Recent content by Chukar60

I have enough air guns now and am slowly weeding out the herd. I have doubts as to what constitutes an upgrade anymore. If you are shooting pellets they perform (generally) best at moderate speeds so there is no gain in power that would qualify as an upgrade. I have watched at the local...

Screw the IHS in all the way and if that is not enough raise your 2nd reg until the plenum pressure starts shutting the valve faster. If you want 880 fps or so, raise the 2nd reg until your velocities drop to about 820-830 fps. Then you can start backing the IHS out until you get to the 880’s...

Saying UA and Sale in the same sentence is an oxymoron. They used to be my go to source for supplies. Now they are the last resort. Not only has pricing gotten high, but service and knowledgeable are a rarity. I hope Justin reads this thread and rethinks his path. They used to be great. twelve...

Look and make sure there isn’t a washer on your hammer weight. If I remember my Maverick Sniper had one and it made a significant difference in the power level. If not as 6gun said, check your power wheel setting. How long of a barrel do you have on the WC?

I have found tweaking a gun to operate at it’s max or near max potential usually ends up making a finicky gun. I prefer to let my guns operate in a more relaxed state. Harmonics seem easier to tame when you are not trying to make a PB out of an AG. I think people forget that they are shooting an...

I have owned 2 of them. My first was a 22 Sniper. It was a great gun but sold it and moved to the M3. The second one is a 25 compact. It has spent a little time as a 22 compact and in the winter it serves as my indoor league gun as a 600mm 22. Very easy to change between barrels and calibers.

FX Panthera Comapct Hunter in 30. Cal. It will be overkill on the birds but throw in foxes and I would want a 25 cal. Add Coyotes and I want a 30 cal. Within 75 yards 30 cal pellets will do fine on coyotes. The Compact Hunter is limited on power for a 30 but will easily develop 77 fpe with a...

Dang! Terry‘s passing will be a loss. I dealt with him several times. Quality person and always willing to help out.

I like this forum a lot And it has proved valuable to my growth in this hobby. I find a several of the discussion restrictions to be irritating and irrational. However, it is not my forum so not my rules. If people don’t like the rules they are free to leave. Making a spectacle of departing says...

All of my FX guns prefer a dish based slug.

high end air guns are expensive compared to what? Others have mentioned some costly habits,er uh hobbies. I used to run white water jet boats. Back then a good one set you back $60K, repairs were horribly expensive and they ate fuel at a rate of around 11-12 gallons an hour in heavy rapids. I...

Don’t discount tuning. Few guns leave the factory “tuned” and if they are tuned, what pellet were they tuned to shoot. Usually tuning at the factory is more of a function test than a tune. However, pick a pellet weight you want to shoot and DON’T buy 4 tins of different pellet. Buy one and try...

I have had to melt slugs out once for myself and a couple times for friends. Less chance of damaging a liner than with tapping which ofter turns into beating the slugs out. The liner does not have to be heated to red hot for the lead to melt.

basically one is specialty produced for your specific need. The other is mass produced and manufacturers have a lot of competition. A lot more in the last 10 or so years. Seems everyone wants in on the sporting optics game

I have been on a on again off again pursuit to call a coyote to an air gun kill. My first outing went well except I was not prepared and learned some important lessons. 1. Have your gun up and ready. 2. Yes there is such a thing as coyotes fever. Just like buck fever. 3. When you are ready to...