Scotty-D said:

Here is mine. under $50, removable and works like a charm. Center of bore to bottom of hamster is 5 1/4". A scrap pcs of 3/4 walnut, a Ruger 10/22 Weaver/ dovetail scope mount, BKL med height 30mm rings. cut the hamster ends about 30 degree to match the fore arm angle and the Challenger trigger guard for asthetics, my 1'st pc of walnut was smaller and square.View attachment 496932View attachment 496934View attachment 496935

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Nicely done

It's a great rifle for tinkering. You can only make it better.

Another vote for Steve Corcoran. Is he still in business?

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SilentSquirrel said:

Streamlines are awesome!

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It really is. I’d love to have the modularity of the dreamline, but really the streamline is about perfect. Just a rock solid gun!

willy said:

Hi Neal ,i have scout in 25 im loven it.Right out of the box no leaks ,im getten about 4 mags on a fill. I had a little homemade ldc i put on it .Wow"its pretty quite" I wrote to Stoeger to see if they might have a wood stock for it ?but no replay? I guess ya just caint have it all" Willy

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No, there is no Woodstock for that gun. But the last thing we want to do is put those Chinese Woodstocks on those guns.

Get some ammo and shoot to see how it likes / groups.

I've had 2 Impacts M1 and M3 both 0 issues.

cavedweller said:

wheel 40-55 is crazy spread

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I was about to say " but you did not mark those "
Then i came to the next picture, and O

CanMike said:

Something is up with a 20% on Pantheras. I suspect a new version shortly. Or they are selling horribly which I don’t think is the case.

Mike

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I don’t know. I think they were purpose built PRS rifles, which is a small segment and wasn’t meant to be super popular all around. But then they released the DRS Pro which seems to be even better for the PRS guys used to the MDT chassis. So to me, the Panthera becomes less perfect for those guys. That being said, the Dynamic block introduced with the Panthera was updated to include rifles closer to what others would want in the Dynamic and King, so the Panthera variant is less popular all around.

Dogowsky said:

I like boring when it comes to pcp air rifles!

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I just got from AOA a used Brocock Bantam Hi-Lite 22 that's unregulated but has the slingshot hammer system which is amazing along with the Lothar Walther barrel! It shoots like a laser and everytime i get it out to shoot its exactly in the same hole and doesn't need resighting. I've never had this experience with an air rifle being so rock solid and reliable before so I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Now if i could just find some used old style magazines that would be great as it only came with one.

Only on the vertical…. It doesn’t have a compass and anemometer.

WobblyHand said:

The two HP ones?

On the GK1 they are 1.5 x 4 ID (or 1.5 x 7 OD). I bought NBR90. I believe the stock ones are NBR80. 70 would be too soft.

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excellent !! thank you very much

caliusoptimus said:

Here's one that isn't plastic.

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I like it. Pricey though

Great shooting and looks like it was a great match!

And a huge scoring job - kudos! Though scorer's eyes likely no longer focus, is there a posting of results for air vs RF (apples to apples/ same match)?

Thanks

Kim

Bedrock Bob said:

I've been eyeing a cometa Fenix 400. Did you settle on a .177 or a .22?

It looks like a big step up from my Hatsans for everyday shooting. I wanted to get a Norica and try it out but all the talk is about the Cometa. It looks like a better fit and finish and a whole lot better stock.

How's the trigger on that rifle? The trigger is the only thing that keeps me buying Hatsans. If the Cometa has a decent trigger might just get me one.

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I have both a Cometa and a "nice" Norica. I think most of the Noricas you can buy stateside are the cheaper models, but I have no experience with them. The Hawk might be the top of the line of what's available. If you order from some euro websites you can get the Storm or Marvic which have no plastic bits besides the trigger, and the trigger is 2 stage adjustable.

Also for anyone who might find this in a search later on, you can swap barrels / calibers on the Cometa 400 quite easily.

Honestly… I’m not sure. I’m not much of a “group” shooter. The group above at 75 yards was all in the same hole until I pulled that last shot a little high/right. The digital zoom isn’t real conducive to group shooting either.

I know it clobbers pest birds out past 100 yards, and if I miss it’s nearly always a wind issue.

Ranchibi said:

Beautiful Tactical 2 60 .22 and wonderful groups @ those distances!

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Thanks. Felt I could have done a little better at 70 yards. But I'm happy.

Could it be because of a small creep in the regulator?

Its the same problem on many fx airguns.
The reg creeps 2-4bar after x period of time. When the hammer then hits the valve its 2-4 bar "harder" and does open that much - resulting in a fps drop. Next shot the valve havent got x period of time to creep and fps is spot on due to correct reg pressure

I occasionally check a few of my local pawn shops for PBs and airguns. Gotten some great deals on PBs over the years, but I have never once seen any airgun in any of my pawn shops. A few times I have even asked the clerks about airguns and they look at me like I'm crazy. They only know about Walmart special BB guns. Like many people, they have no idea how capable airguns are these days, and I doubt they would even pay for one to sell. So consider yourselves lucky if you have a used market in any of your brick and mortar shops. Man, that would be awesome.

JTS 25.4 look very good . Wind would account for left to right spread .

Thanks for the replies. Looks like 2 viable options. Also the pawn shop did let me shoot the airgun inside but would not let me shoot it outside. I think the ballistic putty in a bucket would be a more accepted safer option by the owner for firing an airgun in the store. However where is the cheapest place to buy clear ballistic gel say to put in a 1 gallon cylinder. All I could find was animal figures and rectangular blocks at very high prices. On the repair, I paid $160 plus shipping for a new spring and seals on a vintage Daisy 111 at Baker Airguns. Maybe cheaper options but no way am I doing that again. Will wait on a resealed model or one that shoots hard. I think you pay more for a separate reseal than paying for a reseal that has been done on the gun you are buying. Wish I was good with working on airguns but 2 botched jobs says otherwise.

Vetmx said:

Getting your hammer to quit trying to kill the valve helps. That’s why I discussed it in that other topic.

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True that! The gun came tuned to 105 from Tony. (Got it from scott.t) It was damn consistent too, 5 shot string came up with 865,861,865,865,865 with the 15.89gr. But turned down to shoot them between 800 and 803 is where the magic happened. Shot count increased, noise reduced, and accuracy remained impeccable.