Yeah i was a bit amazed i did not see any lead.
It was just on a limb not like i had seem ny shooting deteriorate other than what i can with comfort blame on the wind.

I have shot pretty much all slugs in that period but those 3 weights primarily, even pushed 24 gr Zan slugs over 1000 fps and for the hell of it sometimes after shooting heavy put in a light to hear the super sonic crack.

Normally i " ram " a patch on the end of a CF rod down through my barrel, 5 - 7 of those do the job, it is only at the range i use my DIY pull through with patches on it, CUZ i can not be bothered taking off the barrel at the range for that, but at home i always do that.

I have for a while used 1" patched folded over a few times on a 3 mm CF rod, but i now use a 4 mm CF rod and 3/4" patches not folded over.

BTW later in the year i will modify the tip of my CF ram rod, i feel i can add a little ( spray lacquer or paint ) to get a slightly larger diameter and get tighter fit.
I think + 0,1 - 0.2 mm larger diameter will not harm.

Also ! i will get a box of the Zan painted slugs, but just use them as a shoot to clean solution,,,,,, well at least i hope so, they better not fly a lot better CUZ then my ammo budget go up

Racer88 said:

To be clear... Can any scope be used on a PCP air rifle?

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Yes as long as it fits. PCPs dont put out anywhere near the 750Gs that I see scopes rated for. I question if they even put out 1G

Hi Ranchibi, its how we get to shoot on other peoples
propety over here ,by offering free pest control.
atb brian

If you need it for night hunting especially dealing with coyote at night or rats just go for it.
But darn, it still pricy even with discount.

Not an unheard of phenomenon, reason why many use a next higher caliber moderator than airgun. Never a problem with moderators that came from factory for my AGT and FX airguns, can't say same for aftermarket ones. WM

I've never had creep on any of my Huben Power regulators. I have at least 6, cricket, dream universal, Max-ATH. Once I set them they stay. I did have an AliExpress knockoff Huben (before I discovered the real Huben Power) cricket that did drift but nothing like you are seeing. Maybe 100-200 psi.

My oldest is on a Hatsan Barrage. Dream Universal that has been set for 2500psi for probably 18 months.

If it continues you need to contact Nick Scott at Huben Power, [email protected]
He has always been helpful.

I hope it works well for you.

Congrats! Once I get rid of my one non regulated .25 I was looking at the HP Ghost and Taipans. Hvae fun!

cavedweller said:

sharing is always good....!!!

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Lol

I had a self-inflicted issue with a Saber Tactical product. Left them a message over the weekend and they called first thing Monday morning. In my personal experience, their Customer Service is top shelf.

It's a Red Wolf high power.

beerthief said:

click on Forums at the top .then scroll down till your How to on this site their you will find instructions

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thanks!

Dstrac said:

These are uncensored targets with the EQ @ 50 yards. Start to finish for the morning, it was probably about 30 minutes shooting time for everything. I wasn't messing around with settings while shooting, or pausing long between shots. The settings were: Hammer 1.5, regulator 2300-2400psi. Ammo was aea 52.2 master slugs. I dont sort the ammo, i use the magazine. The worst looking sheet with 8 groups was aea 50.5 gr pellets( bottom right). I did switch to pellets for a few mags then went back to slugs and knocked out the green paper target. All of the groups were 5 shots. Started top left and worked down. Good luck guys. Next time I will mess with settings and try to dial it in, if that's even possible idk?
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52.2 aea slugs 2200psi on the regulator and less than 1 on the hammer.

jarmstrong said:

and bAss pro brought out Cabelas,,, used to buy stuff from Cabelas, but buy nothing since the buy out
as bAss pro might have bought the "name" but lost my patronage

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Bass pro is 50% higher than anywhere else too. I miss the old cabelas

Last week a TX200 .177 This week HW77 .22 both kill pest Squirrels just fine .

I would clean the rust off and if I had it on my table at a show, I would price it at $350 and go down until it sold. That is assuming it still works.

DesertSilver said:

He said .25 cal TH. If all you're going to shoot is 30 yards I'd recommend just shooting pellets. Anything less than 75 yards pellets are more accurate IMHO.

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I did miss that. Still not sure I'd venture much past 25gr

vintageairguncollector@gm said:

I am more excited about Condor SS after reading your posts thank you. I am looking forward to PCP airgun experience, I 've shot springers for years.

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The setup will be easy.
Mount your sights (11mm rail but you shoot springers so 11 is probably normal)
Air up the tank.
Cock the gun, push the breech knob until it *snaps*
Push a pellet in the breech.
Pull the knob back and seat the breech on the tophat.
Clear the safety (it sets on every cocking)
Point safely and shoot.

You know how to sight a rifle.

You can crank the power wheel to 4-6 to start with, less will give more shots, more fewer shots.

The pests will not appreciate the Condor.

ZekeZX10 said:

Rock Squirrel 40 yards
Notos (stock) 15.89grain @ 756 fps / 20 ft lbs

Not sure what happened exactly, wish I had zoomed in more so I could have seen better what happened but I think the
pellet may have glanced off his head because at impact he shut down immediately, but then got up and scrambled back up to his den pretty quickly.

I climbed up to retrieve him but couldn't see him in his den, but there was small blood trail.

I hate when I can't retrieve something I shot but happens I guess. From now on I'm gonna save the Notos for backyard plinking and use the 30 cal Vulcan 3 when I'm out, these rock squirrels are tough and if they don't drop dead immediately they go back in their holes.

I know at 50 yards my stock Notos with 15.89 grains is only carrying about 11 or 12 ft lbs. so kinda weak for more than back yard plinking and varmints under 20 yards.

So what do you think? Did he survive with a serious headache or did he crawl home and die.

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Died, and probably rather quickly once he got to a hole. You stiff legged him and he rolled over, that usually means you got him good and he's likely running on borrowed time.

My buddy and I hit them with 40-70 fpe and they'll get to a hole with 20 % of their meat missing and be dead 1 inch below surface level and usually eaten by their comrades or dragged down the hole.

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Rex and the gang held another match on Tom's Gila river-bottom property this past weekend.

These events aren't just a field target match, but rather a 12fpe and under pistol silhouette match, and a 20fpe and under rifle silhouette match, and camping, and hanging out, AND a first class field target match.

Thepistol silhouette match uses AAFTA-legal field target pistols and positions, with teeny tiny little silhouettes at 15, 20, 25, and 30 yards, for a total possible score of 40 points. This event was on Friday afternoon, and 8 shooters chose to participate in this one.

Here are the top three pistol silhouette scorers....


And how those 8 shooters fared...

Rex J 38/40
Steve Q 37/40
Franz D 35/40
John W 33/40
Kent G 32/40
Steve H 29/40
Andrew W 24/40
Larry F 21/40

And a pistol silhouette action shot..



The rifle silhouette match uses AAFTA-legal rifles and positions, with 1/5 scale silhouettes at 50, 60, 70, and 80 yards. Again, total possible score of 40 points. This event happened just after dark on Friday evening, and 11 shooters were part of this event. I received reports that the wind was quite challenging during this match, all directions and very sporadic. They hung ribbons at each target distance and sometimes the ribbon at two or three distances would be straight out and one or two would be hanging straight down. Makes a guy scratch their head for sure.

Here are the top 4 rifle rifle silhouette scorers....


And how those 8 shooters fared...
Rex J 37/40
Kent G 36/40
Crystal G 36/40
Andrew W 35/40
Steve Q 24/40
John W 32/40
Franz D 28/40
Sam W 26/40
Steve H 25/40
Larry F 25/40
Tom H 23/40

And a rifle silhouette action shot...


The main event is the 60 shot field target match on Saturday morning. For conditions during this match I received the following report: "The wind was brisk with periods of gusts and lulls, Some extreme up and down shots. Quite a few in full shadow." There were also some spring time gobblers shaking the place up with their looking-for-love calls, and even walking through camp. I was sent the kill zone sizes and distances and arrived at an overall Troyer factor of 35.8, without accounting for the targets in the deep shadows of the river bottom, nor for the steep up and down angles, nor for the wind. I imagine if this was a formal GP, we'd be looking at a much higher Troyer after applying those difficulty factors. Typical for a Southwest Airgunners ft match, NOT easy. For perspective, the lowest T of all 30 targets was a 29.3, and it was a 3/8" kz at 11 yards. The highest Troyer was a 41, a 1" kz at 41 yards. For those unfamiliar with the Troyer factor, it's as simple as the distance divided by the kill zone size, with some additional difficulty factors applied. This course, being a 60 shot match with an average T of a 35.8....would be comparable to trying to shoot 60 times at a 1" kill zone at 36 yards, without missing. Or a 1/2" kill zone at 18 yards, again for 60 shots without missing. Or, for a third comparison, 60 shots at a 1 and 5/8" kz at 52 yards. And these are organic conditions, wind blowing, sitting on a stool, etc. Nobody is parked at a concrete bench with a 20+ pound rig supported by the table in these matches, no siree.

So, 14 shooters in the ft match.
Here are the top 5 scores...


And how those 14 shooters fared... (all but John were in the Hunter class)
Rex J 59/60
Gary W 57/60
Kent G 53/60
Andrew W 52/60
Crystal G 48/60
Steve Q 48/60
Franz D 44/60
Larry F 44/60
John W 43/60 (Open)
Shane T 41/60
Andrew S 40/60
Sam W 37/60
Tom H 35/60
Chance H 16/60

There were 3 scorecards with "new" noted on them. I think that was Rex's method of designating those shooters as first-timers. And if that's the case, some recognition needs to go towards Gary W, because his said "new" and he shot a very impressive 57/60. Even more so for being his first time shooting an FT match. Also want to point out Andrew....he tracked down an HW in .20 somewhere and he's climbing the scorecard higher and higher each match. He's gonna be at the top giving the leaders some serious competition here real soon. And with my favorite caliber too. And of course way to go Rex, you won all three events!!! Impressive shooting right there.

Much thanks to Rex and Steve and Larry and whoever else showed up early to get the course set up. And we can't express enough gratitude to property owner Tom H for hosting us. Amazing field target venue, lots of shade from which to shoot, and fun place to camp and hang out for a match. On top of welcoming us onto his property, Tom even feeds us breakfast! Thank you Tom!!!

Just make sure you have a healthy amount of sunlight or one of the light bar additions if it's going to be overcast etc...

james722 said:

Good deal on Amazon
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Just placed order on Amazon.. Thank you sir!!

Neat!

I imagine your target set up there catches the ball bearings so you can reuse them, though they could scratch your bore when reused, lol JK , a non issue.

Hey you got me thinking that someone should come up with a hopper based pcp that shoots those 1/4" bearings, or maybe not.