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mike

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The mag chamber diameter also matters. You don't want to struggle loading the mag, nor have projectiles drop out because the barrel like smaller projectiles.

You need to be sure that the barrel bore is properly aligned with all the chambers in the mag. Refining that alignment might help, in your case. From the video below, note the alignment screws and procedure, starting at 9:17 into the video:

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Thanks, I already know how to do this. I do it a bit differently though. I put a slug into the magazine and push it into the barrel until only a mm or so of the slug is still in the magazine and most of it is in the barrel. Then I tighten the screws locking the barrel in position, remove the mag and slug, replace the mag and rotate it checking alignment on all the slots. Works great and I've done it to all the hubens I have owned

I had that issue with my bc shroud and was able to shorten the length of the shroud by 3/4”

Vetmx said:

Congratulations. A .30 moves a lot of air and that caliber, at least for me requires me testing several to determine what’s staying on the gun. I will say that a Huma has never wrecked any of my guns in any calibers accuracy. My STO in .30 is the king of silence, but it only ever worked, best accuracy wise, on one gun. Enjoy that thumper.

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Thanks! Planning on trying out a few different pellets to get started and go from there. As for mods, Utah Airguns has recommended the Impulse Air 1350. The design is interesting and the idea of stacked baffle sections is intriguing compared to others on the market. The mod world is vast and paralysis of choice is real…

Mike_Lenardon said:

I was going to say pneumatic Cannon.

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Your right it uses an air handler, when triggered it unloads 50 airsoft plastic or aluminum. I charge it to 160 psi.

Tonight we're taking a look at the Shooters Global (SG) Pulse! This is a pretty advanced digital level with a pretty expansive app behind it powering a TON of features for precision shooters.


LINKS
SG Pulse Level: https://alnk.to/btoTtdD
SG Timer GO: https://alnk.to/4BHldoi
SG Timer 2: https://alnk.to/clYGniZ

jps2486 said:

I shoot 45 gr AEAs in my M3 at 100 yards. Velocity is 885 fps. That's the sweet spot with this gun which you should take advantage of. And get a 1:40 twist barrel. Slugs aren't worth the effort despite all this propaganda about BC blah blah. It's still the guy pulling the trigger at the right time.

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I think the Impact come stock with the 1:24 twist, which works nicely with pellets also if you don’t want to buy another liner right away. I:40 is also great. I run the 1:40 in 700mm in my wildcat and it’s great.

My D34 has a split in the stock where the rear screw goes through. Its holding up great after some minor reinforcement but it wont last forever.

I've been looking at replacements...few and far between. I've never seen an aftermarket stock. Nor a synthetic stock that would fit.

Is there another Diana model with a stock that could be easily modified?

airgunmike56 said:

I bought a few tins of these at my local Walmart , Says made in the USA, Most of my super accurate guns , Vulcan, cricket, Prophet , I have only one pellet that I shoot and its not the Premier line, Now my PCP pistols in 22 shoot the Premier line and shoot pretty good at the price point , As a rule I like to clean my barrel before switching brands of pellets Its a pain and a hassle but it really lets you know how that pellet shoots in your gun,, But and its a big butt I slide a lot on that rule with my PCP pistols as I am jumping all over the place with them, and there pellets , Just fun shooting no hole on hole with the pistols .
So the rule is if you really want to see what a pellet will do in your gun, You gotta start with a clean barrel,,, my 2 cents
Mike

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Yeah I get it Mike and I do the same. I cleaned my pipe after every different lube combination so I could see which worked and which didn't. It wasn't until after I switched to the red lid (USA) tins that I saw a HUGE difference and improvement in the accuracy.

Dairyboy said:

Looks like Brazil

Others - Crosman premiers Brazil??

I see a discussion on these pellets and the guy said primer branded but made in Brazil. I replied I just thought the essential recreational pellets ( not branded as premier line) were the only ones not made in USA but Brazil imported for covid shortage times . Well dog gone .. Never...

community.hardairmagazine.com

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Thanks for posting that link @Dairyboy that was helpful. Now I know for sure. My buddy @reiffra945 says his P-rod will shoot both equally well. Too bad my Vixen won't because I have a crap load of the Brazil made ones. Oh well, I guess they will be good enough for the grandkids to shoot up some day.

PowderBurnt said:

Randy and Cameron are beasts.

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Cameron not only shoots lights out he's finished with the lane in just around two to three minutes. I hope he can kick butt again at the Worlds this year and go for the three-peat, maybe AirArms might realize he is shooting one of their piston rifles and get their proverbial poo together!!!

Randy is getting wise in his old age...

I was using the wrong wind card so I did better than I should have really. And smacked my left hand with a sledge hammer four lanes into day one rifle. Shooting a match your are directing is quite the challenge, nothing like running from one end of the course to the other than having to sit down and shoot before you can catch your wind...

I have one of these. Good for a quick top-off if I don't want to drag a tank or compressor out of the shop.
Not super fast, but very convenient. The set pressure cutoff works well. Verified with a manual gauge...

I have Makita tools and some knockoffs. Can even use my GX batteries!

Sawney Bean said:

Yep, the only major restriction we had was no full auto. Now, we’re arguably worse off than California and there’s a whole slew of new bills pending.

It’s not just the gun laws though. An income tax seems inevitable as does rent control and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A 3 bedroom house outside of Seattle will cost you $500,000 and the property taxes will be around $5000 per year.

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Huh ? $5000 tax on a half million house. Try NY.
mines assessed at $349k taxes $9500. Very common
Girlfriends $210k house $4500

A HOA friendly version...

Hi I am looking for a parts diagram and also oring sizes for a Western Rattler , I just ordered one and I like to have orings in stock for all of my airguns , somehow I cant seem to find anything on this gun help please LOU

Necesito nuevamente de su ayuda, tengo una fx king .22 con un cañón de 600 mm, Este rifle es de potencia FAC, es decir, no está limitado. En España y en otros países europeos, este rifle y muchos otros tienen que estar limitados a la potencia legal permitida por cada país. En España están limitados a 20 ft lb (24 julios). Dicho esto, me gustaría limitar o reducir su potencia a esos 20 ft lb, me gustaría poder utilizar el rifle para participar en diferentes eventos deportivos de tiro, donde esa potencia es la máxima permitida. Después de devanarse los sesos, creo que la mejor opción sería cambiar el resorte del martillo.
Mi conjetura:
1º: Coge el resorte (muelle) de martillo del mismo tamaño pero más suave, este golpearía la válvula con menos fuerza y reduciría su potencia, claro luego jugaríamos con el regulador y el microajuste.
2º El distribuidor de FX me vende un resorte (muelle) para reducir la potencia a esos 20 ft lb, el resorte (muelle) es oficial de FX y está en su página con la referencia: V2 SH Referencia de resorte (muelle) : FX 11500 -SH. El resort(muelle) parece ser el mismo pero más corto.
3º: Encontré en Inglaterra, (leyendo en foros) un recurso que usan para limitar sus rifles hasta 12 ft lb, es un recurso más largo que el original, pero con roscas más finas y más suaves, en teoría con este recurso podría llegar a 20 pies lt


4º: Coge el resorte (muelle) original y córtalo hasta conseguir la potencia deseada.

Preguntas: ¿Puede un resorte (muelle) más corto tener un efecto negativo? ¿Cómo?
Me gustaría que el regulador pudiera operar en un rango de 75 a 100 bar, para obtener más disparos por llenado.
El resorte (muelle) original tiene una longitud de 56 x 10 x 1,5 mm (longitud, grosor, rosca)

Bueno espero sus recomendaciones o sugerencias.

Muchas gracias de antemano.

Normkel said:

I beg to differ. A c clip/snap ring that can move in the piston wrist pin groove can erode the groove material and become looser in the groove. This is a disaster in action for engines, and not something I risk in compressors. All my training in the mechanical fields and nearly (70) years of experience advises against that.

Even the "wire ring" type wrist pin clips need to be placed with the open end of the snap ring pointing in line with the stroke or it is likely that the ring will loosen, come out of the groove and destroy piston & cylinder. Two stroke engines often suffer this failure.

If someone doesn't agree, that's up to them. I am simply offering the caution in case it is helpful to someone.

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Very interesting. And makes total sense.

stovepipe said:

I don't have to own the 20-position wheel to tell you that it will have all the same downsides as the original fx powerwheel. Phil's micrometer is the only upgrade to the fx power wheel worth doing -- and it does it right. I was concerned about the micrometer's thimbal accidentally moving, but with normal handling it has never moved unintentionally. There is a fairly snug o-ring inside of the micrometer to keep it from free-spinning. If it's not enough resistance for you, then you can add a 2nd o-ring. I've had no need to change anything about Phil's micrometer mod.

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phils tuning accessory is the best option for tuning a maverick or wildcat fx airgun ...

I see. I may just have to improvise something similar to what you have.

The lite doesn’t have an externally adjustable regulator like the original krait. You can still adjust its just not as easy and convenient. I heard it takes about 20 mins to get to and adjust. Not sure on max power but guys comment they come a little hot for light pellets.
Awesome looking airgun with the wood.i almost bought one myself a couple times. I just picked up a katran compact. Maybe I’ll get a Krait next

I'm thinking that slugs are more sensitive to barrel imperfections and twist rates since they're solely dependent on spin for stabilization in flight. Pellets have some stabilization built in by virtue of their diabolo design, so may be more tolerant of barrel and twist variances. Just speculating out loud here.

cavedweller said:

@Steve 123 - I spent a couple hours working on setting up a 6” parallax ranging wheel. My opinion remains the same, great scope but even maxed out at 15x it doesn’t spread the numbers out much and differentiation of 1/2 yards between 10 yards and 20 yards is extremely difficult… Since my intended use for this scope is EFT pistol, it’s still a perfect scope choice for what I need, because in EFT distances are given so ranging is not important. We can also use range finders if desired.
I really like the turrets and reticle on this scope.
update =
I sent the scope back to Athlon for inspection and they found no issues
but when I was taking the scope off I noticed that I had inadvertently used the incorrect ring inserts and this may have caused the parallax issue. Waiting on my eft pistol to return so I can remount it and test it.
the final answer is that the scope is fine, but the knuckle head mounting it inadvertently mismatched his Burris signature ring inserts. it doesn’t take much of a tweak to jam things up.
now corrected this scope is a great choice for pistol Hft or pistol EFT.

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update =
I sent the scope back to Athlon for inspection and they found no issues

but

when I was taking the scope off I noticed that I had inadvertently used the incorrect ring inserts and this caused the parallax issue. final answer, this Athlon scope is fine, but the knuckle head mounting it inadvertently mismatched his Burris signature ring inserts. it doesn’t take much of a tweak to jam things up.
now corrected this scope is a great choice for pistol Hft or pistol EFT.

I will shoot only pellets in it so the missing part will not keep me from shooting it.

Radio Flyer, thanks for your help! much appreciated. I will keep you informed on my progress.

BGarney said:

Yeah... The NOTOS is such a great little gun and it don't need alot to make it a little better. But, if you want, there are also bigger options such as Buck Rail Tactical conversion, bottle gun conversions, plenum expansions and threaded moderator adaptors. Just depends on how far you want to go.

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Thanks for the bump!

Hi guys

just got my zeus .68 cal today- its a german limited version but all the full power parts are included in the bag.. so besides the large transfer port and there is this one part that i have no clue where it goes..

i think it goes inside the regulator to open it completely? to have it unregulated?

and second question- what is the max safe pressure i can set my regulator to?

right now its set at 150bar..