Genob said:

Hats off to you guys that can still shot all positions. Too many birthdays and broken bones have caught up with me, I now shot from a bench with my coffee next to me, lol. The mind is still young thou. I have 3 78's and 1 79. I will be shooting this shortly. Enjoy you day guys, Grand kids coming here later and will have fun.

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Ezana4CE said:

@Dstrac Is this a gun that you have that you purchased and intend to only shoot slugs through moving forward?

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MDriskill said:

A few random notes:

+ Walther never made a recoilless springer (though the LGV is so heavy it comes close). They went straight to a single-stroke pneumatic action with the legendary LGR sidelever in 1974...a rifle so good, they ended up shrinking the UIT 10M target!

+ With all the Walther LG 53 / LG 55 / LGV / LGV Spezial line, perhaps the trickiest part of a rebuild is the auto sliding safety which is kinda like one of those Chinese wire puzzles! Another odd touch is the stock-mounted spring which holds the cocking link in place; on the 55 it's a coil spring so tiny you might miss it, but a sturdier leaf type on the LGV.

+ The LGV's big change was the superb smooth breech locking lever, which enabled use of a heavier barrel sleeve. It says a lot about its quality to note that it was introduced - and apparently sold well - in 1968; a few years after FWB, Diana, and Anschutz all had recoilless rifles on the market.

+ The LGV series traded the hand checkering of earlier models for stippling, but to me the lovely rounded "Olympia" stock is the most elegantly styled and ergonomically perfect ever on a match rifle. It's my favorite Walther.

+ Walther made changes so often that it's hard to distinguish models just by looking: The early LGV had the "Olympia" stock, but later went to the more squared up "UIT" stock. The LGV Spezial continued the UIT wood, but later went to a deeper stock, and a heavier action with milled scope grooves instead of the welded rail. In other words...an early Spezial looks more like a late LGV, than it does a late Spezial!

+ The double counter-wound mainspring and some trigger mods were the Spezial's distinguishing changes. The length, diameter, and wire size of the spring are identical to that in the FWB 300S.

+ These all use 25mm piston seals. I rebuilt both my LGV's with Weihrauch seals on steel adapters and they work perfectly.

+ Photo top to bottom: LG 55T, early LGV Olympia, early LGV Spezial. All three have a 15mm diameter barrel; the 55 wears a 19mm sleeve, and the LGV's a massive 23.5mm one. Note the different diopter sights: well-known rounded pattern on the 55; upgrade steel one on the LGVO; later alloy model on the LGVS.


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bubbahotep said:

5.5" target is too risky, added 1/2" backstop for indoor 4 fpe SP500 pistol. Used rubber feet and picture frame wire for hanging.

$20 for pellet trap on amazon 5.5" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CG56B6S
$15 for 2x2' birch plywood at lowes
$3 for ace hardware rubber screw in bumpers
$1 for 4x ace hardware #8x1/2" screws and one #8x1".
$7 for picture frame wire and hanger set at walmart grocery store
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$46

edit: rubber bumpers are on backside at 4 corners to avoid scuffing wall. Wire is hand wrapped around two #8x 1/2" screws in the back and around itself. Longer screw is so I can tilt it down towards me since I have it 8 feet up.

These 5.5" pellet trap cardstock targets are pretty cheap, about 10 cents or less each and made of nice cardstock, got 50 free ones for a $20 target. You can stuff about 10 in there before having to remove some and having old ones in there helps keep pellets contained. One or two microfiber rags muffle it completely.



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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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SilentSquirrel said:

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

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Ezana4CE said:

I have somewhat of a fascination with slug guns. As a hunter I can't see myself always using slugs because pellets are more practical for small to medium sized animals. I mainly reserve slugs for larger animals like hog and deer. I also don't shoot at distances more than 65-75 yards often so I don't have a need for the higher BC projectile like guys shooting 100-200 yards. However, I like experimenting with slugs. I also like reading about prairie dog and groundhog hunters lobbing slugs out there and knocking out their targets from way out there. I'd like to set up a dedicated small-bore slug gun one day. Until I do I'll settle for reading about yours.

If you are a slug shooter, let's see your gun(s). Let us know if this is a custom build, out of the box gun, second-hand, tricked-out, one off slugger, or a work in progress. Don't forget to upload those slug gun photos. I'm not talking about your pellet/slash slug shooter, but an airgun set up with a dedicated slug barrel is ok to share. Also maybe tell us a little about your slugs. Are you casting, swaging, or buying your slugs? If you get them for free don't brag about it here if you aren't giving out samples (j/k). So if you're slugged out and about that slug life let's see those PCP slug guns!!

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gos’n said:

Hello to all!
Been out of air guns for at least 25 years.
I’ve got a Blue Streak that I’m replacing the seals on. Also an RX1 that’s been sitting in my son’s safe forever. He’s sending it to Airgunwerks to have it made functional again. It will then be forwarded to me.
Excited to get back into it!
I shoot skeet,410 mostly and rimfire benchrest also.

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Cantona256 said:

What mounting plate is that?

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Strelac said:

Oh yes sorry, it’s on your Katran
It’s so thin that I can’t even see a difference between the bottle’s and the clamp’s diameters.
Thank you for info, I’ll definitely look into that ST clamp.
Stay sharp,
S.

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ChickenDumpling said:

Seeing what the AN forum members with the Katran Compact .22 are using for moderators. Will be running 14 to 15 grain pellets in general. I did contact UA to see what they recommend as Katran sellers. Majority of the shooting takes place around 30 yards or less. What are you running for a moderator?

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OldVet said:

I could not,go out,today , and shoot we got an excessive heat warning here in Tucson Arizona that will be on until Monday.
I had 4 heat strokes , so far Dr. Said NO MORE. .

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Ultralight said:

I see. Wow, 4 hours just to burn the checker areas and the base of the grip. It sure looks nice. I would tempted to just use a dark gray translucent dye/pigment...LOL! ANd what finish to make it darker and slightly shiny?

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Wilsoncreek said:

Newbie to the Airgun world. Been an avid hunter/shooter all my life but never owned a quality air rifle. Time to remedy that. Just joined this forum and have to say the information on here is staggering. I see hours of research in my future!

So far I think I’m headed for a PCP bullpup. Budget will be $1K-ish. Mostly target shooting and some backyard pest control. Would like something that will shoot well out of the box but could eventually be improved with some light tinkering….because I just can’t help myself.

I’ve started reading other discussions and posts but if there is any advice to shorten the search I would appreciate it.

Thnx

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