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coastal drifter · Aug 11, 2025

technology will continue to change things however when all else fails Iron sights will never become obsolete.

Arzrover · Aug 11, 2025

6gun said:
A hand pump and a basic pcp with a small air tube would be my recommendation. No real learning curve if you zero it for her and say pump to this number and shoot it down to this number. I'd probably turn somebody to whatever the most similar thing to the benjamin discovery is being made still.

Or poison.

I absorbed your parameters, but from experience with new shooters wanting to pest, I've had the best luck with "here borrow this home built crosman based pcp gun, call me when you need ammo or air" springers pumps and co2 was always too much for them. So I come over with an scba and fill it and check the zero if they've got ammo still.

I head shot them with a 177 pcp to great effect off my friends patio. The guns I loan out get 40+ shots on a fill. All 15-18 fpe 22s. I range find where they want to shoot and then zero the gun just for that purpose.

I had considered loaning and the Disco suggestion is a good one. She is well enough off that I kind of thought she might want her own, especially with grandchildren. She's strong enough to be able to pump but I'm just not sure about the willingness to learn about pcp's and watch over it if someone else were to want to use it. The risk is quite high if topping from a bottle but should be fine if willing to pump.
No poison though ... she has a couple of dogs and there are lots of raptors, fox, javelina, etc that could be affected.
I had loaned and later sold a Crosman 114 to another friend but time between uses and it being a bulk fill created some problems. I do have another nice 114 but the bulk fill thing is complicated compared to popping in a CO2 cartridge.
I understand we can run a Disco on CO2... wonder what kind of power it would make...

Good, thoughtful suggestions ...
Bob

AlanMcD · Aug 11, 2025

OldVet said:
Well I think I found it that one
I don't own it yet , but I will a brake barrel air rifle with possibly better accuracy than a PCP Yep the Norica ZRS
"Zero Recoil System" The wood version .177 gas ram air rifle.
Perfect for me. No Compressor , or high pressure blown O rings ect just a simple rifle , and pellets for my little 15 yard back yard range. Yes it is the one no special holding technique just simple accurate rifle. It took me some time to find , but it's hands down the only one I need. Plus my Crosman full auto M1 , and , and my Zelos , and all the 14 others lol.

I really hope the Norica proves to be everything you want. But I can say that I have found and ordered "the one" several times, only to find out when it showed up and lived with it for a while that it was not quite everything I expected/imagined . . . .

coastal drifter · Aug 11, 2025

Airgun Nation said:
A modern twist on a traditional (looking) platform that exceeds expectations.

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Keeps it light weight

JungleShooter · Aug 11, 2025

Are you celebrating your airgun anniversary?

I am so thankful for this!

TODAY
8 (eight) years ago —

I started the airgun adventure!

With a $99 bottom-of-the-barrel Hatsan springer.

To enjoy it for father-son activities.

TODAY
I can't believe just how far down I have fallen into the AG rabbit hole....!

Matthias

WHEN did you started on your airgunning journey?

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DesertSilver · Aug 11, 2025

Frank in Fairfield said:
Not a Sheridan.
A Crosman but it is .20 caliber
I just rebuilt it..

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Well if we're splitting hairs here the 1 I have now was 1 of first ones Benjamin made as it's a 1978 model.

Normkel · Aug 11, 2025

I've found, to my dismay, that some pellets will shoot really well at, say 50 yards, but couldn't stay on 1/2 sheet of plywood at 75 yards.

Your post is good reminder as I should go back in my notes and see which gun(s) were showing those big differences, and run the same pellets through guns that I have acquired recently.

coastal drifter · Aug 11, 2025

make sure the liner is not backward

Ries · Aug 11, 2025

Bobbybeef said:
i have polished a few FX barrels and it makes a difference also indexing the barrel makes a world of difference also

Indexing is what I always tell people to do. If people dont index their liner the pellet or slug is going to drift to left or right, even without wind

Normkel · Aug 11, 2025

Conrod said:
Sweet! Thanks Do you remember what brand/model # the mounting rigs are?

miksatx said:
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+1 on the UTG Bugbuster. I have several of them, on: PP750, Gdtr's Cricket .22 RF, etc.

I shoot the PP750 from 8 yards (indoors) to 60 meters on metalic silhouettes so the parallax and zoom are very handy. Granddaughter was shooting the .22 rimfire Cricket out to 220 meters, illustrating the scopes are versatile.

Depending on your type of shooting and location (laws, etc.), I recommend .22 for the Bandit. My PP750 hits the silhouettes a good smack to 60 meters with 14.3 gr CPHP. We are limited to less than 500 fps or the gun is classed as a handgun which is a restricted weapon in Canada with all the legal hoops. A .22 hits harder than does a .177 at the same velocity.

I would love to shoot a higher velocity Bandit or PP750 but not happening on this side of the border.

coastal drifter · Aug 11, 2025

sekiar said:
All of my HW and Diana plus Cometa ! Charles

I have heard those Cometa are good guns

Neno_007 · Aug 11, 2025

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JimD · Aug 11, 2025

Some of the replies suggest it is not widely known that Stoeger airguns and the Notos (and Zellos) sold by Umarex are all made by Snowpeak, often abbreviated as SPA. My guess is the Scout and Notos have exactly the same regulator and other parts may also be shared. They clearly are not functionally identical but I don't think the "brand" should be considered different. Who makes the gun seems a lot more significant than who distributes it.

357cal · Aug 11, 2025

3Crows said:
I have not seen any "digital" scope at any price range that even begins to compare to a $100 optical scope from Walmart much less a precision optical scope costing several thousands. Just not going to happen, ever. .

Ok I'm calling you on your $100.00 scope 3Crows: and you will have to have proof of the scope. Mine is in the lower left corner.

MarkWE · Aug 11, 2025

*** SOLD *** Hatsan Barrage .22 Semi-Auto, shortened barrel (very compact), threaded 1/2-20, 3 magazines and fill probe, holds air, cycles great and shoots great!
$375.00 shipped where legal - PayPal Friends & Family, (if PayPal Goods and Services add $16.00 for fees), or USPS money order. Trades considered... NO breakbarrels.
Carbon Fiber tank available for an extra $75.00 see pictures.

Normkel · Aug 11, 2025

1900colt said:
It would have to be consistently updated. Even the cs4 posted here is an old model and not like the current production. I'm sure other compressors will change as well as time goes by.

That's true. I was thinking of something less detailed, just illustrating the differences between Yong Heng, Yong Heng clones, New Warrior that includes a Yong Heng-type compressor internally with better cooling and filtering. Ditto the CS-1 clones and the Vevor.

When I first got into PCP, it was a very complicated process to decide which type of compressor would be better for my use, and I went in the wrong direction.

I thought it might be worthy of some conversations as to what might be useful and to how much detail.

When I bought a used New Warrior that needed repair, I speculated that it might be a CS4 inside the case, but it turned out to be a Yong Heng clone. Ditto the Vevor and CS1- clones.

Maybe the base concept is unworkable, but on the other hand, it might spare each new person asking the same questions?

sekiar · Aug 11, 2025

All of my HW and Diana plus Cometa ! Charles

wing nut · Aug 11, 2025

Great match one shot per target was different no second chance. Weather was good and a great group of guys and gals. Good time by all.

JimD · Aug 11, 2025

Some of you may think I am a SPA fan boy. Maybe I am. But I have a P35X that has had problems the whole time I've owned it. I was gifted it by another member after he tried unsuccessfully to get it to make reasonable fpe. I quickly found the barrel port was way too small. It is a 25 and the port was 75% of a 22 bore diameter. So I drilled that out and it helped. Then I decided if that was undersized the passage from the valve to the barrel port was probably undersized too. It still did not make the power it should have either. FPE was lower than my P35-25 despite a much longer barrel and 60cc plenum. Then I made a mistake and forgot the valve is held in by a pin and applied too much force to the valve to try and get it out. I have it working now but it is making even less fpe than it did when I got it. It also puffs air back at me (I shoot from my left shoulder) despite a new O-ring in the barrel (actually two, I've replaced it twice). It also puffs air with two different barrels suggesting a problem with the pellet probe.

So it's a nice looking but weak shooting 25 at the moment. For a right hander the leaking breach O-ring would probably not be a big deal. It is not exactly unreliable and I don't think I've really helped it. But some of it's issues were poor quality control at SPA. I don't know why the original owner didn't just send it back. I like to think I can fix things but this one has issues that still elude me. But a ~25 fpe 25 caliber that gets at least 60 shots per fill is not useless. But that is after a lot of work.

But I also have 4 other SPA guns which shoot very well and have given me minimal if any trouble. I think the brand is pretty good, especially for the price, but I think my P35X experience also shows they make a dud from time to time.

joe9090 · Aug 11, 2025

Jgarret7 said:
Just curious. But why are so many listings in classifieds PP friends and family? Seems kinda sketchy. I would rather have some kind of insurance on goods and services and pay fees than FAF...

Use commen sence. If someone is selling a 2k dollar rifle and they have no feedback then it's a no brainer don't do it. But if they have alot of feedback from other well known members then you are safe 99.9% of the time

coastal drifter · Aug 11, 2025

BriarpatchMtn said:
Put Huma power tune plenum and regulator (set 150 bar) in my .25 cal Bullshark yesterday evening. H&N 30.84gn Baracuda's 796fps hammer spring all the way in. Went to range today and they don't shoot for s**t with any hammer spring setting. Obviously gun just doesn't like the pellets. Unfortunately only one's on hand at the moment. Good enough for plinking my 15yd spinner the my window though so they won't be wasted.

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is that a pellet hole in the window frame

sonnysan · Aug 11, 2025

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wing nut · Aug 11, 2025

bearbar said:
I think the shoot went well NO RAIN yea. Hopefully everyone had a good time.

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marflow 777 · Aug 11, 2025

a shroud should be in the 1 inch OD most in the past were and the should itself with the right tools is easy rear cap barrel end support and an end cap
the space between the barrel and tube are very small a 7/16 ID to 1/2 OD tube will barely fit
now were back to the breech and that is the key
you are late to the 2240 party most of the small vendors have died or disappeared
Alliance Hobby is the only big player anymore
https://alliancehobby.com/newaluminumbreech.htm
but the problem is the breech it has to be raised and there are none that i know of now
there had been some on Ebay from over seas ate very high prices but they came a went
you would want something like this, this one is in my herd

Bobbybeef · Aug 11, 2025

bchannell said:
Well, from a guy with a Crown Mk2 and, at one time, 10 or so barrels, I can tell you that some barrels just don't get it. Out of more than 10 barrels I've owned, it's only happened once. I had trouble with a barrel that would shoot "decent" then the next thing you know, it was pretty sad. Changing the spacer spacing, cleaning, etc and it still only shot reasonably well, but not good compared to all the other barrels I've had. If it were me, I'd get a different liner and try that. I might add that I had two of the exact same barrels and one was great and one was not so good. Just to give you an idea, one would shoot dime size, and often single hole groups at 33 yards, the other on it's best day ever, with it's favorite ammo would almost shoot quarter size groups at that distance. It also exhibited random fliers, which at the time I blamed on the ammo, but who knows, I don't see that behavior with any of the other barrels.

i have polished a few FX barrels and it makes a difference also indexing the barrel makes a world of difference also

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