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  1. riazp

    FX Impact MKI Upgrade or sell and buy a MKIII

    Ciscodilla, The thing to look out for is the reg piston length and washer diameter, if I remember the old combo is a 14 mm piston and 8mm washer with newer models having the 18 ish mm piston and 10mm washers. The receiver is drilled accordingly and the reg body is sized up to accommodate the...
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    FX Impact MKI Upgrade or sell and buy a MKIII

    The silver model is legendary IMHO as the branding is etched rather than applied to the receiver. The determining factor to upgrade the platform for me would be if the receiver has the updated reg or not. If it does, one could theoretically upgrade most aspects of the platform except the M3 OEM...
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    Finally, got the best Airgun (or not?)

    I haven't posted for almost as long as you, welcome back, love your work and the willingness to engage via PM. You have helped me a few times and deserve the public thanks!
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    H&N barracudas 21 grain

    I have 5 tins of those from a few years back, never worked in any of my guns and then for fun I tried a tin through the new M3 Sup 1:24 700 liner at 945 fpsish and was really surprised by them at 100y, bought them as a good buddy swears by them through his cricket... With the lack of ammunition...
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    AGT - Vulcan 2 , A Sleeper Amongst Giants

    I used to own 2 gen 4 Vulcans, one of them was just bonkers accurate, the other was marginally less bonkers, and bought as a spares gun, that got sold as a gun shot 6 or 7 times as the bonkers one just worked. I have an Uragan now and only one of them:), and I don't miss the Vulcan as the new...
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    AGT Vixen .177 pellet test at 20m

    I am generally a fan of AGT and have had more than I should have over the years, some of them even had issues with shrouds but considering the potential shown by the 8.44 I would urge you to have a look at the excellent barrel polishing tutorial posted recently by the Keymaster aka Michael. ...
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    The common myna bird

    @Macros, Could have sworn that the wife’s bird watching book said that they were crow related, I will have to do more research, knowing the backstory is important...
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    Wheres Ted Bier?

    Ted is a decent human being, a teacher, guide and a sincere person with a family. I made a point of thanking him after most of his uploads, and am saddened, but respectful of his current decision as some people made a point of being dingleberries whenever the chance presented itself.
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    The common myna bird

    Member of the crow family, highly intelligent as far as birds go, tend to pair with a mate, so be on the lookout for the follow-up... They are challenging targets, worthy of respect, anything past 75 meters is a good shot in my books! They get a bad reputation wherever they seem to go... I...
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    Tuning Fx impact x gen 3 huma regulator body oring sizes

    Hi, The orings inside the reg body are 4x1.5 nbr70, the one on the outside should be 7.66x1.78 nbr 70 the one on the inside of the reg housing 10x1.5 nbr 90.
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    MOA or better with pellets... REALLY?

    I shoot under perfect conditions at 100Y most of the time, I can honestly say that MOA groups are hard to achieve even under perfect conditions. All my groups are 9 shots and from a full tank I get about 130 shots (.22 Impact) my best effort is 4 consecutive MOA groups of 9. An average day...
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    Is This Really a Huma Dual V2?

    Hi, That looks like the V1 Huma. The V2 does have angled side flanges...
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    Barrel and slug comparison STX VS Superior

    This change was made a long time ago, perhaps up to a year. The striations that are not parallel to the rifle pressing are done to provide a more consistently round choke. Lets not even get into what happens to planar vs round, rotating, subsonic projectiles... From my experience, all I can say...
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    Barrel and slug comparison STX VS Superior

    Hi, What you are seeing is the newer crowning process, the old liners would form a pentagonal impression on the pellets while the newer one results in a rounder pellet, also choke dimensions are probably a little different. Generally, I have found the newer crown to result in better overall...
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    Sorting Pellets for precision

    @NoLimits, Many thanks for the excellent videos, your effort is greatly appreciated, and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, your moving pictures are priceless!!! I have pondered this rotational stability concept as a result of witnessing flight instability, that I initially felt...
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    Tuning Pellet probe - Tube/Cylinder(standard) probe versus Pin probe

    I shoot mostly pellets and have noted that the pin probe negatively affects things for me. I went back to a standard probe with the hole enlarged to match the Huma dual-port TP. When I do shoot slugs they are H&N 21gr .218, out of a slug A at 960 ish, the pin probe is excellent, insofar as I...
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    Long zoom scope options

    Just my opinion, but please don’t get that particular Hawke, the Uragan deserves better... Odoyle is spot on about the issues, I unfortunately can’t recommend anything in the price range, but I can recommend that you look for ED or apochromatic glass if you must have high mag, as they generally...
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    JB bore paste application

    If you have a correctly sized down patch jag for your calibre and a cotton patch that completely covers the jag this is the way to go IMHO. Be very careful to cover the complete jag, you don’t want the jag dragging on the inside, it needs to push the patch. A snug fit is required, but not...
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    Uragan , Maverick , also Dream Tac compact - what to do???

    FX and AGT are my favourite brands, in that order. The Uragan is very, very accurate with an application of JB Paste followed by Flitz when new. Odoyle makes a very good point regarding the Impact. You can't go wrong with either of your choices. The FX you can always sell later, very popular...
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    What’s with all the negativity on AGN lately?

    Not sure if I qualify as an older member, but I do miss the posts by some of the regulars that seem to not post anymore, conversely there are more than a few ex yellow members posting here now so I feel that there is still loads of value on AGN, trolls included! I remember my first 2000 dollar...