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keesbo · Nov 28, 2024

I made my Vectis shoot slower.
You could try to increase the hamer spring tension
It will also increase the air consumption and a worse powercurve.
Do not forget to loosen the setscrew first before you adjust the hamer spring

AmericanPitCorsojay · Dec 4, 2024

Jman4183 said:
Just curious if anyone is cooking their bird this year and thinking about the hunting story that went along with it? Always thought that would be cool to do. Let me know! Happy Thanksgiving AGN!

No I thought about it

Dan Malkerson · Nov 28, 2024

Benjamin .357 Bulldog: 81 grain JSB versus Benjamin 147 grain Flat Nose versus 145 grain Benjamin Nosler Ballistic Tip eXTREME for accuracy? and why?

JEFFPPC · Dec 3, 2024

Hateful McNasty said:
I guess on a springer one you can trust not to start to point change on you as you go .. nuttin like your scope rattling out in the middle of something m.lol

Proper mounting will eliminate problems. Use Burris Signature Rings with the plastic inserts. Use the system to keep your scope as close to center as possible before cranking on the turrents. The inserts will soak up lots of the vibration from the spring which is what's tough on scopes. All my scopes have 10s of thousands of shots on them, to date, no problems. Lots a perceived Springer scope problems are a lack of consistent shooting skills I believe.

daddypaddy · Nov 28, 2024

have a good one!

zx10wall · Nov 28, 2024

I’m just messing with you. The Truth Sets Free!!

Y’all have a great Thanksgiving to you and Chuck!

Drumsnguns · Nov 29, 2024

Esab said:
What I mean you can not shoot a 45 gr .25 cal slug from a Lw .550 mm barrel at appropriate velocity while you can do it with a 700 mm due to a longer barrel and less Reg pressure. I do not shoot .22 cal at all so can not compare between the two. So if your plan is to shoot heavy slugs a 550 mm is not appropriate

Ah, thanks for clarifying that!

I’m not going for the heaviest slug, but rather the most accurate. If a 34 gr slug gives me sub MOA at 100- 150y then no need to go any heavier (unless there’s a better heavier one out there).
The heaviest I’ve ever shot is 43.5 and it didn’t do so good out of my Impact. But 37g Zans do very well
Anyway, my goal is bench accuracy with slugs in the Epic Two. I’ll more than likely go 700 mm but I hope I make the best choice with barrel manufacturers.
The input has been much appreciated.

MikeAllen · Nov 28, 2024

Ezana4CE · Feb 7, 2025

AmosBurton said:
@Ezana4CE - was that an Uncle Mike's or an off brand sling stud? You have me suspiciously eyeing my slings.

And just a thought for flip-cap scope cover users. In the motorcycle world we often use hairspray to keep grips from rotating once mounted(it also helps to slide them on). Just spray the inside, and while wet, slide them on and don't use until it dries. It should help stick them in place.

And to the topic, most of my gear failures happen at home because I will walk around with stuff "on trial" for use, it doesn't always keep something from happening in the field but it helps me determine if it will help or hinder.
I've definitely broken a few 3D printed moderators walking in the woods. It sucks but an hour of printer time and I'm back up and running.

@AmosBurton That’s a Browning branded sling. The swivel mounts came with the sling. The studs come standard on the gun.

jphef · Nov 29, 2024

Cranky1 said:
How fast are you pushing the 108s? I’ve got a mora 357 and have been whacking armadillo with 125zans, I was running around 250fpe.

The 108s are going 950 for about 215fpe.

bivy53 · Nov 28, 2024

Looks French

Motorhead · Nov 28, 2024

Jaxjax said:
Those Cratex bits are where I need to be going for pre lands, the only worry is were the transition to lands. Why does that reamer work even have to be done.? Is it because they need to clean off edges of inside of port for no sharp edges.?

You need/want a taper leading into the rifling LANDS so that the lead of the pellet/slug is having the land PRESSED INTO the lead and not CUT into the lead.
For a pellet / slug that is chambered into a Non-Taper start of rifling will trend to get looser and looser at it travels towards muzzle because the lead where at contact with each & every land has been removed there becomes very little radial tension within the bore / pellet fit. When the pellet/slug has the Lands PRESSED in there is a tad more radial tension as it moves towards muzzle.

** Then there is the resulting CHAFF of lead pieces shaved away during loading the further those little pieces of lead can foul bore as not all is blown out and the next & next are going over these pieces of lead potentially burnishing them onto the bores land/groove surfaces.

Kola · Nov 28, 2024

Contndr35BB said:
Kola, here in the US many folks have Guinea fowl as domestic fowl ,like chickens. My sister had a few several years ago. They were very good watch "dogs".

Many are domesticated here as well, in fact, and I find irony in it, on this very farm where the owner wants the wild birds controlled due to the damage they cause, there is a chicken coop with chickens and guinea fowl

They are damn clever and watchful, and noisy.
About the only time they are ‘stupid’ is when they are roosting and you shine a spotlight on them.

beerthief · Nov 28, 2024

everyone be safe specially if your traveling ! Have a Happy turkey day .

crosman2016 · Nov 30, 2024

cavedweller said:
Happy thanksgiving
The satsuma turkey is in the oven
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Ha ha ha! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Don't know if that gobbler is gonna be too tasty, but it looks like it does need shot!

Peashooter · Nov 28, 2024

Run, rabbit, run
Dig that hole, forget the sun
When, at last, the work is done
Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one

rsfrid · Nov 28, 2024

I hand pump both of mine, so 20 strokes takes it from where I left off to full 200 bar. So I only shoot 10 shots then refill. Since the pump is about 5-6 steps from shooting bench so no big deal for me. I shoot from 190-200 bar fill down to still in green somewhere. I'm finding extreme precision with this procedure. Actually 190 bar start then 10 shots. I'm not at all interested in max number of shots per fill. I need to be able to shoot 100-10x for NRA smallbore practice.

boresnake · Dec 10, 2024

I only own guns that I can fix and that parts are available for. The first thing I do with any new gun is take it apart. If I couldn't take them apart, I would find a new hobby.

MushroomPsyche · Dec 25, 2024

Here are the final forms (for now) for these two rifles. .22 caliber on top with the night scope, and .25 caliber at the bottom. Both have unchoked CZ barrels.

The .22 has the Huma regulator set to 88 bars shooting the 15.89gr Hades at 883 FPS. Gets a smidge over 60 shots from a full fill at 27 FPE.

The .25 has the Huma regulator set to 128 bars shooting the 33.95gr King Heavy at 835 FPS. Gets a smidge over 30 shots from a full fill at 52 FPE.

steve123 · Dec 2, 2024

This 7-35 is a G3 design so it's out pacing some of the other Co's some. I'd rather have the DNT version but these scopes are pretty heavy which isn't bad for heavy target rifles.

When you start getting about 40x even the expensive scopes start to dim and dull out in IQ so I don't go above 35x much anyway.

Ezana4CE · Dec 14, 2024

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igolfat8 · Dec 1, 2024

manabeknives said:
are the brass and bronze reversed?
Bronze is generally harder than brass

Nope

Rickster · Friday at 2:52 PM

blackdog899 said:
Got it today, packaging perfect even FedEx didn’t damage. So here goes my first ever written review of anything. Unboxed and was wow this is cool. Actually read the manual as I’m new to Airguns. Tried to run a bore snake through cutting the brass weight to fit the breech. Wouldn’t go all the way, tried from muzzle and the loop on the end wouldn’t fit. O well I tried.

Pumped it up with my Amazon ndcyjg $200 compressor. Took 7 minutes 10 seconds to 3600 psi from 0. Figured out how to load and shot a couple close to trap just to check. Luckily had some Burris rings on another unused scope hidden away cause I forgot about ordering rings for my brand new Athlon heras 6x24. Pellets I used was some very cheap Daisy. They were around 8 bucks for 500. I had to weigh cause it wasn’t listed on packaging or tin. 15.3 grains.

My cellar range is 40 ft, sighted in and started shooting group.
Big whoooh this gun doesn’t sit on my various rests and bags I have. ive got all conventional stocked guns. More shopping tonight. Anyhow did the best I could. Easy neat one hole 5 shot groups. Then I started having fun shooting single holes and not enlarging the hole. after 2 mags I was watching the pressure. I read you didn’t get many shots. I got 55 shots before I noticed gauges dropping. 60 shots were on target before I quit for dinner.

Couple days ago tried some led s on my shooting chrony for indoor use. Didn’t work and I ordered brighter multiple led little panels and try again.
i did receive a $27 clamp on chronograph the other day. After getting it to work right on my Reximex pistol put it on a Buckrail sile.. ( o can’t say that) moderator. Put it on the ZELOS, I didn’t write it down but was all around 960fps.
Very happy if this $600 listed price gun ( you can get cheaper) is this good what’s a $2500 gun like? I don’t think I’ll find out cause it can’t be that much better .
No wonder Ive got another hobby

Oh my God, never ever put any wire brush in an Airgun barrel. I bet Umarex loves you.

Motorhead · Nov 28, 2024

Yes the new receivers were phased in over the past 3-4 years. The more popular the model ( TM / HM / or X Guns of either ) sooner that change became what folks were receiving.

Kgphotos · Nov 30, 2024

I believe that you are getting good advice here. Fine experimentation with your tune can really yield results. I shoot the H&N HPII but in 30 gr. in my Panthera. I shoot them at 950fps. I have never had such a great combo as those slugs in that rifle. Extremely precise groups. Keeping the barrel clean every few hundred shots really does help. I give my slugs a quick roll over one of those industrial blue paper towels. Then a quick light lube with Goo Gone and then another roll over the paper towel. They really seem to like that treatment and it just takes a few minutes. I believe this method helps keep the barrel cleaner.
Kenny

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