PolarisRngr said:

What was overall score?

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164 1/2

Call or Email Hatsan. My dealings with them, Jaden to be specific, have always been positive. It sounds like warrantee work and they will send you a label to ship it.

Has anyone noticed that DRS Tactical has recently been removed from the FX site?

DeSoto Airgunner FT (Arcadia, FL) Match Report Feb 9, 2025
Posted by Gary P. for our match director, Ron Z.





Hi Field Target Enthusiasts:

Here is a link to our latest match write-up. It was a fun event held on Super Bowl Sunday and included a surprise appearance by an alligator on lane 2.

See all the details here:

http://www.desotoairgunners.net/id346.htm


Some added pics:

Dennis D. was poised to ONCE AGAIN clean the course. Unfortunately, his last lane and last shot, at a very difficult target to range and read the wind, sailed left a bit to a split at 11 O'Clock. Still, 47/48 ain't bad. Especially considering we have 3 targets per lane on both standing and kneeling forced positions. He obviously cleaned both of those.

Hello

Was thinking of getting one for my GX E L3 pump. Good idea?

Well,I guess I should explain the "other" part of "Gorgeous Ugly" there are 18 screw holes on top of barrel. gun was built in 1935. It is a center fire action,so AW Peterson Gunsmith would put the 22 Rimfire bore off to the side to hit the rim to fire cartridge ,just how you do it . So the bore cocks from right to left. THEN you turn the barrel and mill the octagon so everything comes out straight. Quite the machine work. So the scope adjustments on the old Lyman style scopes were running out of adjustment. I took a 1/8x1.0x12" flat stock taped it onto top of barrel.Then set the scope on with the crosshairs centered for full scope adjustment. I bore sighted at the bull 50' away.then slid the scope or canted it so it also was on the bullseye. Marked it then made new bases to mount the Unertl bases onto and everything came out in line, with scope to bore . I have always wondered how all these guys just kept drilling holes and mounting more bases and ran out of scope adjustments and couldnt figure it out!. Like my post I did here on ..."Burris Rings the only way to go" Even thou the crosshairs were centered the bore was off enough to run out of adjustments. SO ...thats really where the Gorgeous ugly came in, cause this barrel on top is a mess ! LOL I could fill the holes file it down and reblue to look good,but does give the gun its character and story . didnt mean to be so long winded...maybe I should take a pic and post it.thanks guys.Pete

imdno said:

ok well Im glad i didnt try to slowly release that goes onto the din fitting of my scba tank... what would happen if i did ?

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That would work fine. You're only dealing with a small amount of air in the hose, the gun has a check valve, so a small pssst, and you're good to go.

I've used both types, a removeable direct mount that has a slot/pin -dicator for re mounting precisely is usually the most stable longterm. Large fixed mounted side wheels are more problematic during storage and not many range bags accommodate a six inch round side wheel...so that's where those magnetic detach sidewheel really shine. The Nautilus or Comma shaped wheels can be a solution for that because they can be low profile when stowed. All that said, setting up a scope, with mounts, eye relief, height, proper moa droop can be quite challenging and then a custom sidewheel... and range bag or caddy.... yeah you have to like a challenge, but I guess that's why we love shooting.

Can't go wrong with a used Brocock from a decent seller. They can be had for less than $1000 and you usually get your money back if you keep it in nice shape and you resell later. I would definetly stay away from the more pricey AEA models. I have owned 6 and they sit in my safe. Most,( not all) have crappy triggers. Whatever you get, buy the most gun you can find for the money. You will be glad you did rather than accumulating a bunch of cheaper guns and losing money on every one when you sell them later on for less than half of what you paid for them. Ask me how I know!

pepper51 said:

Curious, what is the minimum caliber or requirements to hunt the miniature monsters? It has always sounded like a great adventure to me.

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I'm not sure on minimum caliber but I went with a guide last year. I called the local police it's legal to hunt iguanas you don't need a guide you do need to call them and give them to make model and license plate of your car. I also called Florida game and fish and they said the same thing.

I really appreciate all the support from you guys on my 1st product drop. Reg Butter WILL make your gun perform better, especially in the cold! I take a lot of pride in this product and I've been making & using it myself for 20+ years. Now that I have the formula perfected, I'm offering it to the market at large. I already have a post about this in the classifieds, but I just dropped a video on my Reg Butter and here it is:


And here is the product description:

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daddypaddy said:

should still be 21-24 stock setting shots but with the added fps

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Yeah, with the 15cc plenum MAYBE 1 or two extra. The plenum is regulated air. One shot it's not even at reg pressure.

Avator said:

Curious... had you tried to shoot it without the scope before you tore it down?

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I put maybe 2-3 shots through it and that was it. Sounded horrible. Now we know why - no lube and parts were just dragging and binding

Got the cheek riser finished and mounted today.

OldVet said:

How are doing. OldVet wants to know.

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thanks
I’ll see today , doctors appointment

That's the thing. It's easy to forget that most people do not know how to solder WELL. It is also one of those things that looks easier than what it actually is.
That's why I posted initially, and I too will drop this.
When you don't know how to solder, overheating is a very likely result.

Nice!

This should appeal to a lot of people who like the tactical look and want a light weight PCP.

Guess that we will have to wait for an Impact MK4 with an over barrel plenum based on the Panthera block.

Cheers!

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I was sent these images of a Leshiy Classic with a 350 mm barrel in .25, that might help:

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Appreciate that.

I can really appreciate and enjoy looking at a nice walnut or laminate stock but that's about it. I'd never be able to use it. I do like a good tactical looking gun though and I use them. Find some bullpups look real slick also.

Bramezy said:

POssibly, just wash them in warm water with dish soap and do an extremely light lube after and should be ok.

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Or alcohol to try and draw out the water

I have owned both…

Red Wolf - You are talking about technology that is years old, albeit very good technology. Might be best to wait and see what the new rifle is this week… They are great rifles, but the limit of 3 settings does kinda suck. I replaced mine with the Helliboard and it was a big improvement with many more settings to choose from. It would still be nice to have smaller adjustments for weather and altitude and such quickly be able to be made on the fly, but you can program those. The regular programming kinda sucks because it isn’t intuitive and you must buy a programmer. It is a rifle platform, so it gets really long too. I like that it comes with an adjustable cheek, but you do need to add something to allow for a bipod, because you get nothing factory. I found that as long as I didn’t fill over 230bar (even on later models), my ES/SD were MUCH better as it did affect speeds. I still like the rifle, but I wish it came in an affordable chassis and had more settings. I would probably still have one.

Evo - Great company and excellent customer service. I owned the Epoch and the Evo. The Evo looked like it would be the perfect upgrade for me with the slight format change. You can have the 35” barrel and still be shorter than a RW. Accuracy is proving to be stellar on this rifle, as good or better than we saw with RW’s. No addons are required to go out and shoot on a bench, but the longer ARCA is nice. I personally don’t like the newer higher powered reg in the Evo vs the Epoch. I never had issues with the Epoch but the design of the new reg is a bit of a pain. The changes to allow for higher pressures has drawbacks. The leaking issues are just aggravating to deal with, even after replacements of orings and full regs. Seems like most people just work around it. Barrels swaps couldn’t be any easier than how easy they have made it. It can also be had cheaper than a RW.

Because I have owned both and am looking for a new rifle… asking me which I would choose, I choose neither because I can honestly say I have sold both. Hard to say right now what I would choose over either though as they are both at the top best options list. I am having a hard time choosing now as well, and I’m waiting to see what the new Black Wolf is like before making any choices.

Just found out these preceded the German brand that later became Umarex sometime before 1970.

BeeHavior said:

So, after firing a Huben GK1 Mk II and having it self destruct it came back from the repair shop. Great experience with Kraz, receipt below.

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Part of the issue was the .25 ammo was undersized, which had it shooting soft and eventually led to a jam in the barrel. Taking a follow up after the jam was when the magazine release lever flew off.

So, it's been shipped back with 500 AVSslugs .2533 44 grain slugs with a cupped base -- also pictured. These are the smoothest and most precise pure lead bullets I've ever held. First shot on a full tank was 884 FPS!

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So, the right bullets make all the difference. Now I want AVSslugs for my AEA SF .30

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You can tell AEA guns are made by people that don't know guns. My SF Sniper has 7.62 stamped on it, but actually firing 7.62 /.308 cal slugs led to a nasty jam. They were too big. I don't have tools to slug the barrel, but I read in a comment somewhere that .303 is the way to go and those at least shoot and cycle correctly.

AVS has .303 in four base styles - flat, cup, dish, and cone. I can also get a range of custom weights ranging from 45 grain on out to 100. That's hundreds of variations! I'm not sure how to find the perfect bullet fur my long barrel SF.

I'll update as this progresses. I'm probably going to email the owner of AVS, in addition to asking y'all for advice.

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