Nice. Five years is quite a long time. Congratulations!

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Scroooface said:

That's not a starling.. more like a grackle... Blackbird.. and get that gun out of the rain

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I figured that after the fact. It was raining pretty goods the time I ran up to take the pic. I use my guns in ALL WEATHER. I do take very good care of them though and don’t shy away from disassembling and thoroughly maintaining them.

Rats are hard to shoot, they don't sit still long. This pressures me to take quick COM shots giving me a better chance of killing them if they suddenly move. During the 1st encounter the rat seemed to have ESP and jumped out of the way of the pellet just as I pulled the trigger. I estimate the pellet got there in < 0.9 seconds. How did it know when to jump out of the way? Even it it heard the shot, the speed of sound is only slightly faster than the pellet so it wouldn't have enough time to react. A few hours later it came back. This time is wasn't as lucky. Not an instant death but its a rat I don't give a $hit. Just want the highest chance of killing them. I'm shooting my raccoon loads of 34g 0.25 JSB MK2 at 890 at the muzzle. The shot was at about 23 yards. I thought it would easily pass through even this large fat rat. But as you can see from the photos I couldn't find any exit hole. I even moved the fur around looking for the exit.

So 2 surprises. The rat has ESP and why didn't a 59 FPE pellet pass through its body? Since this load cannot even go through a rat, should I consider a more powerful gun or different pellet for raccoons? I've haven't had any problems putting raccoons down with this load if I do my part and hit the brain, its been 100%. But from this experience I wouldn't expect the pellet to penetrate very deeply into a raccoon's brain.

The video show the following:

1. Slow motion of the 2 shots.
2. Photos of both sides of the rat, only one hole seen.
3. Regular speed video of both shots.

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WTB FX Impact MKII. Please let me know what you are selling. Thanks! Kevin

By "water going EVERYWHERE" do you mean in a bucket? Judging from your past posts & "experiment" questions I think I'll follow someone else's advice. Imho it'd be a lot SAFER Best of luck to you

Looking to buy big bores in .308 or .357 or .495 or .510 or 58cal or 72 or 82cal any brands just not AEA..

In my opinion this optic is not a great choice for airgunners. If for no other reason than it lacks a laser rangefinder. I’ve had a 384 Rattler and returned it rather swiftly. It’s really difficult to determine how far away an animal is if you don’t already know before it comes into a bait station or something. I believe that better deals can be had for the price point of a 640 AGM Rattler thermal scope. If you don’t require a laser rangefinder maybe look towards Bering Optics. I haven’t seen the quality of Pard’s thermal optics, but they seem to be a better bargain considering the comparable features that I’m thinking of off the top of my head. I’ve owned a couple of AGM thermal devices and I’m not impressed by the image quality of the internal processors they have used. I have also owned a couple of other brands. Pulsar is a brand whose image quality that I like. To me their 384 units produce a better image quality than an AGM 384. Take what I’m saying for what it’s worth to you, but I think the title of this video is misleading to unknowing airgunners.

I love the big Diana’s, but I’ve never owned an 52.
Owned an 48, and have a 54 and a 56, but not a 52, yet…
And yes, that skip checkering is gorgeous!

Thank you very much I really appreciate your opinion and experiences to everyone of you, and other thing that I need to consider is warranty most of the scopes offer lifetime or limited warranty 3-5 years. So be safe everyone

Here's another picture of Master Lucas - teaching me how to shoot WFTF.

Oddhawk said:

Sounds like a fill port o ring or poppet valve, listen to the barrel and if it's coming from the inside of the barrel it is the valve or use soapy water to find. Put a drop of silicone oil in the fill probe before adding air, might take a couple times to work if it does. I have a flash and am very happy with it, I started with the heavy weight pellets and now shoot . 50 grain slugs. Could just need to be shot a bunch too smooth everything out.

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Which brand slugs? Any issues appear after shooting slugs? I just got my flash today love how accurate with a Walmart bushnell scope

UTG | OP3 | 4-16X44 30MM COMPACT SCOPE . MOA. This was on my lelya but I no longer own the lelya. Barely used. Comes as you see. $175 shipped PayPal f&f​

Mike Niksch hosted the last USARB Nationals at Raton, NM - 2019. It was good.
Both JoeF and MikeN tried many times since to get it going again. It's only going to happen if more of us request it.
https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/25m-usarb-nationals-have-begun.577766/
https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/2019-usarb-nationals-top-10-w-equipment.581708/

I guess I am an airgun snob. I don't care for Gamo on any of my guns. They looked like junk in the distant past. I never got past that opinion. But I am "game" to learn new tricks. Be Well Brothers, Bandito.

bubbapearson said:

On top of the turkeys, we have some other critters frequenting our home now as well: Groovy the groundhog moved in under the cement stoop of our next door neighbors (he loves watermelon), and as hard as we've tried to get 'em to go elsewhere, a mother skunk raised up a small crop of babies somewhere around here last year that were largely white, and this one guy/gal pictured never moved on. If we have him/her trapped, the state mandates euthanasia, so we've let it slide (as long as he doesn't perfume the area, we're more or less cool). Lots of squirrels (we have one that's very close to eating out of my wife's hand), doves (not that invasive species), cardinals, jays, too many finches and sparrows to count, and a family of house wrens nesting under the deck out back (what a song that little dude can belt out for hours). At least I draw the line at rats, but it's rarely a problem, as all the critters just named RARELY leave any crumb unmunched for latecomers.
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That skunk is beautiful! I’ve never seen one with a white stripe like that. Very cool

Used Daystate and FX's are in the classifieds for just a little more than you want to spend. They hold their used price value pretty good if you get bored. New, they are much more for a reason. I've had multiple Hatsan's (too heavy) and a Air Venturi. Ok guns but they are cheaper for a reason, especially the AV.

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MikeAllen said:

I like the design and the price, and have the MPA chassis. If I'm shooting only benchrest, pellets only, and do not need extra speed or higher BAR setting, what are the advantages over the stock setup? Maybe quicker recovery between shots? Anything else?

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Better recovery better efficiency more power if needed. If you are shooting light weight oellets not really needed. But in 22 caliber anything in the 25gr weight and up it will make a huge impact. Along with 25 & 30 caliber normal weights

Let me know what you guys are thinking. I would love to find an EdGun Leshiy 1 or 2 to take hunting with my son. Open to most things, so please don't hesitate to ask or offer something up.

I have an HW100K carbine in .177. It was sold as an FAC level 20 fpe rifle, but I tuned it down to around 11 fpe. It is extremely quiet, and I promise that your neighbors will not hear it. Shot count is 80+ at this power level, although I'm not sure that your rifle will have the same air cylinder. I have an HW97 spring gun that is also a sub 12 fpe rifle, and the HW100 is definitely quieter, as well as more accurate and a better trigger. If the cost difference isn't an issue, I would definitely suggest the HW100 is the better choice for you.

Otis say feed them lead. Lol

I bought this a few months ago from another member here. I thought I was going to try to take it long range 300 plus yards using the CNC turned slugs from ATP. Ended up setting it up like my 22 Huben for a fast action yard gun. Works awesome that way but not using it at its best potential with its custom barrel. Decided to sell and get a different yard gun. Here is the original listing https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/custom-barrel-huben-k1-25-by-kraz-cool-air-guns.1298327/

Will include everything pictured except for the optics, light, and sling. (If you're interested in those with the gun I could work something out)


Includes:
Huben K1 .25 with custom LW Poly Barrel
Huggett Atom
Spare Parts
3D printed loading door
2 boxes Nelson 38.5grn slugs it shoots well
Sling mounts and picatinny rail

Over $2500 new
Asking $1800 shipped CONUS - PayPal F&F, Venmo, Zelle

davecole said:

Can I get an Amen?
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I think of them more like phones that need cases.

But… amen.