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Jim81

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I have a WC II and a Veteran Shorty in .25. I practice on targets in my field and do pesting for a couple of dairy farmers. Some of the pesting is better done at night inside a barn. However I do not want to put holes in the farmer's roof when I miss, and I know I will. I don't want to change calibers. Stuck on the .25 and have many tins of pellets.

I initially put in a hold for a Dreampup with carbon fiber bottle. That was months ago and FX has some concerns about the connection between the bottle and the innards of the rifle. I am thinking and hoping I can take the power way down, put the X sight on whatever I choose and do waste to some Starlings and Pigeons soiling his feed. I took a good look at the Dreampup and it looks almost identical to the WC II and I think would be pretty much the same except for the adjustment range.

Then I saw the Dreamlite with carbon fiber bottle and they are supposed to have it available as a compact dreamlite. The compact is lighter than the pup and looks short enough (like the Veteran Shorty) that I could select another fine rifle with some distinct differences from the WC II and still have it highly manueverable inside a barn.Your thoughts would be appreciated.

By the way...neither of those two choices are available now and will be a deposit and another long wait.
 
Aloha Jim81,

So you put a deposit and now the gun is not available. Your shooting indoors, .25 cal, & need to be maneuverable. I would look at the Edgun Lelya 2.0 it can be tuned down so that it wouldn't go through the pigeon but still have a humane kill. 

Aloha,

Keone
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I definitely agree with this statement or a veteran short. I’ll be playing with a Uragan compact in 22 soon, I just ordered it. 
 
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Really appreciate folks taking the time to help me with this. It has me doing more soul searching on what might be the best move. I am particularly interested in the tuning of the Veteran Shorty so it won't go through a metal roof or wall. I have no idea what those adjustments might be. If somebody has done that I would surely like to read what they did.

Also re-thinking I might have to go to a lighter caliber. I think I remember the Leyla cocks by folding the stock and that it's a single shot. I have looked at that rifle and know it's a winner. Guess I am spoiled. I like mutiple shots available and using the easy cocking lever on both the Shorty and the WC II. 

I got the shorty because when I got it the standards were not available. Glad that happened. Shooting off my bench the Shorty is just as accurate as the WC II. The grouping at 50yds is a little tighter with the FX. With the Shorty can ping a steel rat at 100yds just as easy with that short barrell as I can the FX.

Sorry about the double post. My bad!!
 
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Honestly the main reason I have kept my streamline 22 is because of the power wheel with 3 specific settings. I can shoot accurately out too 100 yards then crank the power wheel to 1 and shoot indoors. But if you get an external hammer spring adapter for your veteran you can kinda do the same thing. I would shoot it across a chronograph to set it though. 
 
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Based on what you want and what you have, my first choice would be to tune down the Veteran. I have looked into this before and was told the correct way to do it is to adjust your regulator, then fine tune with the hammer adjuster. My second choice is to buy a Leshiy and seek out how to tune it from @tflats99. He has those .25s flying out really slow and hit exactly where he wants them to. 

As a side note, personally I would look at other calibers as a viable option. .177 is a fantastic caliber. Very accurate, flat trajectory, and good enough to kill squirrel, rabbit, and pigeons at 12 fpe. 
 
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I understand wanting to stick to one caliber. But for indoor pesting at sub 30 yard distances. A .22 with cheap Crosman Premiers suffices, yes you can use the .25 at twice the pellet cost. I used up a tin of AAs 16s earlier this year eliminating over 400 roosting starlings at ranges from 10-20 yards. Then switch to much less expensive premiers for that type of pesting. I use my premium pellets (JSBs) for pesting over 50 yards.
 
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I understand wanting to stick to one caliber. But for indoor pesting at sub 30 yard distances. A .22 with cheap Crosman Premiers suffices, yes you can use the .25 at twice the pellet cost. I used up a tin of AAs 16s earlier this year eliminating over 400 roosting starlings at ranges from 10-20 yards. Then switch to much less expensive premiers for that type of pesting. I use my premium pellets (JSBs) for pesting over 50 yards.
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Absolutely! I load up on those CPHPs anytime I see them at Wally World for $6/500. Not all guns like them even at 30, but if you have one that does you can plink and pest to your heart's content for cheap! 
 
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I understand wanting to stick to one caliber. But for indoor pesting at sub 30 yard distances. A .22 with cheap Crosman Premiers suffices, yes you can use the .25 at twice the pellet cost. I used up a tin of AAs 16s earlier this year eliminating over 400 roosting starlings at ranges from 10-20 yards. Then switch to much less expensive premiers for that type of pesting. I use my premium pellets (JSBs) for pesting over 50 yards.
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Absolutely! I load up on those CPHPs anytime I see them at Wally World for $6/500. Not all guns like them even at 30, but if you have one that does you can plink and pest to your heart's content for cheap!
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I got lucky and my streamline likes them on medium, I wish they made a heavier version. 
 
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