Recent content by stovepipe

As far as I know, FX has never made a 20 MOA scope rail for the Maverick that bolted flush to the top posts of the gun. The 20 MOA rails put tension on the top posts that try to move one post up and the other post down relative to the clamping part of the posts that go around the air tube. FX...

Vague is the downside of most threads on this forum -- A.K.A. useless. The meat is in the DETAILS!!! stovepipe

My buddy and I share the same rifle (we split the cost). Together we chose the helos gen 2 6-24x56 for our rifle four years ago. Neither one of us has any regrets at all. I was afraid I might not like locking turrets at first. It didn't take long for me to really appreciate that feature once...

I'm replying to myself here. I'll probably never have accuracy data to post for my maverick .30 sniper since the only time I shoot paper is when sighting in at 50 meters. At 50 meters slug groups have never been MOA -- close but just not there. I like looking at the slug rigs you other guys...

Hi Mrclean4ya. The pin probe you are using has a freakishly long section of bevel between the "pin" diameter of it and the "full .30" diameter of it. That could explain what you are saying about the magazine trying to advance while the slug is being pushed into the breech. So your pin probe...

In my experience with fx maverick .30 sniper and slugs is that the cheek rest is keeping the magazine from fully seating to it's home position. Take the cheek rest off of the gun and start shooting that way. If that solves the slug jamming problem, then it's a crappy cheek rest that needs to...

I never tried that before with my mav .30 sniper. As soon as I went from NSA 49.5's to 54.5's and 61.5's, I immediately switched from the 1:22 to the 1:18 twist liner. I won't try to go above 116fpe for fear of bending another cocking rod and rod guide, but I have a lot of 54.5's on hand...

My buddy has my (our) maverick .30 sniper shooting NSA 54.5's at his cabin. His wife, daughter, and grand-daughter showed up and shot the mav. They loved it. They expected a big BANG and were prepared for monster recoil. They were so surprised when all the mav did was go "clank" while...

I'm keeping my eye on this thread. Once I have some accuracy data at various distances for my maverick .30 sniper, I'll post it. stovepipe

Yes. The hype is real. Actual, honest to goodness, REAL hype -- not the fake kind. A dictionary might be required in order to understand what I just said. Good luck figuring out what fake hype is. stovepipe

Hi Superpete. Those are choked liners. I'm just wondering if yours is installed with the choked end towards the breech. stovepipe

I was born in 1956. Doesn't matter. I finally remembered that my first springer was a Gamo CFX fixed-barrel underlever cocking springer (grease burner). It was the first generation to come out so that was about 2009 -- not too long ago. Anyway, it came from the factory with very specific...

Which spring-powered rifle are we talking about here? I want to google-search it. stovepipe

I'm talking 25 or more years ago -- maybe more. I sometimes referred to my rifle as a springer and other times as my "grease burner". The whole "grease burning" thing was well documented in some articles and very much by design. The grease used was not just what was available. You fired your...

I hope so. It seemed like a "logical" way to optically center the scope, so I can see how someone else might do the same thing -- and regret it. stovepipe