and they said no and dont know if they will ever get any.
Well I emailed JTS and ask them if I could buy parts direct from them and the response was we dont sell parts.

Deleted part of thread to fact check. Trying to find thread about parts availability to make sure I read it correctly.

Are all rifle’s accurate or should I say all barrels? Never came across a gun that wasn’t a good shooter even the less expensive and break barrels. Any have different opinions? I know one has to find that matching ammo and pressure

$1090 SHIPPED

INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING UPGRADES:
--New Huma Regulator For Vulcan 3 with Huma Regulator Rebuilt Kit ($90 VALUE) - https://www.huma-air.com/Airgun-Technology-Vulcan-III-Tuning-Regulator-By-Huma-Air

SHIPPING: Will ship the SAME DAY that payment is received. Tracking and insurance will be provided. Signature will be required.

PAYMENT: PayPal - Family and Friends, or Zelle accepted.

This gun was purchased 4 months ago from Talon Tunes. Very little use. Around 500 shots fired. No signs of wear. Performs perfectly. No issues. Only selling because the ergonomics simply didn’t fit my hunting style since I’m frequently climbing trees and tucked in tight spaces. Many people love the ergonomics, just comes down to personal preference.

If planning to use as a slug gun, this barrel likes .216 and .217 diameter slugs. .218s were too big: difficult to push into the breach, 40fps drop in velocity, and decreased accuracy compared to .216s and .217s.

INCLUDES ALL ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES:

• 2 Magazines in .22 cal, 12 shots
• Soft Tactical Case
• Fill probe, hose, and tank valve
• User Manual

Message me with any questions.
-Dale

Like new Notos in box w/papers + tin of premier 14.3 with appx 50 pellets shot. Great little gun. Accurate with these pellets.
$195 shipped cont US PP or MO.

So I decided I needed to be intimate with the workings of a pcp. After a few years I’m the sport, I’ve never had the balls to completely tear down, or modify beyond accessories any gun I’ve owned. Well that changed today. I’ve been unhappy with the notos I picked up and decided, with what they cost, why not tear it apart, and put some sweat equity into it to make it better.
Today was tear down day, as well as cutting off the factory moderator.



The crown doesn’t look terrible, but it is a little rough. I’m thinking between polishing up some happier and trigger parts, installing a mod adapter, swapping some orings that look questionable, and polishing the barrel and crown, I think this thing will turn into a decent shooter.

With that, I need some advice on polishing both barrel and crown. I’ve never done it before, and would like some advice moving forward.

Thanks!

Having for some months heard rumblings (from a semi-reliable source ) about possible considerations from one of the top FT rifle manufacturers to produce a new field target pistol, I knew better than hold my breath that it would (ever) become reality. IT'S REALITY!

As the founder of Pistol Field Target, Extreme Pistol Field Target, and (possibly) Magnum Air Pistol Field Target (MapFT), suffice to say "I have friends in high places". That being the case, I am able to now announce my undercover agent at Rapid Air Works just sent this photo of the prototype of their new FT/PFT/MapFT PISTOL! Matter of fact Jeff... I mean the deep-cover agent imbedded at RAW, texted the photo live from the Pyramid Air Cup; where RAW's new pistol is being unveiled to the public for the first time. WHOA!

Of course a phone conversation immediately ensued; whereupon I was able to extract some details. Naturally, I also provided some feedback and suggestions that apparently went right to the source; that being the owner of Rapid Air Works/Air Force Airguns who was over-hearing my conversations with J.C. ... I mean, Deep Cover Agent 007.

Somebody pinch me; I think I'm dreaming!

Some details, and my suggestions- 1) As I suggested when I first saw the RAW Micro Hunter, the pistol naturally evolved from that evolution of their rifles. 2) It falls within all AAFTA, EFT and MapFT dimension parameters. 3) Will be available in .177 and .22 calibers; possibly also in .20 and .25. 4) If so, that covers everything from AAFTA PFT, to Extreme PFT, to (as now conceived but not yet birthed) MapFT. Suffice to say the platform should be capable of the 30 foot pound MapFT power limit in .22 & .25 calibers. 4) Yes, the grip is as comfortable as it looks (and is SEXY!). 5) The bottle is an alloy, 210cc, 200 BAR bottle. I suggested also offering a carbon-fiber 300 BAR bottle. 6) Per all Pistol FT rules, the barrel is within the 15" limit. I suggested also offering the 8.?" Micro Hunter barrel for a more compact hunting pistol; think a .25 caliber, 30(+) foot pound air pistol! 7) Target price is under $2,000; perhaps much closer to $1.5K. 8) Although in my excitement I neglected to mention the obvious possibilities of modular design enabling easy caliber and configuration changes on a single platform, the RAW is a perfect platform for that. 9) This new pistol should appeal to any Pistol FT shooter, as well as many air pistol shooters not into FT. 10) It also expands air pistol hunting horizons.

From my perspective, for several reasons. A) Another great offering in a market segment pretty lean of offerings. B) A less expensive alternative to the very best field target pistol on Earth. C) A next-level FT and hunting air pistol. D) A production MapFT gun. E) Hence, removing a substantial obstacle to MapFT moving from conception to reality.

Happy(ER) Shooting,
Ron

Feeding the the FX Wildcat mk3 with JSB Exact Monster.177 (13.43gr) is a pleasure. Smacking cans at 100m, is no problem of course.

So i have ben having a couple of really nice days at the range, even if there was levels of wind worth mentioning.
Still my slug addition was put on hold for most of the time and i dispensed about 600 pellets spread over beasts - JSB heavy - Air arms heavy - and H&N Barracudas of the plain flavor.

And all of them flew very nice indeed out of my 700 mm heavy liner, and even more so when i found out that above 950 FPS using 90 BAR regulated pressure i just can not get my regulator to give me flat shot strings.
But below that pressure and my shot strings are even more flat than the topography of Denmark are.

So for all the pellets, even the 16 grain beasts and also later on 13 Zan slugs, well my regulator pressure was very low.
Actually the pressure was as low as the FX regulator would allow me to do, so in my case that's about 40 - 50 BAR. At leas 1/4 more turn and the regulator would not regulate but just be a valve shutting off air completely.
Hammer spring wheel was at #1 ( factory .177 hammer weight and spring )

And that is plenty to push a 10-11 grain pellet to speeds upwards of 900 FPS, and as you can see in the pictures also give a very OK shot string and accuracy ( 10 shot groups )



It was no problem shooting much longer strings, the Spread & STD Dev would remain like that, something i just can not attain or even get near with higher reg pressures ( bout 100 BAR )



Best 10 shot group of the day using pellets. ( just 25 M distance ) i would love to do this at 50 M, but that is not happening with the way the Maverick perform, CUZ pancake flat shot strings, and even a variety of speeds and i still have to click around as the POI more or less constantly change, also more than i feel i can blame on the wind.
You really see that shooting 80 M on a dead calm day, and it annoy the hell out of me.



I wonder what shot count that low pressure would give with the 500 CC bottle i have on the rifle ( 90 BAR being what it was set to from the factory )

I kinda like this economy ( air pressure ) shooting , i for sure do not need 90 / 100 BAR to shoot my 13 grain slugs at their best speeds which is from ´950 FPS and a little past 1000 FPS.

PS. I even shot some 82 M with the JSB Heavys, but due to the wind only about 1 of 3 shots landed on the 2" shoot N see marker, with the rest all over around the marker but spread out to where i would have needed a 6 or 8" shoot N see target to keep them all on that, or at least damn near all of them.

If you wonder what the advantage is with a long barrel, well i assume this is it.

I am selling my Crosman 1701P Silhouette PCP Competition .177 Cal Pistol, along with the following accessories. Everything is just like new and I have all of the original factory boxes. Asking $675.00 or best offer.

* Custom Steve Corcoran Wood grips
* Vector Optics Cerato Ultra Compact 3-9x32 , 1" Tube, SFP, Mil Dot Reticle Scope
* Scope Rings
* Thread Adapter
* Air Striper
* Buck Rail Barrel Band with Picatinny Rail Mount
* AT-1 Bi-Pod, picatinny rail, Quick Disconnect

I have this listed on my website so it can be purchased with a credit card; www.uncletomsplace.net

Ships Free to lower 48 states ONLY.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

ThomasT

I’m trying to find barrel twist rates for the following .177 stock platforms for inputting data into my StrelokPro APP
I really know if my numbers are correct. ?? i have conflicting info from differing sources.

Any help appreciated!

BSA Goldstar - i have conflicting info from 1:17,7 to 1:18.5. to 19 ??

Daystate Tsar - 1:17.1 ?

Daystate Revere - 1:17. ?

Daystate Redwolf - 1:17.7 ?

Daystate Alphawolf - 1:17.7 ?

Daystate Huntsman - 1:17. ?

Brocock Commander XR/XT 1:17. ?

RAW TM1000 - 1:17.7 ?

Air Arms S510 - 1:17.7 - confirmed - thank you!

Air Arms TX200 - 1:17, ?

Steyr LG110 - 1:15,75 ? Hunting Challenge HP model 2 year old model

Steyr LG100 - 1:18,75 ? 23 year old platform

Crossman 1702T pistol - 1:15,5 ?

Any help appreciated!

I found this relalted thread on GTA: https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=117383.60

I want to get into BR but cannot afford the rifles I see recommended so I hope to just do the best I can. I see many threads asking for a cheap rifle recommendation but the answers I see are a little confusing to me so I am going to list a few that seem to be accurate rifles, out of the box, for under $700. So far I have decided that for a cheap rifle the following give me the best chance of getting an accurate rifle:

Benjamin Maurader
Crossman Challenger
Umarex Gauntlet

Actually, I only saw one article on -line about a guy who placed well in long range BR with a Gauntlet.

To give an idea on my idea of reasonable accuracy for a low price, I currently have an HW35 and an AA 200T. Both are accurate enough for me for this price range. Problem is I want to keep my 200T equipped with the target peep sights it came with and not keep changing back and forth from that to a scope. I have thought of just getting a second one but they are discontinued and I do not want to gamble on a used one. Problem with the HW35 is that it is a springer and I do not enjoy shooting a springer from the bench, though I know others are capable of doing well with them.

So, which of the 3 listed rifles would you recommend, or is there another I have not identified?

Pyramyd AIR

I am selling my like new Daystate tuner / programmer. It works flawlessly. These are very hard to find. The tuner and the 110v charger both for $400.00 to your door. Thanks for looking.

Doubtless the best accuracy on my two rifles is achieved with H&N Baracuda pellets.

Both rifles with those pellets are reliable for hunting purposes.

No JSB pellet nor NSA slug that I have tried with them matches the performance at long distance of the Baracuda.

Been seeing birds at this place for years. Finally decided to drop in and ask FOR Permission. Went in and talked with girl up front and she asked if I had a card. I handed her my card and started my spill, then plant manager came thru door. A “good ole boy” as we say. We hit it off right away and he said week ends are best and have at it. Could not be more excited.

Have no idea why i did not think of this fix years ago !!! With so many modern optics / scopes have FAST FOCUS eye pieces ( Ocular Adjustment ) and few having lock collars,
my fiddling resulted in this revelation Once you find & adjust the ocular focus there is nothing to hold the rotational position ( Unless lock collar equipped ) #1 issue.
With also realizing if you look threw scope and wiggle around the eye piece w/o rotation the RETICLE MOVES !!!! Holly poope not good !!! and found this to be universal across nearly all my Fast Focus ocular scopes #2 issue


My cure was simple enough, tho took fabrication having each & every scope retrofitted specific to there required O.D. / O.D. / Width for a custom lock collar.

Scope is ocular focused to your eye as we all generally do getting a sharp reticle. That's it .. but is it ? Bumps & handling etc and the retical position moves around ( test it as stated above ) Once set MEASURE the gap present, O.D. of ocular tube & O.D. of eye piece as it comes outward.

Make the collar from acetal etc ... & slit saw it.
Back off ocular bell a bit, expand & snap in collar, screw bell back down lightly snug.

Your adjustment is now FIXED to your eye. Which is Super important if an FT shooter using parallax for ranging !!! Bumps and handling won't shift retical and all is now rigid and centered. Check your zero and never fret it again until such time as your eyes age and focus is no longer correct.

Despite EXTREME temperatures and usual brutal winds at Ranchito Robinson, I finally got around to exploring the maximum distances being considered for the new sport of MAGNUM Air Pistol Field Target (MapFT). Torn between a maximum target distance of 75 or 80 yards (yes, with air pistol), I've now explored those distances enough to gain greater insight(s). As Uncle Josh, aka- Master Of Exaggeration And Understatement would say, either was "a pretty far piece over yonder".

The Fool's firing-line view of the 70 yard, 3" (triangular) KZ bear and the 80 yard, 4" (triangular) KZ elk-



Understand you're looking at large extreme field targets that are also heavy enough to be totally rimfire capable. Besides the thrill of knocking those heavy mothers down to 80 yards with a pellet pistol, I sought greater insights into whether to dictate a 16X maximum scope magnification (setting) limit, or allow more magnification in deference to the extreme (pistol) distances. So as any self-respecting Extremist would, I decided to take this deep-dive into air pistol EXTREMES (by any measure) at 16X on my Weaver V-24 rifle scope. Trust me, that 3" triangular kill zone looks plenty small enough at 70 yards and 16X; the 4" KZ at 80 yards not (quite) so much. Perhaps the reason I decided to explore these limits when I did was an inexplicable feeling of Zen-like calm and confidence.

And the recent relentless heat abates slightly about the same time as do the usual brutal winds. Uncle Josh calls that 45 to 60 minute window of opportunity the Happy Hunting Hour; most folks call it dusk or sunset.

As any self-respecting fool would do, armed with two mags (totaling 20 shots) for my RonCo BroCo Gen 2 Convertible, I decided on ten-shot groups at each target! Apparently aforementioned Zen-like feeling of confidence was not delusion (this time), as I cleaned both those suckers on my first attempt!



Yes, that edge-hit did knock that huge field target down, despite roughly half the pellet diameter catching the face-plate. It sure would be interesting to know how much of the 18.1 grain pellets roughly 19 foot-pounds of remaining energy at 70 yards impacted the paddle. Regardless, I have no doubt whatsoever that had the edge-hit been anywhere but the top of the paddle the target wouldn't have fallen. Apparently "God watches over fools and idiots."

The ten-shot group on the 70 yard bear measured 2" center-to-center, and that on the 80 yard elk measured 2.5". So intoxicated on my success (LUCK) like a drunken sailor in port, with equal abandon and as any self-respecting fool would do, I 'thought', "wonder if I can kick that bear's ass AT 80 YARDS".

Yes, I know; 'Extremist' is a relative word. 'FOOL', not so much!

With shooting light fading fast, I mustered all the Zen-like confidence AND egomaniacal abandon of a drunken sailor in Boystown, and went to work on that 3" KZ bear at 80 yards as only Uncle Josh could (before ME, that is). AND CLEANED THAT SUCKER TOO!

And with nary an edge-hit. That group measured 2.1" c-t-c.

An interesting exercise to say the least, perhaps a better term would be 'enlightening'. But enough so to decide on 75 or 80 yards as the maximum range for MAGNUM Air Pistol Field Target competition? Still intoxicated on that most-memorable display of super-human pistol shooting skills (pure, BLIND LUCK), I "think" I'll wait till sobering up before deciding on 75 or 80 yards as the MapFT maximum distance.

The magnum pistol that did the deed-


BTW- No; believe it or not, I hadn't been drinking.