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I have a medium sized lathe, while it can produce some good results, heavy cuts and particularly parting off or long boring bars causes chatter, and as everyone machinist knows once is starts it’s difficult to get rid of. After watching numerous YouTube clips I decided to remove the compound...

I am sure we have all turned a fly into a grease spot on our target boards but from spring through to autumn one of my favourite hunting challenges is the drone fly. these common bee mimics are highly territorial hovering about 24” off the ground where the protect their area by chasing off other...

Here is something I have noticed before but was confirmed yesterday while chrono testing all 6 of my guns. All my guns are the same calibre, with the same valves, same reg pressure, same hammer pip length and spring tension and are shooting at the same speed. Every newer interaction of the...

Or are there others who find the drop down handle on the side lever of a gun a real nuisance? I find it’s way too easy to catch the handle on my jacket or on an object while out hunting causing the bolt to partially open without me noticing. For speed shooting or bench work they might be fine...

I have been re-watching the x files, in three of episodes I watched I noticed they used air guns. This afternoon while watching iron giant with grandson, Hogarth also used an airgun, it made me wonder how many other films/ tv shows featured airguns. Here are a few I remember… Dr No Octopussy...

This is just some information for those who are unfortunate enough to have power restrictions in their country or for those who may want a back yard friendly gun. Unlike the 1000 block the HM1000x block is more suited to heighter power than it is sub12fpe due to the larger plenum also the reg...

Here is a challenge. A sweetener on top of a water bomb on top of a golf tee. Bb

I have just been reading the RAW airguns =low quality thread. Unanimously it was agreed that there has been no real loss of quality between old and new and there was strong agreement that although they are very good out of the box, there are things that can be done to make them so much better...

I have a RAW chassis with the original butt, I know a lot of owners have changed theirs but I don’t mind it apart from two things, the rubber plate moves about on the extension leg and the leg flexes in the butt. The rubber butt plate was an easy fix, I removed the two location screws that...

I wanted a wide stance bipod but all the ones I could find were ridiculously expansive, so I came up with this.. I salvaged the legs and knurled knob from a cheap atlas clone, a length of 25mm carbon and a laser scope mount, bolted it all together and it works a treat👍

While the RAW probe is really floppy inside the bolt and although does self align it can cause accuracy issues as occasionally it doesn’t engage the pellet correctly wile in the mag, this cause to pellet being damaged as it enters the barrel. Another issue is the probe sometimes drags the pellet...

i own both RAW and Rapid airguns ( actually the only makes of airguns I currently own) so I am somewhat a fanboy so really love both but each does have some advantages over each other, one of those came out unexpectedly this morning. The 1000x block has greater volume so is capable of more...

I have just been reading a couple of threads about finding the ideal tune to shoot a specific pellet or slug, it go me thinking, do any of you guys from the US plink in you garden with low powered airguns? in the uk and many other countries we are restricted in the amount of power our guns can...

All my Theoben Rapid have mfr regulators and buddy bottles, I prefer these to the RAW/MK2 regs because you don’t need to burp the bottle to remove it. The disadvantage is you can’t back fill the bottle via a q/f My RAW has a mk2 type reg and q/f . the problem is I have to take out my 12ltr...

I moved house just before Christmas and house renovation have taken up all my spare time (I only managed to find time today because I have hurt my back so had to lay off work for a few days) I don’t know what it’s like over your side of the pond but here in the uk getting hold of building...

I made a jig to fit RAW and Rapid blocks that allow me to make adjustment to the HT without me shooting big holes in my chrono......again😫 The jig was made from scrap oak, the skan is powered by an 18v makita battery pack and protected by 12mm thick polycarbonate.

This is a little modification I do to RAW’s and Rapid to support the hammer as it travels towards the valve. It has two functions, firstly because the hammer is not able to wobble about as much, the action noise and subsequent vibrations are massively reduced, making the gun feel smoother...

I made a new moderator for one of my guns today so I thought I would give it a try. First shot at 25 yards the pellet went exactly where I had aimed so the new mod had not altered the POI at all👍 It is very quiet, not quite as good as the one it replaced but it is only 1/2 the size and 1/3 the...

I have just seen a message on the website of the only importer of RAW into the uk, that due to the low volume of sales Airforce have decided that they will no longer be dealing with them. The only other option for buyers here it to get them from Holland. However, apparently Airforce have pulled...

A couple more RAW’s turn up at mine for a bit of work, here they are side by side. .25 17.5” barrel 280mm x 34m custom carbon moderator, 480cc carbon bottle HM1000x block in laminate bench/target stock jsb king heavies @900ftp, very quiet .22 6” barrel, 230mm x 30mm custom carbon back...