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    Hawke Sidewinder 30SF kinda disappointing

    I've been trying out 100 yard shooting with my pellet rifles and having only one 4-16X scope, and normally using something 10x or 12X, I thought the memorial day sales offered a chance to have something with a bit more zoom. So I ordered the 6.5-20X44 Hawke Sidewinder, and I'm kind of let...
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    Pink Unicorn of scopes

    I buy mostly used airguns and in the process, get a lot of, shall we say, "less than desirable" scopes. A while ago, I bought a second FX Royale in .22, and on board, was one of "those" scopes. A Centerpoint 4-16X40 scope. Upon opening the box, I immediately noted the scope, took it off and...
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    Crosman Crosman Challenger HFT by Airgun Revisions

    I recently bought this rifle from Wolfmangreg (great guy! Thanks Greg!). It is laser accurate, and today I thought I'd run some shots over the chrony. First thing I learned is my elcheapo Chinesium chrono has lost it's accuracy by around 50 fps, but oh well. I wasted a bunch of shots on that and...
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    Maiden Voyage of JTS pellets...not as great as I had expected

    Taking it easy today and thought it would be a good time to give JTS pellets their very first try. I bought a batch of .22 pellets earlier from Pyramyd and the Brocock was calling. My Bantam Sniper is super accurate, even a very small change in groups size from different brands of pellets says...
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    Custom paint or dipping synthetic stocks

    I've toyed with the idea of having a couple of airguns either dipped or cerokote/duracoated, and can't decide which is best and where to send it. I'm considering my Brocock Sniper syn stock first, and I like the idea of dipping to get the swirl/marble look, but wonder about durability of the...
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    Brocock/BRK Brck Bantam Sniper Leak

    I have a .22 Bantam Sniper which is one of my favorite rifles, accurate, consistent and a joy to shoot. Now, riddle me this....It has developed a slow leak. If I leave it with a goodly amount of air in it, say over reg pressure of 145bar, it will hold air forever (seemingly). But if I shoot it...
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    Thought I'd give 100 yards a try.....

    I had put up my target at 100 yards, but really hadn't had a chance to use it, so the other day when the weather conditions were pretty nice, I thought I'd give it a try. Nothing special, just rested off the bed of my truck, lasered at 100 yards. I got out one of my favorite airguns, a Brocock...
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    Brocock/BRK Gotta love those Brocock Bantam Snipers

    One of my prized airguns is a Brocock Bantam Sniper HR.....YES, that's right it's a bolt action. Seems those are going the way of the dodo, but I still love 'em. Anyway, this rifle is one super shooter, even if I'm not in it's league. This is the first time I've had an opportunity to give 100...
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    Optics Hawke Airmax 2-7x32 AO AMX reticle

    This is a pristine Airmax 2-7X32 with AMX reticle. Not a mark on it and it works just as it should. $155 shipped in con US.
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    Umarex This is my Notos, this my gun..........

    This has got to be the most fun airgun I've ever shot. I carry it almost every day while walking my chocolate lab thru the woods around the house, shooting at targets of opportunity. I have shot many plastic insulators off the abandoned electric fence in the back field and have target set up...
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    Hawke Vantage 1-4X Turkey dot scope for airguns

    I ordered a Vantage turkey dot scope for my Notos and gave it a go. It's kinda "blaaaah", nothing that jumps out at you. It clarity is just "ok". It will focus down to about 12-15 yards on 4X and closer as you go down in power, until at 1X you can clearly see anything, of course. The circle dot...
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    Monstrum Spectre 1-6X LPVO scope

    I know you get what you pay for, so I have to take the responsibility for my choice. I've been using a monstrum Marksman 3X prism scope and it's a hoot to use, and cleaar as a bell. My only complaint is the size of the dot is 3 moa, which is just a tad too big, but I may just live with it as...
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    Monstrum Marksman G2 3X Prism Scope

    I thought since I'd jumped on the bandwagon and bought a Notos, I'd go whole hog and get a prism sight and try it out. In over 50 years of shooting, this is my first prism. I don't like red dots because of my slight astigmatism causing the dot to flare a bit. Not bad but annoying, so I thought...
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    Anyone ever seen this scope?

    My neighbor got it on a trade gun and gave it to me. It's a 6-24X50 and the parallax and zoom are as smooth as silk and dead on for distance. The lenses are clear as a bell all the way up to 24X and I'm simply amazed at the quality. It is so clear it's amazing. BUT, and now to the kicker, the...
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    Brocock/BRK Brocock Sniper Leak

    I have a Bantam Sniper HR .22, and it will leak down once in a while, but not nearly all the time. Just unexpectedly when it's set for a while it will leak down. Then it may go many weeks no problem. The other day, when I fired it the first shot, I heard a short puff of air leak out, I'm...
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    Umarex Notos Magazines

    After I got my Notos tuned the way I wanted it, my only problem was the stock mags, which we all know are horrible. I've read of some working without problems, but that wasn't the case with mine, they wouldn't feed the first round without excessive force, and then the rest fed pretty decent, but...
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    Another Vector Veyron Scope

    I've been trying to find a scope for my Notos and just couldn't find anything in my stash that worked like I wanted it to, so I went on the hunt. Previously, I had bought a Vector Veyron 3-12X for my Katran, and it is an amazing scope for any money. It is clear, tracks perfectly, (I do mean...
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    Umarex Notos fiddling

    I posted on here a while ago about the availability of an extra sear for the Notos so I could do some serious trigger work, and was directed to airgunarcheryfun, and sure enough, he had one (probably the only one left from the tone of the email), but it arrived quickly and I just didn't have...
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    GX greasing

    I use three GX compressors for filling my guns, depending on where I'm at. The one that gets the most use is in my garage and is around a year or so old. I use strictly nitrogen right now and have for a little while. After recently rebuilding one of my CS2 compressors, I've come to some decent...
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    CS2 missing second plastic bearing ring

    I just noticed on one of my CS2's the piston only has one plastic bearing ring. The other has two, and the drawing shows two. Well color me green! now I know why that one compressor always was louder and had more vibration than the other. Not a huge difference, but quite noticeable when you're...