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  1. trapdoor2

    What was your first PCP?

    Mrod .25, synthetic. Arrived Apr. 25. 14 days ownership, 23 squirrels. I count that as success!
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    My UPS SHIPPING TIPS

    No matter what you do, sh..., um, stuff happens. I don't use the plastic label bags on the outside. I use a Sharpie marker, write all the info clear and legible...and then cover the area with clear packing tape. Packing label in the box taped to the item, if possible. My experience with UPS has...
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    What did you order / receive airgun related today? Thread

    Brown truck dropped a GX-CS3-1 compressor on my porch at 9pm last night. Familiar routine with new hobbies: Creeping expenses...next thing you know, I'll be buying slugs...and something to sling them. Tried out the compressor just a minute ago. Worked perfectly!
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    What’s the last gun you’ve hunted with?

    Plain synth Mrod...yesterday. Squirrel B Gone!
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    What did you do airgun related today.

    Da bench gots legs! 32" 3/4 black iron pipe. Top is an old desktop 11/4" thick. Not as solid as concrete, but the legs unscrew, so...portable!
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    What did you order / receive airgun related today? Thread

    Got my 2nd can of "Dead Center" .25cal pellets yesterday. The Mrod likes them and the squirrels do not!
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    What did you do airgun related today.

    Cutting up cardboard for backers. Tried out the new rubber mulch bucket (the one in the pic) in the workshop range. This one has a snap-lever locking top ($10 from Home Depot yesterday) so hopefully it won't pop open and mulch the garage floor. The other one's lid just clipped on...and while I...
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    The Amazing China airguns.

    Ivory Soap has been made in Columbia for years. It's been reformulated to replace the tallow with plant-based fats...and it no longer floats! What a world...whatta world...
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    The Amazing China airguns.

    One of my favorite quotes, attributed to John Ruskin (1819-1900): “There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person’s lawful prey. It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay...
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    Reflexions

    Typical for any "competitive" hobby. There are people who enjoy the search for perfection and those who like to socialize with those seekers. There are "one gun Charlies" who don't seem to need anything but a slingshot and a pile of rocks to do well and others who need a different rifle for...
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    Slug Shooters! How many shots per month?

    I just started again. Before I got the Mrod a few weeks ago, I hadn't pulled a trigger since 2003! o_O I haven't tried slugs...yet. Since I used to specialize in long range (1,000m), I fear a slug-PCP is in my future...
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    What did you order / receive airgun related today? Thread

    Ordered a tin of .25 "Dead Center" pellets. First tin only lasted three days...lots of paper punching and 9 squirrels. :p
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    Shooting Sticks

    I saw mine the other day. Two Oak sticks with a bolt thru the middle (several holes for adjustment), felt on the inside, spikes on one end. From my days shooting Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette...prone or sitting. I just went out to the Garage-Mahal to take a pic...but couldn't find them...
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    What did you do airgun related today.

    Made a rubber-mulch pellet trap for the garage. The previous plumbers putty trap wasn't doing a good job with the 23g .25 pellets and several dented the steel pan. The rubber mulch is lighter, the plastic bin is deeper (6"plus). Two magazines into it this evening and no escapes. (y)
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    What did you do airgun related today.

    Just got back from a very pleasant morning at the local range with the .25 Mrod. I installed the Bstaley o-rings yesterday and spent this morning tuning @ 25yds. Previously, I was getting 16 rds (two magazines) per ~1000psi drop. Today I averaged 3mags with only 500psi drop. Accuracy was...
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    What did you do airgun related today.

    Another tree-rat down this morning. The .25 Mrod is quite authoritative. I just finished tweaking the trigger group (1lb 4oz) and installing the 3 bstaley O-rings. More testing/tweaking this afternoon. Maybe try to revive the old chrono...
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    What did you order / receive airgun related today? Thread

    Received a .25 Buck Rail suppressor & adapter for my Marauder plus a pack of O-rings to play Bstaley with. Now I gotta get working on my chrono...
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    What did you do airgun related today.

    Three down this evening. They've been digging in the tomato garden, wiped out one bed of new carrots and lopped off all the bottle-brush flowers. Mama said they gotta go. I usually does what she tells me. :)
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    Airgun Shooting bench?

    I shot for years off a "Workmate", a cheap, folding workbench. 3/4 ply top screwed to a 2X4, clamped by the bench. I'm currently set up on my tablesaw (very steady)...with ~17m to the target/trap in the car bay. However, I will be building a portable bench soon to take to the local outdoor...