Recent content by Boxlock

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    Events N50 @ Boerne, TX - Feb 2024

    I HAD A BLAST ! Chilly 15-30mph switchy gusting winds provided plenty of challenge for the even best of shooters, and helped expose limitations of various equipment and setups. This was my first PCP airgun match, have a ton of things to learn, and work out, got to meet and interact with some...
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    HW85

    The tuned .22 gets about 16 foot pounds with heavypellets. It likes Beeman Kodiaks, while no longer made, I still have a couple sleeves. Have been told they are just re'branded H&N Barracuda Match. While not a match for a PCP, it's no slouch on small game ou to about 45 yards.
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    HW85

    This is my 20+ year old Russ Best tuned HW-85 in .22cal, absolutely love it, feed it H&N Field Target Specials and Barracudas.
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    Getting Labradar to work with airguns

    I'm just got my first PCP, a .22 Avenge-X, and wanted to use my Labradar, but am having issues. I set it to "pistol", set trigger to "doppler", projectile weight to "21.1 gr." set it to arm for "240 sec." And got it to pick up some shots, but kept getting erroneous readings, for example, fired...
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    Air Venturi AVENGE-X (Full Review) + Tuning Guide & List of Upgrades

    First 10 shot groups sighting in my new Avenge-X @ 50yds, 62'F, gusting 6-12mph wind from 2 O'clock, using 21.2gr. Beeman Kodiak pellets @ 830-834 fps. According to my Lab Radar. No wind flags or sorting. The larger holes bottom right are from my .50 cal T/C Hawken muzzle loader.
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    Air Venturi AVENGE-X (Full Review) + Tuning Guide & List of Upgrades

    Can't say for certain, originally thought it was typical beechwood you see on lower end guns, but looking into unfinished recesses, appears to have the texture of a compressed wood fiber/plastic composite of some sort. The trigger guard being molded from it would seem to confirm that. For what...
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    Air Venturi AVENGE-X (Full Review) + Tuning Guide & List of Upgrades

    Yea, it's here! Had initial reservations when I saw what appeared to be molded foe-woodlike fiber stock material, especially the molded trigger guard, but decided to keep an open mind. Grabbed some Burris Signature Z-rings and mounted an old Weaver V-24. Set up the compressor, filled it, took...
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    Air Venturi AVENGE-X (Full Review) + Tuning Guide & List of Upgrades

    No, actually bought it 15-20 years ago, some guy named Dave was making and selling them on the old yellow airgun forum, but I never used it because I didn't want to mess it up, knocking about in creekbeds hunting. Stored it in an old gun case and forgot about it, untill I stumbled across it...
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    Air Venturi AVENGE-X (Full Review) + Tuning Guide & List of Upgrades

    Compared to boats, RV's, motorcycles, centerfire-anything, even rimfire, this is comparitively a VERY inexpensive hobby. Anyone priced a case of Eley Tenex or Lapua Exact lately? $$$$$ That being said, this will be my first PCP airgun! Should be delivered this afternoon. Forgive me if I pester...
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    Events Benchrest comps in Texas?

    Am curious about airgun benchrest, I live in San Antonio, and shoot rimfire and centerfire benchrest, which pretty much monopolize my free time and money, but was curious what's involved. Haven't kept up with airgun technology in about 20 years, but something tells me a Crosman 160, or HW-85...
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    HW-85

    The Beeman R-10 and an HW-85 are the same gun. 
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    HW-85

    20 years ago, I was into airguns and had a shooting galery of swinging targets set up in my backyard, untill the city incorperated us, and got a $200 ticket for shooting an airgun in the city limits. Started having to go to a public shooting range, so also went to real firearms. Today I'm a...
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    SiMWA + COVID19 Front Line Workers & Volunteers Giveaway Event!!!

    Please enter me. And thanks to you guys, and the manufacturers. 1,187.00