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Boss429 · Mar 8, 2025

hgatesm said:
Thank you all for the information, I got out and shooting this evening with what little daylight that I had. Per the above posts, I swapped out the tungsten hammer for the stock fx hammer.

Slowly started working on setting reg and hammer settings till I maxed those to the point I was not getting any more speed,,, Keep in mind this is at the valve return on 5.

Surprise surprise, accuracy was actually pretty good! At least the best I have had out of any slugs thus far in all of my testing. The big kicker here, was only getting about 840-850 fps. When I tried to increase the valve return towards line 6, accuracy just exited stage left.

Any thoughts??

you need to go the other way, if your group is getting wider with speed, start closing the valve maybe 1/4 1/8th turns in at a time take 3 shots and repeat you will see the group tighten up, that valve being open that far is wasting air and could be causing an issue.
most accurate way is to measure the valve with calipers from the back of the knob to the block of the gun.
measure your micro adjustment with calipers vs the lines on the side much more accurate.
just have a pen & paper to keep notes. good luck

terrykuz · Mar 3, 2025

The rifle has less than a tin of pellets and it is less than a year old. I have a Bauer Oceanus, so the air is good. I did not check the orings yet.
I appreciate the help and suggestions.

willy · Mar 6, 2025

Dude you are scaring me""

nomojo65 · Mar 3, 2025

Hello, Mark King! Great shooter, Great Guy

Ca_Varminter · Mar 3, 2025

If you have access a lathe..... it is a snap...
The main body is made from tungsten, the skirt that is threaded on is made from Stainless
Here is my Tungsten Hammer with Peek Pip insert(top)
Fx on bottom..

Weight of the FX hammer and follower(grains)

Weight of my Tungsten hammer and follower I made..

MDriskill · Mar 3, 2025

Wow what a beauty! The pre-WWI BSA's are really something special. And you definitely won the wood lottery.

Bedrock Bob · Mar 4, 2025

MAUMAU said:
@markhooper : I also carry a 1911 or a MAC - 10 on a thigh holster for quick access in case things go south.

@Bedrock Bob : You are absolutely 100% correct. They can be extremely dangerous and will most likely eat your hat as well. Did they weigh the pig you posted? He looks heavier than 300 pounds.

He may be bigger than 300. The guy on the right is a Texas hog man for sure and he estimated 300#.

They have shot several in the past that were bigger. I don't think they weighed any of them.

They go to the farm 2-3 times a year for a massacre and have their hands full shooting them and dragging them off. There is an adjacent landowner with lots of acreage that allows them to multiply freely. So they have their hands full when they get together for a hunt. Pretty much nonstop action all day and night.

There is a pipeline that crosses the property with a good view from the house. About 1200 yards of low brush just high enough for them to feel safe. You can spot hogs walking through there 24 hours a day if you look hard enough. You can kill a pig or five just having coffee on the front porch.

thammer · Mar 2, 2025

Peghead said:
How long are they?

I'll measure one.

dnye1986 · Apr 27, 2025

UpNorthAirGunner said:
This is gonna be long, but @dasenahk tagged me so I will bite and jump in here.

You're not wrong about some of the YouTube content out there. There are YouTubers that just want the free stuff to keep their channel relevant. With that said, there are some channels that CHOOSE to shoot and highlight FX Airguns because sponsored or not, it is what we choose to shoot competitively. I'll put my channel into that category.

I have access to and have shot most of the airguns you will see on the line during competition and have even turned down paid opportunities to shoot other brands. Not saying that won't change ever in the future because I am going to shoot the airgun that gives me the bet opportunity for a podium spot. For me, what you will see in my hands during competition is the airgun I have worked with the most and trust the most to put me into the finals and a shot at $20,000 at RMAC and big money at all the other competitions. That for me right now is the FX King (Dynamic) or the FX Impact M4 in .30 cal with a 700mm barrel system.

Yes... .30 cal has become GOD's caliber for airgun benchrest. The BC profiles we are getting with AEA and Zan pellets are crazy good and give us such an advantage with wind drift over any other pellet caliber while allowing the gun to not work so hard shooting such a heavy for caliber projectile (ie. high ballistic coefficient).

With that said, I would keep your eye on what Karma Airguns and Skout are doing. Lots of crazy advancement going on there and the Karma Red Panda barrel system is FIRE! My point is this... YouTubers or not, competition results don't lie and every single competition there are DayStates and RAW and FX and Karma and Skout all being represented and the finals list of competitors and their airguns don't lie.

I personally think an analysis of the statistical finals representation is a better metric vs. podiums. I know that sounds backwards, but podiums represent a SINGLE scoring card, but if you looked at all three cards from every major benchrest event, you will see consistency of what are the proven platforms to be considering. So take this from someone who has shot almost every airgun that you will see on the line at RMAC and the FX Impact M4 has a TON of reasons as to why you will see a TON of them on the shooting line come RMAC. Not to mention the insane advancement around pellet innovation right now in .30 cal from ZAN and AEA and if I was a betting man, JSB ain't gonna roll over on coming out with a high BC option that actually works.

With that in mind, having access to a company that can roll out new barrel liner profiles with a touch of a button with custom rifling depth, choke profiles, and twist rates aligned with new ammo options with a touch of a button and now you can buy that new barrel liner for $100?! Ya, you can hate on FX all you want and the promotional machine they have created, but that barrel liner technology is what has made 100 yard benchrest scores statistically soar. Go look at scores from 8 years ago.... Seeing someone in the 220s was someone who was blowing away the competition. Now 220s doesn't get you into the finals.

So to your point of an FX M4 or FX King right out of the box not being able to hang and you have to put a bunch of money into the platform to perform is BS. I made the finals and came in 6th overall with a BONE STOCK FX King at the 2024 NE Airguns Classic. I dropped it into a Saber Tactical Chassis and shot the best season of my life with that airgun, but it has ZERO internal mods. There are bone stock FX Impacts every year though that make the finals and the shooters aren't sponsored. Hell, Dusty Powers came out of no where a few years ago and kicked all of our asses with an FX Crown in .22 cal!

I will leave you with this.... To quote Mike Tyson, ""Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face!" Well, at RMAC that punch in the face is wind you have never seen before in your life and I've seen the very best tuned airguns and shooters barely break 200 points. To say this has become an equipment race is total BS. Yes the innovation has enabled 230s and 240 with 8x by Thayne Simmons last year with his Red Panda, but you still gotta know when to take the shot, because that wind will blow your pellet out of the ENTIRE scoring ring. That is my two cents, and thanks for listening to the rant. LOL!

What speeds are you typically shooting your .30 cal pellets at for 100ys accuracy, zan and aea respectively?

jkingrph · Mar 5, 2025

Yes, just ordered a HW30N today. Finished up purchasing and restoring a FWB602 last week.

pcponly · Mar 6, 2025

Well once I use the 500 plus .253 I ordered i will try these thank you brother

DarkMatterZ · Mar 3, 2025

Thanks for the insight. Appreciated.

coastal drifter · Mar 2, 2025

MongooseV8 said:
Nice combo, what reg setting are you using?

100

Eli_809 · Jun 15, 2025

OneAcreFarmer said:
I am in no way very experienced, but it sounds like your hammer is not heavy enough or your hammer spring is not strong enough to open the valve fully at the higher reg pressures. I’m sure someone familiar to the platform will chime in and let you know what hammer/spring combo to run for your desired outcome. Good luck.

Thanks for this know i understand better cuz I was going though this problem recently

UpNorthAirGunner · Mar 2, 2025

thammer said:
I'm with you. Thank you for your service. I know I have many times before. Wondering if we ever crossed paths before airguns. I was Army 98-06.

Possibly! The Army is big and Ft. Hood was huge. Thank you for your service as well brother!

Daystate · Mar 2, 2025

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SDellinger · Mar 4, 2025

bchannell said:
Is the 400 a 22?

Yes, wish I could find a 177.

JimD · Mar 4, 2025

I see some velocity change and thus elevation change with different weight projectiles but other than that there seems to be little predictable expectations for POI. Switching between pellets and slugs means a big adjustment on my guns. My Caiman X shoots decently with all the H&N slugs I've tried in it (21-30 grain, mostly 217 but 25s in 218 shoot same as 25s in 217) but 21 grain 217 seem best. Shooting groups on a 30 yard challenge target all the slugs would be on the little target in my sights but impact moved for elevation and windage some.

Bandito · Mar 3, 2025

I second Kelly at Krazy kool Smithville, Mo.

Sleestak · Mar 21, 2025

Grassguy12200 said:
Yes I’m with you. I have had two YH’s. One needs top end rebuild, other one just hadn’t used it but once. I also have a CS4, Omega Aircharger, and a Daystate Super Leggero. Those GX compressors are pretty dependable and quiet. I love my Super Leggero and Aircharger, but mostly use the CS4. Small but powerful And easy to travel with.

If the parts were more reasonably priced I'd have less of a beef w the need to occasionally rebuild. But the sum of parts needed will put it into new YH territory.

You might as well keep any old, F-d up acquired for cannibalization. It's cheaper in the long run than purchasing new parts.

kaylaindy · Jun 4, 2025

Time to apologize (not the first time I made a fool of myself on AGN). There was a large fuzz ball caught in my Air Stripper at the last 3 inches in my shroud. It randomly fell out this morning when I was handling the rifle. That solved all my issues and the Black Wolf is now shooting like a laser.

With an Huggett 5 inch LDC at 52 yards, AEA 34.9gr pellets. Blue spring. Reg at 150 / Power Wheel 12 =970fps, 11 =950fps, 10 =930fps

Daystates are NOT over priced or bad quality. I would gladly buy this again for it's unmatched beauty and precision. This thing is shooting just like you would expect an expensive rifle to shoot. Full review on the way.

Sorry for saying mean things about Daystate! This Black Wolf is performing 100%.

Jesfranco · Apr 24, 2025

She’s is beautiful , enjoy !

Bandhunter · Mar 3, 2025

ctshooter said:
It's gonna be tough to get replies as the Revere is a little bit niche already and then lefties only make up 10% of shooters. And don't hate me, but I'm not a true lefty, just a left-eye dominant crossing over to shoot more comfortably.

Whichever way you go please come back and share your experience and some pics.

Left eye dominant shooter here as well. Started shooting left handed at the age of 7 based on advice from optometrist who was a hunter.

EPG said:
AGN member Floridaman has a .177 regulated Revere Safari for sale/trade in the classifieds.

It’s like new, less than 18 months old and has shot some great scores in the 30-Yard Challenge.

I have a .22 Huntsman - the nice thing about the .177 is their shot count of over 60. With the .22 you will get about 38 shots on the reg - max.

PCP Rifle - Daystate Revere Safari 177

I received it new in October 2023 from AoA. It has only been shot from bench, and not much. With a young kid and a love for my AAS200, it just doesn’t get shot. My shooting now is compact rifles when I have a few minutes. This rifle likes JSB or FX 13 gr pellets the best. I will add photos taken...

www.airgunnation.com

-Ed

I saw that. Just want a larger caliber for a sporter. Sounds like a good one though.

bigHUN · Mar 4, 2025

High end optics - let say TIER1 glass, high power in a range x50 shall see a single 308 hole or a group @ 500 in an average grey day just before the rain soaked the black paper ring. I think @ 800 shall be still visible if no halo or mirage.

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