Recent content by Deacon Dave

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    Scope for hw 30

    I actually purchased a williams from Midway. Beautiful sight, but it clamped to dove tail with only one small screw. Even with the mild recoil from the hws 30 I thought the sight would easily shift. Am I missing something??
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    Scope for hw 30

    I have recently purchased a hw 30 from air guns of arizona. Great packaging, super service. The rifle needs a reliable scope. I tried Hawke Air Max 32 2-7 I bought from Amazon. It could not be zeroed. Returned it, bought Hawke vanguard,as recommended by aoa Not very clear image, simply...
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    Air guns of Arizona

    Thanks to all for the input on Air Guns of Arizona
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    Air guns of Arizona

    Has anyone recently purchased an air rifle from Air guns of Arizona? I am thinking about buying one from them, but I have rad some nasty reviews about the business Comments would be greatly appreciated.
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    HW scope recommendations

    Please, what model UTG have you had success with? The HW 30 has very low recoil, and it is very low powered so I don't need much magnification but do need mil dots, especially as it is in .22
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    HW scope recommendations

    Suggestions for a tuned hw 30 in .22 caliber? Back yard plinking to 35 yards in the intended use. I have 2 R9's that have eaten scopes, both UTG and Hawke. Since the recoil of the hw 30 is quite mild in comparison, perhaps I don't need top the line glass. I would like mil dots because of...
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    Grackles are back!

    I have shot grackles, starlings, etc with R9 in .177 and i also found that a broadside shot does not kill them instantly, but shot placement in the breast or back usually does. With my R9 in .22 broadside shots usually put them down immediately
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    Sand bags from Ebay

    I have found that filling the empty bag with spent shot shell primers works well, and they are not likely to fall out of any small holes that will probably develop over time. They do not have the weight of sand, but their weigh is enough for most applications
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    Best Tuning Service for Springer???

    I have had several springers tuned by John Thomas. The results were excellent, the price reasonable
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    filters

    Thanks for the reply Show only and Started by are the first two headings under filters. I have been leaving them empty because I am interested in all posts.
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    filters

    thanks for the reply Sometimes I get the sequence I want from newest to oldest However, after the first few, some from years ago pop up.
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    filters

    I am trying to place forum posts into chronological order, most recent to past. No matter how I configure the filter, the order of posts remains the same.
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    filters

    Thanks for the prompt reply I am familiar with making filters for other programs. Nothing really changes when I select the the listed choices.. Mostly I would like to have them in chronological order
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    filters

    I am having problems making filters that actually filters HELP
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    inaccurate crosman 7.9

    thanks for the input I suspected that all along HN shoot extremely well in my rifle. JSB a very close second