Max115 said:

Back at the Nursery Barn again for the 3rd time looking for rats. I brought my Air Arm S510 .177 cal low power air rifle to do the pest control work.

Not many rats anymore. I only saw 6 and I managed to tag all six before calling the night. A couple of coyotes were howling just outside of the barn, making it very eerie to hang out in the area. I will have to get back on my quest to hunt for my next coyote again.

Enjoy this video. Hopefully the rats will reproduce and give me more moving targets to practice my marksmanship again.

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Max , great video as always. I went to the barn this past Saturday & hung out throughout 3 separate T -Storms . Not figuring on much activity, 'cause I've taken 8-10 over the last month. I took two magazines (12 shots ea.) with me into the barn. Rats were spotted earlier in the day by the farmhand so I figured 24 shots would be plenty. As soon as I turned on the IR light I spotted eyes everywhere ! Long story short ,I missed a few but came away with 10 rats plus a couple mice in the bucket with several rats not retrieved because of extra messy conditions in the holding area.No time for pics as the rain slowed enough to toss the bucketful over into the pasture for the"cleanup crew" & get out of there just in time for the next storm dump ! I was using my Kral NP03 ,w/ a bottle/reg conversion .I emptied both mags ! It's tossing Hades 15.89gr.s at ~ 650fp.s at the current setting. My ranges are close to what you were just into. Also, several rats were just a bit larger than mice , so the next generation was coming out & about on their own.

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Gerry52 said:

Don't worry it'll get to you by way of routing through Chicago to Denver to Los Angeles to Tampa to Hoboken to Pocatello to Milwaukee to Shreveport and, finally to you. It's not lost, it's coming EXPRESS mail!

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Funny thing is... shipping to many of those places mentioned is restricted.

I'd like to see the same question asked with a price ceiling of say... $400.

That would be some useful info for us cheap SOBs.

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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True but some shippers have more mishaps than others. Experiences vary depending on multiple factors. Probably very few mishaps with a service center that has very few packages relative to a major hub.

This is why my typical responses are based on what's good for me and my personal opinion.. I go to great lengths not to tell others what they should do.

Booder98 said:

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

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Exactly, what I call parochial posts.
I have X and to validate my feelings you should buy X.

Hateful McNasty said:

Wow you air gun buying is got complicated. How easy is it just to add to cart proceed to checkout snd wait on ups ?

Have you tried using "YOUR" money ? Not much she can say on that is there?

This meme i made had been handy lately.

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The vast majority is MY money. All she can do is complain, and there are enough things that I do/don't do/do wrong/forget to do, etc. for her to complain about. Its just so much easier for me to see what I want, go out to the car, get the envelope of cash (usually 1K) and no one the wiser (G)..

Hateful McNasty said:

It takes one to become one.

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Old and fat (G). 74 YOA and the idea of a hand pump filling a larger tank gives me second thoughts.. I would like to make it to at least 75 without a heart attack/stroke..

Yes. They come with the same hammer weight and spring. The barrel and probe are easily changed. The .22 barrel these days has a port for pellets and a larger port for slugs.

Emjay4248 said:

We would all like switchable tanks and magazines. That would be the holy grail of present day air pistols. But why 20, they have 177 and 22? And soon 30?

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I like .20 and if the GK1 had screw on tanks (lets say two mags shooting each tank ) and it was affordable to have 4 tanks . HMMM a beautiful briefcase gun . For those wanting lots of shots per session .

boscoebrea said:

try to answer questions,wouldn't that be called guessing?Does guessing really help? I guess it if your guess is the right one,I am just guessing because it could be wrong .My guess is the person guessing just wants to be to have the freedom to guess.Why guess,lookit it up...."Just the facts, ma'am"

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we are missing the obligatory airgun content,,,
@9:36 pm,,, are you sipping, toking or micro dosing? to go off wondering around like a lost soul, seeking confirmatiom, about nothing

off to social posts, is where this nothing burger belongs,,, where's the mod?

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1handwill.gc said:

Are you looking for a repeater or a single shot you can get in for his little ass 100 and something dollars or high-end do you want a short barrel or maybe something longer than 7 inches you want something with the building tank or single pump I love single pumps I’ve been shooting them since the early 80s, but I must say The price on PCP has come down so much and the quality of guns in the $4-$600 has gotten so good. You have a lot of choices. Tell us exactly what you wanna do and how much do you wanna shoot and maybe we can help you a little more

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Bench shooter, 50 yard range. Just like to sit there in the shade and put little holes in the paper where I want them. Thinking a Benjamin Marauder 22 caliber and a low priced (~$250) compressor. If I stick with it I can always buy a small bottle (2 - 3 L?) to top up at the range. So many possibilities!

LOL... I figured it out about 2 weeks after joining the forum. It's a great feature.

There are other useful features to this package. You just have to take the time to learn them.

Some may even find it a bit intimidating upon first joining.

I actually prefer pellets.
In general, I prefer the design of the Prophet 1.
I just have serious concerns about the availability of spare parts, as the model is quite old.
Orders from Europe are no problem, since I'm from Austria.

Question I don’t believe has been asked. Does a 22 dreamline and a 25 dreamline have the same hammer weight and spring in them? I assume so . If so it’s pretty simple. The hammer pre load is not anywhere near maxed at max on the wheel. I remember having an original fx crown that max on the wheel wasn’t max no matter where the internal adjuster was set. Had to watch a YouTube video on how to adjust it so max was actually maxed. Just another option

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Thanks for all of the good words. My main problem is avoiding using a credit card for purchases. My wife of 52 years yells at me "You don't need another gun" (G) when she gets the CC bill. If there was a dealer within 20 miles I'd be there with an envelope of cash. Right now thinking of a Benjamin Marauder and an inexpensive (~$250.00) compressor. Maybe I'll just go to my pusher err dealer at the LGS and have him order me what I want and I'll pay him cash upfront plus a few bucks for his troubles.. Why do I have to be so devious??

pump slower don't let heat build up , I have never had a moisture problem .

I still think the fx 400 is the best for rifles and edgun r3m for bp

beerthief said:

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

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We would all like switchable tanks and magazines. That would be the holy grail of present day air pistols. But why 20, they have 177 and 22? And soon 30?

Drop that reg down to 80bar. And adjust the hammer, should get those crossmans running mid 900s.

coastal drifter said:

I think the biggest advantage to air guns is how quiet they are and "back yard" friendly. Unless you live on a ranch it's kind of hard to just go out your back door and send a few down range.

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I live on a 1-acre lot in a semi-rural area. I have not tried shooting in the back yard, yet. I'm not sure how neighbors might react. And I'd need to set up a good backstop. I do have a nice public outdoor range about 10 minutes from my house. So it's pretty easy for me to just go to the range.

They have a seafood buffet about five miles away that only opens three nights a week, and it is at full capacity every time. A large patronage from the New Orleans area makes the trip there.