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Prophet Compact .22/.177
- Thread starter Dairyboy
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These are really interesting me. Looking for a bottle gun and have it narrowed down to a V3, cricket tactical or the prophet compact. The PC seems the most versatile of them and also the lightest. I already have an R5m and a vet standard so want something different and versatile. Your comments about the PC knowing the guns you have had are pushing me ove the edge!
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Lol well fortunately for you, I've literally owned every single one of those guns. Well Cricket II instead of Tac but similar minus the bottle. So depends on what your wanting. If you want tons of shots per fill the V3 and Cricket are obviously the top choice there. But there not little guns the V3 is a hefty gun same with Kalibrguns. What I love about the Prophet Compact is it's a lightweight, easy to adjust and tune, and the height of it is a much smaller profile making it an excellent gun to pest with and great truck gun.
For me personally I'd honestly put them in this order for me. Including your Vet and R5M. Oh all mine were .22.
1. Prophet Compact: this gun has quickly risen to my top spot of what I've needed/wanted in a PCP on the farm. Tactical style meaning no wood to get banged up. Big plus to me. But not for everyone.
2. R5M
3. Taipan Veteran Short (barely 3rd as I just really loved my R5M)
4. V3: amazing shooter, cocking not quite as nice as Uragan. Alittle too big for my liking.
5. Cricket II: the cocking felt real clunky to me and just didn't shoulder well on me, shot very well though.
For me personally I'd honestly put them in this order for me. Including your Vet and R5M. Oh all mine were .22.
1. Prophet Compact: this gun has quickly risen to my top spot of what I've needed/wanted in a PCP on the farm. Tactical style meaning no wood to get banged up. Big plus to me. But not for everyone.
2. R5M
3. Taipan Veteran Short (barely 3rd as I just really loved my R5M)
4. V3: amazing shooter, cocking not quite as nice as Uragan. Alittle too big for my liking.
5. Cricket II: the cocking felt real clunky to me and just didn't shoulder well on me, shot very well though.
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Thanks for the information on the Marauder baffles fitting the Prophet shroud. I have a DonnyFL Tanto I could put on but I prefer to keep the gun as short and light as possible. Marauder baffles would be easy to get. I could try curlers with the baffles too and see what works best in this gun. I think this might be my first "high end" PCP.
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It's really a great gun. This gun has completely impressed me. Everyday I shoot it just goes and goes. And yeah nice thing about Mrod baffles is easily available and for like $30 can have a baffle set for them.
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Correct. They just show up on mine. Never did anything to make them be there.
Also now paired with your moderator I can have Ultra quiet when wanted. Zero poi change with it vs without it which is nice.
Also now paired with your moderator I can have Ultra quiet when wanted. Zero poi change with it vs without it which is nice.
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Very useful breakdown, thank you!
I think it will be nice to have the ability to tune and change caliber easily in a compact platform.
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Yes I think so! Might be looking for a .177 I think for slugs. We'll see though.
So I have verified Strelok out to 134yds yesterday. Unbelievable how well this little gun can shoot.
So I have verified Strelok out to 134yds yesterday. Unbelievable how well this little gun can shoot.
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Have you found a good tune for Hades? Mine just throws a lot of fliers with them. Orion is having good success with his Compact "Prototype" at 885 but mine isn't stable at that speed though he may have a different twist rate than our 17.7s? I pulled the hammer weight out of mine yesterday and played with some different tunes but the SD was all over the place so I put the weight back in. I suspect the weight is there for shooting heavier 18s because I get very good SD numbers with 18s.
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You know I haven't owned Hades in a long time. Bought a few tins when they first came out and did well. After awhile people started having issues with them and I never bought any more.
At the moment I have 20 tins of JSB/FX/AA variants of the 15.9gr pellets. 2 of the 18gr JSBs. Then 2 tins of FX 25.39 RDMs and a sleeve of FX Hybrids coming today. Then have one half tin of 21gr .217 H&N slugs and 300 17.5gr .2165 NSAs. Oh and a tin of CPHPs I'm gonna test for accuracy also I just found.
15.9gr are just stupid accurate at 890fps. That'll be my main go to combo. Regs at 110bar and HS flush.
I'm on the search now for something with better BC. Ive sized some NSA 17.5gr to .216, .215 and .214 to test how they'll fit with the barrel. Might try the 20.2gr also.
I'm interested in venturing into .177 slugs but how this guns shooting I don't think I want to ever pull the barrel out of it lol.
At the moment I have 20 tins of JSB/FX/AA variants of the 15.9gr pellets. 2 of the 18gr JSBs. Then 2 tins of FX 25.39 RDMs and a sleeve of FX Hybrids coming today. Then have one half tin of 21gr .217 H&N slugs and 300 17.5gr .2165 NSAs. Oh and a tin of CPHPs I'm gonna test for accuracy also I just found.
15.9gr are just stupid accurate at 890fps. That'll be my main go to combo. Regs at 110bar and HS flush.
I'm on the search now for something with better BC. Ive sized some NSA 17.5gr to .216, .215 and .214 to test how they'll fit with the barrel. Might try the 20.2gr also.
I'm interested in venturing into .177 slugs but how this guns shooting I don't think I want to ever pull the barrel out of it lol.
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I've never had any hades shoot without having several fliers, my prophet is super accurate with the jsb 18 grains just amazed at the accuracy! Have not tried many different types or grains, I do have some crosman hp I should try...
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My prophet shoots the hades really well. 960 fps as I shoot the 18 gr at 920. It’s a full size when I had my compact I cranked up the reg to 165 bar or so tried the redesign and it was terrible. But those little 17.5 .2165 did good. Not pellet hood but shot them a minute of squirrel
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Yeah I'm just playing with it for now. I bought this with the thought of maybe buying a full size LR barrel for shooting in the winds. I might go that direction.
But at the same time I have it so dialed in I think it'd be stupid to touch anything
But at the same time I have it so dialed in I think it'd be stupid to touch anything
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You know that's a good question. If I had mine backed that far I'd have no pellet come out probably. I did however add the plenum to it so could be why? Idk.
I now set it to 120bar after playing with it to 150bar today. Got to 44fpe with 25.39gr. They did very very good. Nice to know it'll shoot those well. Now have it set at 905fps with 16gr. It maxed at 945fps there. Previously set at 110bar it maxed at 910. Turns out after breaking in the gun settled at 875fps.
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