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    This has been a project on my bench for a while. I designed it pre Helene, then came Milton. Shop had 42” of the Gulf of America in...
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    JimD replied to the thread 5.5 small game.
    Stoeger Bullshark in 22. If you like long guns you could substitute the Stoeger Ranger or Scout. I have three P35s, which is almost...
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    JimD replied to the thread Hello Lefties.
    Athlon Talos 6-24 is nice and not terribly pricey. Illumination is on the back but parallax is on the side. Vector Veyrons are small...
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    I checked and head size consistency for a tin of new 14.3s and a couple old partial tins. The new ones were markedly inconsistent and...
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    JimD reacted to MushroomPsyche's post in the thread My first groundhog with Like Like.
    I got my first groundhog last week. This is the first one I've seen on our property but I wasn't about to wait until it fully...
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    JimD reacted to AlanMcD's post in the thread Compressor damaging internals with Like Like.
    All of my fittings are steel, so I only really can show it on the one fitting that has seen almost every fill I've ever done - the ones...
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    JimD reacted to Hopper's post in the thread Yong Heng compressor cooling mods with Like Like.
    Im starting to think this hobby is all about tinkering:ROFLMAO:
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    JimD replied to the thread Hello Lefties.
    I am right handed but left eye dominant. One of my uncles checked me before I went bird hunting with him and he said to use my left...
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    I'm sure it varies some but all airguns should have an O-ring of some sort to seal the piece that pushes the pellet into the barrel from...
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    JimD replied to the thread Weather station for the range....
    I find any sort of wind that stays pretty constant to be a lot easier to deal with than wind that changes direction a lot. North to...
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    JimD reacted to bowwild's post in the thread Huben Huben K1 Continues to Amaze Me! with Like Like.
    I shoot my Walnut-stocked K1 .25 pretty regularly. Not lots of shots in a single setting, maybe just a mag or two. Today I decided to...
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    JimD replied to the thread Air Venturi Regulator Creep.
    It really isn't a different way of doing it except you start high on the hammer spring. You may see velocity go up a bit before it...
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    JimD replied to the thread Weather station for the range....
    I can see one of my wind flags from my recliner. I find it difficult to see the direction, especially towards me versus going away on...
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    JimD reacted to Vana2's post in the thread Weather station for the range... with Like Like.
    I've found that a small weather station is a convenient accessory for the shooting range. I'm fortunate to have a shooting range in the...
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    JimD reacted to tommyb's post in the thread 30-Yard Challenge with Like Like.
    Shot a few with the Taipan at 40Y. Nothing for the leaderboard. I may have the velocity too fast.