Back_Roads said:

2nd variant, I see a rounded tang and grove, either way very nice

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Still considered a first variant. Not an 1st “A“ (square tongue on the receiver but a 1st “B“ (round tongue on the stock ). This is how the collectors differentiate the two. Crosman categorizes them both as just a 1st variant.

cmatera said:

Ha! I could not get $1350 SHIPPED for my untouched Bronze M3 with an extra mag. They don't want to pay for new, they don't want to pay a fair price for used. Good. Don't buy anything. None of my 11 guns are going anywhere. They all shoot beautifully accurately and don't leak a bit of air. Buy chi-junk and start a forum to discuss them.

In today's market, the Impact 2 is a $1,000 shipped, and the M3 is a $1,200 gun shipped.

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I’m shopping for my 10 year old; we got this cattle ranch permission PLAGUED with ground squirrels and pigeons. We run a EVOL 30 but I need his help with his own rig! If you still got that M3 in about 3-4 months I’m buying it haha

I would research what has worked in the ghost, alpha/delta wolf. I doubt these barrels are much different. Depending what caliber the staples within that caliber are always a great place to start. 22 caliber : 18.1 & 25.39 jsb. 25 caliber : 25.39 & 33.95 jsb. .30 44.75 -& 50.1. Those pellets are so commonly used a lot of manufactures design their barrels around those. I would start to cull at 50 yards and not waste my time with 25.

oh i understand, you get an idea and see where it takes you and that is a rabbit hole
there has been many a time that i have an idea but not the tools, as in lathe and mill

cavedweller said:

thanks for the laugh.

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And thank you, Sir, for the targets and everything else you do for TEXtreme, field target, airgunning, and this forum.

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Years ago when I started taking it to a more serious level I have tested most of the pellets in .22 and .25 what was available on the market. I made a pretty long spreadsheet with all my notes.
Disposed all junks pellets and buying only those 3-4 in both calibers what was giving me acceptable results.
I am washing - weighting - lubing - resizing my pellets and not shooting slugs in past two or so years.
My data won't help you neither Joe or Parry's list.... you don't chose the amo, your barrel does that for you.

My dog has always had a big diet of rabbit, chislers, etc. Never had a problem. Not sure about ticks, but fleas leave the body as soon as the body temp starts coming done, usually within minutes. Only had to apply flea treatment once in 7 yrs.

Bottom guage is Tank pressure 100% of the time. The top is the output and only when you open the valve. I use a deadhead to set the pressure a couple hundred psi below my target. The fine tuned with a gun or bottle.

I have two on 3L bottles just set them for 200 bar. Works regulated and unregulated. Easy to backpack and a LOT of air. I occasionally go to a range and always bring one or both.

There are the type the valve is the adjustment but I'm afraid of knocking the setting off my set point.

I have one of those, modded it to work with a GoPro only issue with it is you need a scope with a long eye relief. Got it on sale via Amazon for $60 and had all the other stuff so pretty much eagle vision scope cam on the cheap.

L.Leon said:

That is an impressive amount of hogs in multiple seasons, let alone one… Kudos to you…

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L . L., I was out a bit yesterday afternoon w/ a friend doing some"PH/guide" work as he tried his hand at bird pesting. While glassing / ranging & identifying targets , I observed 6 Ghogs in the two fields I 've taken over a dozen this season so far. One field is a beans which is bordered by woods & an overgrown pasture reverting to woodlot and an alfalfa field. Perfect for 'hogs ! I'll be heading there later today w/ a friend that uses a .22 Mag for the ones out of my .25
Katran range. Should be a good time if it doesn't T-storm.

JoePolanco said:

Amazon

Koolehaoda Rail Plate https://a.co/d/3yKX1YW

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Thank you

Just clean the barrel with ballistoil, FX straws don’t need polished. If you don’t have experience, you’ll just fook it up. Shoot it first, tune it correctly, then see if accuracy meets your needs.

hitech said:

67, wow. that seems low. What is your shot count like? Mine stock was 85 and 16gr were over 900.

I think the longer barrel does help quite a bit, not to mention that you have a 50cc larger air tank to fit over that barrel. I may try different reg settings down the road, but for now. 60 shots at 33 ft.lbs doesn't seem to bad. To be honest, I could have added a few clicks to the HS when I had the reg at 85, just decided to up the reg instead. The only issue I have is that it's loud. Even with a moderator it's not real quiet.

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Sorry for the late answer. I never counted but I can shoot quite some time before it falls of the reg.

The gun came at 90. I shoot JSB Express and Jumbo in it and the stock tune was just below 1000 (I think 980 ish). I usually shoot at 880 which is perfect for my pellets (single hole) so I degassed the rifle and lowered it to 60 with the expectation that I'll need to up it quite a lot. The pellets were at about 800 or so but the gun was loud. You could hear that the spring is opening the valve too much.

Then I just clicked the spring down and at the same time upped the reg. It took about an hour (additional 30 minutes because the speed dropped and I didn't notice that it was because I was out of air) but at the end the result was 67 at the reg and 14 clicks down from stock hammer settings. The gun had perfect 1 fps deviation. I had to check if my chrono is faulty because the first 6 or so shots had 0 deviation which doesn't happen even on my Delta Wolf.

The gun shoots great and is (as with most of my tuned guns) capable of doing sooo much more than I can do with it. It can stack pellets at 50m so that's good enough for me.

I just had to look at the PHA page, seems an excellent venue to me. I had been spolied by nearly 10 years at Roz Sumpters GOB club in TN before I saw a picture of some poor west coast folks (but I'd have shot there too if around) shooting shoulder to shoulder in what look like a parking lot. Have such a beautiful venue, 60 shots 2 targets per lane fun. Covered range is nice too! Shot a couple of monsoons that way (love the "we shoot period"). Great fun borrowing a 50x scope and watching just how many drops of rain it took to really move the pellet. All good clean fun.
Post up some picture of the shoot if able.
Hope it's okay to a the link to the club. : https://www.pha-range.com/page-18128

John

There was only one word to adequately describe FSA’s third field target match and that was “HOT”. We have been fortunate to have had cooler than normal temps for much of the year, but that all ended a few days before this match. The match held Sunday; June 22 started with temperatures already over 80 degrees early in the morning. And it only got worse from there as the temps climbed well into the 90s with very little in the way of wind or breezes. The course was designed to utilize a seldom used lane and one new one, both in the attempt to keep all shooting positions out of direct sunlight. Sitting in the shade wasn’t comfortable, but it was a lot better than sitting in the sun. There were also 2 coolers of ice, water, PowerAde, and popsicles to help everyone survive the day. Many thanks to Brandon Michaud for letting us use his coolers as well as filling them with ice and beverages. And thank you to Ryan and Ana Rose Spanagel for bringing ice, water and popsicles.
I must wonder what the course rating would have been if there was a Troyer adjustment for heat, but for now we’ll have to accept it as the 32.79T it was. This makes it the easiest rated course we’ve had this year. There was only one target on the entire course with a Troyer rating less than the 4 forced position targets, which were all below 28T and much easier than the norm. However, there were a few targets sprinkled in that were at or near their maximum distances. But, even the lower Troyer rated course was made incredibly more difficult by the relentless heat.
We were thrilled to have 12 participants representing 2 AATFA classes (Hunter PCP and Hunter Piston). Probably best that the bum-baggers wearing heavy leather shooting jackets all sat this one out. Topping the 10 Hunter PCP shooters was Jeff Swartz who posted the match high score of 54. Brandon Michaud had a 50 to finish in second and Doug Cunningham rounded out the top 3 with a score of 48. In Hunter Piston, Ken Santo shot a 37 to take the top spot in that class. We again held a 40-point pistol match, which 5 people stuck around to shoot. Holding a pistol match too almost makes it seem like we enjoy the heat, and we had to find a way to get more of it. Brandon Michaud toughed it out and put up an excellent score of 37 to top those that signed up for extra punishment. Out of curiosity, we took measurements and found that our pistol course was a 35T, making Brandon’s 37/40 score even more impressive.
We had a new first-time FT shooter make use of our club loaner gun. Rod Patterson shot the FX DRS donated by High Pressure Pneumatics. He seemed to enjoy trying something new and we hope to see him return. The DRS is outfitted with a Sidewinder courtesy of Hawke Optics, a moderator donated by Donny FL, a Scope-Werks wheel, and shooting JSB pellets from Predator International. All of these companies have outstanding products and we encourage everyone to consider them for your airgun related purchases. And don’t forget Baker Airguns who is also a sponsor that continues to be a friend and supporter of airgun clubs.
Thanks to all who attended,
Jeff Swartz and Ryan Spanagel

I would call Huma and talk to them about the washers and reg parts, since they are probably going to be who you order from anyway...

Thanks guys as long as its Carbon fiber I am OK with it,,, And yes I have had a Carbon fiber = C/F fail on me filling it to 4500 psi and It showed 2 years to be still good,, I aired it up again and it failed again,, Soap spray bottle showed nothing ,,, I had to put it in a bathtub full of water to see all the little leaks... Had a small aluminum tank fail with a boom that shook the kitchen,, Yes a small aluminum diet coke can 12oz exploded in the closest,, Yes the aluminum failed ,,, I would hate to see that happen to a 4500 psi tank, Blow a hole inn the wall,, My mind clicked .This is the safety of the C/F tanks....
You could not give me a aluminum tank,,, crazy....
Mike

Freaking enormous! Excellent shot and photos!

MongooseV8 said:

Thats a bummer

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It will cost a little more than a tank of gas. Need cheap, but still a better deal than eggs!

Berserkeley Mike said:

Take a look here:

Airgun Ammo

Wholesale BB & Pellet Guns

www.dpciwholesale.com

Some of the Daisies are well under a penny per pellet.
I've bought pellets and airguns from DPCI wholesale before without issues. They'll ask that you place an order of at least $100, and state that you are a company, for they are a "wholesaler".

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I have tried Daisy .22 cal (500 count) Hollow Point Pellets, but accuracy is not quite as good as CPHP, although not a huge difference. When shooting silhouettes, especially beyond 100 yards, the difference in accuracy is noticeable.

Daisy accuracy from my Streamlines @ 910 fps, has been quite wild.
Daisy shoot more accurately in my DRS than in AA S510 Extra, which are better than the Streamlines.

Daisy would be a better choice for me than FTT in the S510, but Apolo are better.

The jury is still out for which pellet is a better general choice for my guns than US CPHP, with Spanish CPHP as second.

In packing for my African dangerous-game safari with the omnipresent goal of the most firepower return on size and weight investment , I came up with the perfect ammo can to fit in my 5" x 8"dangerous-game pistol case, without adding more luggage space. Said ammo can holds enough propellent and ammo for almost 200 shots.

And although I'm confident in my ability to stalk within the necessary spitting-distance shooting range of bull elephant, buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard, I am a bit concerned about how well the anticipated gonad shot(s) might bring them down; especially given the fact the 6mm Gem is a single-shot. Guesss I'd better practice fast reloading...

And retreat!

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Dry bike chain lube is wet and dries leaving wax behind.

Below 900 fps you dont need to lube to avoid fouling. Above that I would use what black powder people use.

In February 2025 I purchased a GX CS4I and from initial turn on I experienced random shutoffs every 5-7 minutes while topping off a 6.8 tank from around 3500psi to 4350psi. GS Support was unable to provide any solution so the defective unit was sent back to Amazon and a replacement was ordered. The second CS4I (build date 12-26-2024) exhibited the very same random shutdowns and rather than send it back, I just decided to deal with it and babysit the compressor every time it was used.

So I contacted GX Support again this month to report random shutoffs and they responded that they had identified a defective lot of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) and said I would get one in a couple of weeks. The replacement CCA arrived today and was installed. I gave it a quick "smoke check" and then turned the compressor on for a short test of topping off my 6.8 tank from 4000 to 4350psi.

Twenty minutes later the fill was complete WITHOUT a single shutoff. Pending a more lengthy period of use, I'm cautiously optimistic that my random shutoff problem has been resolved. Hopefully other AGN users experiencing random shutoffs will achieve the same results.

As far as I know, FX has never made a 20 MOA scope rail for the Maverick that bolted flush to the top posts of the gun. The 20 MOA rails put tension on the top posts that try to move one post up and the other post down relative to the clamping part of the posts that go around the air tube. FX Mavericks depend on things being bolted flush to the gun at right angles so that the structural integrity is sound and stable with rectangular support.

The old FX ZERO MOA scope rails DO bolt flush to the top posts of the gun, as they should. I've known this for a long time, but I don't think I've ever mentioned it before. So if you have an old Maverick ZERO MOA scope rail, use it.

If you find that you need more elevation from your scope, then solve that problem without using the FX 20 MOA scope rail. Maybe get some articulated scope rings or something.

stovepipe

pennyroyal said:

I'm about to pull the trigger on an Element Immersive 5x30 MRAD or an Immersive Optics 5x30 Pro Mildot. Like the Element's reticle a little bit better, but not nearly $300 better...

Has anyone here from the US made a recent purchase of an Immersive-branded scope from the UK or EU and could either point to a particular good vendor (looks like there are a bunch to sort through) or wave off because of issues? If not, will flip a coin to decide between next-day Amazon for the Element or crossing my fingers and buying from Europe.

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I have ordered 2 of the 5x30 pros and like them.