Congrats to all of you guys! What a showing for Skout!

6gun said:

I guess I'm different. Airforce is the first pcp I ever saw(and why I got into them) , and still to this day likely the last I would buy at half price. It's super subjective and a personal preference thing for sure. I choose projects because they're hard and out of my comfort zone. 7,000 orings? Sounds good to me.

The mrod biggest problem for my first gen was the poor deburring on the air tube. Got a roto burr tool and it's been a breeze to change out guage block orings ever since. Judging by the posts I see on agn lately, I know I'm an outlier but want to help people jump in the deep end too.

From a gen 1 Mrod 25 to an impact and it wasn't a big deal for me. If you break down a machine into a system of systems, it's not so overwhelming....unless it's an aea which requires you to find the design flaw that was never thought out I initially (i have a long standing bone to pick with them).

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So, you started with the simplest platform, learned about pcp rifles and then expanded from there.

WNYBill said:

Thanks for the replies. I have been shooting PB for 70 years and understand the basics. I was looking for suggestions for a rifle. Doesn't need to be a repeater, single shot is fine. But need an adjustable trigger, a replaceable barrel and a way to adjust the power unless speed effects more than trajectory. I have a M-rod F&T and a Notos and want to stay 22 cal.

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It would helpful to know your budget range Bill? If you want the absolute most accurate, bar none then look no further than a Thomas rifle. However, there are other options that will allow you to have fun and compete with at a lower entry cost. starting with an Avenger and going up $$ from there.

Hi all,

I'm Craig, I've just joined as I've bought my first PCP rifle a Reximex Apex in .22 caliber. I've not been doing any kind of shooting for almost 20 years but last year I went clay pigeon shooting and almost nailed every shot so was keen to get back into something. So I bought this one last month.

I've been practicing with it at 46yards distances as thats all I have in my yard and thanks to this forum and others have managed to sort a couple of small issues with the gun and found that as some people have said it likes heavier pellets. I'm using both Barracuda Power 21.14 gr and Ultra Shock 25.39 gr. My grouping is around 1/2" over this distance so I'm very happy.

I'm looking for a longer range near me in the UAE and looking for any advice on pellets or tuning to be able to use this up to 100 yards.

Thanks,
Craig.

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A fellow airgunner was kind enough to gift me a L-E-M mould in .22. I finally figured out where a tin of slugs came from after laying around for 20 years.
I cast a few myself, and they are in the 20 - 22gr. range.
As for the dimensions, they range from .217 - .223 as cast.
Decided to size a few samples from the tin in .2173, and distribute to a few of my customers.
This is by far the most difficult mould to work with, as there is no sprue cut-off.
Need to be tested in a PCP 22 - 35 FPE range.

The axel .

Just picked up a 30cal 700MM FX King and I'm looking for some recommended tunes for pellets and slugs. I'm going to start with JSB 44.75 and 50.15 gr pellets, Zan 56 gr pellets and Zan 59 gr slugs.
Any and all recommendations will be appreciated.

Are there any videos of a complete tear down of a classic avenge x? Can't seem to find one. I'd like to watch one before I tear into it. Thanks.

Emu said:

950 Fps (Tony at Talon Tunes installed the super powerful plenum).

This rifle gives 28 regulated shots per fill. I would like the shot count could be 80. Leopard with a bottle should give those 80 shots per fill.

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More like 160 shots with 25gr going 930fps with the 600mm

Supposed to be a low wind evening tomorrow, so I should be able to sight in a few airguns. Ran two of them over the chrony tonight so I can work up a starting point in chairgun.

PumaCarl said:

As a follow up to my post above, CTAirgunner had sent me a link to a company that sells folding adapters for the MA2. I have one coming, and will follow up later with how that goes.

Folding shoulder rest adapter for Macavity MA2

This folding stock adapter is a great tactical upgrade for your MA2. It makes the MA2 much more compact for carrying or transporting.

terminadorindustries.com

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UPDATE: If you have a Genesis pre-production model, this folding stock adapter might not work for you. It definitely did not work for me. I sent Terminator a picture of my stock and they said the production models have much more threading than mine has. The gamble of being an early adopter.

My first Impact the M1 was $2000. in reality they haven't gone up much in 10 years if you compare them to other top tier brands.

Devink said:

Good i got some 30 grain slugs to try. Those 31 grain aea slugs are good though they are new not pellets.

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And I’m sorry I missed where you said slugs haha… honestly it shoots anything from 30-40 in my experience. 37gr is the most I would recommend.. but as a hunter I find that the gun really shines with the 30-33gr slugs going real fast.

Doesn't need to be super tight either.

jetpopt said:

Clever concept and solid execution (in both meanings of "execution")! We had a pack rat infestation in the crawl space at a previous home. What a nightmare. Huge piles of scat and some carcasses ruining the scrap lumber and other items the builder/owner had stored in there.

No more crawl spaces for us, but I am taking screen shots of your system and its description in case vermin proliferate here. Thank you for the post.

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Thanks! This system would’ve worked well using some of that scrap lumber to build it! Kind of “poetic justice.”

Recently degassed my Huben GK one. I feel like I’m losing my mind as I can’t seem to reassemble these parts. Any advice from any GK one owners would be helpful.
thank you!
Mark.

Cool patina on that one

xsiv4s said:

You showed 4 pictures of the broken plastic inserts. Was the gun damaged? Next week, I will be doing a video on why I believe the barrels need a small chamber area (The reason I believe the plastic inserts are shattering). If what I think works, it will be a simple fix (About 30 seconds on the lathe for each one of the barrels).

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Nope, no damage to the gun. There was a tiiny shudder in the gun you could feel in your hand when shooting with he plastic inserts. I didn't really realize the little vibration until days later when I got the steel inserts from you... which have no vibration issues.

IMO, ALL Harpoons should come stock with these inserts. Plastic gun parts are bullshirt.

This is the original valve in my delta wolf the new ultra flow has a larger balancing end on the poppet valve

How’d the Netvor perform at RMAC 2025?

sekiar said:

Years ago I almost purchased a pb version, however I don’t think it would as been as much fun as this one. It just feels like a real gun.

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interesting looking pistol

_Follow-up on Goliath_
After disassembling the gun once more, I clamped the tube vertically in a drill press. Properly lined up the transfer port, and proceeded to enlarge the hole. To reach the port size of 3.5mm as advised by A.G.R., two different drill bit sizes were used. To be precise, the final port size now measures 3.53mm. There was a small burr left at the edge of the hole on the piston side. Used a tapered diamond dremel bit inserted into a wooden dowel rod and chamfered the hole slightly to remove it.



Lubed the piston seal and skirt as before, but for the sake of this experiment, nothing else was changed.
The results were both surprising and disappointing. Only a gain of 9 fps with the JSB Kings.
Before_ JSB Exact King .25 ...........25.39gr............547fps.........16.87fpe
After_ JSB Exact King .25 ...........25.39gr............556fps.........17.43fpe

In the meantime, I'd ordered some H&N FTT pellets to test. They fit tighter than the JSBs, but yielded better numbers than the heavier pellet.
H&N FTT............................20.06gr.................653fps.........18.82fpe

Interesting to note: the gun doesn't seem as loud now. I almost needed ear plugs before, but now it's better. Figure that one out.

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bubbahotep said:

Going to try this 9x1x60 mm spring https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LV363YZ

2-3 week ship time tho. SAE equivalent or cutting down a long spring might be quicker. 60mm is unusually long, most options end at 50mm.

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2-3 week I've found usually means shipping from China and is cheaper on AliExpress.

There are a lot of various springs on AliExpress. I have a lot of poppet hammer springs, AirForce hammer springs and my collection of Hatsan semiauto return springs.