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  1. Troy Bakel

    N/A Airgun Idiocy

    An excellent example of the intrinsic fault that plagues every representative form of government that is or ever has been! This type of government can never be any more intelligent, competent, and capable than the people it represents.
  2. Troy Bakel

    For the newcomers on thinking this will be cheaper than powder burners.

    You have a very nice collection of custom built precision benchrest rifles from some very skilled builders!
  3. Troy Bakel

    For the newcomers on thinking this will be cheaper than powder burners.

    Piatt - Thomas 0.177 Br JRL - Verhagen 0.22LR Br According to my spread sheet both rifles are within $125 of each other in yearly overhead costs. The startup costs of the Thomas was $1756.88 more than the JRL - V due to compressor, bottles, fill station, and regulator costs. I still have 2...
  4. Troy Bakel

    FX Impact picture thread!

    30 cal Sniper, Talon tuned, Saber Tactical furniture (ST grip ordered), UTG Over Bore bipod, MTC 10x30 S.W.A.T. scope.
  5. Troy Bakel

    I died One year ago today

    Lower half of my heart went to crap, they jumper cabled it to an ICD with a 13 year battery and stuck me with this nasty nurse, who forces me to take naps.
  6. Troy Bakel

    USPS Tracking

    It is a shame that the U.S. government can never be any better than its electorate.
  7. Troy Bakel

    No target shooting anymore?

    For the bored to tears .177 shooters, the following should make paper target shooting interesting and addictive: NRA 3 Position Precision Air Rifle: Distance - 10 meters Target - NRA Specified Clothing - Street only Sling - Yes Bipod - No Course of fire - NRA specified NRA Dewar Prone...
  8. Troy Bakel

    What Paper Target Did You Shoot Today

    A coach told me that any of the top Precision 10 Meter air rifles right out of the box are capable of winning championships and gold medals until you pick one of them up.
  9. Troy Bakel

    What Paper Target Did You Shoot Today

    Thank you very much! The one 8.6 was me being a bush leaguer and looking through the scope instead of at the wind flags. I honestly don't know why I do that. With my rest, once I have the POA offset I need for a given wind flag set I just need to wait on the correct wind conditions and...
  10. Troy Bakel

    What Paper Target Did You Shoot Today

    Piatt-Thomas .177 <12 FPE 20 Yards from muzzle (measured) Wind from 285° to 72° gusting 3 to 25 mph H&N Barracuda FT 9.57x4.51
  11. Troy Bakel

    FX Impact picture thread!

    .177 caliber <12 FPE Indoors at 20 yards - 5 pellet group of 0.191" E to E. Shot from table using Atlas bipod and shoulder, NO rear rest. Jan 31, 2024 This M3, when I am in the zone, shoots 5 pellet groups of 0.199" to 0.195" E to E. Was sighted in to 20 yards the first week of November 2023...
  12. Troy Bakel

    TTTT, Thomas Tuner Testing Today

    According to the Thomas tuning instructions I was given and used to set up my .177 Piatt - Thomas, the macro step sequence is as follows: 1. Choose a pellet. 2. Optimize hammer spring tension to regulator pressure. 3. Configure jet screw to desired FPE 4. Make small adjustments to hammer...
  13. Troy Bakel

    MAC 1?

    "most of them". Really, like really!??! You are one of my best friends but this quote proves you can be a zit, a real-life zit. You know my USFT sucks and you know why!!!! And now you're busting my %@##$ on AGN. If you still want the trigger off this gun, then for 1000 USD you can have the...
  14. Troy Bakel

    FX Love my M3

    Holds air pressure, regulators are fine is a .177 set for <12 fpe shoots five round groups in doors at 20 yards of 0.198" to 0.191" edge to edge. Does not hold air pressure, regulator drifts nearly 50 psi each shot, is a .177 set for <12 fpe and has never produced a 5 round group indoors at 20...
  15. Troy Bakel

    MAC1 USFT Analysis/Overview

    The 1911 pistol grip will have to be cut off in order to use my PQP rest. On my TargetShooting LP 2000 rest the top capstan wheel has the top at maximum height in order to clear the grip. A true benchrest gun looks like this in 22lr: Or this in .177 PCP:
  16. Troy Bakel

    MAC1 USFT Analysis/Overview

    This gun was ordered by the original owner as a .177 20 FPE HFT tube gun. The owner never shot it as such but sent it back to USFT to be converted to a 12 FPE WFTF FT bottle gun. The original owner never shot it as such and put it up for sale. My gunsmith purchased it because his USFT on order...
  17. Troy Bakel

    MAC1 USFT Analysis/Overview

    I didn't mean to imply you were.
  18. Troy Bakel

    MAC1 USFT Analysis/Overview

    The air leak is due to poorly machined threads not o-rings and Rod is going to try one more time to stop the leak past the threads.
  19. Troy Bakel

    MAC1 USFT Analysis/Overview

    This leak came with the gun as well as a corroded barrel. I am not a fluffer for USFT.
  20. Troy Bakel

    MAC1 USFT Analysis/Overview

    The only parts of my purchase that work as designed is the case and the scope.