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  1. swopever

    Sick Trash Panda

    Distemper, agree with Hal4son.
  2. swopever

    Ground Hog W/Huben GK1 .22

    Nicely done. Thanks for posting the video too.
  3. swopever

    Last Hunt for Squirrel Season....

    We had so few fox and grey squirrels last year I haven't been shooting any. Our season goes until Mar 31, which seems too long. Shooting a squirrel on a warm spring day in late March feels unfair after it made it through whole winter.
  4. swopever

    Penny treed a squirrel today for the first time in weeks. They’re pretty much all dead. 5 degrees and very windy, I went 0 for 5…

    Well, it was a high of 10 degrees here today. Have you ever checked point of aim shift after being outside with a PCP after about 10 minutes when <20 degs F? I never have because when that cold, I'm shooting whatever critter caused me to be outside quick. Shifting an inch at 30 yards, even...
  5. swopever

    Squirrel Hunting

    I know very few people having problems with Fox or Gray squirrels here in Michigan, but we have many trees for nesting. Most people I know only shoot them during Fall hunting season. For some reason black phase Gray squirrels do chew on my porch or wooden steps. Eastern Red, Flying, and...
  6. swopever

    Tuning Actual vs. advertised power for FX Wildcat mkIII Compact .25

    Are you talking about the two grub screws on the cocking arm? But yes, they also control pellet probe depth. Putting them at the indents is usually a good way. Watch Ernest Rowe's video "FX Wildcat MKIII Reassembly - FX Masterclass" on youtube as he explains what to measure and adjust. Once you...
  7. swopever

    Field mouse vs 25 caliber Atomic pellet

    Nice!
  8. swopever

    Tally to date, chippers and tree rats.

    Been strangely absent of squirrels or chipmunks in my area this year. Saw only one chipmunk that I never got a shot at. Other years they're over running and getting into my siding.
  9. swopever

    Tuning Actual vs. advertised power for FX Wildcat mkIII Compact .25

    Took me a year and half since originally posting, but now have ORIGINAL (not BT version) wildcat mk3 .25 compact shooting 34 grain JSB at 924 fps or 64 FPE, reg at 145 bar. For summer time chipmunks I drop reg pressure to 120 bar with 25.4 grain JSB @ 890 fps. Readers who should really care...
  10. swopever

    HOW do you RANGE the distance to your quarry (outside your PBR)❓

    Generally my zero is at 40 yards using JSB 25.39 pellets. Allowing me to shoot from 15-40 yds without much compensation. Beyond 40 yards I use a laser rangefinder. Closer than 15 yds I holdover, those are normally quick snapshots.
  11. swopever

    Maverick got its first trash panda

    Just got the harbor freight motion sensor also. Nothing from it yet. Nice pic of the Maverick and trash panda
  12. swopever

    Penny and I ran into a six pack of Coons this morning…

    Racoons are one of few animals that overly benefit (overpopulate) with human development. Chipmunks and rats being two others. Shoot them, shoot them all
  13. swopever

    Tally to date, chippers and tree rats.

    Slow going for chipmunks at my house. Have only gotten one in 2022. Believe the problem is from a terrible gypsy moth breakout last year. All trees were stripped bare by August 2021, looked apocalyptic. After that I noticed small mammals (chipmunks, mice, squirrel) seemed to disappear with the...
  14. swopever

    Tuning Actual vs. advertised power for FX Wildcat mkIII Compact .25

    mtndragon ---- those numbers are almost exactly what my gun shoots. Difficult to get 34 grain JSB much over 810 fps with mk3 in stock configuration. Did the 2.5 inch plenum change velocities much? I also installed 2.5" plenum and didn't see much of an increase in 34 grain JSB with reg pressure...
  15. swopever

    chippy are out

    none out in West Michigan yet either. 
  16. swopever

    Tuning Actual vs. advertised power for FX Wildcat mkIII Compact .25

    Thanks for the update Chris. 64 FPE very impressive. Let us know about accuracy once you get it tuned. 
  17. swopever

    Tuning Actual vs. advertised power for FX Wildcat mkIII Compact .25

    Chris - Please do keep us updated. Especially about loudness and accuracy at 60 FPE. 
  18. swopever

    Squirrel vs .30 pellet

    Nice shooting. 
  19. swopever

    Tuning Actual vs. advertised power for FX Wildcat mkIII Compact .25

    Air tube. Bottle version wasn't available until 2022. After my original posting I installed a 2.5 inch plenum and slug kit. Got the 55 FPE that FX advertises, but wasn't happy with performance. That's a lot of air to shove quickly through a 500 mm barrel. I dropped back down to 48 FPE. I'll be...