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You could buy a chronograph for less than the gas plus wear & tear...but it’s a good reason to visit a friend.(y)

The general way of doing it is to adjust the hammer spring tension for somewhere in the ballpark of 97% of the maximum velocity...

Quick update just to say I rechecked to see if the squeak disappeared after having reconfigured the check valve, and indeed it is gone.

Is the symptom that the plenum pressure is climbing to the same pressure as the bottle? If so, the O-ring on the regulator's adjustment...

Been there, done that :) polishing the valve rod to a mirror finish will definitely help. But it will not 100% prevent new gunk building...

My standard Avenger makes a conspicuous squeak on each pump stroke when filling from a hand pump, so I suspect what you are hearing is...

If the plan to install an aftermarket regulator falls through, measure the Belleville washers with calipers and see about installing...

If you are contemplating replacing the barrel I see that as an opertunity to learn and trial and error. I would try one step at a time...

Good news, that will do nicely. Just make sure it is a true round head, not a pan head.

I do. The workmanship of most airgun barrels leaves something to be desired. Inexpensive ones particularly so, and frequently even the...

Tim will take good care of it for you. It sounds as if there's a problem with the pump cup. It's either no longer sealing or has come...

Her sons are grown up and out of the house. The coyotes are her children now.

Yes, both aspects are specifically related to regulated airguns.

Relatively small cant angles can produce meaningful error at 100 yards due to the loopy trajectory of pellets. For example, a gun...

This effect is usually indicative of having a little too much hammer spring tension. In other words, the gun is operating up on the...