MongooseV8 said:

The HN Crow Magnums do the same thing. The problem is they dont do that reliably in a breathing target. Water and gel will show you the best case scenario and often times something that is not attainable outside of the test.

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i was just out shooting pest chicken with those crow magnums at about 780fps out of my notos. shot them in the chest and the birds didn’t drop.
i switched over to 17.5gr nsa at 795fps and same POI and the chicken dropped on the spot.
expansion girth on bigger chicks is not always best, sometimes penetration is key.. gotta hit reach them guts.

Great,I did not ask a question,never-the-less I learned a lot

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A lot of PB guys carry carbon tanks now; for extra supply. The bottles hoses and regs are usually rated to 3000 or 4500psi as they fill at scuba shops as well. View attachment 540550

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You are correct about bottle pressure and regulators. Paintball guns operate on 800 psi max (co2 pressure). The modern electronic guns usually run on 250 or 400 psi supply, which is all the slidecheck would see. The remote lines aren't used to refill the tank; they are used to feed the gun.

Paintball tanks 3000 or 4500 fill pressure but only 250 to 1000 psi max output pressure.

You can call Utah Airguns or Cape Fear Airguns or watch the videos on Youtube by FX or 910airgun and they will tell you the size and type you need.

Tango Sierra said:

Sweet looking rifle! What caliber did you get? I've got the P35X in 25cal and Bullshark in 22cal. Both are great shooters. My favorite rifles. Like to get a 177cal version sometime.
Troy

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If you could share a link to where I can find those .22 mags. That'd be nice. I'm selling a piece or two then I'll order.

Karma red panda is a joke at 2500€, look at that :

and the last :

Impact701 said:

Metric Buna O-rings 3 x 1.5mm Minimum 25 pcs

3mm ID x 6mm OD x 1.5mm CS - Price for 50 pcs

www.oringsandmore.com

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Thank you buddy

Having just gotten the newest generation Athlon Ares BTR "G3" 2.5-15x50 I can confidently say that this scope is getting up there so close to tier1 scopes in quality that it almost doesn't make sense to buy the most expensive, or neither the least expensive, of scopes anymore. Yeah it's 3-4 times the cost of the cheap scopes, and 7 times less than the most expensive, but you are getting an incredible value.
So it absolutely apexes the cheap scopes and isn't near as far behind the best scopes as one would think.

The relative feeling I get when using a cheap scope(sub $200) is intolerance because nothing is standing out as exemplary.
The relative feeling with tier1's is most everything is exemplary.
The feeling I get with this G3 is everything is exemplary too. With IQ almost like my tier1 scopes. Man I can't hardly tell the difference between this G3 and my $3850 S&B with both on 15x which is pretty crazy if you think about it!

Ha, it's a little frustrating for me right now because part of me wants to sell a bunch of my scopes so I can by the newest gen Athlon scopes. Nah my Helos G2, Midas TAC, and ETR are fine, but it is tempting knowing what I do now about this G3.

If you have a cheap airgun, sure put a cheap scope on it. A decent airgun spend the $$$ to be appropriate. Expensive airgun sure if really want too $$$$....
But I'd put this G3 on any of my rifles and not feel let down by it. It's as good of a fit on my FX Royale as it is on my long range AR PB and both of these guns were about the same price when I bought them which is $2000-ish. Best way I can think of is it's a goldilocks scope.
Why spend more on a scope with HUGE deminishing returns and why suffer the downsides of cheap scopes.

All that being said there are somewhat inexpensive scopes that I'd like to try if I do get a inexpensive airgun, like that Discovery 2-12, and it mostly comes down to size and weight in particular here.

Hello,

It more like what you want to shoot ( pest control/ Benchrest shooting ……

I own a fx king .25 600mm it’s a good rifle for me

Some small issues I try to fix butt overall great rifle nice handeling and a lot of power

Hi @MongooseV8 , thanks for the tip. I'll try ot too.

We have a very full schedule of Airgun matches in the state of Ohio in 2025. We have even expanded slightly from last year to a total of 41 events. There is an FT match on nearly every Sunday from April to October and almost as many BR matches which all fall on Saturday. There will be no 2 matches on the same date (of any type), so everyone can attend all of them if they wish.

We will again hold the Buckeye Field Target Series. The format will stay the same, but there is one new rule change (see below). To qualify you must shoot at least one match in the same class at each of the four Ohio clubs. If you shoot more than one match at a club, your highest score at that club will be included in the total. Shooters can win in two different classes (one PCP and one Piston class). The total number of qualifying shooters in each class determines the number of places to be awarded.

*** Buckeye Series rule change *** - With the rather large dollar amount of prizes to be paid out, we want to ensure the integrity of the competition for all. This year, each club will randomly assign pairings for those who wish to have their score submitted for the Buckeye Series. Shooters who do not allow themselves to be randomly paired will not have their score count towards the Buckeye Series. Match directors will have the discretion to determine how to perform the random pairings as well as having the discretion to pair new shooters with experienced shooters.

Note that Central Ohio Airgunners (COA) will have most of their matches at the Cardinal Shooting Center. However, there will be 2 COA matches held at the Columbus Muzzle Loading Gun Club and those say “COA FT @ MLGC” in the notes.

Each club has their own Facebook group page, and you can find a variety of Airgun and Club information on all of them. We encourage you to join these groups and participate in the conversations and flow of information whether you’re from Ohio or not.

Central Ohio Airgunners (Columbus/Grove City, OH and Marengo, OH)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/475555945953075/

Airguns at Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association (Cincinnati/Fairfield, OH)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/airguns.fsa/

Northeast Ohio Airgunners (Cleveland/Chagrin Falls, OH) https://www.facebook.com/groups/477444320008819/

Sherwood Airgunners (Steubenville, OH)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/555061525166186/

Meeker Sportsman Club (Marion, OH) ***National 50 Benchrest only***
https://www.facebook.com/Meeker.Sportsman.Club


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humbled.ag said:

Damn! Lookin good guys. What do you think about putting together a New England League v. Buckeye League shootoff, or something. Could be held alternately between clubs that host GP's in each league. Top three shooters per class, from each league competing for top spot in each class, and overall champ. Something to think about this season.

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I know our top 3 shooters in most classes don't go to many GP's especially if they are out of state. We really only have a few guys that travel any distance to go to a GP. It's too bad our clubs are so far apart.

Terryb00 said:

Just checking in, before ordering pellets directly from HatsanUSA.
Do they ship pellets securely packaged?

ThanksInAdvance,
Terry

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Quite often. Specifically when they have 15% or 20% off sales.
I go through a lot of H&N Barracuda and Barracuda Match. 8 bucks a tin is hard to beat and when on sale, STOCK UP!

-- Matt

I do elvis ammo shake and bake method.. I do up to 25lbs of .510 slugs at a time..It s pretty easy.. I use a regular size oven so 25lbs on a cookie sheet 12 min at 420 f and otta oven strait into water...They all seperate and look perfect no marks..I also use this method on .224 slugs 44-52 grain with good results..I size all my slugs with lee sizer and lube too..One good pound of Eastwood powder coat will do 1000"s of slugs..

jkingrph said:

Yes, I lucked into this one, most seem to have those laminated stocks which I will concede to be more stable, but nothing compares to the beauty of a good piece of walnut.

I shot it a little today. My shooting is outside and I did manage at 10 yards to get 3 shots through the same hole before either the wind got to me, it was moving the pellet or making my target move some , still a one hole 5 shot group just larger than pellet size.

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Congratulations!

Not designing fabricating or modifying. Just installing...

Looking for some input from someone into "harmonic" tuning (technically barrel displacement antinode cancellation) on the best way to distribute weight in this tuner? I have it set up with 2 sides matching but that may not be ideal. The shape limits an even balance of weight, just wondering if there is a best way for THIS tuner. It just seems it needs a heavy weight on one of the flat sides, I really don't know as these are new to me.

I have it set up like this:

Blank/flat
empty-empty
x-x
xx-xx
xY-xY
YY-YY
Blank/flat
X is a .177 CPHP and Y is a .22 H&N Silverpoint
Could prolly up the weighting by shifting to fill the empty spots... would let me add more weight to the other side.

Thoughts?

I'll give it a go

https://www.bereli.com/x7-tactix/

On sale here for $899.

MongooseV8 said:

Yeah I understand how it can happen, I have some machine work experience. But the level of accuracy I have seen in ST makes that much less likely compared to the average part on the market now. Not saying its impossible, just surprising.

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I hear ya

Mike_Lenardon said:

It works really well, I made 2 of them years ago. Still have one sitting on the shelf. Specific for a 2240 with a 10 &1/8" barrel.

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Very nice, thanks for the response. Mark

bchannell said:

Hmmm, i had the shroud off, but maybe I didn't inspect close enough. I mean a quick look seemed ok. But i might not have noticed small burrs.

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Only reason I say this is mine had a bad crown that was a .22 Long and I know of another guy who had a .22 along with the same problem. Could have been a bad batch a .22 Long barrels that the crowning tool was bad. Like above I've owned 8 different Vets I think in all different calibers and lengths and only one had an issue with accuracy which was my Long. But with the recrown it's now my most accurate airgun I've owned.

all about shot placement. but check out iguana videos on youtube there is a guy who gets hired by the city in florida an shoots inbetween houses. maybe you can get some ideas

I recently sent a QB57 out to it's new owner. It had the original plastic case where the stock and barrel assemblies are separate. I sent it USPS for just under $20.
Size matters.

This post got me curious about different BCs because it seems to be a hot topic these days . I looked Hard Air and they did some in depth testing. I only shoot .177 and .22 cals . One that really stood out in .22 cal was the 31gr Altaros slugs with a BC of .121 going 765 fps . I guess they hold a 1400 yard target record also . I mainly use 18gr and 25.39 grain pellets in .22 cal and the 25s seem to have a decent BC . In .177 I mostly use KOs with a .047 BC and they do not disappoint expanding around .25-.35" in squirrels at around 30 yards at 880 fps . I did find a chart another member posted in regards to JSB pellets that I thought was interesting.