JungleShooter said:

Barra makes pellets?
Please, do tell which ones. I am interested in heavy wadcutters!

Matthias

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16.51gr

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rikkochet said:

Cornwall, England. Been shooting for almost eighty years but cataracts have forced me to give up.
Luckily I'm having surgery in a months time, so hope to be back on the range before Christmas.

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I'm pushing 80, so only been shooting for about 73-74 years, Dad started me with a .22 LR rifle.
My wife and I both had cataract surgery about 4 years ago, piece of cake. I was nearsighted and still could see any sights, irons or optics to shoot well before the surgery. My problem was halos when night driving, still have them but not as bad. .

Now my vision reversed, I am 20/20 without glasses distant vision perfect and just need glasses for close up, reading now. My wife was lucky she was farsighted and was able to keep the same lens prescription she has been wearing for over ten years now.

Looks good! How did you get the cuts so neat?

MrP said:

I live in a small rural town and the for profit shipping carriers want nothing to do with serving us, we need USPS. If anybody expects that millions of people can be shipping things every day without occasional mishaps they are delusional.

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I must have horrible luck with the USPS. The last three shipments by the USPS were either late, lost or both at the same time. I had one package sit in my local USPS for a week while the "supervisor" assured me DHL was wrong and they did not have my package. Lo and behold, eight days later, my package was magically located at the same location where it had sat for seven days.

There does not seem to be any accountability built into the system and the system seems to reward the USPS for any service level, good or bad.

The only thing that I can recommend is that every time someone has an issue with the USPS is to file a complaint with the Inspector General.

If I performed at the same level as the USPS I would no longer be employed.

Joedirt199 said:

He is having a hard time understanding how it all works even with the suggested tuning videos that have been posted already. Should not be this difficult.

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If you mess up that adjustment wheel, it will ignore the settings. There's a little cam under the wheel that compresses, or backs off, the hammer spring. The wheel is made of not particularly hard plastic, and habitually turning that wheel when the gun is cocked will dig a groove into that cam. Soon you no longer have a cam. Moral of the story: RTFM.

24 hours and the rifle is holding 2800 psi. Exactly like it was yesterday. I can’t believe it!!!

So after thinking about this all night.
Someone at Lane was cutting the air slot in the screws and cut the tapered seal surface. When assembled new it was probably fine. But after a couple years this persistent leak developed. Not a full leak but a slight leak. Like a pressure regulator and the gun would only hold 2500 psi no mater how much air you put in.
Now it is holding 2800psi. It was getting about 60 shots per fill and I only shoot fifty before I refill. So 2500 down to 1200-1500 is 60 shots. Regulator is set to 1000 psi. If I fill to 2800 I might get 84 shots from one fill. That would be a full practice session without a refill. And a comfortable 72 shots for the competition.

.20calguy said:

I seem to remember Ypsilanti Mi from my youth, but we moved to Louisiana in 1960.
I settled in Sun Louisiana about fifty miles north of New Orleans.

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fifty miles north of New Orleans. YUM easy drive out for dinner !

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He is having a hard time understanding how it all works even with the suggested tuning videos that have been posted already. Should not be this difficult.

Frank in Fairfield said:

So?
You are competing against yourself.
You cannot win.
Just enjoy being out in the fresh air shooting with friends.
I used to worry about FT.
Had drop data for PCP and springers.
I shot 50%.
Now, I shoot without drop data.
Like when you are hunting.
Remember?
Focus, aim & shoot.
Now I shoot 40-45% and have a great time.
I do not kneel.
I shoot offhand and off of the buckets.

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I don't travel 100-200 miles to a match and spend anywhere from $20 to over 100 dollars for entry fees just to breath the fresh air and smell the guy shooting next to me. I'm hoping to be in the top contenders or maybe win, which I've done in my younger days. If it's a fun shoot, ok. Apparently, you are not interested in competition.

I seem to remember Ypsilanti Mi from my youth, but we moved to Louisiana in 1960.
I settled in Sun Louisiana about fifty miles north of New Orleans.

Warnings:

Do not adjust the hammer spring if the gun is cocked, or you will be buying a new wheel.

You may have to take off that adjustment wheel to get to that hex key adjuster. There are two little ball bearings and two little springs that push on those bearings, to give that wheel tension and to give it its detents. Do not lose them.

rikkochet said:

Cornwall, England. Been shooting for almost eighty years but cataracts have forced me to give up.
Luckily I'm having surgery in a months time, so hope to be back on the range before Christmas.

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cataracts = one eye a week = 2 weeks plus maybe a few more days and done , at least that was mine .

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I like the replies to, "I'd like an airgun under $400," that are, "You should buy an Impact M4."

Back_Roads said:

Wadcutter! Find a wadcutter that shoots well, Barra sells some nice heavier ones. 40 yards and under they do the job for sure.

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Barra makes pellets?
Please, do tell which ones. I am interested in heavy wadcutters!

Matthias

boscoebrea said:

I wonder what the percentage of guessing is posted here,I am guessing ,I think a lot of guessing,Over the years I know for a fact certain posters do not guess,they are full of facts and experience that can actually help people ,I am guessing most of these posters do not post often because facts take more time and studying than guessing.Then again I admit I may be guessing ,that makes me a hypocrite ,what a relief that was

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I got sick of being told I'm wrong, seeing the OP take the wrong advice, then come back complaining. That's why I stick to the FT and BR sub forums. Not much guessing going on there.

Massachusetts here. I've been posting in one form or another since it was Ted's Holdover blog.

Sqwirl57 said:

I cut down a piece of acetal rod that I sized in my lathe and tapped it into my cocking arm and that was the end of the galling issues for me. Now the arm just glides on that instead of the metal to metal contact. The 50S comes with a Derlin insert already but the 30S doesn't for whatever reason. Don't know why.

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FWIW, Maccari from time to time sells this bit that works the same way:

It looks like a heavy version of an essay folder binder strip, LOL, if ya remember those from your school days. it simply creates a smooth bearing surface that sticks up a hair beyond the edges of the cocking link. You just pop it into the link, no need to drill holes or create a roller, etc. It would be easy enuff to fabricate something similar yourself too.



I've used them a couple times and they work great, but most of my double-link HW's are fine without it, too.

Just a follow-up to finalize: I decided that a small mod to the stock would simplify tuning matters greatly, so I drilled a small access hole in the stock for adjustment. The standard long allen wrench works perfectly. Now no longer necessary to detatch the stock for adjustment of the hammer.

I might like one in .20 and 12 FPE , IF it had extra switchable air cylinders to carry along .

If my brother asks a question and the person responds “I’m not sure” he says “So you don’t have a f’ing clue right?”

One other question.....Why 30cal other than say 22cal ( my preferred caliber ) after all It Is only a bench rest gun ? . 30cal ammo more expensive and I would think less shot count .
But It seems to me most people ( at least on video ) shoot the 30cal .

I’ve used them with excellent results target shooting - in two different FX barrels and an Akela barrel.

I actually bought 5 more tins - wasn’t expecting the 1st tin to do so well.

Definitely performs right with the JSB/FX 10.3s despite the lower weight. I’m very impressed with them.