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Other Chinese B3 part needed
- By wgregt
- Traditional Airguns
- 1 Replies
FYI, here's what I'm looking for exactly, the threaded small bolt with the knurled head on it, as well as the super small circlip that holds it on. Thanks everyone!
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New Foam Mattress and Sleeping Beauty
- By PumaCarl
- All Other Equipment
- 11 Replies
They seem like a great value, nice find!really nice..
another makes custom as well..
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Gunfoam.com took over 3 years to develop the technology, manufacturing capability, and proper materials to produce the best quality custom gun foam i…www.gunfoam.com
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Orion the Iguana Hunter DRS Magazines and Zan ELR Slugs
- By Impact701
- General Discussion
- 6 Replies
The link says they are 35gr.
I haven't found any .25 caliber ELR slugs.
I am really interested in the Zan hyper line slugs.
ZAN Slugs | .22 Caliber ELR | 42.3gr (200ct) - Utah Airguns
Maximize your shooting range with ZAN Slugs in .22 Caliber ELR, 42.3gr (200ct). Precision-engineered for extreme long-range accuracy.
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Other Which 30 cal
- By Cantona256
- Big Bores & Arrow Shooters
- 113 Replies
Never thought of it that way in relation to the companies before but it makes sense to me. Ever since the billionaires managed to destroy unions the quality of manufacturing has gone down across the board. lol don’t @me to argue union politics
. I’m not here for any of that pro or con. Just pointing out that when people say “they don’t make them like they used to” the “used to” part was typically in unionized shops. Companies used to be able to mass produce things with actual skilled labor. Now it’s “at will” hiring and poorly trained people with high turnover.As a machinist that’s what keeps the shop I work at in business. If you need something that will actually hold .0005” tolerances you gotta pay us $$$ to run it. But it’s a sad state of affairs across the board. Idk what the answer is but my default is “maybe there should be less billionaires.”
I listened to a podcast interview with the head engineer for Skout awhile back and it was pretty cool. Seems like a really interesting company and quality product. I haven’t kept up enough to follow all the barrel change stuff but yeah that would give me pause too.
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22cal Airgun for Wildboar Hunting!?
When I was about 14 yo I paddled my pirogue up into a shallow area to try and get into an old cutoff. It was spring high water so this area was normally dry(ish). I parked the pirogue and went into the ankle deep water to try and scout a passage and I had my trusty Crosman 140 .22 pumper. About that time I heard some noise from the other side of some willows and so snuck around to see what it was. It was a group of feral hogs.
At this point I was on dry ground, my pirogue about 50 yards distant parked in some rushes and cattails in shallow water. Hmmm, I picked out a nice size one, put the sights on the head behind the ear and pulled the trigger. They all jumped at the pop but not seeing me hidden in the willows and brush went back to feeding. The one I shot just snorted, shook it's head and continued on doing what it was doing. I pumped up again as quietly as possible (not easy) and shot it a second time, all H and e and double L broke loose. Pigs were running all over, squealing, snorting and then all of them including the one I shot came to be heading in my direction. I took to running and somehow lost my rifle. My feet were walking on water and I got in the pirogue and pushed into deeper water of the bayou just in the nick of time to not be eaten by the frenzied hogs. Then realized, my rifle was left behind.
Forlorn I returned home whereupon my grandfather asked me about where my rifle might be and did I not have any squirrels to clean? Upon telling him the story, first his face flushed, then turned bright red and then with much arm waving and some curse words I was told that a southerner never drops his rifle and runs and we are going back for it NOW! He grabbed a 12 guage and off we went to retireve my Crosman. Well, the rifle was on a patch of reeds, mostly dry and aside from a stain in the bluing was no worse for the happening. No pigs to be seen. My grandfather did not speak to me for days, dropping your rifle and running, what are you some sort of yankee or something! It took a lot of squirrels to make up.
So, no, no, a .22 air rifle is not enough gun for a tough old hog. Or any hog for that matter. But you can try, best have an escape plan or a pirogue nearby. The damaged bluing can be seen here, kind of dull area with no sheen where it laid upon the wet reeds.
At this point I was on dry ground, my pirogue about 50 yards distant parked in some rushes and cattails in shallow water. Hmmm, I picked out a nice size one, put the sights on the head behind the ear and pulled the trigger. They all jumped at the pop but not seeing me hidden in the willows and brush went back to feeding. The one I shot just snorted, shook it's head and continued on doing what it was doing. I pumped up again as quietly as possible (not easy) and shot it a second time, all H and e and double L broke loose. Pigs were running all over, squealing, snorting and then all of them including the one I shot came to be heading in my direction. I took to running and somehow lost my rifle. My feet were walking on water and I got in the pirogue and pushed into deeper water of the bayou just in the nick of time to not be eaten by the frenzied hogs. Then realized, my rifle was left behind.
Forlorn I returned home whereupon my grandfather asked me about where my rifle might be and did I not have any squirrels to clean? Upon telling him the story, first his face flushed, then turned bright red and then with much arm waving and some curse words I was told that a southerner never drops his rifle and runs and we are going back for it NOW! He grabbed a 12 guage and off we went to retireve my Crosman. Well, the rifle was on a patch of reeds, mostly dry and aside from a stain in the bluing was no worse for the happening. No pigs to be seen. My grandfather did not speak to me for days, dropping your rifle and running, what are you some sort of yankee or something! It took a lot of squirrels to make up.
So, no, no, a .22 air rifle is not enough gun for a tough old hog. Or any hog for that matter. But you can try, best have an escape plan or a pirogue nearby. The damaged bluing can be seen here, kind of dull area with no sheen where it laid upon the wet reeds.
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Skout ManuLoader solves a magazine problem
- By JoePolanco
- PCP Airguns
- 3 Replies
I agree 100%. As a bench shooter, I'm a traditional hand loader. However after I received the prototypes of the Manuloader at RMAC last year, I've been using it ever since. Really innovative and time saving. I highly recommend it.The Skout Airguns Epoch / Evo has an open - faceted magazine design which uses a relatively short torsional spring to index the magazine after the bullet probe is retracted from the rifle chamber. Because the magazine capacity is higher than average and the spring is unloaded to begin with, this means the the rotor is turned from 1.5 revolutions (light pellet) to 2.5 turns (heavy slug). As the pellet/slug leaves the magazine and as it is pushed from the magazine to the rifle chamber, the spring exerts a side force, wedging the pellet/slug between the magazine and the rifle chamber. In addition, the open face design of the magazine pockets exposes the rib between adjacent pockets and this rib, representing a considerable multiple of pressure, can easily deform the skirt of a pellet and score the front of a pellet or side of a slug, See the photo.This is not cosmetic but rather a design issue. The Stud loading system ameliorates this issue by using a longer torsion spring that does not load the rotor as much as the Scout magazine but it does not eliminate the problem. The Stud loading system also will not accommodate slugs.
The ManuLoader from Shortcut and his colleague in Denmark solves this problem by eliminating the torsional spring and indexes the magazine manually. It lacks the polished and machined finish of the the attractive Skout magazines: the printing looks crude, and it has the cachet or rather lack of - of most 3D printed products but it works as advertised and is an effective solution. In fact, an argument can be made for those who hand feed their rifles, the Manuloader is less likely to deform pellets than hand feeding… It does require an extra motion as you pull the bolt back, index the magazine, and then push the bolt closed but I found it has a nice rhythm and may possibly reduce inadvertent double loading of pellets/slugs.
Eventually, I think Skout will redesign its magazine; in the meantime, the ManuLoader is a perfectly acceptable workaround. Lest anyone think I am throwing shade on Skout Airguns, that is not the case: I think Skout is a bright light in a chaotic and disorganized industry. I admire their innovation and their customer service is second to none. I own two Evo’s, both dedicated slug rifles, in 25 and 30 cal.
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Umarex New Zelos Inbound!
- By Matt7467
- PCP Airguns
- 31 Replies
I will say my second, and only other order through them, was a scope and took close to 3 weeks to receive. I could have paid about $35 more and probably had it way quicker. In my personal opinion I would try them again, if the deal is really good and know it's something I'm willing to wait for. The willing to wait for part is on rare occasions though
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Airgun Technologies Cheek riser for AGT
- By Strelac
- PCP Airguns
- 0 Replies
Hello all 
After more than a few DIY cheek riser projects, some better some less good, I discovered one aftermarket solution that goes well with Uragan2, but it should fit all AGT airguns that have the same plastic cover piece above the barrel.
It holds really firmly, only if I want to clip it above the magazine- I have to dremel the magazine slot on it. But for now- I don’t need to do that.
It’s the AK Zhukov S stock style cheek riser, hight 0.25” and it fits perfectly with medium size accu-X adjustable elevation scope mount rings (32-38mm).
Here’s the link:
PS. I have never found lower scope mounts with adjustable elevation, so the cheek riser was mandatory for my setup.
If anyone knows some lower yet adjustable rings- I would appreciate it.
All the best,
S.
After more than a few DIY cheek riser projects, some better some less good, I discovered one aftermarket solution that goes well with Uragan2, but it should fit all AGT airguns that have the same plastic cover piece above the barrel.
It holds really firmly, only if I want to clip it above the magazine- I have to dremel the magazine slot on it. But for now- I don’t need to do that.
It’s the AK Zhukov S stock style cheek riser, hight 0.25” and it fits perfectly with medium size accu-X adjustable elevation scope mount rings (32-38mm).
Here’s the link:
PS. I have never found lower scope mounts with adjustable elevation, so the cheek riser was mandatory for my setup.
If anyone knows some lower yet adjustable rings- I would appreciate it.
All the best,
S.
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Tuning Taipan Compact .25 - lead free - sub 15 fpe
- PCP Airguns
- 25 Replies
Damn, I was a few minutes late. I was gonna recommend this rifle in .25 from Airgun Revisions. He makes great stuff and this is one of his barn builds in .25 very low foe with tons of shots!
The Shawty B (Barn Gun) .25 Marauder - Airgun Revisions
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