elittle1234 said:

I was shooting mine last month and realized the bottle was super loose while I was shooting it. Like you said, no matter what i do I can't get it to stay locked in place.
For ease of use and reliability these things can't be beat though.
And those giant slugs you sent me caused carnage. The recoil felt twice as big.

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Im really happy you shot some big .510 the 650 grains ...I finally solved my tank lossening up with a piece of cardboard wedged between tank and custom stock on my Texan....

I use a tool box.. Separate bottom with air tank, top is a range box

Prolly can’t find one anymore but the quietest .30 I’ve shot is the R5 super long

looks good.

Dewy said:

Is it better to shoot the gun with a higher or lower dwell setting? mine shoots the 22.07 good at 19 & 25.

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Hey Dewy
If you are experiencing the same accuracy at both dwell settings, go for the better efficiency with the lower setting of 19

Mycapt65 said:

Sorry to hear that. You might be a candidate for eye surgery. A few people here have had that don't with remarkable results.

I'm contemplating lasic myself. It's annoying to shoot with glasses so I often adjust the scopes to my bare eye. It still sucks because it seems like everytime I pick up a rifle the scope is never left where I need it at the moment. Plus without glasses I can't work on the rifle as I shoot.

Getting old sucks. Its better than not getting old.

Be well,
Ron

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I just had my left eye lens replaced on the 3rd and the right on the 13th to fix cataracts and a slight astigmatism. Boy the world is a lot brighter and my distance vision is noticeably clearer too. I still can't see open sights too well, but I've been dealing with that for a few years now. I still need reading glasses and for working on things up close, but I'm happy so far. I do have a slight "blinder" on the edges of my vision, but they say that will go away over the next few weeks. I never thought I'd think of myself as old, but I guess I'm there!

glr59 said:

What suppressor are you using? Are you happy with it's effectiveness?

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It’s a DFL Ryu. It’s very sleek & compact and the QD is a nice touch. It’s one of the smallest mods made so it’s not “mouse fart” quiet, but it gets the job done in my backyard.

All worked out. Like the way it shoots with spring. The spring guide and top hat are guided as well.
In the pic. the guides are steel, but made them from delrin as well. With this lighter piston shoots smooth 820 fps with Premier 14.3 pellets, and fairly accurate. Still need to try with factory piston, and with extended top hat. Maybe even a slightly longer spring. Used a 260 mm long, and have about 1' compressed at assembly. May try longer top hat or 270 mm spring. Is nice that Vortec cuts and grinds the spring ends to size.

PumaCarl said:

Yeah, I keep reading that too, and have bought them in .22 and .30 caliber, and my guns still shoot better with JSB. Unfortunately, I was so convinced that they were obviously better, by everyone, that I bought a lot on blind faith. Don't do that, until you try them.

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Definitely good advice. They may not be the best for every individual gun out there. My daystate shoots the jts a little better. My fx shoots the jts and jsb heavies pretty much equal. I like the jts as they just look more uniform and better made.

OP’s question. Like stated earlier it is best to test at various speeds from say 850-950 to find the ultimate best for your barrel. I have never done that. I have always run them right around 900 and they are well beyond accurate enough for my needs and abilities.

This Sunday, March 23 we will be opening up the woods course for this months match. Any and all help would be appreciated. The majority of the work will include clearing the walking path, and shooting lanes of downed branches and some preventative cutting. We will also be repairing and repainting the targets. Depending on the size of our crew we will order pizza's, or go to the 9's after the work. We will start at 1pm, and work for 3-4 hours, depending on everyone's schedule. massrifle.com for directions.

Well earned and deserved by a great guy and great shooter. Al convinced me to shoot my Diana 75 benchrest and we have since traded some equipment and he included some of his secrets. The Diana 75 is a great gun for this competition as it has no recoil and easy to cock, besides being extremely accurate. OBTW Al is in his 80s. Sherwood (near Steubenville, OH) is a great club and their winter indoor benchrest series is great. So are their field target matches.

Here's a couple...

Calson said:

I use Craigslist to sell air rifles. The problem with ebay is fraud in which case you are on your own and the guarantees do not actually apply.

When I lived in Texas there were traffic accidents that ended as gun fights. Perfectly legal to have a loaded handgun in the glove box. Also legal to drive around with an open beer or hard liquor bottle so long as there is a passenger in the vehicle. I do not see that as being good for anyone.

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I mean the regulations are keeping LA, SF etc safe so by all means create more.

It was tuned by 150bar just from the store. Their staff made it to shoot long distance with 50gr Altaros. So I have just tuned it down to 36gr H&N.

I bought it from Aaron Wheeler Gunsmith, Brighouse, UK. I'll measure it and post the length tonight. I presume it is exactly the same as the aluminum one.

Ricochet said:

Have you ever shot N50 at this venue?

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Yes, ever chance I get, but the scheduling and the weather have been challenging.

Which RTI did you email? Please send (again, if needed) to [email protected]

Come have some fun and learn from experienced spring gun shooters.

The small Dowty seals go with the gauges.

Vetmx said:

That’s how I tightened the last bit out of my POI vs POA. I played with the speed first. Then out of desperation I adjusted what was entered as scope height. After a little BC, speed and height adjustments I got it dialed.

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Nice, I finally solved my issue with the Thermnight which was the same as yours. Except I was incorrectly measuring from barrel to thermal lens rather than digital lens I could've saved hours of time last week and ammo.

I’ll be there.

when the Bulldog first came out, i sent one to pitbull for the carbine power build.
it was a ground shaker for sure when you pulled the trigger !
it loved the polymags and took many whitetail and hogs with them.
we used a jack russell for tracking in our swamps, he was needed because
the polymag would expand and not pass thru and did not cause a large blood trail.
was shooting them around 1025fps with good consistent accuracy.
then began shooting 125gr aero magnum solid slugs for better blood trails.

i have one with the now-unrecommended tungsten hammer. At 170bar, i am shooting 65 and 70gr slugs around 980 to 1000fps. It is getting around 140fpe. I guess now they recommend a (brass?) hammer with an 8mm long weight at the end for high power - are you looking at that, or the tungsten hammer?

TnCnDn said:

Which one, old style or most recent?

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id say old style it is a 2020 model...

OK, Thanks