Chuck-in-Ohio said:

They crammed it full so that it cocked like butter and would address the twang.
A quick fix at best as you found out.

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The crazy thing is they must have spent a fair amount of time on this “super tune”. The piston was honed and nickel plated and is probably the best looking HW piston I have seen. Additionally they ground/polished the spring guide, and re-contoured the piston seal. And added screw cups to the hex head screws I was using in the fore end. So they definitely put some work into it. For some reason Beeman was never able to figure out that a correct fitting spring guide is the way to reduce twang (as evidenced by their Lazer kit).

In any event it still cocks like hot knife thru warm butter and has zero twang thanks to a correctly fitted guide which I subsequently installed

Just found the test results from Beeman after the tune. Doesn’t look too bad.

I found an excellent product to use for the Vevor compressor filters.
VASTMED Cotton Rolls
Amazon: these are 3/8” dia x 1” long.
There are also rolls that are 1/2” diameter which is a perfect fit.

Nice shot and a good squirrel, Be Well, B.

@AshleighGrayson putting the new Hikmicro Alpex 4K Lite to the test sighting it
in late afternoon on a .223 proving it’s not just an Airgun scope. Tested in low light conditions and happy to say we were amazed by how it performed.

SacramentoSam said:

Another Great year at the "toughest event on earth"
Epic venue with great hosts and participants.
Here's a compilation of shooters in the box on day 1 and 2 as well as reward ceremony.

Great to see all of you!

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Looks like a great venue….challenging too! Thanks for sharing. John

6gun said:

Where did you find them? I got sent an un rifled crosman barrel by mistake that I could send these things with quite nicely.

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Ebay was only place in the US I could find them. Theyre a UK item.

The fly in the ointment is the 14mm scope rail. Terrible idea, everything about it. Leupold vertical split rings are the way to go. Everything else puts the scope too high. And they’re cheap on FeeBay
Shown on my BSA Challenger

Have bought them at fleet farm, tractor supply and other implementation stores. Take the fitting in, or the rifle, and do some testing.

Took one of mine in and let them know what I was doing. After showing them the rifle in the case they were fine. You could also remove the bottle if you can and take that in to test.

Ezana4CE said:

@jde727831

Starting out it may be wise to consider a cheap direct fill compressor to fill the rifle. Think of this compressor as disposable. Or you may consider getting a SCBA tank and buying fills at a dive shop. I’m thinking ahead here. It’s not uncommon for children to be very enthusiastic in the beginning of owning a new toy or participating in a new activity only to lose interest in the weeks following. If it’s something either of you enjoy then you will have had time to research compressors to know which one might best suit your situation.

How old is your grandson?

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Thanks for the response, he is 18. Again, thanks for the solid advice.

R/

John

I’ve got mine tuned almost exactly the same . Shooting 8.44 JSB’s at 840 FPS. I’m using the factory spring with custom guides. Just a solid thud, no twang. Plenty of power for a .177 springer while still pleasant to shoot.

Beautiful setting and wonderful targets. Thank you Mark for putting on a challenging and well run event. It was definitely worth the drive.

This month all courses were setup on our covered competition range. There were a few moments of rain, so we were happy to stay dry during those times. The green course was shot off the deck and west side of the range, the blue course was in the middle of the range, and the red course on the east side of the range.

The AAFTA three course average difficulty was 29.1 (Moderate) and the individual course sections had the following average difficulties (not including environmental factors):

• Blue - 29.5 (moderate)
• Green - 29.2 (moderate)
• Red - 28.5 (moderate)

Scores - Each course is a possible 20, and the 3 course total is of a possible 60. Ties are not broken.


Silhouette scores (out of possible 20).

beerthief said:

SO) > the Uk version is a short stroke ?

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No, full stroke with UK spec spring and a port restricting spacer added behind the breech seal.

Steve

JamesD. said:

Probably 10x.

The other thing you want to be sure of is are the turrets 1/4moa or 1/10 mil.
If it’s moa 4 clicks will elevate 1.047 at 100 yards.
If it’s mil 10 clicks should rise 3.6” at 100 yards.

Make a target that has these measurements marked out. Use a rest, sand bags.

Long Range Shooting - MOA and MILS explained

A MIL or an MOA linear equivalent increases proportionally with distance. With the MOA and MIL systems, you correct the position of the reticle inside the scope, based on wind deflection and trajectory of the bullet at the target’s distance.

www.longrangeshooting.org

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As I mentioned earlier, I ran the test — “probably” just wasn’t quite cutting it — and sure enough, it’s true at 12×.

a good find is a good find and that is how you end up with 3-4-5 of some models

I have not found moderators with smaller holes to be reliably quieter. I tested printed moderators with several hole sizes on my P35-177 and I thought the mid sized hole was quieter. I modified one by making a really tight hole and all I accomplished was ruining the moderator. I think moderator volume is a more reliable way to decrease noise, not hole size. Design also matters, of course, but it's hard to generalize what design will work best on a particular gun.

Even if the seller priced it at 10% of what he is asking, the price would be too high. His problem is that while the gun started out as a collectible one, it has seen way too much use and is too worn to be in a collectable condition. There also are no photos of the original documentation on it, which are part of the value of a collectable item (if they exist), and since there are no photos one would assume he does not have them.

I have a wonderful Air Ranger (almost the same gun, except for the color and labeling) that is in as good or better condition, and if I sold it it would have to be discounted due to the normal wear that it has on it from tens of thousands of rounds shot and maintenance over the years (but I won't be selling it). At this point, that gun is just an Air Ranger with different labeling . . .

His only hope - even at a discounted price - is to find a really, really stupid buyer with money to burn . . .

Solved ! Tuxing advised me to clean the valve plate on high pressure cylinder head .The job was easy and now runs fine.

yes, for those who don't own a 350 or have ever shoot one, they are on another level of recoil
they are a man size rifle
good luck with your repair
mike

bubbahotep said:

25-50 homemade ones. I dont want to be washing my hands all the time so I can smoke.

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Have you considering giving up smoking and chewing pellets instead?

blackdog899 said:

A month or so ago I posted about shooting the carpenter bees and looked for #12 shot.
The smallest order I found is 11 lbs for $50. So far that has deterred me. Just another thing
around the house I won’t be able to find when wanted

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I bought a small jar of McMaster carr a while back to weight some jewelry displays I made.

I like it. Did you give the retail price? Anywho, Thanks and Be Well Brother, Bandito.

MDriskill said:

Excellent! I had that for 15+ years and very seldom shot it, so am happy it went to someone who will enjoy it. I wanna say I looked up the serial at some point and it was made in 1966?

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If it is a 66/67, this Sheridan manufacturers history would apply.


This one is a 1965. L is December A would be January

Is there a diagram or schematic somewhere out there for the GX-CS1 compressor? Their website does not list one and I've exhausted Google.

I will be there with a whole lot of other Air Gun people See you there ! This is an AIR GUN SHOW ad.