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marflow 777 · Apr 22, 2025

well i will side with Steve on this and the why is this only if you can't do the work
the rifle has been sitting for a long time and the everything needs to be cleaned
the rust color on the breech seal makes me wonder what the breech cone looks like

now my opinion on all old target rifle
a rifle like a FWB 300 or a Diana 75 you need to know the history of the rifle and that means when it was last rebuilt and if those facts cannot be give the rifle is worth the price minus the service and shipping to the service
now in this case the new owner might be able to do the work but just the question of how to remove the breech seal says maybe not
the goal is to not go underwater when buying old used guns

CRSS1 · Apr 22, 2025

Peashooter said:
Most CCTV cameras have motion detection, the problem is they will sense every little motion most often, so imperative to not have a too wide field of view.
top down view preferred as then nothing in the background.
Modern CCTV cameras also have AI and so if turned on will only alert to human or vehicle shaped motion, but sadly no rat profiles in those.

The Dahua camera on my parked car dont care for cats most birds and whatever little critters, but two magpies nesting in a tree in the back yard, they always come up as human movement detected.

At my friends place we also have one of his CCTV cameras on the place where we bait for mice and rats, but the motion detection are his two rottweilers and of course ourself too, the playback screen are right behind / above his PC monitor.

Try the Amcrest WiFi 4MP camera on Amazon. You can connect to it directly. Hook up 12 VDC power,and a SDcard for play back. They pick up motion from most smaller creatures.

dgeesaman · Apr 22, 2025

A 5/8” or 16mm barrel with a 1mm CF wrap is amply stiff and all you can fit in a RAW.

Making an asymmetrical profile barrel just because it looks more beefy - I would want nothing to do with that, personally.

jkingrph · Apr 22, 2025

markhooper said:
I don't know the answer..I personally clean the barrel with the next shot unless I have issues then clean and just shoot some more..
I think this polishing barrel, frequent cleaning, special lines, washing pellets and all that is too much.. course I'm not into tuning either, just shoot out of the box..
Mark

I agree, I am not into this to win competitons, or awards, just simpy to have fun.

Quartermoa · Apr 22, 2025

Original owner of a black FX Impact M2 in .25 caliber with a 700mm barrel. I bought this from Utah Air guns in April of 2020 and haven't shot it since mid 2021. It is still charged where I last filled it as I know you don't want these to be left empty for storage. It has never been dropped, no scratches and I have had no issues with it. It came tuned from Utah Air Guns to shoot .25cal 25.39g JSB pellets at 900FPS. I rarely changed the power wheel and made no adjustments to anything else. The scope was properly torqued so the receiver would not be damaged. It shot rag holes all day at 50 meters and is exceptionally clean. Please ask any questions you want. Asking $1450 shipped to the lower 48 local laws pending. Prefer Paypal F&F. If you are in the Northern IL area I can also meet face to face. Not looking for any trades.

Nofilters · Apr 22, 2025

That is something we have to discuss in the meeting. I would like to have some night matches at least one next month, but I really need to see some turnout for it because the range is kind of getting on my case about not having enough people and there’s not supposed to be any matches at night so there’s that as well but we can talk about it at the shooters meeting. Hopefully Bobby and Sandy will come.

dlh2 · Apr 22, 2025

I'm surprised Gamo doesn't offer a military style, tactical chassis on any of their guns. Keep in mind, Gamo is one of the biggest selling air rifles in the world, if not the biggest. You are sitting on a gold mine if you come up with one to retrofit their "Swarm" (magazine fed, repeater) rifles!

woogie_man · Apr 22, 2025

I know how close the barrel is to the barrel, I have a few in my safe. I just like the look or a chunky barrel. The one on my Dawson is massive. But that is also a cut out carbon tube. Could do the same with a barrel, would just need to remove material to make the bottle fit. Tricky I know to cut and not bugger up the barrel as well.

manabeknives · Apr 22, 2025

woogie_man said:
JPS that is indeed a nice rifle, the stock is quite nice as well.

The one thing I wish these rifles did have was a thicker barrel. Not sure why but a more stout barrel would look much better over all on the rifle.

the clearance i have between the barrel and the bottle is .74mm ...about the thickness of a credit card

DaystateUK · Apr 22, 2025

Hi, just checked the online database and its working fine. Serial numbers need a dash so RH-8731.

You rifle is a. 22 at 30 ft/lbs unregulated from the factory. It was made back in feb 2017 and fill pressure is 220bar. good luck with the reg conversion.

Sawney Bean · Apr 22, 2025

stateofmisery said:
The weight and the price put me off on that model. What bbs work best in these guns?, have not seen anything much said other than steel bbs. Mark

I’ve tried most varieties of BB’s and except for the lead H&N excites, which it didn’t seem to like at all, (bad accuracy), the rest of them seem to shoot about the same and all of them have been reliable for me. If you add a little silicone spray to the BB’s in the speed loader they will load more easily.

I’d recommend the big bottles of Daisy BB’s as they are very cheap and seem to work as well as any, their precision ground shot included. They’re also the type of BB’s that Barra recommends.

I don’t like the Crosman Copperhead BB’s because they seem to be very prone to rust.

Mycapt65 · Apr 22, 2025

Unless I missed it, the most important dimension is missing in the op. The outside or inside diameter. Either will work when the wire diameter is known.

Length and coil count isn’t that important. Springs can be cut and reclosed. Length changes preload but doesn't necessarily indicate strength.

Comparing OD, wire size and coil count gets you in the ball park. Even then coil pitch/spacing and material can affect strength.

Ideally you need to know all of those dimensions and spring rate to know for sure if springs are interchangeable. Or you could just try it.

BTW I wouldn't worry about a broken spring until it breaks. Some go a long time.

HTH
Ron

6gun · Apr 22, 2025

markhooper said:
I don't know the answer..I personally clean the barrel with the next shot unless I have issues then clean and just shoot some more..
I think this polishing barrel, frequent cleaning, special lines, washing pellets and all that is too much.. course I'm not into tuning either, just shoot out of the box..
Mark

Washing and lubing pellets is all it took for me to get the 1 hole group I wanted. I don't sort by weight or size anymore. Getting flash out of the back of the skirts picked up a bunch of consistency for me with rotational stability.

6gun · Apr 22, 2025

flagger said:
I shoot my rifle in league shooting and for occasional plinking.
I use different pellets for each. Don't want to burn up my competition pellets for plinking.
If I use shoot competition pellets in league shooting, then switch and shoot "junk" pellets for plinking,
and then switch back to competition pellets for league shooting, do I have to shoot some competition pellets to relead my barrel with competition pellets for better accuracy?
Is this a thing or just a fallacy.
Thanks!

If you shoot a harder alloy (cphp) for plinking, maybe the extra antimony would change your bore surface finish . I think having an electrolyte imbalance that day or being slightly dehydrated might cause more error

Gear_Junkie · Apr 22, 2025

You guys finally broke me down - I ordered a couple tins from UA. I will report back how they perform at about 36fpe.

WastedWages · Apr 22, 2025

geaux_tigers said:
Daystate serial number lookup is useless, have a RH 8731 Huntsman Regal Id like to install a HUMA in, wanted to send HUMA info on the gun so they can confirm if it will work, .22 FAC

hello there

the fac huma huntsman reg will work in the huntsman regal. Part number DAY04

Very easy to install you remove the cylinder from the block. Then remove the daystate o rings from block side of the air tube completely, install the reg, side with brass adjuster goes in first, then there will be a tube that goes after reg that acts as a plenum, (so that you will still be able to get FAC power levels) push that whole assembly just half way to the threads inside cylinder, and then screw cylinder back on.

Done!

you don't need the original daystate cylinder o rings on the cylinder once the reg is installed.

6gun · Apr 22, 2025

blackdog899 said:
Yes . Have filled 6.8 and 9 liters several times each . This is non stop.
9 liter is about 5 hours from 0 to 4800 psi

Mine did for awhile and developed a motor bearing knock at the output shaft, then one of the larger molded piston rings shattered, i couldn't find one at the time and the pump wouldn't go past 2k and got retired for a much bigger pump. I use my cs as a donor for parts now for Frankenstein tools

Airgun-Revisions · Apr 22, 2025

Lexingjim said:
Hey Contndr35BB & JimD… what is the max Bar pressure the stock Stoeger Bullshark regulator allows? Is it more than Huma-Air’s 155 Bar?

All Stoeger pcp’s are internally regulated and set at 150bar no matter the model. Even the standard XM1’s are regulated.
Personally the only one I’d like to see different would be the .25 Shark at 165bar. It’s a better tune over a larger plenum for power because of the reduced dwell.

Dairyboy · Apr 22, 2025

PumaCarl said:
I have been shooting the JSB KO 20.83gr .216 slug at 980fps out of my barra 250z and it has remained a tack driver and I haven't had to clean the barrel yet, with about 150 slugs shot. I love this slug. This is the first .22 that I have shot that is beyond the 32fpe range of power, and it is a completely different animal. It's much more like a .25 caliber at this point, which is my favorite caliber, and this is joining that status level fast. Thanks for this thread Dillon, it was extremely helpful to me!

Awesome to hear man! That's always the goal with my posts is hopefully will help someone else down the line.

Hajimoto · Apr 22, 2025

mikey fingers said:
Talked on the phone with u about a lever bolt issue

I am glad that Umarex and you got this headed in the right direction.
Now the withdrawals start from not having your G30SL to play with

thom · Apr 22, 2025

At a "local" flea market yesterday I bought this Crosman M4-177 cheap because it wouldn't shoot. I took it apart last night and removed 3 stuck pellets from the barrel. It shoots good now.

blackdog899 · Apr 22, 2025

Yes . Have filled 6.8 and 9 liters several times each . This is non stop.
9 liter is about 5 hours from 0 to 4800 psi

thom · Apr 22, 2025

I shot it several times, with pellets. It shoots good, but I didn't take time to sight it in. It appears that someone has filed the rear sight down beyond it's usefulness so I will replace it.