My EDGun R5 .30 cal Slugger in Action

Nice group. Good shooting. Did you measure that group? Looks like those first 5 were inside an inch...

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Thanks man. I didn't measure it, but I'm positive that those couple of flyers (that weren't attributed to me) were due to problems that I started having with my trigger mechanism and sear engagement. Hard to explain without photos, but out of the blue - my second stage adjustment screw had come loose during my hunting trip the week prior. I thought I had it all fixed, but I noticed that every 5th or 6th shot was real mushy, so like you can kind of hear in shot #8 in that video - the sear was "riding" the hammer longer than usual, causing just enough of a problem to me reduce the hammer force - turning respectable groups into  

I still need to tweak that trigger to get it back exactly where it was before, maybe even using epoxy instead of Loctite to keep it there forever  

Helluva shooting

you have a certified head knocker! I did notice a nice twang from shot to shot as well. Awesome tune and slug combination shoot safe Geoff

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Yeah, there was definitely some twang there! I do like how recording with 240 frames per second picks up things that I might not hear otherwise. There's always been some ping with this Matador that overrides hammer / spring noises, but it's kind of cool being able to use slow motion audio to hear little tuning problems like that.

Even so, untuned - this thing is still backyard friendly on the rapport side and gets a considerable amount of shots per fill. The downside, the energy is anything but backyard friendly (especially anything above 60 grains, which sound like a 9mm parabellum on impact

Nice shooting, I enjoyed watching them slugs fly in slow mo like a laser guided missile.

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Haha, thanks Sonny! There is something mesmerizing about watching them in flight 

Nice shooting mtnGhost !

I love it when I can see the pellets flying . That's some typical Pacific Northwest Weather always when you don't want it but you have to try or your SOL

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Thanks man! Typical PNW weather indeed. Impossible to forecast, especially at any kind if elevation

The R5 shoots the slugs just fine out of a stock Edgun barrel?

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I have spent a lot of time getting that barrel to cooperate. 3 full polishing sessions, and one full re-crown job.

Nice groups and nice gun. Watching this really makes me want to get out and shoot, thanks for sharing.

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Thanks!