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The split transfer port is good for additional power. The pin style of probe's don't always cycle in ammo well because it allows the back or front of the ammo to shift as it pushes. (Making for inconsistent loading.) A lot of folks didn't have good luck with them, myself included. I ported...

@PCPGUY what are your velocities now? Back five-plus years ago us "First Gen" Impact owner's did a lot of porting and polishing of the transfer port, block, and valve body, added hammer weight, and added plenums of increasing size to get the airflow and hammer strike acceptable to sling heavy...

You can try lubing the plinking pellets. I find that rolling the pellets around in a tin with a silicone oil soaked foam keeps the bore lead-free and makes the shots consistent with my guns. But, every bore is different and the demands/results of tested accuracy of each should dictate your...

Get a compressor to fill the scba tank, and then fill the gun(s) from the scba tank to cut down on introduction of moisture in their air cylinder(s). Invest in an inline moisture filter to fiilter both when filling. Here's a decent tank and valve setup...

@Michael consider the Primary Arms SLX 3X or 5X MicroPrism with the Griffin X Mill or Aroura MIL reticles. Light and heavy duty, they rival the Element in that and not having to be fiddling with parallax at longer yardages. My 3X becomes parallax free and focus is clear at 20 yards (the only...

Here's the link to the Indiana show details, adddress, and whatnot... https://indianaairgunshow.com/

I'd suggest following the law to the letter (including the footage from edge of the road requirements, or open carrying rifles around your property that can be construed as brandishing) so they can't get a warrant and seize you and all your stuff, because they will if given lawful right to...

@Michael This wayward dust you speak of is another reason that I load silicone oil wetted projectiles. It keeps the bore and moderator spewing lead dust under control, and more likely to settle out any lead into a micro slurry form.

A 40 yard zero distance is great for small game hunting. It gives you a "flat" range of 1" between 15 and 45 yards. Anything over that and it's best to consult the Chairgun App for holdover. Here's the charts for reference, based on the info you gave.

It's odd that they would just get loose like that multiple times and with little use or shock load. So it could be an underlying issue also, like stripped threads, or a micro crack in either the rings or the scope tube.

Based on this response, the issue is actually the combination of the scope tube and rings contracting in size in the cold and then loosing clamping force. Try cleaning the tube, rings, and screws and then then torqing them down evenly on the next cold day (outside). They shouldn't come loose...

With the Rattler 30 caliber you can tune it "down" to shoot lighter ammo for squirrel hunting and then tune it "up" with heavier ammo for racoon and coyote sized game. The .30 is a pretty versatile caliber; as is would be the .357, just not for squirrel meat.

Sounds like you have the Dreamline Classic with the dovetail groove scope mount on top... The guy's with experience with the dovetail mounts will have to help out here.

What slugs did you end up with and what are the chronograph speeds?