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  1. Sawney Bean

    N/A Best Multipump Pneumatic

    I'm just curious what people's opinions are, going by accuracy, power and efficiency, cost, handiness and looks. Myself, I've owned a Crosman 760, 766, 362 and 1377, a Sheridan Silver Streak and a Seneca Aspen. I also just recently acquired a Crosman 101, but I haven't shot it yet as it...
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    N/A Brass barrels

    I had always operated under the assumption that brass barrels were inferior and that the only reason they were used in certain airguns was because of their soldered construction, then last night I was reading an old review and comparison of a Sharp Ace vs a Sheridan Blue Streak where Tom Gaylord...
  3. Sawney Bean

    Tuning Tuning and noise

    For those of you who have either tuned several springers or owned several tuned springers, what is your opinion on the effect of tuning on the overall sound of the report? I don't mean will going from 20 fpe to 11.5 make things quieter, as that will obviously have an effect, but rather if you...
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    HW/Weihrauch Anyone tried reshaping their HW stocks?

    I'd like to get rid of that angular cheekpiece and reshape it into something more traditional. Just curious what kind of success others have had before I start sanding.
  5. Sawney Bean

    Ranking the cheap scopes

    There are a lot of oddball branded cheap scopes out there these days and some of the old reliable cheap scopes like the Leapers Bugbusters are no longer very cheap. I’m just wondering what people here would recommend as being good low end scopes. To me, a low end scope is one that retails...
  6. Sawney Bean

    N/A Springers and bipods Hatsan 135 and TX200

    I thought I’d revisit this again and post the results here. The two guns in question were a Hatsan 135 shooting 44.75 gr JSBs at around 550 fps, (30 fpe), and a TX200 with a 12 fpe vortek kit in it shooting 8.64 H&N FTTs. All groups were shot at 35 yards. The rested groups were shot off of a...
  7. Sawney Bean

    Hatsan Jet 2. Complete POS.

    I just got a chance to shoot this yesterday and a little bit today and I’ve got to say I am blown away by what a complete and utter turd it is. Where to start? Well the muzzle threads don’t align with the bore for one. It doesn’t matter what moderator I put on it, I get baffle strikes with...
  8. Sawney Bean

    Theoben Theoben Eliminators/Beeman Crow Magnum

    Just a heads up to anyone interested. Someone is currently selling 4 of these on eBay right now plus a custom thumb hole stock for $1500 each. I'm not in a position to buy myself right now, but I find it tempting.
  9. Sawney Bean

    How do you verify magnification?

    I just want to know how accurate the claimed power numbers are, but I can’t think of a good way to easily check.
  10. Sawney Bean

    Bleeding water from tanks and guns.

    Just wanted to see what others thoughts on this are. Both scuba and SCBA tanks valve assemblies have a tube that extends down into the tank a few inches. This is an important safety feature for breathing use as it prevents any water that might be in the tank from entering the valve and being...
  11. Sawney Bean

    sling studs

    Has anyone come up with a good way to temporarily attach sling studs without having to drill a stock? I like to use a two point sling with one stud at the 2 o'clock position on the rear of the stock and the other at the 9 o'clock position on the forearm and an additional stud on the bottom of...
  12. Sawney Bean

    What airguns or gear would you like to see in 2024?

    I'd like to see 1) a small lightweight hand pump suitable for hiking with. Something that weighs under 2 pounds and can be stuffed in a daypack. Obviously there would have to be compromises to make it, but if we can make lightweight and powerful multipump pneumatics I'm sure someone can...
  13. Sawney Bean

    Barrel cleaning from the muzzle

    I'm sure this has been asked before, but I didn't find much when I searched. In general, I've always tried to clean airgun barrels from the breach end, but there have been certain ones, like the Gamo Swarms, that are just very difficult to clean that way and in those rare instances I've...
  14. Sawney Bean

    Western Airguns Anyone had any luck quieting a Sidewinder?

    I’ve had one in .30 for a few months now and while in general I really like it, it is loud. I’ve tried a DonnyFL Shogun and a 0 db Magnum but it’s still got a major bark with either one. I’d like to make it as quiet as possible and I don’t mind using a big can to do that.
  15. Sawney Bean

    Air Arms Why you shouldn’t overpressurize your S4xx/5xx

    I put a regulator in my S410E awhile ago and started charging it to 250 bar for the extra shot capacity. Well, today while charging it spit out an o-ring near the fill port. I guess you can see why. Oh well, maybe I can turn it into a blunderbuss.
  16. Sawney Bean

    Gamo Gamo Swarm Magnum velocity drop off

    First post here,, but I've been an airgunner for decades. I was in Bass Pro the other day and saw that they had the Gamo Swarm Magnum 3i in .22 for $300, so I picked one up. I've been playing with it off and on for the past few days and for the most part I've been impressed. I haven't really...