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  1. thomasair

    N/A What caliber is best for 50yds bench rest .

    In the N50 pellet class, the top 15 or so shoot 22 caliber. Mike
  2. thomasair

    My opinion of the Thomas FT rifle after some use

    I don't know about they...but I do. 😀 Mike
  3. thomasair

    Show me your first gun.

    First rifle I ever built. 12 years ago I think. Mike
  4. thomasair

    We need a slug challenge.

    https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/n50-at-100-in-the-rings-slug-challenge.1192918/ This has been going forever....but only a few participants. Mike
  5. thomasair

    Air Venturi Avenge - X .25 cal won a bench rest competition vs all others high end airguns

    Congratulations to Ana! It should be noted that the match director chose to run the match in a manner that actually ranks the shooters by 3 card aggregate....which is clearly the best way to do it. Choosing a winner by only their final card is nonsense. Mike
  6. thomasair

    Resources AA HFT500 Good for Benchrest? - OK, prove it!

    For 25m international targets using a .224 plug...there is a simple visual check that can be used to decide if a hole needs to be plugged. If a pellet hole is exactly on the middle of the 9 ring line, it will just barely miss the ten ring with the plug. Scorers will always plug shots that...
  7. thomasair

    WE need collective data - Test to help us all learn something

    The over correction oscillation can be fixed on high magnification by only looking directly through the intersection of the crosshairs. Do not look at where you want to put the crosshairs. You will see where you need to go with your peripheral vision ... but don't directly look there. It's...
  8. thomasair

    NEW .22cal 34gr. JSB Jumbo BEASTS just came in! Initial review...

    Because a pellet doesn't shoot well out of a particular barrel at a certain speed....does not mean it won't shoot great out of a different barrel at the same speed. Barrels are the biggest factor in all of this stuff. Manufacturers want to put whatever barrel they have on their guns and then...
  9. thomasair

    NEW .22cal 34gr. JSB Jumbo BEASTS just came in! Initial review...

    Mike, that's not true at all. Probably just some coincidence. They shoot great at 850 for me. Mike
  10. thomasair

    Mike Smith, in memory of....

    Sad news to hear. Good guy 🙁
  11. thomasair

    Anybody shooting JSB Diabolo Exact Jumbo Beast .22 Cal, 33.96 gr ?

    25 shot groups at 50 And 50 shots at 100y. Mike
  12. thomasair

    Designing molds feasibility?

    Yes, I understand. I've made my own pellet dies on the lathe, too. Were they worth the time? No, plus they are painfully slow in production.
  13. thomasair

    Designing molds feasibility?

    Slug dies are done on the lathe. They are as round as round gets. Mike
  14. thomasair

    25 shot groups at 100 with FX 25.4

    The practical purpose it serves for me is that I go though drastically less targets. I can do a 25 shot group 35 times on every target. Plus it's easy to measure a single group and rather time consuming to measure 25 singles. Yes, a single shot per bull would yield slightly better results...
  15. thomasair

    Designing molds feasibility?

    If you have cnc...you can make anything you want. If you have manual...you can convert it to cnc pretty easy. My first mill was a big bench top manual that I converted to a cnc with servos and Dynamotion control. Same thing with a lathe. Once you have coordinated control you can make...
  16. thomasair

    Question to target shooters only - what scope?

    Sightron makes the S5....or SV in Roman numerals. Mike
  17. thomasair

    TTTT, Thomas Tuner Testing Today

    I recommend getting the gun right without any tuner as a baseline...then see if a tuner can help improve it slightly. A tuner won't help a poor shooting gun shoot well. It can make a great shooting gun a little better....but the amount of weight and placement must be perfect to make any...
  18. thomasair

    I think I did my part

    Here's a nice 10 shot to go with the others. Mike
  19. thomasair

    What the heck - never seen one of these

    Those pics are pretty old. I got started in ft close to 10 years ago and remember seeing those pictures when I was researching field target. Father and son....Hans and Ray.
  20. thomasair

    I think I did my part

    They must be 4 or 5 years old now. That picture is just old. They look considerably more used today 😀