Recent content by ralbertina

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    Simple Pellet/Slug Catcher

    I'm sure many people have built pellet/slug catchers. I wanted to share a simple $15 (material cost) pellet/slug catcher that has proved very effective. It's built using a 20qt container, and one .8 cu. ft. of rubber mulch. Both can be purchased for under $8 each at Lowes hardware. When...
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    FX Fx dreamline .30 advise please

    I have a Gen 2 FX Dreamline tactical in 25 cal with the 600mm barrel. I recently installed Huma Air's 14.45 g hammer weight and spring. I've set my reg at 165 bar and maxed out my hammer spring adjustment to the point where the wheel freely turns in one direction. I was able to achieve an avg...
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    Airgun Ballistics program

    I changed phones from an s22 to and s23, ported over all applications including strelock and chairgun, both continue to work on my s23 phone.
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    Pick a Side & WIN - RoveAir Compressor vs COMP1 Compressor

    I would pick the JTS compressor knowing the durability testing that occurred with the prototype models.
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    New FX .25 SLUG liner now apparently 1:16 twist rate.

    Below are my preliminary testing results using the new fx superior slug liner w/ 1:16TR (25 cal, 600mm barrel) in an fx dreamline tactical with the power plenum: Using the fx superior 1:24 TR liner, the only slugs I could get to group well at 50yds were the NSA 29.5 gr .249 slugs. By grouping...
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    FX “Super” Superior Heavy Slug Liner

    In late June, ordered the FX STX superior heavy liner in .25 cal, 600mm for my FX Dreamline tactical which was supposed to come in a 1:18 TR. The liner I received was stamped "STX slug Liner" with a "TR of 1:16". I inquired about the liner with both FX USA and Utah Airguns, providing them with...
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    Looking for a 22 that's not a barrel breaker, or PCP.

    Given your desire(s), just a thought, why not weight for the air venturi avenger to go on sale fur $299, then purchase this gun, a decent $100 discovery scope and a manual pump for $100. You can easily hand pump it up to 3000 - 3200 psi and get multiple regulated shots. It's a very accurate gun...
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    FX Dreamline Classic. Upgrades and tune suggestions.

    I have the current version of the .25 cal dreamline tactical w/480cc carbon fiber bottle. I've made the following upgrade to the gun: changed out both gauges for the huma air gauges as I found the fx ones to be way off. Aprox. $50 for a set of two gauges. For close range hunting, using the stx...
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    FX Fx .25 cal 600mm stx superior vs superior heavy barrel.

    Has anyone tested fx's 600mm .25 cal stx superior barrel vs. the superior heavy barrel shooting various slug weights? In particular. I'm interested in shooting results using the fx dreamline tactical gun.
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    FX Dreamline and slugs

    At what speed are you shooting the 29 gr slugs? Is this thru a stx superior liner?
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    FX Dreamline and slugs

    I have the reg set at aprox 145-150 bar. The reg is basically maxed out for the hammer & hammer spring that came in my gun. When I adjust the reg above where I currently have it set, the fps drops off which tells me the hammer is not hitting the reg hard enough to fully open the valve.
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    FX Dreamline and slugs

    I'm looking for slug recommendations for the fx dreamline. 25 cal airgun. I have the 25 cal tactical version with the 600mm barrel (stx superior liner) and the 17cc power plenum. Shooting the Nsa 33.5 (. 250), the most power I was able to make was 881 fps, and this was only achieved by...
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    FX Dreamline hammer spring

    I just saw this thread and was interested in the comments. I picked up a new fx dreamline tactical two weeks ago. It came configured with the 17cc power plenum, 23 position hammer spring adjuster wheel and the low/med/high transfer port wheel. I'm assuming this is the new standard...
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    Yesterday i asked if chrono is needed. Now i want to know if to buy FX, Caldwell or something else and why?

    Bill, if you have yet to purchase a chronograph, the Vikka on Amazon works very well. Mine came with English instructions, and I've found it very easy to set up and use,,,,and like others have stated, it does not miss a shot. The newer Vikka's will display either mps or fps. to display fps, turn...
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    Interview with Troy Hammer @ Extreme Benchrest XI

    I too just ordered a 25 cal from Troy. I'm looking forward to shooting the jsb 33.95 at 900 fps. And I would like to try some h&n slugs in .249 and .250 to see how the choked barrel handles them.... I'm not expecting much in the form of accuracy from the slugs thru a choked barrel, but we'll see