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Stock in letting.

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you could probably do that but you might also perhaps consider specialized tools that aren't very expensive. even without a router table per se it can be done with a small hand router using a round-bottomed carbide router bit

or https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/gun-tools/stock-tools/scrapers/

or http://gunlinetools.com/product/barrel-bedder-jr/
here's a used one on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/357355302255?_skw=wood+inletting+barrel+channel+tool&itmmeta=01K1H8DZ4EXDW696HEN97PXKMP&hash=item5334092d6f:g:YBMAAeSwy0FohERL&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1cPYMBpgypRiRazoAhxxWyfhjpzdSpoBcjwsNtP3rJPjzwY3OAX/HmYF76cC9ODlYw4+XuQCbnCAOFRipHqTZM7npjPVfvSq8aYP1B7hRMao05mUxzAYAs4Kh+QP76fSNLlF8RwjN8ZDObc62gBJRdcUZ/bi+9OL1uPuYuMEh8jVARgvgP2RKKefcbRmEnb36d5QIEbu9GiaaFx8d19h0CZBTMru7L0VX90G+yBIh4aEV2fm993K9Gq5yjyejoofClaJW4cVKuz4lGBmyLPgX1N|tkp:Bk9SR6zyt6iMZg

i've even glued sand paper to a wooden rod or sandpaper wrapped around an appropriately sized automotive socket

they all work
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AEA  No more challenger standard????

lonedave
I’ve heard that too and all the shops I’ve tried were out of most if not all calibers. I managed to get one of or maybe the last one Fox Air Power had this last March. Mine is a standard stock 24” in .357. I agree that it is really a “good bang for the buck” gun. Mine shoots a couple of NOE mold cast slugs pretty well, but it really shoots the FX Hybrids. They group really well at 100 yards and leave the muzzle at 1120 fps! My maximum fpe is in the low 230’s with the heavier slugs. So far I’ve had 0 issues with mine and I think they’re missing the boat if they have discontinued the line. They’re still not light (mine was 8.4# out of the box), but it’s still only 9.5# scoped. I wish they really were the 6.9# as advertised, but I kind of knew that before I bought it.
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Skout  Everything Skout EVO and Epoch

Tricky-Dicky
MSR Workshop said:
So enlarging the poppet head causes the valve to close a little faster what causes it to refill the Plenum faster? Or is that just depending on the air path from a bottle?
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My understanding is that the tiny hole in the poppet valve is the feedback pressure/volume for the closing of the spool valve so the larger the hole the quicker the valve will close and so reducing the valve dwell which in turn should reduce the amount of air used due to the quicker closing so less air escapes, hence Mr Motorheads need to increase the HP reg pressure to compensate, it's the HP reg that controls the available pressure for the spool valve plenum.
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DEW POINT

Troy Bakel
I have completed 7 Night Precision Benchrest shoots with the last 5 shoots starting above dew point then falling to/below dew point.

Equipment:

Rifle: <12FPE, 0.177, Piatt tuned Thomas BR
Rest: PQP Lite with roller top
Target: 2013 to 2021 ERABSF 25 Meter set at 82'
Vane: anemoscope with VHS tape telltale

Observations:

1. Foulers and sighters are shot at 2030 with temperature at 90+°F : and above dew point. POA-POI & Dispersion have been normal - wind has been very, very , lite on these hot evenings which is why I have been using VHS Tape as a telltale.

2. Record shots begin shortly after 2100 when target Illumination becomes effective.

3. As the air temperature drops the telltale will just hang as the air goes still.

4. When the dew point is reached the telltale will begin to vibrate, first at its bottom "free" tip then slowly along its whole length. I think this is caused by the latent heat of condensation rising from the grass as the water vapor condenses into dew.

5. When the telltale is vibrating along its full length the pellets start to form vapor trails on their way to the target. Once the vapor trails begin, my 10's go way, way, soft and my 9's go way hard. The pellet hits will move around the 9 ring in both clockwise and counter clockwise directions. This will continue until the air starts moving enough to raise the telltale.

Is what I observe due to Diabolo External Ballistics in vapor saturated air along with thermal gradients created by the latent heat of condensation rising up through the super saturated air column?

Or just another LSD Flashback?!?
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Marginal gains and barrel/projectile choice

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Aimright said:
It would be interesting to see how the 13.4’s compare in your two .177 barrels. Several of the long time members in our FT club (you know them all Cole) swear by the 13.4’s and tell me the higher bc’s are superior enough to warrant their use over the 10.3’s. My BRK Sniper has always shot the 10.3’s accurately and I always felt the higher FPS would be more forgiving of my ranging errors, so I have never bothered giving the 13.4’s a real try. More recently in swapping a .177 LW barrel (factory LW barrel from Crosman) into a Marauder that I built for the grandkids to shoot in FT, I found that the 13.4’s shoot with so much greater accuracy over the 10.3’s that it was not even close. Maybe I should revisit using the 13.4s with my Sniper 🤔
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Might be worth giving them a try. Won't know unless you do.

This last week's project has been a doozy. Lots and lots of fiddling and tinkering and testing and comparing, etc. This wind drift experiment was a bit of a side project to the real one. While my particular slow twist poly is, as I say, "magic" with 10.34s, both in precision and resistance to wind drift, that sure doesn't mean all of them are. Two of the slow twist polygonal barrels I was messing with in the last few days were absolutely inferior to a good ole fashioned standard twist rate, 12 land and groove.

As for how my magic slow poly does AGAINST the 13.4s...well I've won plenty of matches with the 10.34s when other guys in the same class were shooting the 13.4s. Ultimately I feel like it comes down to what your particular gun/barrel shoots best. Flyers will ruin you, regardless of pellet weight or rifling profiles. If you've got multiple really good guns/barrels that don't throw flyers, then comes the experiment of which one of what you have available to you is THE BEST. For me, it's the 1:36 poly with 10.34s. For sub20 fpe, its my most accurate and precise, AND most importantly, the most resistant to wind drift.
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HW/Weihrauch  Lost….But not forgotten

Hobbyman2007
Am I getting this straight. You ordered rifles from AoA , had them shipped to Airgun archery fun for import reasons . Then Wes shipped them to you? If that’s right , I had no idea this was even possible . I’ve looked at many a good deal on the AoA website and thought too bad there was no way to get one up here to Canada.


Oh ya. That’s got to be the nicest HW95 I’ve seen. Very nice collection you’ve got going.
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Are glass optics becoming obsolete?

357cal
JungleShooter said:
➊ One of the current drawbacks of digital scopes is the lack of rapid adjustment of elevation and windage.
Sure, it's not problema if you have one with a range finder, or if you want to use holdover. But I'm a die-hard dialer, so... — gimme some turrets!
➠ This would be a very easy fix.


➋ Another current drawback for me is the long time it takes to power up the unit. For rapid shots when stalking this is just too slow.
➠ But no doubt, this will improve drastically soon.


➌ I expect that these 2 hurdles to digital replacing glass will be overcome soon.
However, hurdle number 3 is the image quality for long range shots and for seeing small kill zones.
And that's a much bigger technological challenge, and one that might take a whoooole lot longer to overcome.

➠ I will continue to trust in glass, all the while using digital when needed.
Glass at least has no malfunctioning or discontinued apps. 😉

Matthias
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“I’m a die-hard dialer—gimme some turrets!”
As far as distance with a digital scope, if you're shooting a pcp you will never run out of scope or as you say:
image quality for long range shots and for seeing small kill zones.
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Totally get it. Dialing’s tactile, precise, and muscle-memory fast for experienced shooters. But in dynamic setups:

  • Most digital platforms allow precise holdover with real-time ballistic overlays.
  • Paired with a laser rangefinder, you’re already on target before any turret twist.
  • As for lacking tactile feedback? Easy fix—some units now emulate turret adjustments digitally, and physical hybrid controls are coming.
🔧 Glass might win for mechanical satisfaction, but digital wins when speed and adaptation matter.


➋ Slow Power-Up Time​

🗣 “For rapid shots when stalking, it’s just too slow.”

Fair. Earlier units were sluggish to boot. But newer optics—especially those geared for hunting—have:

  • Fast-boot modes
  • Sleep timers with instant wake
  • Remote activation via e-caller or wrist toggles
⚡ This isn’t a hardware limit—it’s a firmware tweak. And yeah, it’s already improving with every release.


➌ Image Quality at Long Range​

🗣 “Glass still beats digital for spotting small kill zones.”

Right now? That’s true. Edge clarity, color fidelity, and definition in digital scopes can’t yet match a $2k+ Schmidt & Bender or Nightforce lens stack.

But:

  • Many IR-capable digitals aren’t built for long-range glass-level clarity—they’re designed for low-light engagement, tracking, and threat ID.
  • Glass scopes struggle in total darkness, fog, or thermal contrast zones—where digital thrives.
  • And digital zoom + high-res sensors are improving fast.
🔍 This is the real race: image fidelity vs. adaptive visibility. Both have their zone.


🧠 Field Takeaway​

Glass offers fail-proof simplicity, pristine optics, and tactile control—no argument there. But digital gives:

  • Faster multi-target acquisition
  • Ballistic auto-compensation
  • Seamless transitions across light and distance
📦 In a blind, with IR, thermals, and multitasking under pressure, digital wins me time. Glass wins me stillness.

Why not use both? Just don’t tell me turret dialing beats real-time ballistic overlays for pure speed. Let’s keep it honest—and field-tested.
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Skout  Everything Skout EVO and Epoch

MSR Workshop
Motorhead said:
From May 0f 2013 ... ( Quoted ) from an early tuning post over 2 years ago.
* BTW have sense in .22 cal opened vent a tad more and muzzle report is quieter, ES values tighter.
* Using SAE spec Wire Drills from a 60-80 size set. You may have metric wire drill sets as well in the UK

Next mod a few weeks later was too open up the bleed hole on poppets head by @ 10% This was taking the existing .035" hole up .002" to .037"
Doing the math on AREA it only took .002" adding the @ 10%
Reason here was to get a tad faster fill on backside of spool valve piston speeding up the closing cycle just a tad & figured all things relative @ ( 10% )
* This mod cost me just a tad in power/speed requiring @ 35-40 psi more pressure for equal power ... Very minor IMO
Tad bump on reg to @ 1250 from a previous 1200+ and muzzle report is quieter again .... YEA WE'RE SAVING AIR !!! while rifles sounding a lot snappier.
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