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Thanks, brother. I can do this. I have had a number of minor maintenance and repair tasks with air rifles turn into long-term projects, hence my previous reluctance. Thanks again.

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Tired the 25.4 and even some 20gr slugs. Just doesn't shoot well. I've spent a lot of time and energy over a few years and just going to toss in the towel. Leade does look correct.

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Good stuff! You are a fortunate father.

Cheers,

J~

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JEFFPPC said:

Good glass certianly enhances your shooting enjoyment.

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i would love an S3 with the Nightforce MRAD reticle options for HFT. Oh my!
The Nightforce scopes are iwonderful in many respects 4 Nightforce scopes, 2 ATACR's and 2 NX8's.
I also have two sightron S3's 10-50x60's. but the MOA-H reticle just needs more deliniation for HFT purposes.
My 6 Athlons are super nice as well for HFT, esp at a price point of $1200.00 cheaper than a Nightforce or Sightron S3...
It's always a trade off.
When i finally arrive at the right scope on the right rifle (like wine and cheese pairing) I'll start selling off the unused scopes, not because they are inferior scopes, but because they didn't work for my eye/brain connection.

TnCnDn said:

And Penchecta...

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I ujst searched for username Penchecta on AA and there were no results

I have a model 78 that I want to get up and shooting again, is there a breakdown diagram for disassembly somewhere? Thanks

My understanding:

1. For cooling distilled water will outperform antifreeze, so only use antifreeze if your compressor will be in below freezing conditions.

2. You can use an additive, like water wetter or Rislone Hypercool which will provide additional corrosion protection and help to run even cooler. In a GX CS4 or CS4I probably only need to add a couple capfuls

elmerfudd said:

New toy day!

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The folding stock, is that something off the shelve part, or specifically made for this?

elwoodblues said:

Here's mine

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MikeVV said:

Pretty much outta the box.
Holosun sight, custom muffler.

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That’s a good looking build

ctshooter said:

As I shoot a lot indoors I tend to keep mine pressurized all the time so I can just do quick refills. I find that mine will start to leak after about 6 months. A $25 rebuild kit and good to go for another 6 months.

You just have to weigh your wants and needs. For me, it's an extremely convenient addition for air filling. I have had my two (two air tanks) since they were first available. To me it's just worth having a rebuild kit on hand - but that may not be so for others.

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Makes sense. For sure we like having the bottle charged and on hand, which is why we bought it (not cheap). It's the tinkering time we neither want nor have. We would rather buy a second one and send this one off for repair. Not impressed with its durability, but here we are, buying another one.

Good glass certianly enhances your shooting enjoyment.

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Ydunn.223 said:

Try the 1:22 twist rate barrel with heaver slugs 62 to 64 grain throw as much power to it
as you can 1020-1030 fps is best I know a couple of guys shooting that barrel its good.

Not all of those barrels are created equal and there was even a left hand and a right hand twist made.

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Thanks, That is very aggressive, probably need to change hammer weight too,

I have a Diana 45 that I bought new in the mid 80s. My ex wife had it for a couple of years. When I managed to get it back it was cocked and I suspect it was like that the whole time she had it. As far as I can tell it never lost any power and shoots great like it always has

You have coil springs in your car, right? Do they eventually collapse by constantly being under load? If your airgun spring loses power, it was trash from the beginning and should be replaced with one from a reliable source. Gun manufacturers probably buy tons of springs from the lowest bidder. I doubt these are heat treated and shotpeened.

Guess the best way to find out is to try them.

The new 8-shot repeating Redback airbow by FX has a regulator and the typical FX smart tune controls.
So the power on that one, unlike (most/all?) other dedicated airbows, can be adjusted from lower, quieter ~7fpe up to a very loud 100+fpe.

A different approach would be to use Air Venturi Air Bolts in an adjustable power, large bore air rifle. There again, the sound level can only be lowered by lowering the power level. At least the vanes on the bolts wouldn't pass through a regular moderator.

The FX Redback mentioned above uses vaneless bolts. So in theory those could be fired through a regular ~.35 cal moderator.
But the 8-shot barrel carrier on the Redback rotates a new barrel into position with each shot.

A 3" ID PVC tube fits snugly over the front of the Redback and could be used to make a simple and modestly effective shroud since there aren't any vanes on those bolts. Gogun.co has a shorter version of the FX Redback (maybe 32" long?) which shoots 12" vaneless bolts up to about 80fpe. It is more than loud enough to startle an animal on the 1st shot so I'm not sure if anyone would actually use all 8 shots in a hunting situation. Gogun markets their products for general use in firearm restricted areas. I don't know offhand if other airbow models use vaneless bolts which could be easily moderated with a simple shroud.

JP