BumperMan said:

Make sure your chronograph shows good results. I had one a few years ago and it worked properly only on .177 and .22 and every larger calibre gave incorrect readings. Of course, this does not mean that yours is also bad. Greetings

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thanks, i have no way to test it, so it might all be just glitches. got even higher numbers on a few shots recently...so maybe the chronograph is junk.

Love the Caldwell table. Looks perfect

Slyde said:

Not sure if this helps being I have the .25 V2T with a 700mm barrel. But when I talked to Taipan about their regulators, they told me they send them out at 135bars because they found that to be the best all around setting for air consumption and energy. They made no distinction between barrel lengths.

As far as slugs, I’ve been having good luck with Zan 37’s using the single shot loader. Haven’t used the mags yet.

Brian

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Thank you for the comment. Yes, I recently bought a .22 Standard version 1 and the regulator was set to 135 bars as well. The .22 Long I bought 4 years ago had the regulator set closer to 150 bars.

Well here are my results with the talonp I mean those numbers are ridiculous from that small barrel.

Just ordered this sucker from amazon,
I’ll see how it feels,

also ordered this suppressor from buck rail

slowly I’ll make this gk1 as ugly as a gypsie caravan!!!

Gents, I appreciate your continued input on this! You bring up some interesting points, but it appears to me:

+ The latch rod is in as far as it will go - plus, it's anchored by a hefty pin that goes completely across the piston body.
+ The seal is likewise socked down as far as possible. I was able to turn the nut "out" a bit, but it won't go "in" any farther than where it started.







In spite of this gun's age (built 1980!), to the best of my knowledge what you see is unaltered factory work. I got it in 1988, from a batch of new guns damaged by a flood in a retail shop (stock finish was a mess but metal fine). It was owned for decades by a friend of mine who probably never put 1000 rounds through it. And he's not an "airgun guy" at all - I'm the only one who's ever poked around inside it, and only to fool with lubes and swapping mainsprings. I'm a bit amazed at how new the guts look.

Turns out it's the CZ barrel for some reason.

Nice shots on all 3 and nice pic!

This thread is being locked. You can thank the same people for always stirring the pot to the point that it ruins the thread.

AGN

1980's Diana (RWS) model 45. Foresight is on the dovetail mount, so a later model - cannot say though when Diana swapped to the dovetail mount. Looks like it was never treated nicely, so if the price drops a lot it would be a nice project, but otherwise it's overpriced!

karl_h said:

For those worried about alpha glass parallax settings from the standpoint of ranging in field target, you are likely barking up the wrong tree. Most if not all alpha glass is very forgiving on parallax(has a huge depth of field in general on alpha glass), the exact opposite of what you people want when using it to range. It would be more difficult to range using a scopes adjustable parallax with true top tier glass than with just really great glass a tiny step down. The use of ranging with the parallax knob is a rare case when a step down from true top of the line is better in general, but there are likely exceptions.

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To date after trying over 20 different scopes, Sightrons S3 does as good or better than any of the other scopes. More predictable and repeatable ranging at 16X. Price point: $800 used if lucky $1650 newish.

Photo of setup. Charles

Thought I would share some pics of my stock swap on my Bobcat. I like it. I need to shorten the fill port a bit but that is a minor issue.

orangeokie said:

Don't look at this thread . . .

Is the fx impact the worst investment and resale values?

So we spending thousands on the fx impact. It comes stock at $2100-2199. Then we spend around another thousand on aftermarket. Then when it's time to resale, you cant even sell the impact at $1000 lmao. This is crazy. The fx impact imo is the worst value and resale gun of all time. With other...

www.airgunnation.com

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I could really care less about the negative B.S. to each there own if this gun blew up in my hands i will just buy another one that simple.

I haven't shot HFT yet so I'm trying to learn. But I like my 19 fpe P35-177 for pesting around the house. It's taken 14 squirrels for me so far with only one lost because I hit it in the ass. I also have taken 17 with a 22 caliber Prod tuned to about the same fpe. I see essentially no difference in the results between these guns. I do see a little more margin in my 30-50 fpe pcps but a gun around 20 fpe works fine as long as you place the pellet properly, 177 or 22.

Stumbled upon this Crosman service manual on eBay. It teaches you how to service 30+ Crosman models. These were the Crosman guns that gave Crosman its awesome reputation for building quality airguns. Back when “made in America” meant MADE in America (not just assembled!). An ode to the good ol’ days.

For those of you following this thread here on AGN about the Karma Red Panda, the 2025 version is NOW AVAILABLE through Karma Airguns dealers! Check out the full announcement here on AGN >>

So anyway, THIS grandpa had fun working on this and learned a lot! Here's some of the stuff I did...

1. Snugged up the loose front sight, with the help of a thin brass shim (and KWK's tips).
2. Touched up the barrel's scraped-up blueing with Brownell's Oxpho-Blue. This stuff is a revelation - easy to use, looks GREAT.
3. New breech seal courtesy of the previous owner, still working great.
4. The thin wood and shallow steel cup at the front attachment screw are IMHO a weak point of this old design - the deeper fore end on newer guns is much better. I repaired a hairline crack, fortified the inletting around the cup with thin superglue, and used a cork shim under the screw bracket to (theoretically) distribute the load equally.
5. Reconditioned the leather piston seal with an overnight soak in Motorhead's silicone/neatsfoot mix. The leather sprung back nicely and is sealing well so far.
6. Cleaned out the gobs of ancient moly grease mucking up the action.
7. Installed a Maccari spring and guide and buttoned the rear of the piston. Sparingly lubed with moly on the seal sides and piston rear, and a VERY thin coat of tar on the center 2/3 of the spring.
8. Removed open rear sight and added a period-correct "ARH 624" WIlliams peep. Fit was loose and slightly canted, but I've since moved it forward about 1/2" which seems to be OK.
9. Took off the ugly sling swivels, cleaned and waxed the stock (rear swivel stud still looks better than a hole in the wood though!).



Done fooling with it for now! Will post some numbers after I've shot it in a bit, but between the holidays and the weather that might be a while.

Ranchibi said:

Wonderful hunt and shooting! Nice pics

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Thanks

Airgun-hobbyist said:

Here's an interactive map that you can use all around the country to find a range.

Home - Find Shooting Ranges Near You | Where To Shoot

www.wheretoshoot.org

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wow. if this is up to date, you might have just helped me locate a shooting club 2 miles from my house.

Sacrebleu ! And with the Montgolfier brothers on the butt stock in their 1783 balloon.

It is not inexpensive, but I use the Longshot system.

Shot Competition for years, multi venues. Equipment changes sometimes needed to ascend to next level , rule changes, or just to remain competitive. Air rifles at present are like the computers years back when things were changing so fast in that market.

OutdoorEDventure said:

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Hawki Thunder .25cal 33.94gr.
Pretty cool Election Day shoot results.

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Nice love thebway those flattened out.