Threads

Ranchibi · Jun 16, 2024

wildcj5 said:
After some phone calls of field target buddies to people in the know I was told to back the gauge out. A could 1/8 turns and pssssssss.

Now to figure out what I did wrong when I replaced the orings.

Thanks for all the help.

Glad you were able to degass it and I hope you quickly figure out the issue!

Bimhiq · Jun 17, 2024

MongooseV8 said:
You are over hammered for a medium reg setting. ~~For 135Bar the factory 30Cal hammer weight and spring is plenty~~. The heavier aftermarket hammer weights and springs are meant for high reg settings. You will likely need to increase your reg pressures, but FX recommends not going over 170Bar on AMP regs. What size barrel do you have? The shorter barrels really give up a lot of velocity no matter what you do. In my Wildcat Compact at 140-145Bar with the 13gram hammer and correct 52mm spring I was only able to get about 70fpe with Nielsen's lightest 30Cal slug...43.8g?

EDIT: Sorry I forgot the Wildcat/Maverick Slug Kit hammer weight is the same 13gram the 30Cal should have installed from the factory. But the rest of my above thoughts should still steer you in a direction, maybe even the right one haha.

I have to agree that the hammer weight might be too heavy for the reg pressure. I have a number of hammer weights, 11.5 gram (or 11 grams, I can't remember), a 12 gram, and a 13 gram also the 14.5 gram from the power kit. Purchasing hammer weights is a cheap way to experiment with velocity tuning. And you might want to invest in Huma harder spring and FX additional hammer weight, if my memory serves me well, it is about 1 gram each.

FyI. I always try with the stock hammer weight and if the result isn't good. I'll play with different hammer weights to get the gun to shoot at the velocity that I want at the lowest reg pressure. The heavier the hammer weight will require higher pressure.

I hope this helps.

campersam9 · Jun 18, 2024

Thank you. I had no idea how involved air rifles are.

NedDir · Jun 14, 2024

Can anyone help me figure out the year of this Crossman 147?

Ezana4CE · Jun 14, 2024

I saw this on a fluke. I don't know how long they'll be on sale. The same buy 3 and the 4th one is free should apply to these as it has in the past.
All three calibers are on sale.

Air Venturi Air Bolt, 6 pack .50 cal | Pyramyd AIR

Stock up on Air Venturi Air Bolt, 6 pack .50 cal at Pyramyd and get the best price for your next outdoor adventure!

www.pyramydair.com

MG42 · Sep 21, 2024

Hi Sonny,

Thats an amazing looking example. I didn’t realise they were so rare, the general consensus in the UK is they made around 20 or so of them.

I have been extremely lucky to have found one recently, that I swapped for an early SLR 98 carbine!

Ranchibi · Jun 14, 2024

Great shot with an incredible RWS 54 .22! Nice pic

JEFFPPC · Jun 16, 2024

Vetmx said:
I’ve only been shooting them for 45 years but we have referred to them with a couple nicknames. A flat top, whistle pig and the skinny ones standing tall look like a cobra.

Every see a turkeys head coming out of tall grass.....that's a cobra head. Whistle pig I hear quite often. I shot my first at 8, soon to be 77, 69 years of chasing the little darlings.

Vetmx · Jun 14, 2024

My M3’s like Soundgarden and Thirty Seconds to Mars.

john8 · Jun 14, 2024

Good evening, The valve on my 98cf Air Venturi tank started to leak. I replaced it with the ST001 valve. It's working as advertised. What features I like are the large gauge, 2-5/8 inch diameter, easier for my old eyes. The fill and bleeder valves are larger, easier to use for old beat up carpenter hands. It also has a handle for carrying around. I give it a thumbs up.

cavedweller · Dec 22, 2024

Bill Day said:
cavedweller, I also purchased a new BRK Ghost in .177 hp. Comparing it to my Thomas now for about 3 months I honestly believe it is just as accurate. It is about 4 lbs lighter than my Thomas which does help me on the forced positions with the Slll and big S6. The Ghost will likely be replacing my Thomas next season in HFT.

I have a full sized thomas rocking 14 plus lbs - thus over a year ago I ordered the carbine 15” version which should be a little over 1 lb lighter and I can shoot 3 disciplines with one gun

but if it’s still too heavy-oh well.
To date my S3’s have returned to my Hft rigs #1 and #2.
The S6 is destined to go bye bye very soon as I’m wheeling and dealing yet again.
Now I’m on yet another frenetic glass quest: the search for the perfect EFT scope; so it must focus at 15 yards and still do well at 100 yards. Clicking is allowed! FFP and illumination in Mrad a must; at 1/10 adjustments min, and the reticle must provide adequate definition at 16x so as to be able to see it well for holdovers also.
Whatcha got??

cavedweller · Jun 15, 2024

rcs9250 said:
I took it to the range last Monday after picking it up at PA. I tried about eight different pellet and JSB 15.89’s seemed to give tightest grouping between 10-30 yards. Then back to the range yesterday after getting some FX adjustable height rings installed and 15.89’s were so so. I had some 18.13’s and they were grouping tighter. At 30 yards where I like to zero my scope, it was shooting one ragged hole so I got all my dope for 10-50 yards for those pellets.
In my opinion it is very much like a Daystate Huntsman that I had but feels like the Kymira is lighter. Maybe that’s because of the titanium air tube. A friend says I won the walnut lottery on the beautiful stock.
I know it was a lot of $$ for it but everything about just appeals to me. Would have been nice if it was offered in .177, which kinda surprised me that it didn’t, but that’s OK, I have a ton of 18.13 .22’s.

Being an AA fanboy myself I say lucky you

Kragman1 · Jun 27, 2024

Spring rate calculator:

Spring Creator

Spring Creator a FREE Design Tool. Get thousands of designs to choose from, 3D views, CAD files, Spec Sheets, Blueprints Over 70 Trillion Spring Configurations

springcreator.com

Keith Rush · Jun 15, 2024

Long_Gun_Dallas said:
Take your hammer spring out and debur it/polish the cut ends. Clean out the trigger group of any debris. Adjust trigger if needed. Those are my recommends. I had this issue once, and it was from metal shavings from the sharp hammer spring. But possible trigger is out of adjustment.

Other than this I've had no real issues with the gun. Mine is a mk1 continuum. Bought new.

Thank you for the suggestion. I have a .22 kit coming, and I was thinking about taking all of it and check everything. I’m for sure doing it now and will polish the spring ends for sure.

Joedirt199 · Jun 15, 2024

Yeah something ziptied over the top like some t-shirt material should work.

Gerry52 · Jun 14, 2024

That is truly slick! That's some great work.

BBRemedy · Jun 15, 2024

It appears to get a great solution. Too bad it is no longer made.

Ranchibi · Jun 14, 2024

That's a gorgeous TX200!

Serdac · Jul 2, 2024

I just got one this week directly from AirForce. I was thinking of using it strictly as a pistol with a red dot but ended dressing it up a bit with some accessories (bipod, grip, LDC, scope, stock). Mine is the right handed, .20 caliber, 20 ft/lb, 480cc carbon fiber bottle model (this model is not listed on the AirForce website but when I called and inquired, they told me they could build it). "100 bar" is listed on the invoice / receipt it came with, I guess that relates to the regulator setting???. I haven't measured groups or the shot count but it’s pretty much hole in hole at 25 yards (as far as I’ve shot it). It shoots the 13.73 grain JSB .20 cal pellets at 820-825 ish (pretty much right at 20ft/lb) for the first few shots at just under a 250 bar fill.

beerthief · Jun 14, 2024

A real Beauty and with David Slade Magic !

L.Leon · Jun 16, 2024

Jbrenan said:
Yes, but if you take it apart you can see the nylon set screws which really should be loosened and then tightened again after the adjustment. Otherwise you will get movement. As I understand the TP knob it really does not change the amount of air that is used from the regulator? I think it just changes the port diameter which means the rest of the air is wasted? At least that is what AOA is telling me?

You are correct the same “amount of air” is used regardless of TP setting…

Loufish · Jun 14, 2024

Dana, your Pellet rifle 5 nines separate you from a Pro rail-gun!

Pea-shooter O.G. · Jun 15, 2024

How many guns have you drop tested!? LOL?!

kkarmical · Jun 18, 2024

kennyg said:
Checked the engagement stud and it was tight, took it out and retightened just to be sure. Tried tapering the slot ends as per video, that helped a bit but still harder to cock than it should be, certainly NOT smooth.

Would installing a stronger hammer spring make much difference in cocking, I have put in a stronger spring ??

Yes it would

Mycapt65 · Jun 18, 2024

Airgun Al said:
Knowing how USPS, FedEx, and UPS handles packages, its a wonder that those pellets arrived safely, in just padded envelopes.
Seems like not much padding, to be honest.
Pyramyd uses very thick and dense foam, with cicular cut outs, and is almost bullet proof!
If pellets arrive damaged from Pyramyd, its probably the shipping companies fault!
Glad those arrived safely!

The padded envelopes is better. Theres plenty of padding because each envelope is folded over and taped doubling the padding. He also puts extra layers of cardboard on the bottom and top with brown pack paper in-between.
I had 5 tins pellets of 20 cal JSB stacked in foam squares and the weight of the stack collapsed the bottom tin damaging the pellets. I've had the same thing happen with sleeves of 10 177 pellets. In both cases the vendors replace the crushed tin but I've never had damaged tin from Trenier. And I've ordered 20 plus tins from him at least 7 or 8 times. Trust me, the envelopes work better.

Threads

Threads

Filter