Have you made it here yet? Ask about that Crosman rear sight. Be Well, RZ or Bandito.

The sale drops at 4pm CST today. Use WorldsOnly30 at checkout.

I have contacted FWB a lot of times up through the years, and they have always been helpful.
What they say about the C6 is that it is a short lived successor of the C5, before the C55 was introduced.
The only differences between the C5 and the C6 is the 5-shot verses 6-shot magazine, and the magazine rail/well/guide (or what the correct designation is) that is a few mm wider on the C6, to prevent the pellets from falling out of the wider 6-shot magazine. And the marking of course.
Even the user manual is the same, but it has the right S/N number stamped on it, so it is genuine.

Wish I knew the Poppet OD for the Zelos, but assuming its around .315", or 5/16, or 8mm for a giggle, along with an assuming the valve stem is .125".

(These forces effect the required hammer strike energy or turns in on preload)


Just to paint a little picture on how huge the difference is with the forces acting on the valve/poppet through-out the pressure range you tested.

-Matt

1976, it was just a tick over 100°F and nearly 100% humidity, the sun was brutal and the little wind there was just made the heat all that worse, like sitting in front of a big blow dryer.

My dad let me buy a used Crosman 760 with wood furniture from a local garage sale with my savings.

He gave me strict orders to not shoot any birds, song birds, he said. Laws, blah, blah, blah...

I'd been practicing my Sniper skills on a squad of Jerry's camped out on a dirt hill that used to be a vegetable garden until the sun dried it up.

10 pumps, insert pellet, aim, slooowly squeeze and POP! Another potato-masher thrower spins off into the cornrow valley.

To hot to be in the sun. Just after a lunch consisting of Jiff peanut butter and Welch's grape jelly topped off with a glass of red kool-aid, I wedged myself under the porch in the back of the house and got set up to finish the battle against the invading army!

It was then that I noticed a bird on the transmission line way back in the yard that served as the property line for our neighbor and us, it must have been a good mile and a half in my snipers eye, perhaps a full football field distance to the untrained.

Thinking quickly, I touched my purple and sticky, grape flavored finger to my red stained tongue then wiped it on by front site like I'd seen on a western the night before on TV.

10 pumps, never taking my eye off the intruder, pellet from the plastic container, into the breach, throw the bolt and cheek it up...

Familiar routine, sight, squeez, POP!

The pellet was clearly visible against the Robin egg blue sky, it arched then dropped right onto the top of its head. The yellow beak spun 180° away from me but to my surprise and soon to be dismay, the pellet not only turned the light switch off, but it froze the bird in that position.

As if in slow motion, the dark figure started to rotate on the wire, a full half turn, then stopped, still clinging to the line, wings folded neatly and its yellow beak pointing like a Jart towards the ground, it remained quite literally, dead still.

At first, amazement washed over me as if the sweeping rainfall sprinkler had just passed over me on its unending cycle.

Within seconds, my victory fled in horror as the familiar deep bass of my dad's work truck filled my ears and I remembered his stern warning about shooting birds.

My heartbeat became visible in my eyesight, panic tensed every muscle in my small, prepubescent body as I realized that every avenue of escape had closed me in to the earthen tomb I was sure to be buried in when my father walked into the backyard and saw my prey, dangling from the wire with a steady drop, drip, drip of crimson tracking across yellow.

Door slam, keys jingle, boots against concrete, I had to escape! I managed to pry a thought from my paralyzed mind and pulled my way out from under the porch and brush off the clinging dusty sand from my shirt and shorts.

I ran to the garage man door, I entered just in time to meet dad face to face just past the threshold and sweep past him with gun in hand.

I put it on the second shelf with care and sat the plastic container beside it as he waited for me to jump up in his arms.

I stayed rooted to the cool floor, he knew something was wrong. I asked him about his day as to distract him from my quickly approaching spanking and his confiscation of my beloved air rifle.

I could clearly see the bird of concern hanging on to the wire as it were the main act at the circus, perfectly framed by the doorway.

Noticing my eyes darting around him, his curiosity peaked and he turned...

His left boot lifted from the floor and landed at a neat 90° from his right and as his head swiveled around, one clawed foot, then the other, let go of the power line and the dark dart decended.

Just as dad's right boot lifted off the concrete, the yellow beak penetrated the low trimmed bushes and vanished.

1/4 second later, curious eyes swept the wire and ground for evidence of foul play. Finding none, dad asked me, "Whacha lookin' at, boy?"

I grabbed his hand and we inspected the green army men scattered around the dirt hill, all with holes and amputations.

A loving pat on the head, a quick hug and a peck on the cheek, he turned and walked across the crunchy yard into the house.

Half way there, he turned his slightly and said, "Good shooting David!".

Many decades later, this skilled mechanic with callused hands and a slight beer belly is knocking on the exit door, weighing in at 110 pounds. Shrinking more each day, this will be his last birthday.

Loufish said:

About 1/2 way down the page.

Target / Scoring — National 50

www.national50.net

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Thank you!

cosmic said:

M18x1.5

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@cosmic , thanks for the info!! Upgrading to AAO MOAV kit and need new bottle!!

Nice shooting! I think most Weihrauch rifles shoot better than most of us are able to shoot. You have a keeper!

Been working a couple hours/day since take two began.

Here's so far. Inletting is finished and I seated the action and air tube about 1/4" deeper in the stock to lower the profile a bit. Tremendous amount of chisel work even after a lot of Forstner bit mortising. Funny, I have a mortising press in the box. I haven't put it to use yet.

I planed about 1/16" from each side. I have wiggle room at the end of the butt if I need it. Of course the butt has to be angled down from the top to access the power tune adjustment.

I just carved (band saw) a few inches of the extra wood away in the last 30 minutes. I've left about 1/4" around the edges, probably too much. Drilled for trigger guard and cutout in the butt.

The action screw holes aren't off as much as they look from the overhead. However, I might still have to drill the hole larger, insert a dowel, and drill again as was suggested above. My bit was too long to be able to take short bits in and out to keep the bit from wandering. Next time I'll find an 8" bit.

4-40 or 6-32 most likely. Don't have a gun apart at the moment to confirm or not.
Hardware stores with screw selection in drawers will have them.
Get one of each and give it a go.

IF Trigger group is TM / BM the screw is NOT required. Where in HM it takes the trigger slop out when a safety lever is in place.

Hi fellow Airgunners , there is one set of silos remaining in stock.

Dairyboy said:

Got it setup with its new scope. 7lbs and 3oz minus the tripod. Can get it even lighter without the adjustable buttpad adapter but shoulders better with it. Ready to sight in in the morning. View attachment 499419

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Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the scope here or in the other thread. Looks awesome with that size scope. Good fit.

-Matt

DeanB said:

Ever think maybe he passed away, might do a search for his name/location. That would be a good reason for disappearing.

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I mean.. yeah I guess thats possible reason but I thought his website said his family helps with some of the business and you'd think they'd just notify the customers, wouldn't have to say why just say "hey its been a good run but sorry we closed". I think that's the most odd thing about this. We got nothing

I do a lot more pesting than hunting but my little hound from the pound loves to watch the oak trees for squirrels. When she sees one she starts barking and jumping on me to get out a gun and shoot it for her. If I drop one that has a little life left in it she will grab it and shake it until it's dead. I think she likes it better than going for a walk. She loves to sniff but her nose must be pretty poor. If she does not see the squirrel drop I have to find it for her. But she definitely knows what they look like.

Wow, it's nice to know the history of such dedicated craftsmen.

AEAC said:

Enjoy my friends,
Steve

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Wow! Nice video!

Cheplicki said:

He got the lungs .. I don't think they passed through.. u can see the green laser .. good thing he had a back up plan lol

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@Cheplicki That's right. I do recall him mentioning a laser. I didn't see it though. I'll have to watch it again later on.

I get some great videos from my Tactacam. Sometimes I have to play with where the FTS (Film thru scope) mount needs to be positioned (flush against rear eyepiece or back a fraction of an inch). Once it's set up all I have to do is hit the on/off switch, even if I zoom.

Be cautious on the amount of time and how powerful the transducer is set. I ran into "cavitational pitting" because the pellets were left in too long under a high setting. Ruined the batch that i was cleaning. Just a heads up. I stopped using mine.

Scotchmo said:

Ok. I think I see where you are going with that.

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vx = velocity on the x-axis
vy = velocity on the y-axis
dv = drag value for the current velocity
dt = time component

dvx = -(vx / v) * dv
dvy = -(vy / v) * dv

vx += dt * dvx + dt * Gx
vy += dt * dvy + dt * Gy

-Matt

msouth12368 said:

Wow! That's a lot! What predators are you going after ? For me the truck is usually less than a half mile away and stands rarely last more than 30 minutes ( coyote) so batteries and water, snacks etc. Stay with the truck. Although I do take the 3 legged camp stool a lot...

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@msouth12368 I leave the snacks in the truck. I have hunted coyotes, hog, and beavers with that pack and setup. Coyotes being the only predator. Multiple stands per night. The pack makes it so much easier to transport things from stand to stand without having to keep starting up the truck, opening and closing doors. No e-caller for hogs and beaver.

My YH pressure gauge does not work and hasn't for months, maybe a year or more. It's such an obviously crappy gauge I haven't bothered to replace it. My fill set came from Joe Brancatto and has what seems to be a dependable gauge. That is what I go by. The only time I look at the gauge on my Scott tank, the one it came with, is if the valve on the bottle is closed so the fill set gauge isn't seeing anything. It may be a good gauge but I just take it as a rough indication of how much air is left. I run the YH until the fill set gauge reads 300 bar and then I shut it down. I know the tank pressure will fall a bit as it cools but I'd rather be a little conservative. I've also noticed my fill set gauge tends to indicate a higher pressure than the gauge on my guns. I don't know which is "right" but I always go by the fill set gauge. I may be wrong but it seems like it is the best made and the most likely to be accurate.

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@L.Leon, how much does your Ghost and Pathfinder weigh? The Ghost is definitely a chunk, mine has to be at least 10lb with the HP barrel and Arken EPL 4-24 and bipod. They sure are accurate as heck.

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Don’t know the weights will have to get back to you on that…

Chief Ten-Beers said:

As an "outsider" looking in and reading, I have to admit that I see very few unsatisfied BRK owners. I have yet to pull the trigger on a high-end PCP, but I try to keep in mind brands that are more prone to problems. I won't say a Brand cus last time I did i was put in AGN Gitmo! lol Good looking Rifles!

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I’ve been lucky to have owned six different BRKs. And other than dislodging an Oring on the inlet valve of my Sniper from filling too fast… Zero issues across all six..,

Healthservices said:

Although I don't have one yet. I have 2 questions.​

1. Is it true that the triggercam allows you to adjust the diopter to your eye and a separate adjustment wheel that you can adjust for a crisp picture on the triggercam?
2. And is it true that the lens has better coating so it doesn't show the reflections off back side of the reflector? My Tactacam tends to show the bright reflections behind me especially when I am not directly behind the scope.

Although price does matter when I can afford it these two features are worth the price if they indeed work. I did notice this other less expensive one called "Scopemate"

Scopemate S18 Version 3.0

Scope Camera Lateral, Side shot Camera,Scope Camera,Scope Cam, Scopemate S18,Side Cam, Scopecam, scope recorder

nvscopemate.com

Has anyone experienced with the Scopemate? Although it seems newer it may not have as many features and may have more issues than what is currently out there.



Allen

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Allen I just got the S28 from scopemate yesterday. Taking it out tomorrow to see what I think. I’ll let ya know

They are the same other than the stock.