kaylaindy said:

I did not expect the DRS Tactical to be this accurate...and you get 120 shots in .22 caliber!! What an awesome PCP air rifle! Only 6.2 pounds and tuned to perfection straight out of the box. Thank you FX! This one rocks!

P.S. I did buy this gun myself (I'm not on the FX free gun list). Thanks for watching! -Nate

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I have .22 600mm (!). Shooting 18gr at 895fps and I get maybe 80 good shots. While it may be possible to get 120 out of a 500mm in .22, you may as well just throw the pellets at that point

SilentSquirrel said:

I think I understand, Michael
It looks like you accepted the buyer's credit card, and that bypassed PayPal
Is that correct?

I sure hope so.
Otherwise this will be the first time I was ever wrong

just my too scents
Edward

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No credit card. Funds become available after the item is delivered. Once available there is a choice of having funds delivered to your debit card or to bank account.

Nothing wrong with being wrong. It’s how most of us hard headed humans learn.

Shalom

In the last four years, I’ve shot two bucks that had previously broken their front legs. They were doing just fine when I nailed them. When god doesn’t give you doctors, mammals become resilient.

If you are planning on mounting this as a “through scope“ type of viewer, it will not work. Thermal sensors will not see through glass like a digital night sensor will. For the price I think you would be much better off getting a proper thermal monocular. I bet you could pick up something like a used agm taipan for roughly the same price.

ChuckHunter said:

Well the idea of the adjustable power is awesome! But did they really make the rest of it worth having? Like barrel quality and a good trigger? Because without those attributes it's just another gimmick!

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It sounds like you want a Pyramyd Insyder review!

bbarnett said:

Thank you for the reply. I’m leaning towards the gx cs4I, 80% of the time it will fill guns, I will use it to periodically fill the 6.8L bottle. From my research, I think it should do fine. I’m on my 3rd umarex ready air.

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Yeah probably the good choice for that. Especially after the initial fill of the scba you will only be topping it off.

Regarding adding silicone oil to the fill port, I tried this approach in my first PCP but when I eventually took it apart, I could not find any evidence that the silicone oil atomizes and migrates through the system. There was a little bit just beyond the check valve on the air tube walls but everything else was bone dry as best I could tell (e.g. wiping a finger on metal surfaces and then observing the surface with light reflecting at a shallow angle).

Granted it won't hurt anything.

TnCnDn said:

Wish I could say the same. 600 and Hahn 45 for rebuilds, boy was this a rude awakening! 280.00 and the 600 still don't cycle and the Hahn...well should have known better. For the cost I was expecting them to look like new. I tried to reach out to him on 600 not cycling to no avail.

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Sorry for your experience. I do all my own repairs, and I can say that the 600 is a very difficult one to get right. There are several parts that are just not available anymore.

I shoot the .218 34gr Javelin slug from my DRSC, at 970fps with excellent accuracy.

Yeah, I think I'll take a pass. Hypothermia never leads to good scores anyways...

Mirage can be tricky. The pattern you see when a target is in focus will be behind it. To see the mirage between you and the target you need to focus between you and the target.

thammer, Thank you very much. I could look it up but I wanted to use the brain trust here. What a vast collection of knowledge here! Be Well Brother, B.

491458 said:

I have been shooting Field Target for a few years now and often put out several lanes of targets. If anyone has an interest in giving it a try or have questions let me know. If you do not have a rifle suitable I have one you can use. So if you have been mulling it over or would like to learn text me at (812) 449-1963 as I usually ignore unknown callers.

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I just saw your reply regarding my Steyr LG-100. However, it wouldn’t allow me to reply because that thread is closed.

GettinReadyForIt said:

Very important, as long as the round is still moving fast enough to penetrate.

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I agree I sometimes use lighter ammo get that high fps with still high fpe

woogie_man said:

was just going to post this.

These are great and a good fun with kids. Take them out to some longer ranges and you will instantly know when you make a solid hit.

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picked some of those up at an odd lot discount store Wednesday for a buck. Think I will save them for the 4th of July, will blend right in and not expose me to the scrutiny of neighbors.

That brings me back to my days shooting.22 bench rest competitions. Most were shot at 100 yards. Most shooters used 4 flags of various types. To win yes, a barrel matched to a particular lot of ammo. But if you understood the wind, you left with green backs in your pocket.

It is a gentleman on the GTA forum. Not sure I should post a link to another forum. I will see what I get and post pictures and contact info if it works out.

jps2486 said:

I agree that you haven't seen much difference in your FT gun, but don't forget, it's a .177 right and 20 fpe right? What I've seen is on .30 calibers pushing 100 fpe. There's a lot of energy to dissipate there.

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Not an engineer but because of the small volume of a .177 bore wouldn’t 20ftlb still effect the pellet leaving the barrel similarly?

Impact701 said:

Minute Of Mouse accuracy, looks like you have your M3 dialed in !

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I’ve always heard of minute of deer but minute of mouse is priceless! Wow is right! Nice shot!

Not needing a way to charge the gun, was more wandering about the accuracy of the gauge.

I would bet that Cavedweller has one of the biggest collection

Motorhead explained it well. What others say is also true.This whole subject is fascinating; when I think of which is a better way to achieve what you are trying to achieve,do not leave yourself out of the picture. Also, are you able to hold the rifle? Yes, there are certain FPS that pellets,ammo, rifles, etc. like.
It is not just air rifles; most things have a "sweet spot."Is it a "Gasalt thing"I think it is, The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. As you see, an easy answer can be complicated.

Nevermind, just saw a YT vid.

I can't stand my 2nd focal plane scope.

It's a decent scope, tracks well but for precision shooting you want a FFP imo. Unless you're zoomed in with the highest possible magnification, the reticle... at least on this scope... completely covers a 1/2" circle at 13 yards on low magnification. At 25 yards you wouldn't even see the damn target. So in order to get precision shots you have to use the max magnification and then you loose all your field of view so if you do insist on looking for a SFP scope find one with a fine reticle.

I should have focused on the bottom targets in the video but if you pause it at the 5 second mark you can see the bottom middle and bottom right targets. The bottom middle target was shot at high magnification and had 4 shots through the same hole, the 5th shot was a flyer and entirely my fault, my kitty came into my peripheral as I was pulling the trigger and I jerked it. The bottom right target was shot zoomed out and I was guessing where the damn target was, the reticle more than completely covered the target.

I have two other scopes, both FFP and love them, only reason I got this SFP scope was because it was only for backyard plinking and wanted to save a few bucks and I hate it.

To sum it up, I want a good field of view and still be able to be precise so First Focal Plane scope for me hands down.

Yea I hear you, I have three compressors as well. As I got into filling tanks i bought a yong heng because my small air cooled would not cut it, then the yong got weak after 6 months. Bought the twin tuxing and I put a new piston in the yong as a back up. I run a bunch of ice in the bucket when I'm filling tanks from zero. It definitely helps you start with much colder water. My computer fans probably only drop it a few degrees at best? I have no idea. I also keep a few fans blowing on the cylinder heads. Anything to make it run a little cooler is going to prolong the life. My power switch is the only thing that broke on the tuxing, luckily it's stuck in the on position and I run an inline external rocker switch.