Man o man, this was an interesting and fun iguana removal spot today. Got 9 iguanas and 1 agama. All headshots, got 1 from the 4 from a palm tree and 5 on top of both the main house and guest house. Shot 1 iguana from about 60% of the way on the ladder, wielding the U2 C .22 on my left hand, shooting with my right hand, shot another while sitting at the top of the guest house. There was a lot of up and down today lol.

Good find!! 650 FPS is a plus I'm a fan of the multi pumps..

mreynolds said:

Ed, please remove my 4-12-25 (post 3081) from the 40 yd Masters Leaderboard. There are two issues, one the target was actually a Challenge card and secondly, I incorrectly showed the pellet to be 10.3 gr. when it should have shown 13.4 gr. Don't have an answer/excuse for that one.

We experienced very pleasant conditions today with gentle breezes and warm temperatures. I managed to get in three cards, two of which I submit for the Leaderboards. Forgot to show the pellets as .177 cal..
Marvin

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Hi Marvin,

Yes, I will remove the previous 199 16X from the 40-Masters board - I posted to the wrong board… should have gone on the 40-Challenge board. Of course , you have now beat it with the 200 40-Challenge.

Great cards at both 40-Challenge and 40-Masters - congrats on the 200!

-Ed

Funny thing never seen foxes at our bait station, though we have left mice and rats there, but it is most often cats or birds that take them away.

Every time i see one, my brain kick up Thin Lizzie and Johnny the fox

Rotated my CS4-i today. Took me longer than 20 minutes and I spilled way more than a teaspoon of coolant.

While running the pump checking for leaks I rotated the assembly right and left. Was surprised to see a lot of air bubbles in the top tube from the radiator to the holding tank when rotating. Oddly in one direction only. My fan power cable was long enough so I did not have to reposition the fan on the radiator. I did have a minor wire/connector clearance issue with the connections on the bottom of the internal power supply. Had to bend the connection lugs on the power supply circuit board to gain clearance.

Have not used the compressor other than in my air conditioned shop to fill a Ghost so water temp had not gone above ~97 degrees f. Gun is full right now so I will have to go out shooting so I can fill it again to check post mod water temp.

rootdude said:

Hey Mike - the SeeAll you have… is there an extended lock nut on the right side that protrudes? I may have ordered the one with the lock nut and am concerned a bit about snagging when holstered. Which version do you have?

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That was one of the first ones that I bought, so yes, I do have one like that.
And yes, it is sorta large. I'd imagine that you could come up with a smaller nut to put there to help with the holster fit.

This one is the smallest footprint that they have (I have two) -

Well...they do have one that attaches to a mounting plate, but the overall size is the same, both with no extra nuts sticking out, as the one shown above.

Mike

stoutblock said:

Wow, I doubt I would throw that much lead in my lifetime with a GK1.

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2000 pellets = 4 tins

TheAirgunnero said:

30 Yard Masters submission: 200 18X

FX Panthera 700mm, one 18 round magazine, JMS-Pro 18.3gr, Vector Optics Sentinel X @20X mag, Accu-TAC FC-4 G2 Arca Spec bipod and Protektor rabbit ear rear bag.

Weather app is BS Wind gusts was only around 9mph

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Awesome job Ricky! A 200 18X 30-Masters while timing it for speed…. I‘ve never shot 18X…. period, lol.

nomojo65 said:

Thanks NA, I really haven’t done any tuning to the gun they come pretty set from Martin. It shoots the original 13.4 jsb’s at around 815fps, I put an air stripper on it “barrel likes it better than a moderator!” I have a Athlon 15-60x56 Ares ETR scope on it, it’s ok! But better choices out there for just a little more$$ “think sightron”.
I do want to say that at 40yds with a .177 much wind especially a switching or variable speed wind your already behind the Eight ball! That’s why I normally post what my flags are doing because people can understand why I might shoot a score like tonight, mind you this might be the best 40yrd card I ever shoot with this gun and barrel!.

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Thanks for providing the details Joe. QUESTION: What magnification did you have the Ares set to when you shot the card?

Great card - 196 13X 40-Masters with a .177 is awesome shooting!

-Ed

tommyb said:

Went out early this morning. Got to the bench at 8am.

Wind was light at about 1-2/3 mph. One near flag deployed.

I started at 40Y with the RAW TM1000x .177 shooting FX 13.4g from 802-812 fps range. First card was an awful 185 and the second was a 190 something. Both were DQ’d because of fliers due to me not seating pellet correctly.

Joe C - chime in here. What I have finally discovered is that I ‘must’ fully press with my thumb, the pellet anll the way into chamber. I have noticed occasionally I have a bit of a hard time cocking all the way, if pellet is not 100% flush inside thimble. The TM1000x pellet probe is very sensitive and now I know that I was blaming some bad pellets because I wasn’t seating pellets completely flush with thimble.

I tested this many times today. Every single time my cocking cycle was not completely smooth, the pellet probe would force the pellet further into the chamber. It may need adjustment also, not sure.

When I finally figured this out, my accuracy improved.

One Leaderboard entry for May:
Taipan Vet 2
199-17X 30 Y Masters
JSB 20.83 Light ( First time I tried this pellet and had to turn down the Speed Dialer to get it flying at 905-910 FPS ) Both the JTS 22.07g and JSB 20.83g shoot great. Same with the AEA 21.9g.

Next up, Taipan Vet2 .22 cal 700mm barrel. Shot a few 30Y Masters, but nothing for the leaderboard in May. A couple 195’s, but I previously shot a 197 already in a prior session.

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One note: My Great White 9L fill tank needs a 5-year certification and the turnaround is slow because this is the start of scuba dive season. I may be out of action until I get this completed. Might be a few weeks.

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Nice shooting to you Tommy and the rest of you boys - some great scores being submitted.

@Tommy - did you shoot the 199 17X with the .177;TM1000 or the .22 Taipan? The card says the TM1000 but you writeup says the Taipan…

The trigger smith a little with use , shoot more !

Jes

As someone mentioned earlier, I'd try to lure them more towards the backyard to dispatch them if you can, much less risk of involving neighbors/their property with ricochet.

Trapping wise, I use a conibear set up tied to a string and attached to a garden pole with peanuts on the bait triggers, though with your wrist injury I wouldn't recommened it, could be bad if it slams on your fingers trying to set.

I also have a cage trap, not the squirrelnator, one of those smaller ones you can pick up by the handle and could hold at most 1-2 squirrels, and in my experience those work much better for tree squirrels than the big squirrelnator (I've seen squirrelnator better success at ground squirrels than trees). I prefer buying a large bag of peanuts like from Sams Club or some other store, usually cheap and they cant resist them. Take a small lid, like a peanut butter jar lid and put some peanuts in it and put in back of trap. I also put some peanuts in one of these https://a.co/d/d1AYYAi Just hang it inside just above the plate that closes the cage (sometimes squirrels are too light and dont trip the trap, but when they try grabbing this it makes them push more on the plate). And if you really wanna try to lure them in, scatter some peanuts around toward the trap and some aniseed oil.

Then you can also bait lure them to a safe spot to try and shoot them can be either front or backyard, just make sure you have a good backstop or wall, etc. Get a jar of peanut butter, fill with some peanuts or bird seed, and lay in front of the backstop. Whatever airgun you pick, just practice with it prior to make sure you have it sighted to hit whatever is near the bait. With this, if you dont mind olaying the waiting game, you can leave the bait out and let the squirrels go at it for a day free of charge, this makes them use to going to the spot. Then next time they come is when its time you get rid of them for good hopefully.

As for what airgun to use if you still need one, with your distance to the outside, a Hatsan Supercharger QE or Supertact QE (same gun, just has a stock) in .177 or .22 could work.I've taken several with the supercharger in .177. Might need some force to fully break the barrel and cock with your wrists but dont think its too bad. Theres also the Seneca Dragonfly mk2, always heard those are easy on the wrists when it comes to pumping it.

But if you dont mind spending more, you can get a nice cheap air compressor and have access to a wide variety of PCPs that to deal with all the squirrels and without making your wrists hurt. Tons of good budget ones like the PP750, Notos, Diana Stormrider, etc. I wont recommend any of the higher end ones as those you really wanna be hooked into airguns to get into

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kloof513 said:

I hit up the canal east of Everglades saw about 10 only got a shot on 2 and I killed 1. Do you know about the Matlcha Pass Aquatic Preserve?

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Keep an eye out for the dens, some really good hot spots around them. Time of day will also play a big role. They aren't like the golf course iguanas, in that area it doesn't take much for them to hide/run.

I've been fishing off the bridge up there, but never for work. I try not to go more North than Estero.

I have purchased in the past co2 cartridges from this place and they were just as good as any other brand purchased locally. Also I believe the best price per unit if you use large quantities. I have purchased a case of 450 twice from them. Now it seems they come in smaller quantities, but they have bulk discount.

Yep. I leave dead squirrels out in the yard and they're gone the next day - everytime.

beerthief said:

If you hang the target portrait the wind is say east then pellets can move to the right of POA if the target is hung landscape then the drift looks up when posted here as portrait . A lot of bench rest shooters hang landscape so they don't have to adj. vertical as often for practice .

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Very interesting.

Stan, I kind of see the point. Using horizontal or landscape means fewer vertical adjustments. Thanks for the tip,

Terryb00 said:

I had a fox drag off a 15# coon, into the treeline, a few years back.
They are opportunistic

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Free meals are very popular with Fox , if they hear multi shots they learned i am target shooting if they only hear one shot and then quiet they come to check for a Squirrel .

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Sorry didn’t mean to put words in your mouth!

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I have a wife for that, thanks. /g

MMP said:

So besides the size/weight, are you not noticing any differences between the two?

My thought is that the 550mm might be better suited for standard pellets, and the 700mm better for slugs due to the velocity differences. I believe the 700mm is going to generate higher velocities which would be desirable for slugs, but perhaps too high (or at least unnecessary) for typical pellets.

On other hand, the 550 barrel would have inherently slower velocities better suited for pellets without needing to reduce the HST and disrupt the factory balance between the valve and hammer.

(I'll also note that I'm interested in the .25, although I don't know the caliber makes much difference in relation to the barrel lengths)

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The two main differences between the 550 and 700 is barrel length and plenum volume. The 700 has a 72cc plenum while the 550 has a much smaller one, I have a 550. Both have CZUB barrels both great for pellets and slugs but the 550 is better for lighter slugs right out of the box, mine shoots 18gr pellets @ 975 and 20.2gr NSA @ 920 both more accurate than I can shoot. I think the .22's regs are set around 130 bar. The 700 has a lot more power on tap just being longer and little heavier, not much though. You can up the reg pressure on the 550 and get more power. The carbon fiber/kevlar reservoir is rated to 300 bar, I fill to 265-275 bar and I get close to 90 shots. You can purchase the 72cc plenum extension from Tony ($32) but it will not fit under the 550's shroud....would have to get an aftermarket adapter for a thinner LDC and or get a longer barrel. Fantastic well thought out PCP's!

I have set up my uragan 3 compact to 160 atm. I am using jsb knocaut 1.645 gr with a speed of 892 fps. From refueling to 280 atm, I get 2 full drums with excellent accuracy per 100 meters. The farthest crow was mined at 191 meters

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