It is probably a fairly heavy bit of kit, but i am used to that, my FX Maverick is a featherweight compared to my Epic airguns Two i am shooting currently.

The sad thing is in .177 i will probably have to go with the run of the mill Heavy FX barrel CUZ the factory barrel is pellet and i suspect TJ barrels are too, or maybe they do not deliver anything slug minded in the .177 caliber.

Mind you i have also taken some really nice shotsd with FX barrels, so i am sure i can get some good fun out of them, and in FX a new barrel is cheaper.

A LW barrel for my Two is like 5 - 600 USD, A whole lot more than a FX straw

Wonderful shooting thru the foliage and nice videos!

What is and isn’t exactly the same who knows. I believe one thing for sure though. There are like 50 different companies using the same manufacturer to make their products. Identical . Kind of like po Tate o. VS po TAT o. I believe gx is one of if not the major manufacturer over there. Trust buying gx branded items.

Fine shooting!

I have a Caiman X I paid about $1400 for new, three P35s, an original Avenger, and a Prod (my first and I still like it). Based upon this limited experience I agree that the Caiman doesn't feel exactly like the others. It cocks more smoothly and I think the trigger is a bit more consistent. It is not more accurate than the best of my P35s, however. Both have given me one and only one 200 on the 30 yard challenge. A better shooter would have gotten more, I'm sure. But my point is that at 1/3rd the price a budget gun can equal a more expensive airgun in accuracy. A Stoeger Bullshark is almost exactly the same as a P35 and more widely available. With an inexpensive printed moderator they are very backyard friendly and they are not very loud with the baffles they come with. But the baffles shift and get dinged by pellets so I think a moderator, especially when they are so reasonably priced, makes them a no brainer choice. A P35X is a similar gun with a longer barrel, a much bigger plenum, and a wood stock. The Bullshark and both varieties of the P35 are made by Snowpeak (aka SPA). SPA also makes the Zellos the very similar M60b and Notos. I think the Zellos is the only SPA airgun with an externally adjustable regulator. The others all have regulators that can be adjusted but some disassembly is required. On the other hand, the hammer spring of my P35s is much easier to adjust than the hammer spring in my Avenger. The main reason I prefer SPA guns to my Avenger is they don't use plastic to support the shroud and seem to generally use better materials overall. I think I saw a review the other day of a higher priced PCP with a plastic trigger but in general better materials also seems to come with a higher pricetag.

So, in short, I suggest you look at the M60b, Zellos, P35, Bullshark and P35X. All are in your price range new. I am pretty sure you would enjoy any of them.

Here’s the guy to talk to: Cedric.

Vana2 said:

Who am I to dampen you excitement eh?

There's nothing like the pucker-factor of disassembling something expensive and hearing: spriong, ping, tick, tick, tick and having no idea of what got launched.

As long as we have fun - right!

Cheers!

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That is so true. I love it. I do love to make life harder for myself it seems.

Thanks and no dampening here. I truly appreciate your taking the time to respond and give out good advice. I do limit my destructive tendencies to projects that I am fairly confident of successfully completing. I'll learn my lesson one of these days and you'll see me on here begging for someone to help me out of a situation that I put myself into. Hopefully it never comes to that.

Thanks again, airgunutty

I think that's a very novel concept. Love the idea they're covered with a lube and in flashy colors. Would be ideal to see while you're shooting. I think I'll try some. (a little pricey tho)

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Bottle has a valve, but the tube it's connected to with pressurized air will be released, so unscrew the bottle SLOWLY and let the tubes pressure release slowly until empty then continue removing the bottle .

It broke

rodio555 said:

OK, I see. So basically you would have to de-gas it then remove it. Correct?

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Just like with the Nitro bottle when it gets low.

In New Waverly, Texas.
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Here's how mine is set (though I have the slug power kit) https://www.airgunnation.com/thread...ellet-pusher-to-wild-25-slug-monster.1329622/ but within there's also a good video from UA on how to tune your M4.

-Michael

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You're most welcome. The mag and parallax where smooth. On the end of the parallax turret there is another twist knob to turn on and select brightness of the illuminated Reticle. That knob became stiff over time. The replacement scope i received is butter smooth.

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That is good to hear. Enjoy the scope, and I may join you down the road a bit. Thanks again, Bd. S7

Is the power wheel just on max or is the hammer spring truly maxed?

Every month Ron rotates between FT, Extreme FT, and silhouette. I went to the FT last week for the first time and had a blast. Recommended.

Unfortunately my work schedule is way too busy

See ya there!

maxtrouble said:

This is why I purchased a BRK Ghost. FX hates left-handed shooters. I vote with my funds to vendors who cater to all shooters.

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I at least I got to shoot my friends FX impact M4 before I purchased. And it didn’t bother me one bit. Plus, I knew there was aftermarket support for left-handed conversion. But it hasn’t bothered me one bit.so I went for it. Probably because I felt safe knowing I could shoot it and making such a big Airgun purchase for the first time. Thanks so muck for the replies.

In case anyone is interested, I found a place that sells them. I placed an order but it said I have to "Pay at store"... not sure how that's going to work but I'll give them a call.

SkeeterHawk said:

Here is the bragging rights list for this month:
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@Kgphotos and @TheAirgunnero tied this month by both shooting 26 points using a 0.177 at 25 yards. Also, @Charles Shanaberger gets the "honorable mention" by shooting an awesome 16 points at 50 yards. Congratulations shooters!!! Thanks for participating!!!

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Thanks for the mention! Appreciate it.

nice!!!

Too funny - appeals to my Irish heritage

PICTURES of tanks are essential to get best advice. In your operational steps you forgot CLOSE TANK VALVE before "open high side bleed valve". You might want to have a one way check valve on your tank fill adapter to keep any air in tank from escaping. That way you COULD open bleed valve when desired pressure is reached. If you don't have a check valve, close TANK valve, bleed line air quickly so hose doesn't get over pressurized (another advantage of check valve on tank). I've used Husky full synthetic non detergent oil (HP compressor oil)with great results for years. Never fill OVER top of red dot on indicator. Seco lube & Royale Purple Synfilm 100 are others that can be used. Again, Pictures of the tanks & regs you described would be more useful than a verbal description. There is a ton of YH compressor do's & don'ts in the "archives" here by Biohazardman that are invaluable. Check it out.

rangur1 said:

IMHO, the krait is not reversible with cheek or mag insert. Again, just my basic observation. I have no proof.

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Neither is reversible, only the cocking lever from what I can remember. @Nico5999