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.20calguy · Nov 4, 2024

I am not a haggler by nature, but sometimes I have limits to what I can/will spend. I have had three occasions well actually four, where I called and haggled a better price.

Hateful McNasty · Nov 12, 2024

Motorhead said:
Where a deviation in windage CAN HAPPEN over increasing distance ?
Is when you have Optics CANT, in that the scopes reticle IS NOT aligned vertical to center of barrel bore.

POA / POI set at a specific distance it does not matter and you won't see the CANT effect if present, but leave that specific distance the shots closer than zero range will go to one side and shots further than zero range will go to the other side and keep going wider further out you shoot..
You witness this ... IT IS CANT ERROR.

A scope that has been optically adjusted with turret for windage correction will align to barrel and send said pellet parallel to the barrel. It is when the optics are not aligned to bore that side/side motion starts shifting with distance.

You can shoot the same distance but use your mildots for example and hold over and under and see the shots run diagonal . Of course you can can't your hold or the can't in the mounting . Straight and true is tough on each side of things . ( Opinion)

Trucker3573 · Nov 20, 2024

TMH said:
One recent personal data point here. I bought a pre-owned DRS Classic (.22 cal/600mm) from UA towards the end of September. While I don't know its history or what the original owner did with it, it just didn't shoot well - General poor accuracy with 18.13's and pretty slow muzzle velocity. A little better accuracy with 15.89's, but ES over a 12 shot string was like 40 fps (and that was after burning the first 2-3 really low velocity shots).

Contacted UA for warranty service on 10/9. Same day response from them with a service ticket number. Next day they provided a paid return label. 6 days later (4 business days) I received notification that my gun had been received, and that current lead times for repairs were in the 3-4 week range.

23 days later I received an email that the no-charge warranty work had been completed, and a couple of days later I received the DRS back. They had replaced the reg and the valve components, and since I had mentioned it, had tuned the gun for 18.13 gr pellets.

For someone new to our sport, this may have really seemed to be a long time for warranty service. Especially if it was their only gun. I felt that the communication and turnaround from FX's US Service Center (now Utah Airguns) was great. And all communications were very friendly, upbeat and apologetic - even though I was not the first owner of this gun.

My single data point says that Utah Airguns is doing a very good job as the FX US Service Center.

Can’t beat that. Had the original owner went that route they probably would have avoided the raping they took. Lol.

faelzimxds2 · Jan 15, 2025

Michael said:
Tenho atirado com muitos projéteis ultimamente e notei que eles sujam o cano bem mais rápido do que os chumbinhos.

Minha busca por uma solução me levou ao polimento de canos, lubrificação de projéteis, etc.

Recentemente, fui apresentado a um produto de revestimento de cano/projétil chamado hBN (Hexagonal Boron Nitride). Supostamente, ele tem um dos menores atritos do planeta e alega preencher as imperfeições microscópicas.

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Segui o conselho de limpar completamente um cano para remover todo o acúmulo/sujeira e quaisquer produtos de petróleo. Então misturei o hBN com álcool 99%, esfreguei o cano, deixei descansar por 20 minutos e então puxei alguns remendos secos.

Nossa, isso é uma coisa muito louca e engenhosa!!!

A pólvora alega ter 0,5 mícrons, resistência ao calor de 900° e ter resistência à pressão super alta. Existem alguns queimadores de pólvora de longo alcance que juram por essa coisa, então por que não usá-la em armas de ar comprimido?

Alguns dizem que isso minimiza a dispersão extrema, enquanto a maioria diz que reduz significativamente o acúmulo e facilita uma limpeza rápida e fácil.

Provavelmente vou acabar limpando/revestindo meus projéteis na mesma solução e depois polir (limpá-los) com uma toalha de microfibra. Voltarei em alguns dias para compartilhar minhas descobertas. Mas se alguém já usou isso, por favor, comente.

*atualização - Disseram-me que para que o hBN cristalize e se incorpore corretamente, devemos disparar alguns projéteis revestidos de hBN (fire-lap) através dele depois que a pólvora secar no cano.

-Miguel

VWould you have an explanatory video on how to polish the barrel? I have a Vulcan 3 and I have to constantly clean the barrel, otherwise the shot grouping doesn't work well.

Moses888 · Nov 3, 2024

50 yards. Those are 34.9 nsa slugs 34.4 Skout barrel. 34.4 skout barrel with Corbin 48.8 slugs is magic.

keesbo · Nov 6, 2024

The thread off the gauge is M8X1 by the way

RM100GUY · Nov 4, 2024

maxtrouble said:
Mr. Milo is not amused.

I really like my Taipan Vet .25. Perfect for a left hand shooter. My go to critter killer. The rifle is bulletproof.

He actually wanted to go to bed...He sleep's at my feet, This is a temporary bed while our house is being built...Wife sleep's on the sofa. This single wide we are giving to the framing crew who framed our new place. A new shooting range is on my to do list!

bdzjlz · Nov 3, 2024

I am not spending but a fraction of my time on airguns since reducing my collection from 22 rifles to 5. However, one of the rifles I kept was my Raw .22 Chassis. with the barrel recently modified by Martin to accept the 0db moderator, it consistently shoots sub moa using the 25.4 series pellets.

The squirrels are doing a lot of damage to our landscaping. This afternoon I had it out for a few minutes when a squirrel appeared at about 87 yards. I dialed the Hawke Sidewinder the prescribed 32 clicks and made a perfect quartering shot that went in behind the shoulder and out the back of the skull. It flopped twice and that was it.

I am glad I kept this one in particular. Very low maintenance and deadly accurate.

Josiah · Nov 16, 2024

Sqwirl57 said:
Let me know if there are any springers in particular you would like to try

HW77, 97 and 98 or their R-series equivalent and a TX200

c.wallace_06 · Jan 20, 2025

Western Rattler if cash is not limited

Gerry52 · Nov 3, 2024

I love my Discovery scope too. Great clarity of glass & crisp clicking. I don't think there would be a problem with setting it up for clicking. Can't advise you on method as I'm mainly a holdover kinda guy too. The 2 guns I'm using that ARE set up for clicking (one mine, one on loan to me) were done by someone else. I'm just reaping the benefits. I'm glad for my holdover skill but "dial-a-kill" is just too cool!

Temesvar · Nov 3, 2024

Got it assembled, was the only place could think off, as there is a slot in the stock to clear for. No idea what could it be for, other than some spacer. Thanks for your help.

.20calguy · Nov 4, 2024

Welcome Abord ETXDB.

I'm thinking that the sweet spot for 1moa will be less than 100 ftp. Then again, I'm shooting .30 cal pellets, so I don't know what a slug gun could achieve?

sonnysan · Nov 3, 2024

The .253 & .254 sized slugs are very popular, especially with the Huben. I have the boattail variety. Mine already come lubed:

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Will be testing a custom .250 die tomorrow in one of my presses. Hopefully it works.

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BABz58 · Nov 4, 2024

Hateful McNasty said:
I see more cry on this with rws / Diana .. I talking fall through to to floor ..lol

It was close to just that. Almost no choke either lol.
Got some 5.55s that measure 5.56 and working well.

Franklink · Nov 5, 2024

One gigantic IF here......if this is NSA...

Nick and the gang @ NSA have a pretty solid track record of putting out good slugs at a good price. Can't imagine they'd compromise on their hard earned reputation for any reason, even pellets.

What makes me most excited about this is my opinion of past trends of NSA pricing. Seems he prices slugs with the mentality of smaller profit margins made up for by volume of sales, achieving this by keeping prices competitive. The opposite of course is selling fewer units but at higher markups. Hopefully he keeps the same mentality for pellets, again IF this is indeed NSA.

Or, selling 10 widgets @ cost + 10% can be more profitable than selling 2 widgets @ cost + 80% markup.

Nick seems to lean towards the, sell in greater volumes but at less markup, mentality.

WorriedMan · Nov 3, 2024

Gerry52 said:
Got video from a couple hunts this year where a red tail grabbed my kills while doing the death flop AND turkey vultures eating a couple of hour old kills (never witnessed the vultures before). Too cool.

Call that vulture thing a "Sky Burial." WM

Frank in Fairfield · Nov 3, 2024

I would push a pellet through the bore and then measure the lands and grove marks on that pellet as compared to other rifles. If it is the same or better, then I would open the chamber a bit. Scoot could polish it for you to open it up.

Shuggoth · Nov 4, 2024

With the Stratons the accuracy is very good, was getting 1/2" groups at 30 yards but most other pellets didn't work well. This is my first time finding these pellets as the preferred pellet in any of my 40 springers.

invisibleflash · Nov 3, 2024

Any mail order air gun dealers you have had issues with?

Wolferine · Jan 30, 2025

cmatera said:
On my .22, I went with Ted Biers recommendation, the Donny FL Tatsu. Happy with it because I wanted to keep my Compact compact.

I liked the Tatsu too, conservative in size and seemed to be in harmony with the 600mm barrel I ran it on. Donny FL makes a great line up.

coastal drifter · Nov 8, 2024

I generally will leave my guns set for a couple hours before putting them in the safe, because I live in Florida its usually much hotter outside, so I let them cool off before marking the pressure on a piece of blue tape and sticking it on the rifle to monitor for any leaks. In my case leaks are not common.

JimD · Nov 16, 2024

14 ounce male, 26 yards away. 3 degree downward angle.

JaceSpace1369 · Nov 8, 2024

ctshooter said:
The prices argument is a tough one to swallow as numbers lie and liars use numbers.

JSB .22 Monster Redesign 25gr - $24.99 for 350
JTS .25 25gr - $9.99 for 150 = $23.31 for 350

.25 pellets are actually cheaper than .22 pellets - see how I did that.

This is only if you get JSB, as FX 25.39 are $21.99 and it also depends on where you get it from, but on average, .22 is cheaper than .25

tsakula · Nov 3, 2024

Nice! It will get tighter in the future

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