I had acquired a couple of these in 2019 from the AGN classifieds. The quality and craftsmanship were outstanding. They fit the gun like a glove and aesthetically complimented the lines of the R5M Matador series. It was a simple drop in loading method, a classic design and my personal favorite. There was no question, to me, that not only was its creator an artist with an eye for proportion but an accomplished shooter with a simplistic yet functional vision of what was needed.

Six years later, after a long distance move, unable to locate them I was beside myself. I looked everywhere twice and no Joy was to be found. Knowing they were gone, I tried to find a replacement, and not knowing who its creator was, was an issue. I knew the type of design I was looking for and that was all. Not long after my Google search began I got a hit which directed me to a thread posted on Airgun Nation. Dated March 3rd, 2019 posted by cj_86. Low and behold I had struck Gold! CJ was the artist I had been looking for and he is a long time, trusted member of AGN to boot!

A courteous P.M. was sent followed by a polite & gracious accommodating reply. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! Replacement single shot trays on the way.

@cj_86 Thank you, thank you, thank you. A kind, thoughtful and generous soul “A true contributor to AGN”. Bless you Sir.

A special thank you to Michael Wendt, owner of Airgun Nation, for the wonderful forum which enabled this connection to happen.

Congrats on the 750 !!

I did find these two cheaper options

I've the single cylinder shoebox with auto off, every half-hour of use I feed it a bit of silicone gel lube through the intake and on the shaft, it's still going after dying last year, but then I jerry rigged it to work again, which I discussed elsewhere here somewhere.

I made it to Cape Fear Airguns about 10:30 this morning. Met Newman. Very nice guy! We talked about an hour (and his phone was constantly going off). He is very knowledgeable, and it is no wonder that everybody wants to talk to him or have him work on their airguns.

It is a very clean, small shop buried in a neighborhood of Wilmington, NC. Not difficult to get to, I only had to turn around once as I missed seeing the shop the first pass. Frankly, we talked about everything PCP. I got great advice on SCBA tethering. I gather that he is a benchrest guy but also a former Tech for FX, so he obviously knows his stuff. He's working locally to develop Airgun shooting in the area and has a potential 'competition' venue scouted out. It will be about 2hrs from me, but I'll be happy to drive it if it works out.

He has a pile of PCP rifles on consignment, all of which I've only seen online. I was amused to see the FX Impact M3...now I know where the Karma EQ gets its design (speculation on my part, of course). I picked up some Javelin 32g and 36g slugs and a tin of FX 34g pellets.

I would check with chrono. Air rifles can have reg creep,etc. The King is a very tunable air rifle so by shooting with chrono you will know if you need to fine tune it. When I tune my air rifles granted not slugs. I am using the garmin the whole time shooting groups to find most accurate node of fps. I don't look at SD or ES just fps. When the group shrinks I note fps and start going up or down from there until group open up and note fps. Going by up in down in fps gives you that window that you know to stay in.

JT254 said:

So the choke is positioned in the last 1" of barrel at the muzzle? I'm considering getting a .25cal barrel and having it removed and threaded.

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yes, I can do that for you if you want..
PM me
Mark

Trucker3573 said:

What gun ? Caliber and set up ?

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Maverick 22 sniper with 25.4 grain dead center pellets. Looking through a helix scope. Also it has the pellet liner in it with an impulse air moderator.

Yes it does!!

When you put it on a nice BiPod or Bench bags, it feels right and ready to trigger.

Oh man that’s a nice group Caleb, at 109 yards and it looks a bit windy as well.
I had to watch it again.

Hunter

Nice setup. Thanks for sharing. New comers will enjoy the length and girth.

davecole said:

Much like Motorhead, I've not experienced any issues with any Athlon scopes, even the entry level Argos and I've shot in 40-100 degree weather with it. My Hawke Sidewinders have never given me any reason to question temp shift either.
Two things came to mind while reading this post which is a little off the OP topic but I've seen where rings can be too close to the scope saddle causing the erector tube to distort and not range correctly and overtightening can cause tube distortion as well. Move the rings as far apart as possible and don't overtighten unless you have the recoil of an M82.

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On the topic of mounts, I prefer a one piece with a bit more beef/uniform thickness. I've used BKL, Burris Signature/X, UTG standard and Pro, Sportsmatch, FX No Limits and so on. All but BKL and UTG Pro have induced some type of temp related movement. The worse in the group mentioned were the FX No Limit. Regardless of how tight the set screw is for the verticle adjustment it won't stay still.

At this time my favorite are the UTG Pro one piece. I used one on my thomas, and now have it on my .308cf. If/when they come out with a 40mm one peice mount I'll be getting one(the sightron S8 is chonky).

For what it's worth, I use an Omega Supercharger for my Brancato Great White and have been filling to ~4700 psi cutoff which cools to just over 4500. But I made the newbie mistake of leaving the full tank in my car on a not-even-terribly-hot Texas day (windows open, sunshade on the windshield) and blew the 5.5k burst disc. Luckily it worked as intended, no harm done and a cheap repair but I admit it did sphincter me up a bit!

If you are thinking of buying that pre-owned one on AOA, grab it. You can't beat that price. As cheap as the Turkish and Chinese stuff on the market now.

this is on sale from a well known company and is rated specifically for airgun use. i've never used it but it might be worth a try as the shop that's selling it is very reputable. just a thought
or this type if you can't mount the first type

Maybe a good enough "get by" sight to use till you luck in to a original .

It's easy to fix the Gamo Swarm magazines when the rubber retaining ring stretches or breaks and the pellets are loose and fall out. Take out the tiny Phillips head screw in the center of the magazine with a size 0 phillips screwdriver. Remove the rotating hub that the pellets fit in and replace the rubber o-ring that goes around it and holds the pellets in place. I took the hub to Ace hardware and bought a 1& 1/16" O.D by 15/16 "I.D o-ring and it works fine.

Also, when loading the pellets in the magizine, "snap" the pellets in position using a little punch. You will hear a little "snap" when the rubber O-ring catches the "waist" of the pellet and locks it in position.

rwsmike said:

That rifle is a keeper...nice shooting

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Thanks Mike. That's the rifle. I'm a mediocre shooter. I'm sure a good shooter would do even better with it. It's just a good rifle. My others can tie its groups but not twenty times in a row with different pellets and no sight adjustments. That includes my two underlevers.

Ievgen721 said:

I'm not sure that the Elite trigger (HW90/RX1) is somehow worse than the Record.

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The rekord trigger on the R1 was regarded as lengendary and ahead of it's time (back 30 years ago). That said, I love my RX1 tigger .

Whisper fusion mach1 .22.

Yours i guess i never seen the transfer port made that way.. that's new to me seeing that ..

Closest thing but interchangeable

Hi Bob,

I’ve been getting great results using the original FX Radar with this little stand.

The stand is from a $30 AliExpress digital level (with lasers, lol) - I also recommend for scope leveling. Its threaded for one of the two standard photo tripod mounts - the smaller one.

I got a 3D printed replacement bottom for the FX Chrono on eBay - $15.

The little stand tilts - so you can quickly adjust to height pellet is flying.

As you know, the FX Radar app displays on your phone - you can even configure to say the velocity readings out loud.

Before I got this little stand (by accident - it was a throw in with the digital level), I hardly ever used my FX Chrono - as positioning was a bitch.

Since I tried it on this little plastic $3 stand, it rarely misses a shot. I use it all the time now - with PowerOwl rechargeable batteries.

It was dumb luck finding this little stand that works so well, but thought I’d share so that others can benefit. Stand base also fits perfectly on top of a pellet can, if you need to raise the height.

I just found this on AliExpress: $30 | New laser level goniometer, casting instrument, measuring tool, protractor, digital inclinometer, construction tool, angle ruler

Replacement base for tripod use:



-Ed

arms race price test​

Not that I could be constued by anyone as any kind of extremist about anything, but I'll take this opportunity to demonstrate that even the most demure, level-headed, sane individual can step outside their natural bounds and propensities if/when given ample motivation. Here we have the least expensive airgun to capture the most State and National Champion titles; three of each.




The original rifle sold for $21.95... in the 1960s! Sixty years after the original gun sold for $21.95, the pistol conversion continued it's winning ways last Saturday by prevailing over multiple PCP pistols selling for over fifty times it's original price.

Did I pass the arms race price test?


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i find i enjoy my HW50 .177 the most ,then my HW95 .117 next , and both have had new springs and seals

Agree, I love it, great fun!