JimNM said:

...or I can avoid another point of potential failure and more cost, and purge the water trap as explained. Yes a one way valve is an option, but why?

The back pressure would come from the release of pressure at the purge and the premature opening of the bottle valve, hence why I let the pressure in the fill whip build to nearly what the tank pressure is.

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I can open my tank valve before even starting compressor. Once fill whip pressurizes it overcomes check valve resistance & fills tank. Imho it simplifies things by removing the need for another step.

I have an LP2 also. Shoots every bit as good as the LP10 I had. Wonderful pistols.

Shuggoth said:

I am interested as well. I like the magazine feature as it's great to do 10 shots without a reload but I wondered how much better the gun may be accuracy wise if you direct load the pellet vs the m

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There wasn't much to it. Took the little pin that keeps the multi shot mechanism in place out, opened up the two wires that attach the rifle. The mechanism came off and now, she's a single shot! FPS the same, accuracy the same. That's my report.

This is a message from the manufacturer

I would not suggest anybody start their compressor with the bleed valve closed but actually on a gun fill or any situation where there is no pressure in the line, it isn't going to hurt anything by closing the bleed valve before startup. The goal is for the compressor to not see any pressure at startup. That goal is met. But it would be a bad habit to get into. If you were to do this filling a bottle (without a one way valve in the line) it could make your compressor inoperable. Damage it. Even one time.

So the right habit is to close the bleed valve after the compressor starts and open it before turning the compressor off. Starts and stops should not be against pressure. Nothing to be gained closing the bleed valve early.

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That is i did once donate a fill probe for a gun i never owned that somehow found its way into my shopping basket at krale, but that was of course given away

Airgun Nation said:

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Tex-Rex .510 Cal Air Rifle - Texan CF Series

Rule the Hunt with the Tex-Rex .510 Cal Air Rifle - Texan CF Series. It is the most powerful American-made production air rifle

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Really want to root for this US company unfortunately i could not ever in good faith put other people through what I have went through with them so many times on warranty stuff. In the end worth it if your very patient and enduring but....

Last night I made 50 hours service to my Hill compressor following YouTube tutoríal.

Really easy.

I feel a relief and adopted the expectation of more hours of functioning without any problem.

I hope I am right.

Kgphotos said:

Thank you for sharing your experience with the Chaser. That’s just what I was looking for. I probably would be looking at .177 and maybe even tuning down for more shots. I was leaning more toward a Crosman 2240 type carbine at first but the Chaser also sounds like it could serve the same purpose. I also do really like Buck Rail products. Thanks again,
Kenny

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I just shot my stock .22 Chaser today (see pic above). Using RWS 11.9 gr Hobby pellets I was getting 40 shots with a high of 571 fps and low of 520 which is when I pulled the cartridge out. Probably 25 shots between 550 and 560 fps. And It was only 72 F outside! When it hits the 80's & 90's performance goes up. These things are a great bang for the buck. Yes, the trigger is a little crunchy, but it's consistent.

GTSdvr said:

My CS4 was working fine last time I used it about a year and a half ago, has maybe 6 hours on it. I just fired it up again after changing the coolant and cleaning the check valve. It's getting to about 200 bar and stalling out. If i don't hit the off button in time it's shutting off the 12V power supply as well. After I release the pressure and plug the remote power supply back in it runs fine again until 200 bar. I thought maybe it's overheating but the water flow looks good and the fan is on while it's running. any ideas? thanks, Rich

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A friend had a similar problem with his CS4-i. GX first sent a replacement power supply but the problem persisted. GX then sent a replacement internal circuit board and now all is good.

JackHughs

Smok3y said:

I think you need to recheck that…
The barrel is the same, they just change the tune depending on whether you order for pellets or slugs.

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True - same gun, same barrel, just different tune.

I had that spring launch into oblivion ...lucky it you found it

DeSoto Airgunner FT (Arcadia, FL) Match Report April 13, 2025
Posted by Gary P. for our match director, Ron Z.

Conditions were superb for another Field Target Club Match in southwest Florida. - A cool morning during set-up, with the Sun warming us to shirt-sleeves by late morning. Low humidity, mostly calm winds just a few puffs. Eleven competitors arrived early to assist with the 8 lane course set-up.

Ron G achieved today's Top Gun recognition with an event high score of 40 points. No Troyer Difficulty was calculated but several participants commented on course difficulty. Match Director Ron Z confirmed some lanes presented an elevated challenge with an array of smallish Hit Zone targets. No shooter cleaned either the kneeling or the standing lane today.

Our next club match (May 11) is (likely) the last Field Target event at DeSoto Airgunners before we begin the 2025 Summer Swelter Benchrest Series.

Ron Z

Match Dir

Club Scribe

Web Worker

Scores & Equipment Matrix 4-13-25

BlackICE said:

I have shot them in the past. Twice it smelled up the backyard. Once it was so bad neighbors over 200' away at 2am start looking out the window wondering where the smell is coming from. My wife was so pissed she was mad for more then a week! I don't want to risk a sink bomb. Shooting it is the easy part. Ensuring 100% that is doesn't spray is the hard part. Even if I get luckly going for a heart/lung shot, I would have to search around the bushes trying to find the body before it decays and stinks up the neighborhood.

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sounds like you risked being single.. over a stinking skunk..I sure detest them.. have only seen one here, dog killed it and the dog was skunked.. probably figured I'm already stinky so I might as well get even..
I just wish they would either keep the stink in and stay away or just stay away and not exist.
you guys shooting them are brave, it's what I would do from a distance if I saw them.. and those of you who trap?? yes you are beyond brave.. fearless.. bold heroes

Mark

1 N50 (unofficial) card only standing while shooting challenge
Simple rules:
- shoot an N50 card while standing
- you can shoot indoors/outdoors
- limited to .177 and .22 caliber pellets only
- a video (picture in picture) of the shooter standing while shooting is required
- tape measured distance from firing line up to the target is required
- deadline is May 18, 2025

I spent the better part of my evening poking and prodding at that kajigger.

The front shooter side has a plastic cover. Behind that is some sort of locking ring that seems like it is glued in place. Then the body has some sort of clips which hold the front lens to the dial.

The muzzle side has a big thin little locking spring ring that comes out really easy with a needle. Then the muzzle lens floats but is still attached to the other lens via the iris.

Failing dissasembly, I attempted different soaks to get results. Used a hair dryer to attempt a spot free clean.

Rubbing alcohol was worthless. Very smudgy when dried.

Dish soap and water worked to get it about to where it was before the alcohol.

Vinegar and water was a bust. It stripped the finish off the lock ring and internal body. Left a permanent smudge on the inner lenses.

I’ve order some centra high ends in the sizes I used most, to replace this AHG adjustable. I will not use a lens mechanism which I cannot disassemble and clean. Such a bad design. Will not support disposal culture.

Make a half assed roof from a very small piece of plywood and place it on top of a couple rocks or blocks just to get it about 8” high, put the peanut butter under it and the rats will feel more secure there being covered, and sit still longer for a shot.

Trucker3573 said:

I’m curious what others think about ridiculous priced ads but with the OBO after it ? I mean let’s say there is a 2200 dollar ghost or a 1400 mk2 impact. I mean isn’t the price so far out of touch with reality that it isn’t even worth an offer ?

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Sometimes people will price to sell high with the option of OBO so that when they get an offer it isn't so low. There are high ballers, and there are low ballers everywhere.

graycrait said:

229.99 on Amazon right now. Hope they are clearing inventory in preparation for the early release of the Microstrike!

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Likely because of price increases.

What caliber? .30 might be different than the .25 down. Can't remember off the top of my head but I have them all so I can measure for you.

Got a little free time and went shooting with the Sahara Sniper HP .25. This has been tuned by AoA and is shooting very good! Now me shooting the target, I have some work to do
"Air Rifle Pellet, 33.9 GN Sniper high power"
#,SPEED (FPS),Δ AVG (FPS),KE (FT-LB),POWER FACTOR (KGR⋅FT/S),TIME,SHOT NOTES
1, 941.9, 2.2, 66.8, 31.9, 1:42:38 PM, ""
2, 943.2, 3.5, 67.0, 32.0, 1:43:13 PM, ""
3, 941.0, 1.4, 66.6, 31.9, 1:44:45 PM, ""
4, 936.4, -3.3, 66.0, 31.7, 1:44:52 PM, ""
5, 939.4, -0.2, 66.4, 31.8, 1:45:05 PM, ""
6, 945.1, 5.4, 67.2, 32.0, 1:45:19 PM, ""
7, 941.8, 2.2, 66.8, 31.9, 1:45:26 PM, ""
8, 938.3, -1.4, 66.3, 31.8, 1:45:33 PM, ""
9, 939.3, -0.3, 66.4, 31.8, 1:47:03 PM, ""
10, 938.7, -0.9, 66.3, 31.8, 1:47:41 PM, ""
11, 936.9, -2.8, 66.1, 31.8, 1:47:52 PM, ""
12, 941.2, 1.5, 66.7, 31.9, 1:48:05 PM, ""
13, 941.1, 1.4, 66.7, 31.9, 1:48:40 PM, ""
14, 940.2, 0.6, 66.5, 31.9, 1:49:13 PM, ""
15, 937.8, -1.9, 66.2, 31.8, 1:49:22 PM, ""
16, 939.5, -0.1, 66.4, 31.8, 1:49:33 PM, ""
17, 938.9, -0.8, 66.3, 31.8, 1:49:52 PM, ""
18, 936.4, -3.2, 66.0, 31.7, 1:50:04 PM, ""
19, 940.9, 1.2, 66.6, 31.9, 1:50:13 PM, ""
20, 942.1, 2.4, 66.8, 31.9, 1:50:18 PM, ""
21, 940.8, 1.1, 66.6, 31.9, 1:50:26 PM, ""
22, 941.3, 1.6, 66.7, 31.9, 1:50:35 PM, ""
23, 940.5, 0.8, 66.6, 31.9, 1:50:46 PM, ""
24, 935.3, -4.3, 65.8, 31.7, 1:50:52 PM, ""
25, 941.8, 2.2, 66.8, 31.9, 1:51:01 PM, ""
26, 938.4, -1.3, 66.3, 31.8, 1:51:13 PM, ""
27, 938.7, -1.0, 66.3, 31.8, 1:51:30 PM, ""
28, 940.9, 1.2, 66.6, 31.9, 1:51:36 PM, ""
29, 938.9, -0.8, 66.3, 31.8, 1:51:41 PM, ""
30, 939.8, 0.2, 66.5, 31.9, 1:51:52 PM, ""
31, 937.1, -2.5, 66.1, 31.8, 1:52:09 PM, ""
32, 944.0, 4.3, 67.1, 32.0, 1:52:12 PM, ""
33, 939.8, 0.2, 66.5, 31.9, 1:52:20 PM, ""
34, 938.8, -0.8, 66.3, 31.8, 1:53:18 PM, ""
35, 938.0, -1.7, 66.2, 31.8, 1:53:24 PM, ""
36, 933.3, -6.3, 65.6, 31.6, 1:53:28 PM, ""
-,,,,,,
AVERAGE SPEED,939.6,,,,,
STD DEV,2.4,,,,,
SPREAD,11.8,,,,,
AVERAGE POWER FACTOR,31.9,,,,,
PROJECTILE WEIGHT(GRAINS),33.9,,,,,
SESSION NOTE,"",,,,,
-,,,,,,
DATE, "April 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM",,,,,
All shots included in the calculations,,,,,

Happy Easter everyone!

BBGunn said:

'Been there, done that'..., so to speak. I had a great tune on my U2 .25 700 that was shooting 44gr at 980fps with outstanding accuracy and consistent ES of 3fps. Life was good for a few hundred rounds until the o-ring on the shoulder of the valve poppet split! Pulled the rifle down, replaced the o-ring and all was good. A few hundred rounds later, same story..., split o-ring. I've had the o-ring split 4-times with the hammer spring adjuster plug no tighter than the factory setting of flush with the back of the block.

The problem with the U2 is the valve assembly is improperly engineered to handle the hard hammer strike that produces the best tune.

I'm now running a tune that shoots same 44gr slugs at 950fps but with a much lighter hammer strike. The tune now gives an ES of about 8FPS. All in all..., I am good with the tune as accuracy is still good and so far, the o-ring on the poppet has not split again after a few hundred shots.

I hope you have better luck with your 'hot' tune on your rifle than I have had with mine.

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Thank you for this, because I was expecting exactly the same results long term speaking.
My first thought wasn’t to get sucha power, it was consequential while I was tuning for transonic speeds and not having the fine regulation on the balanced valve.
I would be more than happy to go with lighter slugs (33-35gr)@1050fps which would make me more efficiency too, if that makes my tune better in terms of a long term use.
This is just where I stopped for a moment, because not many mentioned such a powers.
Not to mention the great times I had while testing it out

Motorhead said:

Actually needed the Range time after the FT match to be able in confirming my DOPE for the EFT rig
* Shooting a .25 cal with JTS 33.9 grain pellets at 925 fps making @ 65 fpe sadly can't be practiced on our typical <20 fpe FT targets

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It's Extreme. Going in blind is the extreme part.

"So now I have a tank that’s filled to probably around 4400psi" I'm ASSUMING you mean BOTTLE (or air tube). A TANK is a SCUBA or SCBA. BOTTLE is what's on your gun. Nomenclature can have an effect on the answers one gets

Still have some coming in Tuesday via usps!