I didn't realize I had any responses, I ended up going with the DNT Zulus 5x20. I like it a lot, I don't hunt iguanas at night but it may come in handy. It works amazing, no complaints as of yet. This was yesterday...

It was a great day for target shooting with the AEA .357 Challenger side lever using some heavy 214gr lead I had just taken up space since I have gone to BARS 150gr. This powerhouse performed impressively even at 140 yards, hitting a 3/8-inch steel target and an 8-inch gong at 100 yards both secured with metal links.

.177 did its job at 80, nice shooting.

TEXtreme being located about 20 miles northwest of Waco, 4 miles from the Lake Whitney dam, we consistently dodge extreme weather events that peter out within 5-10 miles of us. That being the case (again), we had a nice airgun Bench-Rest Silhouette match yesterday/Saturday at the Central Texas Rifle & Pistol club, 11 miles from the TEXtreme venue. The steady, but light rain all match didn't faze us at all.

That CTRPC's bench-rest range being well-covered from rain, our BRS match follows the rimfire BRS matches that shoot the same 1/10 scale silhouette targets at the same distances as we do (60, 75, 90 and 100 yards). Upon hearting the high rimfire score was 35/40, I commented "We'll beat that" (with airguns). We came close; the high scores in both the 100 Foot Pound Pellet and 100 Foot Pound Slug classes being 35/40 in tricky, gusty winds.

FWIW, and as usual, the forecast missed...

By a mile.

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Got to take my 25 cal out with my buddy to get some white tails at a friends farm

rdtricks said:

Reads as if you have diagnosed the feed problems as a magazine issue. Give CARM magazines ( https://www.carm-magazines.com/Proizvodi.aspx?keyword=Katran&page=1) a look. I use CARM in almost all of my PCP rifles and they just work and work well.

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Thank you! I saw those but didn’t know if they were an improvement or just an alternative. I’ll check them out!

Dbez1 said:

Maybe their getting ready to push the new AverageXL?

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Its a really good price but I started looking more into the Zelos, Prod/marauder or Airacuda since they are easier to fill up with a pump, apparently Airacude is getting different chassis soon like the Avenge-x.

When i see smthg other then .com it smell fishy especially with the wolfiek group
They have a bad repution in Europe especially in the UK not to mention that meeting with several suppliers of different brands who stopped supplying them anymore due to unsettled debts/ payment issues.
Havent you noticed that they buy a .shop web domain for the brands they have and pretending that are the official company maybe
Beware from who you're dealing with, this world is full of scammers

airman_o said:

I'm also eying the slash .25 for the same reasons as you describe. So I'm curious as well for some more user reports on accuracy.

My current rat buster gun is a Leshiy 2 (I have .22 and .25). It's a really good hunting gun in my opinion: no POI shifts, no slow first shots, no fuzz, compact etc. I'm always amazed about the very low extreme spread of the pellet speeds. Even when storing the gun for weeks it comes out of the bag with a perfect first shot.

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I still want a L2 in 25 350 for hunting and if I could trade my delta for one I would. It seems like the L2 is proven and dependable.

Jon

Y’all like headshots?

Love when a good plan comes together. Congrats on the obviously great shooter! Isn‘t it a great feeling when the gear you buy works like it should?

CoyoteGod said:

Also squirrels are notoriously tough animals to many hunters surprise! They at times don’t go silently into the embrace even with a clean head shot.

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This. I once had one that got a brain shot with .22 at 38fpe, 40 yards or so IIRC. Usual twitching etc., DRT. Go to retrieve a few min later (where there’s one there’s two…) and find the dude still breathing and heart beating, zero movement though. Took another to the brain, two more twitches, eyes propped and brain literally gone, decent hole in the head between eyes and ear… believe it or not, still breathing and tiny movement in the arms. Third shot to the vitals. I’m pretty sure lights were out after the first but not taking the chance. That’s the only one I ever needed more than one though, but I usually shoot way overpowered for small critters so there’s that…

Thanks for all the responses so far everyone. I am going to be keeping my eyes peeled to try and snag a used gk1 from the classifieds here.

I don't really notice until I came from shooting my RTI, Uragan, veteran, Just the other guns,,
I did put a rubber tube on the hammer spring, That seems to help a little,,
I know there has been some post on the Vulcan ping,
What's the fix?
I may try a longer tube on the spring .
I'll post if it works and the length of the spring and rubber tube..
I see where some people did fix it but didn't really say how or explain ?
Mike

Washer goes BETWEEN the top of kinetic striker and hammer spring/s
*All direction orientations as pictured otherwise are correct.

Okay, got it! For some reason, even though I own a Huben in .25, I always just assumed everyone referred to the Altaros slugs. But...I never really pursued it because mine is in .25. Either way I'm glad I learned something. Thanks. Press on white-feathered guerilla fighter!

Aimright said:

Like your pups, particularly partial to Brittany’s !

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Me too! I actually cut out the part when they suddenly started barking at the new neighbors‘s dogs. While editing, it was so loud I “RIPPED” my earbuds out of my ears as fast as possible because they were so loud. Actually scared me and I knew it was coming.

Used a little Vibra-Tite yesterday. Once back together the product seems to be working and the adjustments take a little effort to adjust.
I think I may have caused the problem by thoroughly cleaning and lightly lubing the threads on the adjusters.
That made them work too easy I'm guessing.
Anyway, I think the problem is solved.
Thanks everyone!

I don't have a Hatsan jet1, and my Notos is not handy, but this is what Copilot spit out for me.


Known Thread Specs:

• Umarex Notos (factory cylinder):
  • Block-side: M16x1.0
  • Bottle-side (if converted): M18x1.5

• Hatsan Jet 1:
• Threading isn’t officially published, but modders report it’s not M16x1.0, and the valve/cylinder interface is proprietary to Hatsan’s modular design.

Septicdeath said:

There were three crows harassing the song birds nests this morning. But not on my property! I grabbed my back porch gun, and took out one of the flying rats at 30 yards with a head shot with my trusty Hatsan edge .22 . The other to crows freaked. Bet they won't be back!

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Although our crow season starts August 22nd ( yeah ???) ,If they are in destructive activity at Ag facilities or crops , they can be taken out. So ,,, a couple days ago while watching for Ghogs , I saw some crows lifting off the new silage bag & one landed in a tree about 35yrds from me. That was not a good choice of perches as my Stoeger Bullshark sent an 18.5 gr Apolo Hunter into it for a quick knockout. The other partners in crime screamed a bit then flew off.

MikeAllen said:

Just ordered three of those gauges directly from Huma-Air at about the same price it would have been from HPP including shipping. Nice upgrade to the RP!

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The Reg 2 location looked a little tight with the rail location, but the threads are long enough to stand out beyond the rail, regardless of which side you choose. I like that the pressure range on the Wika gauges allows you to use more of the needle sweep. With the stock ones, the tank gauge needle is only at half when the gun is filled, whereas with these it's using the full range.

Ievgen721 said:

Please do not be offended, as I understand you wanted to hear independent opinions. The stock of the Walther LG 55 is originally covered with several layers of varnish, each of which is polished to a mirror shine, it looks like a Stradivarius violin. It was very painstaking work. Ten out of ten collectors I know will never buy these rifles. The original parquet varnish that was originally on other match Walthers conveyed the breath and mood of that era, when you take such a rifle in your hands, you seem to fall into the past. The original sights were also magnificent. I just wanted to warn others against such mistakes. My heart ached when I saw this.

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No offend at all! I know exactly what you mean, and most of my collection are original to the bone so to say. (100+ rifles and pistols). But some of the guns I buy are badly treated, and full of scratches and dents, but still in working condition (with some help…).
These guns I just have to “rescue”, and for some of them a totally makeover is needed. The value is already significant reduced. For the mentioned 55 for instance, this was one of several dents/scratches:

Finally had some time to devote to the Atomic.
I had left it with the local shop’s tech. He played with it for a day and came up empty other than maybe the barrel.
he tuned it and got the same results I did. Good consistent SD’s and poor grouping.
I took it home and decided a barrel polish could not hurt anything as long as I didn’t get carried away.
While I was taking the barrel out of the gun I noticed only one of the 4 grub screws that hold the shroud in place was snugged down. Potential cause? The screws holding the barrel in the block were not tight, barely snug, maybe another issue. Polished the barrel, cleaned it all up and put it back together. I decided that a call to AOA was in order to reset my expectations on accuracy and get any advice they could offer.
They told me the gun should be able to shoot inside a dime at 25 yards. OK that sounds reasonable. Then they told me to keep pellets in the 14 gr range as this was what they have found works best in the little gun.
I had some time this afternoon to hit the indoor range so took the gun to see how it shot. Shot the CPHP’s well enough, hated the JSB 15.89’, shot patterns instead of groups with some RWS 14 gr the shop had. After some tinkering with the hammer spring tension (reducing it) it was shooting neat little one hole groups at the 18 yards available at the range and was getting 3 magazines per fill before going off the reg.
I am happy with this little gun. Suits my low power needs well and is a lot of fun to shoot.
Thanks for the input and advice

Based on my unscientific searching these AGN threads, I didn't find anyone mentioning they purchased a Slash .177.

I have found three members who have or will have purchased a Slash.
- .25 420mm tactical.
- .25 550mm tactical
- .22 550mm tactical

Thanks a heap!