Supposedly, the "Normal" starting points are the circled numbers on both the Wheel (Macro) and Hammer Adjuster (Micro).
I ultimately depends on the projectile weight and the best velocity for a particular projectile, but at least those circled numbers are a decent starting point.
Up or down from there to match projectile and speed for best accuracy.

mike

I live in a humid climate, so extra precautions are needed for dry air. I only fill my PCP guns from tanks (6.8l, 4.5l, 1l & .8l). They get refilled by a GX CS4 with 3A sieve pre & post filters or a YH with post water seperator and pre & post 3A sieve filters.

I found a use for my old pill box. Makes a great sampler, holds about 25 22cals.

Engg.Ken said:

Keep a RCBS Rebel press handy we are going to make your dream come true !

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anything for this press, too?
supposedly a LEE CHALLENGER.

Bamafanatic56 said:

$3000.00 would probably be the top

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As others have pointed out, please keep in mind the additional involved costs of PCPs. A good compressor and large tank to tether to can easily suck up $1k if buying new, also there’s the other costs which I’m sure I don’t need to mention such as optics/mounts, etc.

If you live near one of the brick and mortar Airgun stores that has an indoor range, that would give you a great opportunity to try some out. Might be worth the drive even if it’s a couple hours if you were planning on spending near your upper limit.

Have fun and welcome to the sport!

Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up getting a leather punch kit from Amazon with different size punches. Now I can make my own gaskets and seals in almost any size I need.

My pellet stove is in the basement, it shall get fired here pretty quick, that nip of fall is in the air.

Omg! What a pain. Go pm elis he made me some years ago for .22 cal. Of course I never got a larger uragan other than my compact. He even has a single loader. If it is possible to make room for a 49 grain Altaros he can.


Sorry for the crappy pictures. But this one currently has the JSB Diabolo Exact Jumbo Beast .22 Cal in there and is above the level of the mag. The cover comes off for easy loading too. I dunno if back then if the Altaros 40 grain kings would fit.


I think someone shaved the stock units and put shims in them to space the top plate in the past.

Allen

To make mine more powerful I installed a longer barrel. Then to make it more accurate (again) I went back to the original barrel.

The aea 45 grain do really well in the 1in22 twist liner which is common in the superlite barrel for the crown. I've tested them ,with jsb,zans,hades,titans,snowpeak,if you liner is a 1in22twist,go with the aea pellets.

apslatton said:

Oh I don't have a manual but I got ya. I'm looking something with a wide range kit like this so maybe it would have a lot of the ones if I need on other guns ‍♂ I have sets similar to this but they were for sure not the right sizing/thickness
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VITON is the WRONG material .... you want BUNA and @ 70 duro hardness

Glad to hear the supplier is trying to help.

All 3 of my P35s like heavy for caliber pellets and are picky. If I shoot Crosmans out of the 22, the most accurate, I get groups at least as bad as your examples, for instance. I also shortened the hammer spring on my 177 but didn't need to. But it may need to stick out a little. Only one of the 3 (the 25) really likes JSB pellets. I thought it was accurate until I got the 22 and 177. I decided the 25 needed a new barrel and ordered one from Krale. The new barrel is about the same accuracy as the original but prefers Baracuda pellets. Before the new barrel arrived I put on a bigger plenum and switched to JSB 34 grain and suddenly the accuracy was much better.

I doubt all this is useful but I hope something is. I would concentrate on Baracuda match pellets and make sure the hammer spring is a bit below the peak. Hopefully the other changes plus temporarily forgetting about 8 grain and JSB pellets will get you some good results. If you can get it to group with 10.6 grain maybe you can turn it down a bit and get the 8 grain to work. I shot 20 grain H&N FTT pellets in my 25 for a year and killed 18 squirrels with them. 34s shoot better but I did get decent results with light ones.
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Mike, I like seeing the visual changes you make on each iteration of Thomas slug gun.

I'm sure there are also plenty of internal changes as well.

Please keep showing us more N265's on calm mornings.

Thanks for sharing.

Is there any concern for the Lead that your pets may consume eating the critters? If you are getting pass throughs no problem, how much Lead is too much Lead for a cat?

scotton said:

Ronito won Hunter Piston

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What kinda half-breed Neanderthal throwback from hell is that Ronito character anyway? He must've only recently graduated to sproingers; as I heard he shoots field target with a slingshot and bucket of rocks.

Oh... he's Texan?

Never mind.

This was my entrance into PCPs as well. I eventually had enough parts to assemble four different 1322s. I gave one to my dad and then realized Canadian laws make Crosman 1322's difficult to own -- they're legal if you don't tweak them too much, but some tweaks can easily make them illegal, like longer barrels or slight improvements in the air cylinder / piston, etc. Here the issue is 1322's are sold as "unregulated firearms" in Canada. If they were sold in a regulated configuration, these mods would all be perfectly legal.

SpiralGroove said:

Maybe ….
Most likely your gun is heavily sprung so you don't notice.

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Shooting at 825 FPS if that's heavily sprung..lol.

I use the SG Pulse for benchrest shooting. When preparing for a shot, I don't have to focus at a bubble level. Now I have to simply "glance" at the green level light to know my shot will be leveled.

Thank you also Greg, Pat and Bill for setting courses every month, one of my favorite matches to do. I also echo SD stephan’s comment about being ready for a break from being on the road every weekend but it sure is good practice.

Utah Air they tested both my guns before shipping

Jaxjax said:

Have you tried 10m SSP in your ventures. ?

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I have not.
I dont forsee any 10m competitive shooting in my future.
Im simply reminiscing after selling off my springers , many years ago, but it sounds like nothing has changed.
I thought perhaps I was missing out, with the latest and greatest, but it seems like the springers that were great 10 years ago, are still great today!

As a sidebar to this thread, last spring I picked up the R7's ancestor, an HW 30 from the '60's, at the show in Columbus, OH. Same basic powerplant but note the slender finger-groove stock, lighter 14mm barrel, no safety, stamped receiver end cap, etc. Here it is next to my Goudy-esque Beeman-era R7:




Haven't been inside the old 30 yet. But as-is, 15-shot strings averaged 632 FPS with Hobbys and 639 FPS with AA Falcons, both with reasonable consistency. I love the little dude's whippy handling too.

And I was today years old when I realized that the old 30's breech latch is quite different! It does not have the modern ball-bearing-and-bar detail, but a stout sprung steel wedge mating to a similar chunk on the standing breech. The parts actually look identical to my HW 50 of similar vintage - it locks up with some authority.

@Ezana4CE Ya, I would have enjoyed more if more rats were roaming around like before. But at least the number seems to be reducing for the farmer's sake. I am sure there will be more for me to shoot in no time. Thanks for watching.

I have a few buddies that use this brand for ducks and geese, and they swear by them. Very nice and very high quality, but the price may be a bit on the high side...maybe?

A.G.R said:

A wealth of information in there with some pics of mine. It’s one of a few I’ve made. center Bracing and slide block makes things easier and safer.
No posturing at all. Search engines are helpful.. Safety is key.

spring compressor

Any body have directions / measurements to DIY build a spring compressor.? thanks Stan

www.airgunnation.com

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It is a magnificent spring compressor and I understand now why you get a bit emotional when discussing the topic.

I've seen a hundred shop built spring compressors on this forum. There have been several nice ones here on this thread. I must say yours is by far the best in every way. You really know your way around a spring compressor!

How is it possible a spring compressor could be so darn good?