puddleglum said:

@Elgreco I am considering this scope for my Taipan .25 compact for squirrel/rabbit/(maybe one day iguana?) hunting. From your pictures, it looks like the reticle isn't extremely fine, which is what I am looking for: want a reticle I can pick out easily, since it won't be used at particularly long ranges.

Is that your experience, is the reticle pretty easy to pick out, not super fine?

Thank you,
-pg

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It’s not super fine for me; Bushnell’s MOA Deploy reticle is finer.

Got the old model 4-12 and the 2-7 IR glass-etched Hawkes.

Moreover, it’s a mildot, so those dots should give you bigger and more visible reference points unlike the AMX.

Thats the way to do it...scoped and iron, quick to grab other gun!

Modski66 said:

Saw this in a cabinet at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford last week.

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Also saw the very cool Masters of the Air collection of American aircraft.

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And a few Spitfires...

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And THAT’s the Luger I’d like to see made as a pellet gun!

Marker said:

Hi it’s marker…correct me if I am wrong…but this is what I heard…that if you are going to store a Co2 gun for a lengthy period…that you should keep it under pressure to keep the O-rings healthy

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Used to think that way but I just had to strip the gun completely down to get a stuck C02 cart out.
A couple pumps in a pumper is good to keep the orings tight may be a good thing but as for C02, the only seal is the seal from cart to valve. (This gun anyways) and I would have been better off dumping and removing the cart.
The seal was bone dry and hard, I had to replace it.

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Genob said:

Yes it is a rifle scope. I only put it on to mockup and see if a pp750 rear scope dove tail would work. I end up using a fixed 4X scope with parallax adjustment down to 5 yards, it has 7-9'' eye relief, so a Taco hold is required.

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exactly what is the scope i have been looking and asking for a few years for a scope like this .
Stan in Ky . OOPS short eye relief .

Indeed there is a Vantage IR 2-7x32 AO with a Mil Dot; model number 14211.

The second paragraph in your initial post is where I became unclear of what model Hawke 2-7x32 you were referring to as you simply stated “ How is the Mil Dot reticle on the Vantage 2-7 X32”?

You asked a question and I answered it to the best of my knowledge and previous experience. Wire reticles are notorious for being wider than glass etched reticles. Fifty-five years of looking through telescopic rifle sights has me convinced.

Have a wonderful day

Vetmx said:

If you are actually part of this community and use the classifieds like the way it was intended, you recognize names of sellers and feel comfortable with however the transaction moves forward. If you chose to get the minimum posts and use the classifieds as your airgun Craigslist, good luck. You might get cleaned out. Or just have someone plain old not willing to sell to you.

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Point taken. I've read the forum for years just don't post much. I'm trying to participate more, contribute anything I can, and maybe snag a deal on a compact 22.

Genob said:

Being an ex-aircraft mechanic from the USN, if you ever get to listen a Merlin V12 in a P51 Mustang up close, that Sir is music to my ears. Far better than the drone of a turbojet engine.

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I used to work at the factory in Nottinghamshire where the first four P51 prototypes were built, I am also very fond of the sound of Merlin and Griffon engines, makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck...

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Welcome to AGN!

This is a tough one because the strength limitation also probably rules out a breakbarrel. If you can ask around and find someone that owns one you can try, that would be good. I don’t know if a big box store (Walmart, Bass Pro, etc) would go for it but you could ask.

A PCP would be best but the cost and learning curve may be more than you are interested in investing.

I’m not much of a fan of CO2 for squirrels, but if you can keep the shots inside of 20 yards or so and practice enough to hit the brain or heart/lung area, it will get the job done.

Lastly, regarding the safety aspect, plan to set up a simple backstop of some kind. Plywood, cinder blocks, firewood, or similar. Because if the pellet is moving fast enough to kill a squirrel, it’s moving fast enough to deflect into a neighbor’s yard and do damage.

@Elgreco I am considering this scope for my Taipan .25 compact for squirrel/rabbit/(maybe one day iguana?) hunting. From your pictures, it looks like the reticle isn't extremely fine, which is what I am looking for: want a reticle I can pick out easily, since it won't be used at particularly long ranges.

Is that your experience, is the reticle pretty easy to pick out, not super fine?

Thank you,
-pg

Fiammata said:

Hello, what small airgun would you recommend for front yard squirrel hunting? I have nuisance squirrels that have refused to get in the traps since last September, and now the nerve of them, they are courting to reproduce in my front yard! No, thank you! I need something that can finally end the squirrels, but won't ricochet into the neighbors' yards across the street if I miss.

My trap has been a Squirrelinator, with peanut butter, sunflower seeds, various fruits sometimes, etc. why won't they GET IN...

Also, I don't have very strong wrists, so I might avoid the pump action ones. But it's not like I'll be using a whole canister at a time, and those can get pretty expensive if just firing a few shots and then the rest of it leaks out from non-use. I don't know much about these things... and could use some advice.

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a pistol like PP750 with a hand pump and a stock (making it into a short rifle ) would do the trick and not be much money. The big question is neighbors ? how large is your front lawn ? Sound will be a problem .
The biggest thing might be the law (where are you ?) most towns / city have laws prohibiting shooting .

Dstrac said:

Yes the other day 52 grain aea slugs were shooting great but i was having issues with my sand bag being too small. So i ordered a new one and went back out today. Im not on a solid bench on flat ground at a range. Considering my conditions its a great grouping. There was some wind. I'm on a portable plastic Caldwell table, that has movement. Set up on unlevel ground in soft sand shooting uphill. At a pit in the woods that has truck and dirt bike tire ruts everywhere. Its not zeroed yet. I'm not a professional shooter. It's balancing on a camera tripod and a sand bag i just got yesterday. It's an extremely accurate and well made gun for the price. That's just my opinion

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I'm going to have to copy/paste all those excuses reasons for my groups as well. Add in "pellets straight out of the tin" too.

Having both, I don't think there is a "quality" difference. If you consider the titanium tank versus the cf tank, that is a difference, but I can't say that I have had a quality issue with any of my CF guns. My Epic is exceptionally well made. The tuning is much easier on the Epic and even with the new ones (EVOL) with the external reg adjuster, you still have to take it apart to adjust the hammer spring tension where I can adjust mine on the back with my fingers (Epic is a balanced valve so HST is not as critical). The whole frame is CNC milled. The trigger is fantastic and easily adjustable and is very close to as good as my Taipans. The AAA triggers are also exceptional and I can't say that one is better than the other as both are excellent.

WhenI bought my first EVOL, I tried to email AAA and did get a response one time and never again for any other emails I sent. I now just go back to AoA or Derrick Wall when I have a question or a problem I can't fix myself.

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10-4. Yeah as long as you’re fine with the trial and error nature of it, there’s nothing to it but to put in the effort.

If you’re lucky, the stack already has a couple of shims that you can experiment with removing. Otherwise you’ll have to remove a washer or a nested pair—meaning ) or ))— and then shim back up.

If you get into it and can’t quite decide how to attack it, report back with the current stack and I’ll see if I can get you pointed in the right direction.

For me it'd come down to general quality and CS. The CS wasn't great with the EVOL I had and there were "issues". If the quality was slightly less on the E2, and it still ran okay, but the CS was better/could be counted on for a quick solution, then I'd go for the E2.

I didn't buy 'edit that AAA' and not sure ever will, so.....