lopezvega95 said:

Any cocking issues?

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Nope

Look on maddog stocks website. They offer a very nice unit.

Here are the initial results from shooting the Zan ELR Hyper Line sugs from the other day. As I usally do, I did forget something wen I went to the range - my Chrony! So all the shots were at each guns normal tune which most were pellets and 2 were slugs. Here's the quick story:

- Red Wolf : set on high power groups at 25 yards were for hunting and plinking All shots single loaded
- Alpha Wolf: set to shoot JSB MKII Deep at 930fps. Slugs shot at 448fps Grouping not even worth plinking All shots single loaded
- DRS Classic: set to shoot 33g H&N Precision slugs at 1018fps, Hunting and plinking
- Evol Tac 22: set to shoot 20.2 JSB at 980fps. Hunting and plinking All shots single loaded
- Taipan 550: set to shoot JTS 25g at 945fps, best grouping of all, Possible target use All shots single loaded
- Taipan 700 set to shoot 25g KOs at 1034fps Hunting and plinking All shots single loaded

Observations - The slugs would not feed from the Evol magazine. They barely fit due to the length. The pellet pusher would start the load but then get stuck and I had to remove the magazine to finish loading the pellet. They fit and fed fine in the DRS magazine. The biggest problem I had was making sure I put the slug in the correct way! The hollow point tips have the yellow covering so you can see the indentation but it's not far off from the flat back end. The slugs are definitely "slicker" than regular slugs. I found that I had to be more careful handling them so I didn't drop them! I will get a box on the .218s and give them a test on the guns. The slugs are very easy to see in flight and for those who like to record kill shots, these will be exceptional!

The posted videos were taken shotting at targets at 25 yards. Both scopes were Hikmicros. The Evol used the Alpex 4k and the Taipan 550 used the Alpex 4k lite. I set the record speed on the 4k lite to 100 fps. The 4K regular only does 50fps. Both recordings were reduced to 720p as they would be too large to upload. At 1080p they are exceptionally clear. I editied the Evol clip because I had to hand load each shot and it took a long time, so I just left the actual shots rather than make everyone motion sick!


I used an Accu-tac bipod on each gun and either a PRQ rear fixed rest or a sandbag that I use in bench shooting. I aimed at the same spot to get a grouping, not adjusting any scopes. I did some 50 yard shots, but they opened up even more than the 25. Didn't bother with 100 yard at this point without tuning.



Here is the Taipan 550 clip




Here is the Evol edited clip

john4321 said:

My Ataman pistol will not hold air. Who can I call on for repair service ?

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I just sent my buddies to Air Ventury. I called up and Stacey helped me out pretty well. Got an email responde with the rma for it and it also said..


Ship to...
Air Venturi
5135 Naiman Pkwy
Solon, OH 44139

Current lead time is 3-6 weeks, and cost is $85/hr plus parts and shipping.
Please note that air guns over $400 retail value or air guns that are no longer in production, sent in for repair without a hard case will be subject to a $29.99 charge for a hard case to ensure the safe return of your airgun.

Thanks,
Stacey

Trucker3573 said:

Awesome vid. Mine does that and has done it right from the start. Was worried it was the piston/crank connection. Was waiting for it to eventually grenade. Rest more at ease now.

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I can assure you that's NOT the case. When I first got my compressor, I opened the crankcase, and all moving parts were well-covered in grease. No squeaks coming from the metal components!

I just use a Bore snake with the brushes removed and a little regular Ballistol or Windex, run it back and forth once or twice, cleanse nicely.

Yeah, sometimes life intervenes on our beloved vendors. It’s easy to feel slighted or neglected. Patience is key. But not easy.

I agree; I have a Sightron scope with a nice reticle. The SI 4-12X40 has parallex adjustment in the front. Also, you can get the 3-9 Sightron used and good price, though it does not have parallex adjustment. I can still use it for 25+ yards; it has a thick reticle.

Long_Shot said:

An airgun buddy brought up the statistical dispersion of large sample size awhile back. We have been shooting a lot of 25 round groups.
It makes the airgun "5 shot standard" look like a complete lie. Not that hard to get 5 round sub MOA at only 100 yards using high BC slugs.
25 rounds is a sobering reality though.
I think atmospheric changes make for some of our day to day inconsistency also. Just my opinion.




I totally agree with you here. The guns are leaning more toward slugs.

You're clearly happy with your Karma EQ. That's great!

I recently got a .25 cal. RTI Mora. Nice gun.
Great moderator/silencer, long slug capable magazine, good power, hammer assist and a 1-20" pellet barrel.

These are pellet/slug guns to me. That's why I'm replacing the Moras barrel.
Easy convert to .243. I make all of my slugs so I don't care about common cal's.

You recently commented in Bulldog Taurus 257.
That's a "Precision Air Rifle." No pellets.

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I think you’re right about atmospheric conditions… I notice it a lot around here in Utah when we get big temp changes or storms coming through.

Yeah the karma is really good! I’m still working on my “perfect” tune. But I also LOVE my barra 250z that I only shoot slugs out of too.

@Mandrada01, thank you for sharing that… Really heartwarming hearing you and your young son having a sweet moment together. Very nice footage of that young buck.

I had an early 70's 760 that developed the same issue. Being young and dumb, i wrapped one strip of black electricians tape on the pump handle tube closest to the trigger (back of the tube I guess), and it stopped it from happening. I can't say it was the correct fix, but it worked.

In the stock there is a rubber pad in the area of the sling mounting post. One bolt holding the receiver to the stock. Torqued it to 30 inch pounds. Will see how things go next range visit, not up to it today. Ordered a 6.8L carbon bottle with regulator from amazon yesterday..no more "30 shots and I'm out of air" nonsense. Tether that and I can shoot till the cows come home as us old timers used to say (G)..

Depends on the quality of barrel to begin with. Chinese barrels are typically filthy, filled with manufacturing particulate and I swear … floor sweepings and require lots of scrubbing, patches, JB Pastes and or lapping compounds, polishing followed by even more and more cleaning before I ever shoot them.

LW poly and CZ cut barrels I’ve owned are some of the finest production pipes and require the least amount of cleaning.

Thomas barrels, well they are magnificent and light years ahead of any other. Pull a patch, it’s comes out white, go shoot, repeat and it’s STILL white. Truly amazing.

BTW, I sent a LW barrel to an airsmith and he lead lapped it. This did not change the accuracy by much but greatly extended the cleaning intervals and increased its consistency.

Mycapt65 said:

Wow. That's a dandy. Better than my best smallie.

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Always expect something 18 or bigger. A few weeks ago I lost a good one, then caught an 18 and a 21. All behind 1 large rock outcropping while wading.
Susquehanna river near Harrisburg. Just above the Rockville bridge. World's longest stone arch bridge.
Love to see a bronzeback pig jump out when hooked.

Bigbaby said:

Will Hoppes damage O-rings? I was using Hoppes but thought I read about how it could damage O-rings, so switched to Ballistol. I found that the wool pellets do a much better job with the Patchworm than the cloth patches.

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Never actually bothered to really to research how it would affect different o rings. But I replace breech o rings every 2-3k shots anyway out of habit and never had one fail on me… I’d rather swap a 10cent oring occasionally, use an actual cleaner and get a clean barrel I guess…

Got a list . I'm good now I'll start making them for sale myself thanks

coastal drifter said:

looks great, I bet its quiet

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Thank you! It is pretty quiet however, as I'm sure you are aware moderators only do so much if you are shooting at a high reg pressure. I am always trying to find new and better ways to bring down the bark. Mostly because I've been doing a lot of backyard shooting. That will change as soon as the temp drops a little in Az.

cpl666k9 said:

High Pressure Pneumatics might be outside my range at 450 miles but that would be a nice shop to look through. Airgun Pro Shop is about 350 miles and Baker Airguns is about 275 miles. @Trucker3573 if you have been to any one of these shops which would you choose? -Tony

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Sorry I haven’t been to either.

Just fit a solid barrel

Anybody ever watch the "sub 12 fpe airgun" youtube channel? He took a FX barrel off at least one airgun due to poor accuracy and replaced it with a solid barrel. But I'm sure it was not made by SPA.

I've shot one 200 on the 30 yard challenge with a CZ barrel and 3 with two different SPA barrels. I think they are likely more variable than FX. I just do not like it that the FX barrel is so thin. It is necessary for their method of rifling but it is not the normal way to optimum accuracy. If you go to a PB benchrest match you are going to see a lot of really thick barrels. But if you go to an airgun benchrest match you'll see some FX barrels, no doubt. I have 5 SPA airguns but no NOTOs. The worst of my SPA guns has shot a 196 on the 30 yard challenge, however. I think their barrels tend to be pretty good. I bought a different barrel for my P35-25 from SPA but it is about the same as the original that gave me a 198.

Recently I discovered my Bullshark in 22 and my P35-22 REALLY like AEA pellets. Might be worth a try in a Notos. I also find H&N pellets tend to shoot better than JSBs in my SPA guns.

Airgun Nation said:

From Tyler - "An incredible week in Northern Ireland for the 2025 World Field Target Championships! Probably going to take me a bit to find the words, but finishing 2nd overall against some of the best in the world is a massive honor. Super proud to get to stand on the podium and represent the USA again."

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Some pics from the Built to Compete FB page

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Full results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...S6f-e-4yC0/edit?gid=2010822261#gid=2010822261

If this doesn't get you amp'd to do some Field Target at the Pyramyd AIR Cup, nothing will!

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Fantastic performance. Just awesome, and proud to work side by side with you.

Ries said:

Do you hear the hammer on the Leopard? I have a Wildcat MK3 Sniper and when tuned for high power you can hear the hammer because its under the cheeckpiece.

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I received a Shogun Moderator today, It's so much quieter than before with the fat boy I borrowed from my .22 wildcat. All you hear now is the click from the action/hammer. it is .25 sending the JSB 33.95gr @about 905FPS. Its actually tuned low, Reg @ 121B hammer 16 mac 2.5 mic. My W/C is .22 Reg set at 100B P/W#7 18gr. JSBs 885 like a laser

Once you remove the trigger from an Avenger there's only a single screw holding the trigger assembly from that main body. And if you take that screw out, there's a spring that hops out.

When putting it back together, is it easier to:

a) Remove the safety pins, screw the trigger assembly back on, and put the spring back with forceps, screwdrivers, and swearing. Then reinsert the pins.

b) Wedge the spring in between the two little nubs, one on the sear/lever in the assembly and one on that catch in the main body. Then, while not letting it fly apart, screw the trigger assembly back on while under pressure from the spring.

I did a), but if I have to do this in the future I'm wondering if b) would be easier.

Why was I in there? All that holds the Avenger's wooden stock (at least all that holds my stock) is a M4x40mm screw. If you stick an M4x45mm screw in there, it will bend a tab on the main body down just enough to make it not let a Buck Rail Avenger stock kit work properly. In the good news/bad news department, that main body isn't even aluminum, it's just pot metal and bends easy. Which means it bends easy when an idiot uses the wrong screw, and bends easy when said idiot bends it back with the villainous screw in place and a vice.

FSA’s fifth field target match of 2025 was held on Sunday August 24. We enjoyed a break from the oppressive heat as the temperatures stayed in the upper 70’s for most of the day. The sky alternated between overcast and sunny, and the wind was mild, though present on several lanes.
The course was a difficult 34.13 Troyer. The standing and kneeling targets were some of the easier ones we’ve ever had. But the middle targets were extremely difficult with kill zones at near maximum distance. There were only 10 targets over 40 yards. Many mentioned the difficulty of the targets with dark face plates in dark and shaded positions.
For the most part, the targets functioned well. The target tester was only used one time, but we had a couple cold lines to remove some stems and leaves that managed to obscure a KZ. We did have the most unusual occurrence in our 5 years of running matches. Just after the course was called hot, Lucas requested a marshal as he couldn’t see his first target. My first thought was “that’s silly, how can you not see a target, especially the near one”. But oddly enough, you couldn’t see it. It turns out that the massive tree stump that the target was on, about four and a half feet high and 2 feet across had rotted out and tipped over during the night. It had been solid enough to screw a target down on it and survive use for several years. We ended up using the target, placing in on a cement block, and the match continued.
We had a field of 18 with all but one representing the Hunter PCP class (the odd man out was shooting WFTF PCP). The lone WFTF PCP shooter, Lucas Marusiak, shot the second highest score of the day, a 51. In hunter PCP, Ryan Spanagel shot the match high score of 53 to take first place. In second place with a 50 was Doug Cunningham. The father and daughter duo of Brandon and Kelsie Michaud ended up tied at 48 with third place hanging in the balance. After an evaluation of clean lanes and force positions, Kelsie was declared third place.
Now for the heroes of the day. We had the most help cleaning up that we’ve ever had. Without hesitation, Nick, Paul, Brandon and Ana Rose stuck around and helped Ryan and I make quick work of the course tear down. The help was fantastic and very much appreciated, especially for those that still had a long drive ahead of them.
Though no one used our DRS loaner gun this match we want to recognize those responsible for its existence. The rifle was donated by High Pressure Pneumatics and is outfitted with a Sidewinder courtesy of Hawke Optics, a moderator donated by Donny FL, a Scope-Werks wheel, and shooting JSB pellets from Predator International. These companies have outstanding products, and we encourage everyone to consider them for your airgun related purchases. And don’t forget Baker Airguns who is also a sponsor that continues to be a friend and supporter of airgun clubs.
Thanks to all who attended,
Jeff Swartz and Ryan Spanagel