Have my eye on this one too. They're still taking pre orders on these with a delivery estimate of 6-12 months out. The vids starting to pop up from different folks that have had the pre production ones looks good. If they are as good a barrel as the on in my .25 P-3 they should be solid. That price though. Going to have to make that a 50th bday present to myself to justify it and it'll still be a hard sell.

So a Fellow on this Forum advertised Pellets that need a new home. I got some H&N Barricudas in 21.14 from Him. These are the Heaviest Pellets I have tried thus far. It loved the JTS 18.1's so I wanted to try Heavier to see the results. Knowing they were scheduled to arrive today, I turned the Spring Adjustment from Flush to 5 turns in. It really "souped" things up! Here is the first group of 5 that I shot. I made no scope adjustments and her is the result. I am pretty pleased. The Dot is a one inch sticker for reference. A dime was much to large for this Group! lol

ETA... still at 30 yards.

blam62 said:

Thank you! I appreciate it

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Let us know what happens

MACTEN said:

Since this thread is back to life, does anyone have pics of the old and new valve? I had a leak and had mine out (fixed the leak) but I have no idea if the valve is the first or second version.

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There is actually four versions of the poppet from AGT for the U2.

V1 - Black material with 2-orings on the outside of the poppet. The steel stem screwed-in only halfway through the poppet body (black part).

V2 - Black material with 1-oring on the outside of the poppet. The steel stem screwed-in only halfway through the poppet body (black part).

V3 - Black material with 1-oring on the outside of the poppet. The steel stem screws-in completely through full length of the poppet body (black part).

V4 - White material with 1-oring on the outside of the poppet. The steel stem screws-in completely through full length of the poppet body (white part).

On a different subject, AGT does not recommend setting the regulator beyond 150Bar max for the Uragan2. Also, do not adjust the hammer spring. Leave the adjuster plug flush with the back of the block. It says not to adjust it right in the manual.

EDIT: I added photos of the various AGT U2 Valve poppets. The first and last photo below are not my photos. The others are my photos.

This is the original, V1 valve/poppet.


This is the V2 poppet. One less o-ring and poppet body broke in half right where the steel stem ended.


This shows the V2 poppet left, and the V3 poppet right. Notice the steel stem runs fully through the V3 poppet.


This shows the V2 poppet left and the V3 poppet right. Notice the steel shoulder on the V3 poppet is larger diameter.


This shows the newest, V4 (white) poppet next to the oldest, V1 poppet. This V4 white version also has the larger diameter steel shoulder.

Here
This model in the 22.25" length fits well.. a bit snug but adequate. For $10 it's a steal.

dgeesaman said:

I think the main changes have been:
- More options for pellets
- More, cheaper compressor options, more scuba and paintball shops that can do 4500 psi fills.
- Many, many more PCP airguns, especially if you like chassis stocks
- a ton of info on YouTube (not all of it is good)
- Fewer springer options and fewer wood stock options
- More PCP tuning features. PCP tuning are no longer tucked away and tuning is discussed more openly.
- In the US, clearer definition of allowable moderators / suppressors. It’s pretty clear that if an airgun suppressor cannot be adapted to a firearm and is only robust enough for airgun use, its sale is allowed.
- Better chronographs and rangefinders.
- Some more options for high end optics that work well in airgun applications.

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I agree on these points. Just a little overwhelming and hard on the budget as I‘m getting set up.

Enjoy!

@maxtrouble - I feel like an old guy saying Tom Kaye's just-developed "shoebox" compressor was where I left things. I'll have to investigate that chap's development since. I recall the development and teething pains and support he had en route. Dedicated man.

How old is it? I would contact Huma and see what they say.

If it doesnt charge it is probably dead, I think.

cavedweller said:

Can you share info about the target hanger?

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Sorry it's been so long to reply.
I actually got the hanger from Walmart for $14.99. I love it. I wanna buy a few more to set up at 50, 75 and 100 yds. It IS expansive for larger targets. Just pull the arms out further. Just be sure to site in a new rig at 25 yds first. You'll notice that one of the clips are missing. Moved my scope from one gun to another and tried sighting in at 50 yds. No address or anything on the paperwork that came with it to order new ones.....

Awesome video and Rick is a lucky guy to shoot this. I did some digging and found an original 1758 Austrian Army rifle that sold at auction for over $55,000!

Was able to do some testing with the labradar again, testing some pellets for accuracy for an upcoming silhoutte match. Is the 8.44 exact usually that much lower on BC compared to the 7.87? This time I was able to get the labradar to pick up at 30 yards for my max distance. BC was calculated using airguns.net and the AoA BC Calculator, usually they were within 3 decimal places. Also thought it was weird the 8.44 grain had higher velocity, but it did on both my lg300 and lg400, so I am guessing it has to do with the head size.

Had some time to play with the avengeX today.

Alien air guns made a new plenum extension for me. This made a pretty big difference, and I would recommend more plenum to anyone using a .25 avengex... if you want more power of course. It's awkwardly placed and doesn't fit in a case anymore... meh... maybe I'll find or make a plenum thay doesn't stick out so far. On this model (bottle bullpup) there is, unfortunately, nowhere else to put it.

Also got a lighter valve spring and heavier hammer spring installed. The heavier spring moves the adjustment range to the top end of the power range. It's about perfect with the reg at 210bar, and I'm sure it could handle more. Too much spring for running lower pressures though.



I spent an hour or two with the NSA 38.5gr slugs and got it down to 1moa-ish at 50yds. This was in the 900fps range (~70fpe). Some groups were half moa, some around 1.5moa. I think it can do better... but needs some work. Main thing I want to try is lapping the barrel... also want to get the velocity a little more consistent. I was also using the Tanto the whole time. Not sure if was helping or hurting accuracy.

MikeVV said:

Gerry -

Try the dark background again, but for a couple of days.
I personally like NOT...having a blaring white background. I set mine to "dark" back a coupla years ago, when I joined. Any site that I go to, that allows a dark background...yes please.

And yeah, 73 is sorta old !

Mike

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Mike, it's not ME having troubles. It's @TMH above. And by the way, I'm 72 & I resemble that remark

RabbitofCaerbannog said:

I'm q

I too am a fan of jts for accuracy sake. My dreamline stacks them hole on hole. However, when shooting animate objects they don't quite flatten and mushroom like the softer jsbs. I inspect every tin of Pellets I get, JSB exact king I average 21 rejects per 350 tin, ~%6, 300 tins of 33.95 mk II - avg 11 or ~%3.7 rejects, with the FX JSB 25.4 it's less than half the rejects <~%3.5 ALWAYS, and the purple 34gr it's about 2-3 reject pellets at +/- ~%1.

For benchrest i use JTS, for Birding it's usually FX 25.4'S(JSB) for squirrel,beaver,rat, rabbit, jehovas witnesses it's jsb mk2s or FX 34gr

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jehovas witnesses..lmao

Bedrock Bob said:

The walnut is good. I'm not sure it's worth the extra you pay but it is nice. I used steel wool with a little danish oil on it. Then paste waxed it. It polishes up really nice in your hands.

I hope yours has some figuring. I hear some guys griping about them being plain. It's a crap shoot I guess. Mine didn't have much character when I took it out of the box. A little oil and some hand rubbing brought out the grain nicely. Any piece of wood can be improved upon with a little elbow grease. Hand rubbed walnut looks great even if it is a bland piece of wood. I'm sure you will be happy with it.

I had ordered the 95L and they were backordered. I got the walnut because I didn't have to wait two weeks. I'm a pretty thrifty guy and I don't usually go for the more expensive stocks but I figured what the heck. I'm happy I went ahead and got the walnut. It's a sweet little gun.

My son loves to shoot it. It's too pretty for me to shoot. I mostly just look at it and brag about it.

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I asked for a stock that has unique grain pattern. They said no problem. Time will tell. I’ll be happy with it regardless.

In my experience the .30 caliber 45 grain AEA and JTS are identical in every way. The .22 and .25 have slight differences in shape, weight and performance. They’re probably made in the same factory by the same workers. I like the AEA versions better.

Kgphotos said:

Most likely yes. When you change calibers you are changing so many variables all at once. It’s very unlikely that your “sweet spot” wouldn’t change. The idea of multiple calibers in the same rifle sounds great until you spend the time and effort to develop a really great tune; especially with slugs. Then you question how badly do you really want to change that barrel. That’s why I have two nearly identical Crown MK2 rifles. One in .22 and one in .177.
Kenny

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lol yeah tuning isn’t fun for me I don’t have the patience, time or the desire. The leshiy is easy but still it remains a .25. This is why I only shoot a Leshiy 2 no traditional tuning needed

Holladay said:

I have the Huma Air Aluminum trigger. I think the blue will work fine. Thanks for the replies.

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Loctite will work for aluminum. Plastic triggers have undersized holes and the plastic grabs the screws better. If you replace the screw with a stainless screw you will need primer as neither anodized aluminum nor stainless will activate the loctite.

Firewalker said:

I would not say lubing the barrel improves grouping much at all.

In my experience, lapping and polishing a barrel improves accuracy, waxing slows fouling.

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@Firewalker sorry. I made a mistake. I was trying to say that it's waxing of the slugs that I suspect to contribute most to accuracy improvement. Not waxing the barrel. But cleaning the barrel gives me a peace of mind.

beerthief said:

I see CA has a Fox squirrel season , Here in KY i don't hear much about the big reds . Like they are to tough to eat or something ? When i was a kid we used to pass on the grays and only shoot the big reds . We would Filet the meat off and chop it very fine and make "burgers " for lunch .

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@beerthief Fox squirrel meat is chewy to me in comparison to gray squirrels. I don’t particularly care for it. Bigger animals with more meat though.

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This is just a post about air guns against PB's ' I would hope if YOU have the chance to shoot with the PB guys just do it , Amazing fun no matter where you place . After the shooting is over , i find most of the competitors come over to see what i am shooting . Local gun club and i shot .22 bench rest with them for a few competitions .

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oh i didnt know

olde grunt said:

Never thought about that.
Perhaps . half of a point for every 10 feet in distance and
1 whole point for a hit but no cut, and 5 points for a cut string .
So for 33' = 16.5 points ( distance) + 1 point for a hit string (17.5)
And if its a clean cut it would be 21.5 points. And try for an even score when done shooting... And perhaps a set number of rounds for each test say 25

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Maybe start out with one point for the attempt ?