Recent content by JimD

It is also normal for velocity to go down 15-20 fps or so in cold weather.

All good suggestions, I think. Some may be surprised that increasing the hammer spring force does not always increase velocity. It may decrease it. It is very important to find the hammer spring force that results in maximum velocity for the regulator setting. If you are at maximum, I...

I saw that post but did not look at it until just now. Wow! Makes me very curious about what sort of tank it was that exploded injuring Joe Schneehagen. Just said a prayer for him too. Wow!

Tommy, this is my third year doing this. In 2022 when I started I was happy with high 180s. I didn't get any 200s and not many upper 190s. But I had fun and improved. I mostly used a bipod and monopod or rear bag. So I had to reposition the gun between shots. Last year, 2023 I built myself...

I agree it's a well written opinion and I largely agree with it. The only additional point I would make is that some of the pleasure in making a clean kill shot is similar to the feeling from shooting a 10 or an X on a target. Or hitting the trigger plate on a falling target. Or hitting the...

I waited until the wind died down this evening and shot another 197 with my Caiman. Only 11Xs. I had 3 or 4 9s that I thought might be 10s. Oh well. Then I tried my P35-177 and couldn't do anything. No consistency. Zero was way off, was shooting it in a little wind when I last used it...

Snowpeak seems to have noticed their guns have quite small plenums. I used an aftermarket plenum (about 35ccs) to get my P35-25 up to about 50 fpe. The stock plenum was less than 15ccs. The newer P35X is advertised as having a 65cc plenum. That should be plenty for even a 25 caliber. I read...

I bleed every 5 minutes during a bottle fill. In the winter when the air is drier I may not see any moisture the first or second bleed. But in the summer or near summer when the air is more humid (like today) I do. I have the lines to my two filters up above the YH so water that condenses in...

If you are interested in something Air Archery Fun sells I would also email Wes. He is VERY responsive. You will get a very quick and honest response.

SPA M60B would fit your spec if you can shoot. Airgun, Archery Fun has them for as little as $300 but if you want a 400+cc bottle and a moderator it's more. It's regulated and the regulator can be externally adjusted. 177 through 35 caliber. They tend to be hard to find, often out of stock...

Well my growth seems to be very slow but I did do very slightly better today. This is the third 197 I've shot with my Caiman X but it has the highest X count, 16. Still using my Arken EPL-4 6-24 set on 24X and H&N Baracuda 18s straight from the tin through the magazine. I was really hoping...

I do not have any bottle guns but I have two PCPs rated for 300 bar fill. But I just fill them to 250 bar. Part of that is the convenience of filling from my SCBA tank, however. My latest, a Caiman, says right on the cylinder it was tested to 450 bar. So it should be totally safe at 300 bar...

I bought an expired Scott tank a couple years ago. I then got a "cheapie" fill set off Amazon. I had a big leak and emailed the seller of the tank. He replied quickly and offered another tank but said he was sure it was my fill set. He recommended one from Joe Brancatto that he uses. I...

I have a little bit larger aquarium pump on my YH + a radiator sold on Amazon for computers with two fans on the radiator + a fan blowing on the motor towards the fins of the first stage of the compressor. I need to go run it to refill my 45 minute SCBA tank. It is at about 3200 psi so it will...

I live on a lake and have seen an eagle pluck a fish out of the lake several times but I have not seen them go for a land animal. But I do have a hawk that comes by some and it scares the squirrels off big time. I saw the hawk on one side of a tree one time when a squirrel was on the other...