AlanMcD said:

I don't have experience to answer what you are asking, but I wanted to point out that one should not focus on the duration it takes to do something that you might only do once every 5 years or even less often (like filling a 6.8L tank from empty), and more on how long you might have to run it every week (or however often you'd need to) in order to meet your shooting needs. I think you'll find the difference in compressors is not really that noticeable when you think that way - something like a 10 minute run vs. a 14 minute run; I mean does it even matter at that point . . .

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Ratzy said:

45 years as an Engineer in Silicon Valley, I've seen a couple technological shifts.

But for digital to replace glass currently requires replacing the mk1 eyeball or direct neural interface.

You would have to pack as close to as many pixels in a scope display as the 120,000,000 cones and rods in each eye.

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L.Leon said:

Do you have to remove the moderator to fit it in the pack? Looks like a nice, inconspicuous way to transport the Pathfinder afield… Just finished a plinking session with mine.

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OldVet said:

Sounds like you like Hatsan a lot do you know them personally.? Do you work for them. Did you read Bramezy's reply. I'm trying to help people learn here. That's fine if you don't like that.
Leave me alone ok I'm tired of you defending Hatsan , and you banging head against me .

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thomasair said:

Yes, 50 meters. Basically 55 yards.

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NAProf said:

Tom,
The reason I know that Crown likes the 4.52's better than the 4.54's is because of the extensive pellet testing I did right after I bought that rifle.

I shot 10 30-yd Challenge cards using pellets randomly chosen from three different tins of FX 13.4 gr pellets purchased from three different vendors (not on purpose - I was shopping around for the best deal). I weighed and measured the head of each pellet and put them in a 100 shot tray (numbered) so I could keep track of them. I then shot them with an SSL each at a single bull on the card, recording the velocity (kept the same tune). After shooting the whole card I would measure the POI of each shot and record. This gave me a ton of data to sort through and to simulate selecting only a certain head size or weight and see what my score would have been.
My conclusion was, for this rifle, there was a slight increase in the average score and a slightly smaller variation in score when I only selected the 4.52's (no matter the weight or velocity). I scored the target our usual way but also looked at vertical dispersion only (to try and eliminate wind as a variable). The 4.52's had a slightly smaller vertical dispersion also. To be honest, this didn't pass the statistical significance test at 95% confidence, but it was close.
This same thing did not happen in my other Crown with either .177 or .22 pellets. I found almost no difference (statistically not close at 95%) from sorting in any way. That was also true with my now long gone .177 Brocock Sniper and .22 and .25 FX King.

My current batch of FX 13.4 gr trash cans from Utah Airguns came with a sticker on the back saying it was 4.52. I have a Pellet Gager set (4.53, 4.52, and 4.51) that lets me check 48 pellets at a time. I use that to see if the first tin in the group gives me good results, then just pull randomly. For FT, I put then in a pellet tray I 3d printed with the skirts up so I can do a visual check to make sure none are badly damaged.

It is amazing what you can do with evenings when you don't watch TV and you are not grading homework, lab reports or tests!

Cheers,
Greg

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jps2486 said:

You are still limited to 20 fpe regardless of the power capabilities of your rifle. If you use 13.4 gr pellets, you are limited to 805 fps. 10.3 or 8.4 a lot higher with flatter trajectory. It’s a matter of choice depending on your rifle and your marksmanship skills. Besides, who cares as long as the target falls?

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uncdav said:

If it's like the elf she will be built like a brick outhouse.

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• Saturday & Sunday – 15 lane 30 target 60 shot rifle FT match
  • Upper Pond Course (Gate B) Saturday
    • Need help taking down the course after the last person is done shooting.
  • Clubhouse Course (Gate A) Sunday
• Practice both days will be at the clubhouse practice range.

Vetmx said:

Do you know this guy personally? Do you know the whole story? It’s very tricky to take sides on the internet. People generally only tell or show you part of the story. Ratzy has them on speed dial and Hatsan is outperforming FX-USA when that warehouse was running. So?

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Dead-On said:

So I gave the filter a try. It would seem you cannot filter just air guns only. You have to pick one of 22 categories. And you can only pick one category. There are four categories for "airguns".

PCP rifle
PCP pistol
Traditional rifle
Traditional pistol

To do just a search for air guns, I would have to do 4 separate searches. Four separate categories. It would be wonderful if you could pick more than one category, but I was unable to do so.

In addition the results are not chronological, regardless of the ascending or descending option.

Sometimes simple is easy.

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