I very seldom see a women other than a first timer who is not competitive. Benchrest is all about attention to detail and a good memory .

OldVet said:

The New Zelos in .22 cal Arrived it's such an amazing rifle. I set the reg to 2,500 , and filled it up to 3,625 I used the 28 grain HP slugs from Hatsan there APOLO line , and got 20 regulated shots with the Chrony reading between 893.2 to 893.8.
The ZELOS is very small , and would not fit my shooting rest , so I had to shoulder the stock , and use the front part of the rest. I attached a new Spina 6 x 36 x 56 30 mm tube scope the center of the retical is a circle I really like it. The ZELOS really loves these 28 grain slugs they are very accurate. Sighting in the scope was fun , and the last 6 shots I made sharpie dots about twice the size of the slugs. I was very wobbly holding the rifle to shoulder , but got off a few good ones anyway. It was just 45 feet to target , but that is all the bigger my back yard is.OV.

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I’m tempted to pick one up and develop a metal rail kit for it with an arca mount. Do you think that would be beneficial for that rifle?

Good story and you did get a nice show and are now aware of their presence in that location. Last night I had a very healthy red fox trot across my line of sight from left to right as I sat enjoying the evening. Saw it at 15 yards then it trotted in full view and went behind my barn at 50 yards. All I had on hand was a beer and a smoke. Wouldn’t have shot it even if I had my Ghost at hand. Its keeping the rodent population in check.

Normkel said:

You will need to ask mohunter. It's his gun. Apologies if I gave another impression.

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I was asking you on the compressor.

Scotay42 said:

What size is that Oring.lol, i have a JTS one that is the same rebranded, it is slow to get up to pressure, but always gets there.

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You will need to ask mohunter. It's his gun. Apologies if I gave another impression.

The only time I shoot airguns with other people is in competition. The wife of one our RC club members is Olympic class. At the CMP matches there are quite a few women competing in rifle and pistol. They put in the work and the worst of the bunch is damn good.

Rick H.

I took the Veteran 1 standard.25 out of the safe after a 4 month break after squirrel season. I topped it off and shot my Know Your Limits spinners at 50 yards. No first shot low, no POI shift, no scope adjustment, just smiles hearing those 25 grainers smacking steel!

My wife shoots spring guns. I tried to get her to shoot centerfire benchtest with me for the last 25 years. Nope, would not even try it. She has great attention to detail, no doubt she would excel. Last year when I bought the first D75 I talked her into taking 1 shot. After about 20 shots she looked at me and said, you need to get one of these for you. I talked her into shooting one of our matches. At that match Al Duster who about 6 weeks ago broke the world Springer USARB record and myself tied for second, my wife won. If you shoot her for your lunch money you best bring a sandwich with you. You never know. Oh, she is 69 and never shot anything but a handgun, and very little of that.

Frank in Fairfield said:

2” drift in 15-20mph wind is about right for TX200 with pellets.

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Holding in the strongest wind centered was sbout 5.5 to 6 inches. Of course if you hold 6 and get a reversal, that's 12 inches.Strong wind is not the problem. 100 percent inconsistent wind is the problem, and that has been prevalent in my neck of the woods for the last 4 years. It's why , Flags are your friend.

Ezana4CE said:

@JungleShooter Dunno. Could be that there is a higher demand for the Mil variant. I’ll try to remember to keep you in mind if I see anything around $600. Not a lot came up in a quick search.

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I APPRECIATE your help!
Thank you!!

tommyb said:

Luis, btw - Which compressor did you get? The DS Super Legerro?

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Yes, am expecting delivery sometime next week… I will post up my first impressions.

tommyb said:

Thanks for all the feedback, user experiences and advice. It takes a village for buying your first compressor, especially me.

Pretty good divergence of opinions for buying GX Direct or going via the Amazon route with warranty. I will go with Amazon with warranty when I am in a position to get one, hopefully sooner vs. later. Tried to get my better half to go for a huge Father’s Day gift, but nothing doin.’

JK…she would if I really pressed but I’m still trying to be patient and wait a bit. I have two good sized fill tanks which will hold me over. Besides the Dive Shop would miss me too much.

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You were wise in querying as you got great answers and it seems you realize that this will be your first HPA compressor… Will be on my second one soon…

kwaping said:

Stop making me spend money!

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OK, but I thought the pain of purchase is short, while the joy of ownership is long . . .

Seriously though, I'm not trying to do so. I'm just answering questions . . .

Great shot and video! I like your choice of music in your vids!

Awesome shooting on those marauding squirrels!

Great shooting on those huge rats and nice video as usual!

Yes it's a challenge and fun. You will get caught at times just part of the game. I even had tails going straight up in the air which I always attribute to a swirl. But in a match you have to just do your best. I always set my flags so when looking through my scope with my right I if I open my left eye my flags are right there line up. I have a Vortex 12 lb spring that is a little strong but I shot it first before cutting and at 20m indoors it drills. I decided to just leave it alone and use it for outdoors. Very light lube, used what came with the spring. It's not as smooth as my LGU is at 760 so I use the LGU indoors, It's sweet. I get bored when it gets to easy. The outdoor conditions hold that in check.

5.5" target is too risky, added 1/2" backstop for indoor 4 fpe SP500 pistol. Used rubber feet and picture frame wire for hanging.

$20 for pellet trap on amazon 5.5" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CG56B6S
$15 for 2x2' birch plywood at lowes
$3 for ace hardware rubber screw in bumpers
$1 for 4x ace hardware #8x1/2" screws and one #8x1".
$7 for picture frame wire and hanger set at walmart grocery store
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$46

edit: rubber bumpers are on backside at 4 corners to avoid scuffing wall. Wire is hand wrapped around two #8x 1/2" screws in the back and around itself. Longer screw is so I can tilt it down towards me since I have it 8 feet up.

These 5.5" pellet trap cardstock targets are pretty cheap, about 10 cents or less each and made of nice cardstock, got 50 free ones for a $20 target. You can stuff about 10 in there before having to remove some and having old ones in there helps keep pellets contained. One or two microfiber rags muffle it completely.

I too smear crunchy peanut butter on a stations platform (wood board) and use a 15watt red LED floodlight plus a red LED flashlight atop my Notos to snipe rats. Some are very skittish as you have found out, one just needs to be patient to get the smart/skittish ones, they usually settle down after a few nights with the peanut butter as they can only get a little bite then run off, they get tired of that. I also use a wireless doorcam to alert me of their presence and can watch the skittish ones until they stop bolting right away. Good luck!

No worries Mike! Have been shooting for years and I know each rifle is different.

I like to shoot to help with mental clarity and some ptsd, as shooting forces me to calm down and focus on accuracy. Which is why I want to feel comfortable behind a rifle and enjoy shooting I will of course shoot as much as I can, but at some point I need to call it quits and get something more fitting for me.

dk-duck said:

hi thank you for replying to me so would the smaller one, the one that doesn't have the plenum, does that one let you go up to 12 lb and above by any chance? if I was to get the one with the plenum how much air space would be lost, alot, or a small amount? thank you all the best D

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At least 12cc id estimate 15-16cc

and yes, it most definitely should with the smaller one. 8.44 @ 1000fps is 18.75 Ft Lbs I would think 18-21 would be possible.


I think you'd be safer off getting the Smaller one. It will have AT LEAST the same exact energy output as your stock regulator(at the beginning when the stock reg was functional) 10.34 in the upper 900's. There is always the chance that your tube is stepped differently inside and that the XL might require extra machining. Not likely, but, always possible.

When I shot HFT in Florida at the DeSoto Airgunners, Linda McGee was a serious competitor. Sometimes her granddaughter would shoot with us and she was pretty good too. Now, here in Wisconsin, a young lady shoots 100 yd BR with us and beats us all. My daughter has shot with me occasionally. She's good and has learned well from the old man.