I was going to change the hammer spring on my Impact MK2.. Then this happened to the valve stop... I hope FX helps... This is the strangest thing I ever saw.. The tech from FX was the last to remove this..

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Hey guys, new to the forums and frankly pcp world. I got my first a gauntlet 30 a couple months ago, and am now looking for another.

im looking to get a pistol or carbine, .22-.25 and SEMI AUTO.

I wish I could get an evanix viper, it’s just a little out of my budget. I’m thinking either aea hp ss or Hassan sortie.

I have zero experience with either, but they both look decent on paper.

Any preferences between them, or any others at entry level pricing I should consider?

thank you all!

After a lot of efforts including modifications of shroud, barrel polishing, installing a barrel holder and now after re crowning the barrel and preparing the breech end, things seems to have been improved greatly.

Here are pics of 10 shot 80 yards group .22 25 grain redesigned monster pellets at around d 920fps.

Also the pics of re crowning procedure.

I couldn't think that Daystate QC would skip the most important parts of the barrel i.e. Crown and breech.

Bhaur

Some of you will guess what pcp this is for, eventually I will reveal the answer if it's not figured out. It is in the prototype stages thus far and so far good results. I am trying to find a source for springs now. If I decide to sell these, will anyone be interested? I am not going to give them away as a lot of time and testing has been invested and they are not being made or sold at least not that I am aware of. I just wanted extra and decided to make my own.

-JP

Introduction:
As someone who grew up shooting an air rifle (and a recurve bow), I shot a springer most of my life. Ten years ago, I bought my first pcp and shortly after my second pcp: an Air Arms S510 Xtra FAC (without the power wheel) that I still shoot to this day. Two weeks ago I had the chance to shoot an FX for the first time, a Panthera 500 in .22 shooting pellets. I thought Panthera’s were pure slug guns (and I’m not that interested in slugs). Turns out the 500 is geared more toward pellet shooting. In the end a very expensive round of shooting, as it caused me to buy a Panthera 500 in .25.

First thoughts:
The first shots came across as unusually quiet. Too quiet, even with a Donnyfl Tatsu at the end of the barrel. Measured the pellet speed at 152 m/s with FX 25.4 gr pellets. And that’s where it begins: I never had an airgun with tuning knobs and power wheels attached to it. Let alone something with tunable regulator pressures. Turns out YouTube is your friend in this matter.

Getting things up to speed:
Regulator pressure was set at 110 bar at the factory so I let the regulator alone thinking FX should know what they’re doing. Turning the power wheel to 13 and slowly increasing hammer spring tension with the barrel adjuster got me to 194 m/s with FX 25.4 gr pellets. At home I’m shooting at 25m and the accuracy wasn’t all that great. At the 50m range it fell apart even further. Weird flyers and pellets wobbling through the air. A single 250 bar fill barely made it through two magazines (32 pellets). Back at home switched to the heavy 34gr FX pellets. Accuracy leaped forward, although one pellet every magazine managed to stray every time and pellet speed dropped to 261 m/s with these heavy pellets.

After a few days of turning knobs I finally gave it two clicks less on the barrel adjuster and landed at 260 m/s average speed. Air consumption went down as I can now get two magazines with room to spare off a 230 bar fill (divers tank dropped to 230 bar). And the gun is a bit quieter now.

Tune settings:

I am just wondering if the manufactures design their products with the amount of use that is present here on AGN ? I read thread after thread about compressors failing even when directions are followed . Maybe the design is for a more casual user , week end and maybe 100 pellets on saturday afternoon ?
Or do they design with Job Security in mind ?
i have 3 PCP rifles and a Omega trail charger , these are all tube rifles no bottle guns . this compressor runs about 1.5 minutes to fill a gun . which is what it was designed as . No problems in over 2 years . I am wondering if maybe i should try a YH and see how long it lasts as a gun only fill option ?

Do you guys always use the hole on the scope grooves to pin your scope rings? I was just curious because I'm really not sure if I even need to on a lockdown mount .

I have a pretty permanent night permission for rats, I also have a few time a year permission for pigeons and starlings but these were through word of mouth/business acquaintances, I am really wanting to add a semi regular day permission to my schedule. I love target shooting, relaxing, enjoying the fresh air but I really really love enjoying that farm air, the noises, and doing a deed for farmers. Theyre often not appreciated like they should be. This is not only a way for me to show appreciation but have a ton of fun as well and hone my skills.

I plan on taking 2-3 days off at the end of the month to drive around to some farms to try and get my way in, I know how to speak to people , I am cordial, polite, greetings of the day so on and so forth. These things were more or less beaten into me at a few different times of my life and IMO are very important ALWAYS. My issue is , I cannot for the life of me figure out the proper wording that will not offend them , I mean, who wants to hear a stranger talking about potential/existing pests and then have that stranger ask for immediate trust to shoot on their property. I know to practice safety for livestock, people, and property first.

I was planning on bringing my Evol mini along, some cardboard boxes with targets on them, range finder, and show them these are not toys and are surgical tools and great in the right hands.

It really is the wording and initial ice breaker that is driving me mad, I do not want to offend and I would prefer success.

I have been trying determine the best weight for an FT rifle. Yep I know that this is a subjective thing but for example:
I had to actually use my digital scale for this as mfgr can be ahhem misleading
My Redwolf rifle laminated, action, stock and scope is 9 lbs = The stock and action alone together weigh = 7.5 lbs
My same Redwolf action and scope in PRS chassis weighs 13 lbs.
all in, my PRS setup / weight is about 4 lbs more.
The Redwolf action alone is @5lbs
Mounting a scope adds approximately 1.5 lbs.
So holding a scoped 12.5 lbs to 13.5 lb PRS rig at shoulder for forced FT lanes is mucho work, where as a scoped traditional Redwolf is 3 lbs easier.

Thoughts?

What is the reason for the grooves in the receiver bolt on a TX200. I've seen 3 on most, 2 on some and my new TX200HC has no grooves.
Thanks

Picked up a Benjamin Akela, but having a couple issues.

1: Air blow by at the magazine. I am assuming either breech or barrel o rings so will replace both. Any idea where to get a parts list? I found a diagram, but no list.

2: It appears there are supposed to be about seven baffles in the shroud. Mine has one and the spring, which obviously does not push against anything. Soooo... when I shoot it without the suppressor, it is very loud, but single holes at about 10-15 yards. Now, put on a suppressor (I tried two - a 0db .177 and a DonnyFL .30) and at 15 yards, the pellet misses the target by over four feet! Apparently there is an alignment problem between the shroud and the barrel.

I would not think the baffles would be that critical, but maybe.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Asking the experts here about what I should expect as a shot count with this configuration.
I just received a new HW100 Thumbhole PCP .22 cal with the 50 Joule rating. According to HW site, the 50 Joule should net about 30 shots, at least according to their updated chart.
I'm currently seeing about 14 shots before the Manometer is hitting yellow. I'm filling it to 200 bar according to both my Air Venturi ROV Air compressor as well as the Mano on the HW. I also have a new HW100 KT Laminate that is shooting about 36 shots before hitting the yellow. Both are using JSB Jumbos 15.89 GR pellets. The HW100 T was chrono'd by AOA using the same pellets at just under 34ft lbs. AOA is suggesting the regulator needs adjusting to get the shot count up. Before I send my new gun back to AOA for recalibration, I wanted to see if anyone else has the HW100 full size .22 cal and what you are seeing. I am planning on chrono graphing the rifle this evening to get better data.
The Air cylinder is .175L and is the same size as the TK model. According to AOA that is the larger Air Cylinder that HW supplies with their FAC models; both the full size and carbines.
I'm wondering if there is something else at play here; other than a regulator adjustment that is needed.

Thanks in advance

Barb shoots for Team Centercut, and commonly seen using a Daystate or Brocock airgun. She's a pleasure to be around, and is no stranger to the podium!



Apparently she likes Ghosts!

So, I have this old BSA .177 single load under lever that I purchased new back in the 1980's. It doesn't have any model number or identification.
It mostly sat in my gun safe for years. It still cocks and shoots fine. It weighs in at 8lbs8oz, and loads via a pellet port that pivots 90 degrees to drop a pellet in then pivots in line with the barrel to shoot the pellet. It has dings and scratches to the wood from over the years, most are probably safe dings. There is no rust on any of the metal.
I am looking for any information on value etc so that I can move it on to someone who likes springers..
Any information appreciated or anyone with any interest in owning this piece let me know.

What can use to lure a ground hog out so I can get a shot off. Peanuts maybe?

Just want to get people's opinions on which of these two guns would be best for benchrest I've already got it narrowed down to these two guns because of their power and slug capability and I've also got it narrowed down to 25 caliber as well I just want to know between the Panthera and the dynamic which is more comfortable and accurate off of a bench any input is greatly appreciated thanks

Appears a similar payment system is on the rise. Based with “old glory bank” based out of Oklahoma. If they can do the same service without the “terms and conditions “ PayPal has instilled. I’d be for it.

My new to me Theoben Evolution showed up today and arrived with a very nice Leupold VX2 3-9x33 on there. There is always this feeling of doubt when you order something new that it just won't meet your expectations. Well I took one shot with this gun and every ounce of doubt left my body. Wow what a shooter! She's a little under powered at the moment (9fpe, 500fps with 15.9gr) but she's also got a pretty chewed up breech seal. Going to get some ordered along with a piston rebuild kit (if I can find one) and a pump adapter and see what happens. Either way I love this gun.

So I will start this off by saying that, neither of my Evols I got new from a distributor, my hps went through who knows how many owners and my mini , 3 owners.

From a manufacturer stand point , Tom owes me nothing. From a consumer stand point, I can't really expect anything from him.

If you were to watch all of this as a fly on the wall you'd think I just purchased both rifles from him.

When I got my hps , I had messaged Tom on a competing forum before HAM forum existed and he immediately got back to me, detailed, thoughtful responses with the info I was looking for. I thought that was stand up, also responded to a friend of mine about magazines and lighter ammunition and how to remedy some jamming issues, I know he had them send the mags in so he could remedy this for us, my friend did not get his Evol new either...

Come to my mini, I messaged Tom last week on Thursday about how my Mini came with a bent pellet probe. The mini I got 4th hand. After a few back and forth and 34 minutes of time, Tom had a tracking number for me and very detailed instructions on how to replace it. The probe showed up yesterday, 2 , TWO!!! business days later I had my new probe, extra probe orings, and a cool AAA patch.

Here is the kicker and not sure if I should say this. Tom did not ask anything from me for this. He just supported his product. Totally blew me away. I can't really say much more without sounding like I'm kissing his rear but I can say that my 3rd Evol will be a new purchase and it will 100% happen.



Anyways



Thanks Tom, I really appreciate it. She back together and shooting lead again!

Nothing to do with airguns, but was watching the national news this evening, CBS. It was nearing the end of the 30 minutes and I counted 10 commercials in a break then one item, about sports before they closed. Local is not much better, very little local stuff, most is grabbed off national feeds which may be repeated later, with a few items of local interest. I guess, no know, I am getting old. Wish for news like the old Huntley/Brinkley and Walter Cronkite reports. Just a rant on my part.

Like new Donnyfl Koi for sale.
25 cal 1/2x20.
$130 Shipped tyd.
Paypal ff or add 3.5%.

Selling a .30 cal FX Impact mk2 Package
SPAW Tuned
1- magazine
Athlon HELOS BTR 6-24x50
600mm barrel
Donny Fl Ronin
FX Hard case
Asking 1600.00 shipped
No issues at all with this, I just don’t shoot it anymore.
bipod not included
PayPal FF or add 3.5% for fees…

Selling my M3 25 cal 600 mm barrel non power block,1500 shipped .Scope ,rings and tripod not included.PayPal F&F accepted.Thanks Catman.

I’m bugging you guys once again from Patagonia, Argentina with a couple more issues on my Impact MK2.
I am getting a drop in reg pressure of about 10-13 Bar over a 50 shot string. I have a MK2 .25 with Power Block and 72 Power Plenum Upgrade, slug kit. Shooting 34 grain slugs at 945fps (targeted that speed because I found it to be most accurate). Reg is a Huma that I installed along with all the upgrades I stated earlier.
Fill the gun up to 250 Bar, 125 Bar on Reg, I get around 10 shots at around 950fps, the next 10-15 shots the Reg drops to about 120 Bar and velocites around 943 fps, the following shots reg drops to about 117Bar and velocity to around 937 or so while main reg is still around 180-200 Bar. The gun is super consistent but velocities and pressure drop consistently, no peaks or drops.
Reg seems to remain the same while gun is not in use, so it doesn’t seem to have any creep or droop while not in use.
Should I use a heavier hammer to open the valve a bit more or with a little more strength? (I have a thing with asking about hammers because I have no idea when to go heavier!).
I thought about polishing the standard reg that came with the gun and put it back on but I have a feeling its not the reg.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Lucas….again!