I'd DEFINITELY go with the .30 for 200 yards. Imho, with PELLETS it's a no brainer.

Great idea, I will try that, my freind . I will let you know how it works.

Fly

Airgun Al said:

Walter Cronkite?
Good luck trying to get ahold of him, as he passed away decades ago.

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I had a friend of mine reach out to him...

It's a freebie, use it til it won't work anymore! Pretty sure it'll fill your gun without problems. Definitely get a 2nd filter on there aside from the one that came with it (hopefully). If you won't be doing long runs for tanks & just filling guns I personally wouldn't spend a sh-tload on a big gold filter. One, off Ebay, with decent filter media cartridge will do. You can always augment with better media if you choose. Good score (maybe), enjoy it.

RM.510bigbore said:

WoW..Amazing....I think the Rattler is the next most accurate air rifles out there...Thats some fine shooting.......

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Thanx

DMoney said:

You're 100% correct.
I bought it on sale at a 50% discount. About $600 after tax and shipping. I put 6 different pellets through it and 3 diffrent slugs. I spent a day and a half with it at 25 yards.
My 7 year old son was holding better groups with a red rider bb gun than I was. I boxed it up and returned it. I'll pay a substantial restocking fee and $60 for return shipping. Even then it's better than having a $400 corner piece for my garage. The gunnar was a complete disappointment.
So, I now have an fx m4 sniper in .22 on that way..it should be here Tuesday.

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My Gunnar shoots right there with my M4 at 50 yds. Does any body know where you could get a heavier hammer and spring?

I have a R9 .20 that I purchased from Steve at Pomona Airguns 20 years ago, it's a Goldfinger that steve installed a Macarri spring and tuned on day one. This is the only reason I didn't buy the 97 in .20 cal. The R9 shoots H&N FTT just over 800 fps and accurately

This is all excellent feedback everyone, thank you!

I’m leaning more towards a .22 at the moment but wouldn’t turn down a good deal on a .25 Magnum if one popped up. As I continue reading user reviews, that could change but we’ll see.

I certainly understand the notion of trying to squeeze blood from a turnip haha. Powder burners function much the same way in that you CAN make certain cartridges shoot a specific projectile, but it may come at the cost of shorter brass life, more/faster barrel wear, increased recoil, etc., so thank you for reinforcing the fact that airguns are the same in that regard, @AirNGasman . I’ve chosen the BRK (and am considering a Taipan as a “backup” choice) because of their reputation for being versatile and easily tuned to varying levels of performance, among other reasons. Here’s to hoping that holds true, but I’m looking forward to the journey either way!

Cool! What part of Utah is that?

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How much is he selling it for? when I visit the Georgia Airguns website, it doesnt have any pricing anywhere

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1360 shipped

That’s some great great work. Beautiful rifle too.

Okay i remove my keybord from my mouth, it is sort of top loaded, but at a angle.

Hi folks.
I would like to share my expirience with gritty Fx Maverick cocking issue so that eventually someone with same problem can solve it..
Since out of a box I notice something in cocking cycle is not as it should be,esspecially with Fx airguns...It was like rusted handbrake of an old car.It was not smooth at all and cocking was loose in the first half of the cycle and then like you are gonna bend the lever,catching the trigger sear at the end of everything with some tensioned sound "click"
Afer many unsucssesful tryouts based on the most common cocking cycle videos i took the whole trigger and hammer system appart and I found out that obviously some stoned dayworker in factory slide it in the gun and send it out as fully operative.
I sanded that damaged and toothy part,tose it back in 180 degrees,reasambled the trigger system and now it is much much better cocking cycle but that click sound that indicates that the gun is in fire mode is barely noticable so I will need to order some new parts to resolve it 100 percent.

I'm pretty happy with the final result because I designed and printed many parts by myself.

parts list:
Notos with UTG bug buster
88machine's plenum kit
midwest industries beam stock adapter and carbine stock
Emissary Mlok Handbrake

I made these:
unf moderator
Picatinny stock adapter insert
mlok handguard
thread protector

Besides possibility ruining the trigger by removing too much metal, there is a hidden hazard to polishing the parts.

The more expensive airguns use precision machined, high carbon steel, tempered parts in their trigger blocks. A bit of polishing can smooth any tooling marks.

To save money, budget airguns are often made with stamped low carbon sheet metal parts that are CASE HARDENED. Stamped parts typically have rounded/angled edges and tooling marks/burrs resulting in rough, poor fitting parts.

The case hardening process impregnates the low grade steel with carbon creating a THIN (a few thousands of an inch), hard, bearing surface. Polishing the surface can remove that hard layer, exposing the soft metal.

The soft metal wears easily and can result in a dangerous trigger. Eventually the sear may release even if the safety is on!

Just a heads-up. Be safe!

Cheers!

,,,,, here is your groups at 500 yards 5 inch group

There is also Govx.com and ExpertVoice.com
Not always the same deal and check shipping.

You will find most of your misses impacted in the ground below your target.
Gravity, you know?

My son shoots at a measured mile with his .300 Winchester Magnum.
From on top of a very high hill (mountain).

BlackICE said:

Depending on your point of view changing calibers can be a pain in the ass. It's not only the time necessary to change the parts to do the caliber change. You also must tune the gun for the new caliber and then zero your optics. That takes considerably more time than just changing the parts. So if you could afford it I would recommend two guns rather than one change calipers even if they're less expensive guns.

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Good point. Yhanks

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The models 65 and 66 are the same action in different stocks, so your "normal" 65 should provide this reference.

Historically speaking, the 66 was sort of an accident! There were delays in developing the definitive, fixed-barrel model 75, so the 65 got an updated stock - moving from the classic rounded "Olympia" look, to the angular style so popular in those days - as an interim update to better compete with the FWB 300, Anschutz 250, etc. (model 60 introduced 1963; 65 in 1968; 66 in 1974; 75 in 1977...one assumes the 75 was originally intended for, well, 1975?).

To back this up, both models were imported to the US from about 1969-75 as the "Winchester 333." Most of 'em were 65's, but a few 66's snuck in at the end and they sold the 66 stock as a replacement part.

As beautiful as the wood is on this example is, I doubt it was a special of any kind. A local pal has a similarly jaw-dropping 66, and I've seen others. IMHO this is one area where the 60-series Dianas are underrated by collectors - besides the frequently lovely graining, the overall workmanship and true oil finish are outstanding.

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Ok so my 65 is MUCH shorter then this rifle, so no way it's the original barrel and modified, it must have been swapped out with another barrel, and had the breech bored out to match...interesting! I just wasn't sure if the 65 and 66 were the same length barrel, thanks for confirming!

I had a great time shooting in our monthly field target match at Oakdale Gun Club in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. I had my best score ever and came in second place with 45/60 targets hit. I was shooting my Daystate MK4 Panther .177.

We had around 8 shooters in total which isn't a ton but we're slowly growing which is awesome! Anybody and everybody is welcome to come out and shoot with us! Even if you don't have an airgun just let me know before the match and I'll bring an extra one and you can shoot with me.

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@Wlcran --=--​

"MIke what does that mean? They have a built in moa angle betweenscope and barrel?"
Yes. Many of the FX platform rifles have built-in specific MOA of usually 20 or 30 MOA. It will likely reveal itself by simply measuring the rail itself by a rear height measurement and a front height measurement. They will be different if the MOA is built-in. If they are the same, then there is no MOA built-in and they should be parallel with the barrel.

I reviewed the Utah Air website for the Wildcat III and it appears that this rifle does NOT have the built-in MOA, however, this is what it does state:
*Adjustable scope rings are typically required with this gun and most optics.*

So, it seems that there is an inherent issue with the mounting of optics for this rifle with that statement. I believe that this means the Picatinny rail is in fact parallel with the barrel without the MOA built-in.

mike

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@Wlcran --=--​

"MIke what does that mean? They have a built in moa angle betweenscope and barrel?"
Yes. Many of the FX platform rifles have built-in specific MOA of usually 20 or 30 MOA. It will likely reveal itself by simply measuring the rail itself by a rear height measurement and a front height measurement. They will be different if the MOA is built-in. If they are the same, then there is no MOA built-in and they should be parallel with the barrel.

I reviewed the Utah Air website for the Wildcat III and it appears that this rifle does NOT have the built-in MOA, however, this is what it does state:
*Adjustable scope rings are typically required with this gun and most optics.*

So, it seems that there is an inherent issue with the mounting of optics for this rifle with that statement. I believe that this means the Picatinny rail is in fact parallel with the barrel without the MOA built-in.

mike

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Well, that answers that question. Thanks much for your research and comments. Puts me on a path. Many thanks. Lee

Luis, great shooting with your Pathfinder XR on all 10 birds! Nice pic!

Posted for David Slade

Eleven shooters were greeted by the first breath of autumn, a distinct chill in the air, along with possibly the strongest winds we have seen this year.

Brad had some equipment issues, I offered him a spare rifle I brought to play with, but I think I made matters worse for him, sorry about that.

Grey had equipment issues too I think, but everyone had fun regardless.

Jim Baumann showed up to show us his new FT rig, an FX Typhoon dressed in Jims newly designed and built stock, perhaps one of the lightest field target rifles I have come across! I hope Jim can make it out to shoot again soon.

Danny decided to repeat the last match performance and take top dog score, way to go Danny!

Our next match will be the 24th, and sad to say we are well past the half way mark on our match schedule for the year, so don't hesitate, come out and have fun before its too late!

God Bless
David Slade

Match Winner
54/60 Danny Ayers Thomas March 10-60x56HM JSB 8.4

World Class
54/60 Danny Ayers Thomas March 10-60 JSB 8.4
47/60 Grant Summerlin Anschutz 9015. Sightron 10-50 JSB 8.4
46/60 David Slade Steyr 110 Nikko 10-50 FX 8.4
34/60 Brad Troyer AA NJR100 NIghtforce AA 8.4

Open Class
52/60 Bill Ellis Thomas Sightron 10-50 FX 13.4
51/60 Mike Wright Steyr 110 Sightron 10-50 FX 10.3
42/60 Jeff Hale TM 1000 Nikko Stirling 10-50 AA 10.3
35/60 Jim Baumann FX Typhoon Mueller 8-32 Benjamin one die

World Class Piston
7/60 Gray Summerlin TX200 Sightron 10-50 JSB 10.3

Hunter Class
43/60 Matt Judd FX Crown Element JSB 10.3
36/60 Brent Browning HW100 Athalon 6-24 Barracuda M 10.6