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    Helix scope

    Massive difference between the Tac Vector and Helix, put both of them on a collimator and you’ll quickly see why the Helix is more expensive:)
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    Results EBR 2019 qualification round results

    I can’t speak for the others, but I’m just really tired after a crazy year and need to take a break. I’ve already been over to the US 3 times this year and 16 hours flights aren’t fun! I know Ted is staying home for his kid’s birthday. And I’m guessing AOA don’t want Ernest or Jon hovering...
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    YouTube still up to something?

    Personally I would have checked “Heart-Warming”, but that’s just me😂 Thanks Bob for all you do for our community! It is hugely appreciated🙏🏻. Youtube has been killing my channel over the past few weeks. Matt
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    It’s so exciting to see ALL manufacturers raising their game! Not too long ago a sub MOA group at 100 was an anomaly, but it’s quickly becoming the standard! I spoke to some very, very experienced rimfire shooters at IWA who claimed airguns had already overtaken rimfire accuracy - They had shot...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    Agreed!
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    The reason the Monster barrel design had to change is because the head diameter changed from 5.55 to 5.51 - That is a massive difference for a barrel like the STX which relies on the grooves to maintain concentricity. The reason LW barrels have shot the monsters so well (I think) is because the...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    I think that the rifling portion of CZ barrels are excellent - Extremely well made and very smooth. It's the leade, choke and crown that often give problems. 2 of the 4 CZ barrel guns (1 Kalibrgun, 1 Vulcan) had to be sent back before I even reviewed them because I could not get them to group...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    Well... I know what Tony told me and I can't budge on what I heard clearly. But I respect your opinion. Every gun review I've ever done confirms this, although I have only really tested LW and CZ guns around the 28-32 FPE mark, so I can't comment on sub 12. Out of interest, what distances are...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    Spray1mark, Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, the slug liner has a choke. The choke is very necessary, the results without it were horrible, so I’m surprised to hear that some people had good results after cutting the choked section off... I would go as far as saying that I can’t believe...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    That is my experience also. And yes, Martin would know LW barrels! I sat next to Tony Belas of Daystate at a dinner in early 2016 and I remember him saying that in his testing, LW 12-Groove barrels shoot extremely tight groups with 1 or 2 flyers every 10 shots, while Smooth Twist would shoot a...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    STX top, ART bottom? Lands on the ART look a bit bigger...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    Yip, this is my experience too. Some barrels don’t like to be cleaned at all! I’ve found that my 12 groove LW and CZ barrels have to be cleaned regularly, but my Poly and STX barrels prefer to be left “dirty”. They take about 100 shots to be broken in from new, and then just get better and...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    I think the reason you don’t see negative reviews is because people don’t like making negative videos. Most of the guys I know that have had messed-up guns have politely sent them back and decided not to review them. One or two have asked for a new gun that has been test-fired already and then...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    Mark, which liners did you receive and what about them was different to what you expected? None of the twist rates, land/groove dimensions and chokes have been published, so I don’t see how you could have been “led to believe” anything. If you need any questions answered, I’d probably be able...
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    New ART barrel from Daystate

    I got to look through the ART barrel at IWA and it looks very good. I have not had any experience with it, but I have with STX barrels because of all the work I’ve done in the FX factory. I’ve also studied the 12-groove and Polygonal LW barrels a lot (difficult to do, because every single one is...
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    Matt Dubber’s FX Impact X Gauges?

    These are from a hand pump, I fitted them to my reg chamber so that I could fine-tune my reg a little better. The factory gauges aren’t great, but keep an eye out for new stuff at IWA:)
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    FX LINERS (AGAIN)!

    I might be able to clear this up, as I worked in the FX factory quite a bit and know the exact differences between the liners. 1) The pellet liner A should have a much slower twist rate. If you put it next to a slug liner you will see a clear difference. The slug liner will be 1:16” or...
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    Daystate Domination at EBR?!!!

    Claudio shot very well! He was using a modified Brocock for those who are interested. Increased air chamber to get the power needed for the 25gr JSBs, and a non-standard barrel (I think he used the barrel from a red wolf). He practices in crazy wind in Patagonia so he handled the wind very well...
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    FX guns seem to rule the roost at the last benchrest; where were the Daystates?

    There was a time when Daystates dominated - Look at the first couple years of EBR. Then FX made the .30 cal boss and later the Impact - it was all over for Daystate after that. I remember that there were AOA employees that had to use Daystates last year (so that the brand is fairly represented)...