longdog said:

Hard to believe that you’re having so much trouble with your GK1s.
I’ve had my 25 a couple of years and shoot almost daily.
Absolutely zero problems shooting 24 grain JTSs at 880fps and extremely accurate if I might add.
No jams ever!
As I mentioned in a post early on in this thread, “some people shouldn’t own a GK1”

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Is it the reading or comprehension the issue with some people? I HAVE 2 GK1’s, actually 2.5 if you count the .177 barrel/mag… but i dont recall mentioning that so. In almost every post of mine im comparing the two .. my 25 IS PERFECT with 0 issues. I just swapped the calipers and ran the 25 barrel on the 22 block and it shot great. That is where we are at now. Also ive replaced the main seals and valve o-ring in the 22 block for other issues i thought were related but were not .. not a easy task btw.
So its clear i am not just some novice that “shouldn’t own a GK1” smh
I also have a FX Pathera compact that was converted to a dynamic, 2 Avenge X’s, Fully modified Notos, and a AEA 50 cal Harpoon.
Also the guns that started my airgun addiction. Gamo arrow, Urban and 2 springers, 4 co2 pistols. No major issues with anything else but the 22 GK1 .

Well I’m glad the one guy that will defend karma to his grave loves them and has had good luck. For me and me personally having no first hand experience with karma have to go off what I read. I’ve read a pretty decent amount of negative things about particularly the eq. That is all I have to go by. Yes there are also many negative posts about FX. The difference is they have sold probably 100x more guns. Therefore, at this point in time I’m not willing to take the karma journey . The closest experience I have that relates to all of this is having owned a Skout epoch. That was a relatively new gun on the market. I personally had zero mechanical or functional issues. Now go read the last several weeks of the everything epoch/evo thread. Plethora of problems all over the place. To be honest I probably wouldn’t buy another one at this point in time even though I had a great experience . To each their own like said above it’s all opinion. Maybe karma will change my mind down the road. It’s certainly open.

Mad Dog is limited; I see no springer stocks.Sometimes Steve Corcoran will have some made up. You can try Richard Microfit Stocks, you will have to do the finishing yourself, Boyds has Maraurder Stocks.Too bad you can't get the Custom Stocks. Fajan is an old stock maker. I do not know if they are still in business. A guy up in Napa, Calif., used to make custom stocks ....Good luck, I think you may have to get the Microfit stocks and do the final work yourself...

I kinda wish my NOTOS was a .177.

Dropped, sized and tumbled a nice batch of NOE 217 30 FN BT. 200 at an average 27.40.

Jnewood said:

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Nice clear footage. Very nice.

Two TX200 lefty's , both .177 would like to get another HW77 (have .22 want .177 and IF i can get it .20 long not k )

Frank in Fairfield said:

For SF Bay Area (and others) shooters, Diablo (Bay Point) will re-kindle the 1st Sunday Silhouette Matches.
20fpe limit at the rifle distances and 12fpe limit at the pistol/low powered rifle distances.
These matches are informal and you may shoot off the bench with bags, bipods, etc.
You are not competing against anyone but yourself.
1st Sunday 8am-1pm.
$5.00 for VIP Card holders.
$10.00 for Diablo members
$15.00 for others.

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Awesome! i'll be there!

.20calguy said:

Glad to see that you've got your pictures working again.

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only computer cam and stored pictures .

My best advice is to go and have a great time. I started benchrest about 5 + years ago and the people I shoot with have become like an extended family. Everyone helps everyone at the range I shoot at. Many have a backup gun for just in case and may let you try it. Just say Yes, that might be the next gun you purchase. I have purchased 3 rifles, from club members this way. Some shooters will have extra equipment to borrow or for sale, you might get a great deal. I carry I hope everything I need or would need for a match. After a few matches you will develop a "kit" of stuff and get into the habit of bringing.
Remember everyone there has been in the same place as you, going to their first match.

Weihrauch HW100's, I had 5 at one point but now I have 3, 1 .20 and 2 .22's, sold the other 2....
and 2 Umarex Gauntlets, 1 .22 and 1 .25.

I've had three or four Crosman 1322's. Modified them, gave them away to friends and family.

I wonder if we can convince FX to make a 14 twist. Would be interesting to try.

Mike

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So I take it you're still waiting? Let us know when you get it.

HW30, R7, and Marksman Model 28 - All pretty much the same airgun and I have one of each

rc4fun said:

OK it's fixed, I wanted to wait and see if it leaked over night, all is good. Once I ignored the air drain through the 1st reg and looked for the real leak it was easy, Thanks @6gun. The E 100 o rings were bad. Strange now that it's not leaking it no longer drains air through reg #1 when the bottle is removed.

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When you have to degass with the bottle removed I recommend not firing it down to 0 but use the bleed screw on the side of the action block so you avoid over travel on your valve and potential oring damage.

Amadorshooter said:

Hello, im new here and too pcp rifles.
I just bought my first one and its a AEA 30 Bullpup 24".
Any ideas on where to start with basic tuning?
Im going to put some pellets through it today with the crony and see what I can do

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Aea stuff I'd basically just tune it down from full blast over a chrono. There's not much tuning available or needed. They just punch way above their weight and often beat themselves up. So i turned mine aea model down till it had nice manners for the entire shot cycle.

STEVEY said:

I live in MA and get great support from BIN. Great customer service.

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Have you done any tuning on the bullpup?
If so what did you do?

Long_Gun_Dallas said:

So, you basically cant import a stock from anywhere?

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Mad dog stocks Doug makes nice stocks and good guy

brian68dee said:

My go to squirrel rifle is my Avenge-X in .22, as for optics I went with a Discovery Opt 2-12x, Look up a review on it on YT, and there should be a 10% discount code in the description. As for extra magazines, they use the same mags as a Benjamin Marauder and Umarex Gauntlet 1/2, But I'd also check out qd_fox, His after market mags are better and tougher than OEM.

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What pistol would you recommend for 25-30 yards, and able to use one hand only?

PumaCarl said:

You all have pretty short memories. Recently, Ana Rose Spanagel, using an Avenge-X .25, with a factory barrel, beat all comers in a 3 card 100y benchrest match.

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A local competition with 13 participants doesn’t equate to “all comers”. She evidently has a nice shooting air rifle and is very skilled with it, but that doesn’t put the Avenger-X on the same level as the better guns. My Avenge-X is collecting dust after chasing POI shifts for months, and after adding barrel bands and harmonic stabilizers. I finally bought a better gun, gave my Notos to my grandson and took the scope from the Avenge-X to use on an air rifle with repeatability of shot placement.