I got the Cole tac Backbone frame and flat bag for a birthday gift. I was able to get it out for a shooting session and it's solid but not heavy I used it on some obstacles, and as a palm rest/hamster for off hand shots. Real sold product, and with the other shooting bags available it will be a welcome accessory.

Dreamline Classic is still available on Utah Air Guns.

Pea-shooter O.G. said:

I would try Rich @Airgunrevisions. Or Tim Hill Airguns. I got a Benjamin Lothar Walther .177 barrel from him a few years ago for my Marauder. I think it cost me just over $100 plus shipping at the time. Plus you could get a light weight hammer, matching valve/hammer springs and a regulator to really juice up your gun. I get 90+ shots at 18.5 fpe out of my Marauder.

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Thank you, I have an email in to Tim Hill about the barrel.

Detroit Red said:

What is the best air pistol with power to carry for self defence.

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None . get a PB .

I have a question on the eye relief on the Notos...BTW I did get the 380mm barrel & FX liner on & plenum extension - so far noticeable improvement! I get the buck rail suppressor today - it was a bit noisy for the back yard without one lol. - The eye relief- -So, the scope in my pic, I wound up having to use a second pic rail as a riser to A) elevate a little since the line of sight was pretty low for me when on the Notos rail...Second, I had to shift things further down he barrel or 15rd MPC mags wouldn't fit in the breach. So it kind of cantilevers as close as i could get to my eye - but is still too far for comfort...If I shorten the stock I get a good picture, but it doesn't feel as stable as I'd like - if I extend the stock full length I really have to strain my neck to see a full FOV.
Has anyone experienced the same thing? I eventually would like to go with a prism scope to suit my interest in quicker aim + magnification for the longer range target practice shots, but I read those also have a short eye relief which I'd assume would need to be right over the breach to have full FOV. What's the fix for this? I don't want to buy another scope for a little bit so hoping to get some insight as to setups that help alleviate that problem.
Thanks again for everyone's help getting the plenum/barrel project on point!

I worked a deal out with the barrel maker to ship this outa spec .177 back to me & they start a new barrel that will be supposedly .2200 x .2150 w/ 16 twist @ 28" in SS
My thought is to try a lap a choke in the .177 barrel. Since it's already to tight I could lap maybe 2/3 of barrel from breech end then test & repeat all in small increments. Might not work at all but what the heck anyway, can't hurt what's already broken

They can be tough little buggers. This one took a .25 to the noggin.

A Daystate with a power dail like a ghost....ok interesting....

seanfrev said:

I bought the akela in 177 from airgun revisions. With crosman premier hollow points it shoots nickel size groups at 30 yards. The challenge for me with the bullpup is since the scope is so high the point of impact varies pretty significantly between 10 yards and 40 yards. She's very accurate off the bench with cheap pellets. But in the woods on a Target as small as squirrel head it may require some quick hold over or hold under compensation.
Where as my 22 Marauder is pretty much dead on a squirrel brain from 10 yards to 40.

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What you need is a laser sight. Mount it as close as possible to the bore and you can use it as both a close range sight and a range finder.

txaggie929 said:

Where I live, squirrels are a nuisance and there’s no season on them. Shot quite a few and never did anything wit them.

My thoughts are that living in the city, I have no idea what they may have gotten into or eaten, and therefore I haven’t thought eating them to be a good idea.

Any other city people eat any squirrels they shoot?

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I live in a sort of rural area but close enough to a few cities. I've been eating squirrels out of my yard for years. I always just check for abseses or other things that look weird like spotty livers etc. Make sure they are well done and you should be fine!

Good to hear! Happy shooting.

WobblyHand said:

I think Captain O-rings has glass filled nylon tools and maybe some brass ones. Witches hat expanders are great as well. Wished I had thought about using a plastic tip.

I machined a taper from 4mm to 7mm to install some o-rings on a GK1 probe. The original o-rings are NBR80, but they are hard to find, so I used NBR90 o-rings. The 90's are a bear to stretch, even with the taper. NBR70 isn't recommended for GK1 probes, at least according to Parker O-rings, due to extrusion under pressure and gap.

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@WobblyHand
The O-Ring Store has Aflas Duro 80 Orings.
According to the site Aflas is also called Viton
Here is a link to the page

Hope this helps
Edward

Awesome!

Tony is a nice person to deal with.

Alpo007 said:

I am shooting a Daystate Wolverine 25 cal using a 39 g pellet at 839 ft/sec. My holdover at 70 yards is 6”. Does this seem normal or excessive?

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Do you mean your pellet drop is 6”? I would think that you could increase reg pressure to pick up FPS to roughly 890fps, which would decrease your pellet drop.

Congrats on the new HW97, and your good shooting. I would slightly modify the old saying to state, perfect practice makes improved results. Otherwise, the old definition of stupidity kicks in, "doing the same thing over and over and expecting better results." The benefit of a good coach helps prevent the latter.

Today only until midnight MST.

manoy said:

i know ; whats the diameter of the hole that your .365 poppet covers?

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I remember what it was just do the math and build it to least amount needed to cover the hole

I am attaching a Video of the CanCan for those that would like to learn more. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel.

I use a scuba tank to fill my Notos so I don't get a full charge but I can get 18-20 shots before I see a drop off.

daddypaddy said:

wow. any idea why the guns are doing that?

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2 reasons..

#1 they are "FX"
#2 they are "Impacts"

search amazon for Merdia gun case

Nice pellet scores Dana. Another 250 to post on the fridge!

Here is a quick video about the Discovery Optics ED-PRS 5-25X rifle scope Gen 2. Great scope for $289. My camera would not focus on the crosshairs very well at times, but they were razor sharp to my eye, which is what I adjusted the eye piece for. My SK19 had the seals redone at Palm Beach Airguns and they left the rate of fire screw backed out too far.

I am not there this year .