airman_o said:

I love the tactical handguard. But one think I'm wondering: is the clearance from the barrel wide enough so you can properly use the m-lok slots for mounting i.e. a picatinny rail? Or is is more for the looks?
In my experience it quickly gets very tight with the m-lok screws (almost) touching the barrel, and that's not good for accuracy.

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Most of the screws that come with attachments are 12mm for m-lok . You need to get 10mm.

What did the M4 ever do to you?

Trucker3573 said:

Glad to see it working itself out. 4-5 shots isn’t bad. Neither of mine fire the first shot of the day to speed when turned on. Usually 1-2 shots. To me is what it is, no big deal. I think part of the issue is this gun is made to run to a wide range of power. Like anything made to do such a thing when you run it at either extreme end of the spectrum it probably won’t be quite as good. Yours is on the very low end of its capabilities so it most likely plays a role.

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I think I remember a post one time saying that if you run your reg 5 bar or so higher than what's requested by the rifle it helps with the first shot being better. Can't remember exactly what it was. I think it was in factory mode also.

So, you basically cant import a stock from anywhere?

My Marauder magazine didn't work well but they replaced with another quickly! Great customer service!!!

Cantona256 said:

Haha I know right?…. But im not gonna argue that one way is better over the other either. I just wanna minimize the time of flight/drop… plus I love the sound the slugs make when they come in hot

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Definitely.. I've been shooting 185gr slugs out of my .51 megalodon. They are moving over 1000 fps and you should hear how they sound coming in.

Monkyshine said:

Still figuring out AGN, it's been a while since I posted. Vid was short but I am testing my new DNT Zulus V2. Very happy with it so far. Pulling me away from all my thermal equipment.

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Great shot. What ambient IR are you using with the Zulu? Why the preference to thermal?

Yeah im getting the rattler 357 ready, and soon I will see what this bintac mcar can do.

I worked on my Notos today. It has a 500mm FX barrel, 500mm FX barrel kit, new valve, and hammer spacer from C88-Air. Also has the AR adapter kit, and Handguard from Buck-Rail.

Then I added my own little twist with a re-designed upper picatinny rail that slides over the carbon fiber shroud, and clamps the barrel shroud and bottle together. I added a lower picatinny rail so I could mount a bi-pod on the front. I also incorporated two Mlok slots for accessories. I put a Sling mount on one side, but im not sure what I will put on the otherside. Still light as a feather, but with a pi-bod now.

Still working on odds and ends with my Zelos. Started a few new designs for my Karma, and planning a few parts for the Barra 250z stock that will hopefully show up next week.

I had my levels checked just to be sure. My primary didn’t want to do the test but I insisted. After 2 years of heavy indoor shooting … nominal levels. No heavy metal contamination

I’m sure most all of us are fine

Ezana4CE said:

@vmaxpro How is the weight distribution when shooting offhand? Overall is it slightly heavier now? Mine loves the 34 grainers too. Did you build the custom valve? Nice porting work. 1080 fps is humming those pellets!! Which reg are you running? What is it set at? The way that the gun is constructed it shouldn’t affect your existing reg.

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I dropped the reg down to 140 bar. Its an aea external reg. The factory huma isnt being used. The power is coming from the new plenum and 27.5” barrel. Its certainly heavier! But it does balance well. Im 6’5” 245lbs I better be able to handle it lol. Its easily capable of 100ftlbs but I really wanted a pellet shooter Ive got enough slug guns.

Treefrog said:

I got that info from Yelp!. I've never visited his new shop. Perhaps he hung on to his old number.

Cheers,

J~

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I was somehow able to initially contact him through email from an old post on the forums. It took a few days for him to respond and initially, my email bounced back saying his inbox was full, but it automatically resent it twice before he responded. When he did, he gave me the number I listed and after we talked, he said he prefers texting and gave the address I listed so I could ship my rifle to him.

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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Don.Chipmunk-slayer said:

Odd, that's the number he gave me and I've been using to contact him and the zip code you gave is different from the one I used to ship my rifle to him

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I got that info from Yelp!. I've never visited his new shop. Perhaps he hung on to his old number.

Cheers,

J~

I installed the super tune kit from Hajimoto's on my Ux SL22. Hopefully my shot count goes up, and a little bit more consistent on the fps,

DonEnzone said:

As excited as I am for Slash, something just feels "off" about the whole deal. The delays, the .30 cal version being pushed back, the fact that Taipan suddenly turned off the comments on their recent videos, the stories I've heard about cycling issues on some rifles... etc.

It's also a bit strange how few videos of it exist on Youtube. Usually these airgun channels are jumping at the opportunity to be the first to review a new high-end rifle. I keep hearing that "reviews are coming very soon", and then weeks go by without hearing anything. So far, Nate is the only 3rd party who has a review up.

I'm starting to suspect that some kind of design flaw slipped through, and Taipan are trying to save face. They recently posted a video on how to fix the cycling issues, and from what I understand they had to add a new adjustment screw to the receiver so you can fix the indexing issue. If they had to call back some of their stock to add that new adjustment screw, fine... mistakes happen. But I don't understand why they can't just be transparent about all this.

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I’m not sure and haven’t heard or seen any discussion on issues besides the cycling, when using different weight slugs/pellets. I do like how the video shows how simplistic it is to adjust the index as well as to adjusting the regulator for more or less power.
So is it, as you seem to know, an issue? Can you point me in the right direction so I can see the problems you mentioned?
And as far as pushing a specific caliber back is not concerning to me as we have seen more than one manufacturer state a release date to have the rifle released a year later. Time will tell if there are more problems but the quick release of videos from Taipan giving direction shows concern and not trying to hide that different weights can cause indexing issues.
I also don’t put any weight on reviews because they are done by individuals who have different wants, needs and expectations. Yes, I may watch some of the videos but it is more to see how the rifle functions. Example being, I heard the rifle was quiet and extremely backyard friendly; whose backyard and quiet is subjective.
Once I setup the rifle and started to shoot is when I knew it was extremely quiet and also accurate to my standard.
I definitely appreciate the additional information and would love to see your sources for the issues you stated.

CoyoteGod said:

Been hunting coyote for 20 years and last 5 with airguns occasionally, and air is my least picked choice. Only use it if I am close to town, need silence and going for specific distances. my 30 is set up for over 100fpe and it still most of the time has the target hit the third gear before the crash. Oh they do crash but it’s a pain. Some drop right away from head shots or good body shot but not the exception. Want drop in their tracks you need powder. My 22mag does the trick many times for fun, but bigger leaves no doubt. @Vetmx is 100% right. Airguns have limits, is what it is. Would like to see how a Mora 357 with 145 griffin would do though

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With head shots?

The thing I worry about is what tariffs will do to the prices of even non-Chinese rifles, the materials they use also comes from countries subject to tariffs. The hobby is expensive enough already.

I think the rules are fine. I am in the same position, but I'd say just join in a discussion or two. There are plenty of topics, and 10 days will pass faster than you think. From what I can see, there are very few classified that require you to jump on it instantly or it'll get away.

gendoc said:

they jam my crown mkII compact hunter and i cant have that !!

got a couple maples and they work just as good as my 2 FX mags.

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Definitely not

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”