ddkroetz said:

Is there a chart somewhere that lists the optimum velocity for various pellet weights and calibers?

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750-950 fps.

Here's the string. I started all new 1st reg at 145 bar, 2nd reg at 105 bar, hammer on 6, screw out one turn. Virtually no change from all the strings I've shot.
1 832
2 860
3 887
4 884
5 866
6 886
7 861
8 831
9 853
10 876
11 847
12 877
13 889
14 860
15 885

avg 866
es 58
sd 18.8

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I bought a barra 250z in .25 today. They even had a sweet military discount! Hoping to do some shooting with my son and eventually bag some rabbits. I live on 50 acres and we have hundreds upon hundreds of rabbits. I already bought a zulus 5-20 to put on top of it and am looking at ordering a moderator from STO to keep my neighbors happy. I have a 100 yard range at my house, looking forward to sending some lead down range next week hopefully!

Apollo said:

Anyone of the new Slash owners who had the opportunity to test on precision, shotcount, etc?

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I listed shot count in .22

rangur1 said:

I'm sorry, I read this 2x. When you say the .218 is not liked by your slash, how so? You say they are as consistent as the .217

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I haven't been able to test at the range. The mag is too narrow to allow .218's into it without a lot of pressure.
My other 550mm cz un-ckoked barrel (epic, taipan vet II ... .22) like .218's
Assuming the barrel in the Slash likes .218's as well but they might even get sized down below .218 from the tight magazine and I have no idea if .217's would work as well as .218 (might)

Ratzy said:

I'm sure it has something to do with protecting a revenue stream. Probably want you to buy a tophat and bottle if you wanted to put a CF bottle on the gun.

Niksan has the rear bottle and adapter on the Escalade rifle thread locked.

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AF might counter that since the CF bottle is at a higher pressure, it needs a valve tuned for that, and so they only provide the correct valve-tank combinations. One downside to something that is idiot-easy to work on is that idiots will work on them. They could still have revenue if they sold bottles and valves separately, but then might be responsible for the mis-use of those items. The 3000 psi valve on a carbon bottle is one thing, but a 4500 psi valve on an aluminum bottle... somebody, somewhere will fill that to 4500 psi.

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Great review. A bit more specificity would be nice; pellet weight, slug weight, size of projectile (.249 vs .250 or .251) and maybe regulator pressure.

If it were a Daisy gun you would know as it would be stamped as the one Wadcutter shows. One of mine is a Daisy the other not, I cannot see any difference in the way they shoot.

Still trying to move forward.
Today, I checked:
* the hammer for marks where the sear engages. No marks, it looked like new, and very well finished.
the only real thing I noticed is the bore for the hammer is close. Not too close, but if the spring ends
were not exactly square, it might hang up a tiny bit. I really don't know what to say here, just an
observation. I did lube the bore and hammer with dry graphite to see if there's an improvement.

There's really not much more I can do right now. I'll let it set and then chrony it again. If no help then I'm going to go into the firing valve and look at the orings. They're not leaking but they could be sticking. On FX guns with the valve and hammer in the action like the Crown, Dreamline, WC etc and not like the Impact, the valve hanging up hasn't been an issue for me yet, but it's worth checking.

When I replaced the oring the reg fits into, in the action, it was hard and broke in my hands, and one of the orings on the reg adjuster was shot and deformed. So, it may point to an oring in the valve being hard/bad. That's next on my list, maybe a full rebuild.

Just a comment about the oring in the action that the reg sits in. If you let this oring get old and hard, it is really, REALLY hard to get out. It's hard to puncture and you literally have to dig a section out of it and work it out. It is a hard job. If it were me, I'd change that oring ever other year or whatever to keep it from getting hard. When they're soft, and you use good light, you can pop them right out with a long hat pin.

A tip on putting that oring back it, is insert the piston with the spring washers on it. This will keep the oring from going to much below the groove. Then it's just a matter of pusing it in place or pulling it up slightly with a curved pick. I plan on making a piece of plastic the size and shape of the piston height and tall enough to come up to the bottom of the oring groove and then it will be child's play putting it back in.

Went to local outdoor range today. 77 degrees but humid at 8:30am start time.

Shot three N50 cards with one near flag at 15 yards. 2nd flag in garage on work bench

My Taipan Vet 2 Long .22 cal with 700mm barrel is quickly becoming my favorite bench gun for 30 & 40 yard paper target shooting. It likes the JSB 20.83g, JTS 22.07g and AEA 21.9g pellets.

Wind was 1/2 to 5 mph. Pretty steady tail wind and if I was patient could get a 2 mph wind.

Shot a 240, 242 and a 244. I also managed to leave my reliable Randolph front mechanical rest home too. Big mistake, as the Accu-Tac is just not as solid as the rest. Plus, I had too much fiddling with my rear rest(s) between bulls.

Lots of photos.

MACTEN said:

My Slash .22 slug mag doesn't like .218 at all. When loaded they are consistent over the chrono but no more than the .217's
This .218 diameter is the same slug that works well in my Taipan Vet 2 .22 and Epic Two .22. Both seem to have same barrel 550 un-ckoked as this Slash.
.217's do fit well but it still remains to be seen whether they perform well.

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I'm sorry, I read this 2x. When you say the .218 is not liked by your slash, how so? You say they are as consistent as the .217

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imtrigerhapy said:

Not to contradict but when I slugged my vulcan 3 hp .30 I sent 5 slugs to corbin and they told me mine was .3055 and another member came up with the same. They ordered dies and punches for .3063. I would either slug my barrel or test fire for accuracy before investing money and time for what should be the norm. Just a heads up my vulcan was purchased last december. I would hate for someone to order and wait and get wrong product. Morale of the story all berrels can be different if you are chasing perfect dimensions I would slug every barrel. Its imposible to know when tooling gets replaced form manufactures. New tooling equals my guess a larger bore old tooling prolly undersize. Just my guess and advice. Like backbones we all have them some just better than others

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That is interesting, perhaps CZ is running a new button for boring their 30 cal barrels. Yes, slugging the barrel is the way to go. I just mentioned to marek that historically, CZ had larger diameters than what taipan had been preparing for. Especially in 25 and 30 cal.

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Absolutely stunning. Mine does not wear that Daisy branding. The wood is awesome on yours. Condition is like mine. Thanks for sharing.

Jerry w said:

Epoch scout

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Jerry w said:

Epoch scout

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Jerry w said:

Waiting for my scout epoc

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Was the gun accurate as is, if so I wouldnt of messed with it..lots of barrels have imperfections and still shoot dead nuts accurate. If my barrel is accurate I dont care if it looks like a gravel road on the inside just that it hits where its supposed to.

Info on scout epoch

Waiting for my scout epoch compact
Pros and cons

cavedweller said:

The quest continues to put the perfect scope atop my perfect airguns.... pairing them is like finding the right snack/cheese to go with the right drink.
Yesterdays greatest discovery was how well the Maven RS5 2-20x50 in Mrad, with a second focal plane works on my field target pistols.
Also the Athlon Helos lineup continues to impress, esp at it's price point!

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May I suggest a tasting?