To make mine more powerful I installed a longer barrel. Then to make it more accurate (again) I went back to the original barrel.

The aea 45 grain do really well in the 1in22 twist liner which is common in the superlite barrel for the crown. I've tested them ,with jsb,zans,hades,titans,snowpeak,if you liner is a 1in22twist,go with the aea pellets.

apslatton said:

Oh I don't have a manual but I got ya. I'm looking something with a wide range kit like this so maybe it would have a lot of the ones if I need on other guns ‍♂ I have sets similar to this but they were for sure not the right sizing/thickness
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VITON is the WRONG material .... you want BUNA and @ 70 duro hardness

Glad to hear the supplier is trying to help.

All 3 of my P35s like heavy for caliber pellets and are picky. If I shoot Crosmans out of the 22, the most accurate, I get groups at least as bad as your examples, for instance. I also shortened the hammer spring on my 177 but didn't need to. But it may need to stick out a little. Only one of the 3 (the 25) really likes JSB pellets. I thought it was accurate until I got the 22 and 177. I decided the 25 needed a new barrel and ordered one from Krale. The new barrel is about the same accuracy as the original but prefers Baracuda pellets. Before the new barrel arrived I put on a bigger plenum and switched to JSB 34 grain and suddenly the accuracy was much better.

I doubt all this is useful but I hope something is. I would concentrate on Baracuda match pellets and make sure the hammer spring is a bit below the peak. Hopefully the other changes plus temporarily forgetting about 8 grain and JSB pellets will get you some good results. If you can get it to group with 10.6 grain maybe you can turn it down a bit and get the 8 grain to work. I shot 20 grain H&N FTT pellets in my 25 for a year and killed 18 squirrels with them. 34s shoot better but I did get decent results with light ones.
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Mike, I like seeing the visual changes you make on each iteration of Thomas slug gun.

I'm sure there are also plenty of internal changes as well.

Please keep showing us more N265's on calm mornings.

Thanks for sharing.

Is there any concern for the Lead that your pets may consume eating the critters? If you are getting pass throughs no problem, how much Lead is too much Lead for a cat?

scotton said:

Ronito won Hunter Piston

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What kinda half-breed Neanderthal throwback from hell is that Ronito character anyway? He must've only recently graduated to sproingers; as I heard he shoots field target with a slingshot and bucket of rocks.

Oh... he's Texan?

Never mind.

This was my entrance into PCPs as well. I eventually had enough parts to assemble four different 1322s. I gave one to my dad and then realized Canadian laws make Crosman 1322's difficult to own -- they're legal if you don't tweak them too much, but some tweaks can easily make them illegal, like longer barrels or slight improvements in the air cylinder / piston, etc. Here the issue is 1322's are sold as "unregulated firearms" in Canada. If they were sold in a regulated configuration, these mods would all be perfectly legal.

SpiralGroove said:

Maybe ….
Most likely your gun is heavily sprung so you don't notice.

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Shooting at 825 FPS if that's heavily sprung..lol.

I use the SG Pulse for benchrest shooting. When preparing for a shot, I don't have to focus at a bubble level. Now I have to simply "glance" at the green level light to know my shot will be leveled.

Thank you also Greg, Pat and Bill for setting courses every month, one of my favorite matches to do. I also echo SD stephan’s comment about being ready for a break from being on the road every weekend but it sure is good practice.

Utah Air they tested both my guns before shipping

Jaxjax said:

Have you tried 10m SSP in your ventures. ?

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I have not.
I dont forsee any 10m competitive shooting in my future.
Im simply reminiscing after selling off my springers , many years ago, but it sounds like nothing has changed.
I thought perhaps I was missing out, with the latest and greatest, but it seems like the springers that were great 10 years ago, are still great today!

As a sidebar to this thread, last spring I picked up the R7's ancestor, an HW 30 from the '60's, at the show in Columbus, OH. Same basic powerplant but note the slender finger-groove stock, lighter 14mm barrel, no safety, stamped receiver end cap, etc. Here it is next to my Goudy-esque Beeman-era R7:




Haven't been inside the old 30 yet. But as-is, 15-shot strings averaged 632 FPS with Hobbys and 639 FPS with AA Falcons, both with reasonable consistency. I love the little dude's whippy handling too.

And I was today years old when I realized that the old 30's breech latch is quite different! It does not have the modern ball-bearing-and-bar detail, but a stout sprung steel wedge mating to a similar chunk on the standing breech. The parts actually look identical to my HW 50 of similar vintage - it locks up with some authority.

@Ezana4CE Ya, I would have enjoyed more if more rats were roaming around like before. But at least the number seems to be reducing for the farmer's sake. I am sure there will be more for me to shoot in no time. Thanks for watching.

I have a few buddies that use this brand for ducks and geese, and they swear by them. Very nice and very high quality, but the price may be a bit on the high side...maybe?

A.G.R said:

A wealth of information in there with some pics of mine. It’s one of a few I’ve made. center Bracing and slide block makes things easier and safer.
No posturing at all. Search engines are helpful.. Safety is key.

spring compressor

Any body have directions / measurements to DIY build a spring compressor.? thanks Stan

www.airgunnation.com

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It is a magnificent spring compressor and I understand now why you get a bit emotional when discussing the topic.

I've seen a hundred shop built spring compressors on this forum. There have been several nice ones here on this thread. I must say yours is by far the best in every way. You really know your way around a spring compressor!

How is it possible a spring compressor could be so darn good?

Corrosion had nothing to do with it. Long term testing during the development of the Avenge-X suggested that stainless regulator bodies provided more stable performance across a wider pressure range than brass did. Certainly doesn't make them perfect, but they're definitely an improvement.

MikeVV said:

Noise at your ear, can't help. I just shoot mine, not concerned with all of the various sounds.

As for the butt pad, just start looking... ONLY YOU can decide what YOU want...right ?
Look at sites with firearms, and look into the rifle sections, see what suits you the best. Be ready to do a little modifications to make the pad fit properly.

I haven't made many changes to my compact. A little trigger adjusting, lower the output pressure, and shoot away.

Mike

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The recoil pad was more a question of what will work with the AGT as they use a center screw with tension and a slot. I have not seen any like this over the years. As for the noise I pick up on the tones and bugs me my V3 has a depinger so and have heard mixed comments that the U2 has a depinger so I wasn't sure if others have seen/heard of a depinger on the U1. For now I cut a magpul one and fitted it with just one screw and wrapped the bottle.

Basher said:

I believe they all are, but email Athlon and ask. I’m sure they can answer better than anyone here.

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Well I did email them and they said all but the neos ones are but recommended to start at the argos level. Which is good cause I have some of those and some helos as well! I would get the Heras 4-20 but I'm a FFP scope guy for hunting.

Nine shooters turned out for our October match. The weather forecast for sunny skies was optimistic. Shooters coming from the north commented that after a pleasant drive down in perfect weather they hit clouds on crossing the MD state line. The match started in the low 60s, but climbed to the low 70s as the sun finally made an appearance. There was a fair amount of wind in the tree canopy, but down at ground level hardly any hold off was required. The lighting was unusual, with many dark targets, a few silhouetted by bright backgrounds adding to the challenge.

The course was 10 lanes, with one kneeling and one offhand lane, with three targets per lane shot twice. The Troyer value for the course was 30.05 with six targets > 40T; nine targets with 0.375”or 0.5” kill zones; and ten targets set out at >= 40 yards. Lane six, with consecutive 0.5” targets at 13 and 21 yards caused grief for all but the top 4 shooters. We had one sticky target with a 1/2” kill zone that multiple shooters failed to knock down despite clear hits on the paddle. Scores were adjusted across the board to give everyone 2 points.

The match high score of 51/60 was taken by Mike Beyerle in Hunter Division closely followed by Justin Hess and by Mark King in WFTF who both scored 50.


As always, many thanks to those who travel long distances to compete and keep our sport alive, and to everyone who pulled strings and targets after the match.

Mark Mayer acted as match Director.

The final match of the season at DIFTA will be held on Saturday November 2.

Thanks for the info.
He ended up doing a full reseal, and replaced the white washer.
All good now. Holding air and shooting great.
Thanks

Smok3y said:

eBay? Can’t think of the person that makes them. J3B or something like that.

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JE3D.


I had that one on mine for a while but had issues with it. On a hot day at my shooting table in direct sunlight, the material started getting soft and deformed. Maybe later versions he used better filiment, but the one I got is now sitting in my spares box. and I ended up going with a K&L butt hook and bag rider.
A lot more expensive, but rock solid product.

Gerry52 said:

Last night was a BUST! Long story but suffice it to say I did my part but owner left yard lights on & dog out! Then he took off to "go have a drink, be back soon". I sat there over 2 hours, fog rolled in & I packed it up. Next time maybe. Waste of time last night.

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Next time

I have a Deathgrip Tripod and I use it with my FX Contiuum. I'm able to hold the gun quite securely and do well out to 100 yards. With the King though, I have to move the gripping part of the tripod up more onto the cylinder because of the gages on the left side of the rifle. I am looking for something that I could possibly mount onto the rifle, then place it into the deathgrip jaws. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could do this?
I don't really want to spend upwards of 500 dollars plus for another tripod.