Recent content by tommyb

Mike, What I wouldn’t give to shoot a card like this! I think I would sell all the guns, the Liberty Safe, all the scopes, 20,000 pellets …..and declare ‘Victory’ for this hobby. Very nice, particularly fascinating with an 8g. Pellet at 775 FPS.

Shot only two 30Y Masters cards today. Wind was almost zero. I had a bad Breech O-ring that I replaced yesterday on the FX Royale .22, which is the PUR 70. The gun was having some accuracy issues, and I think the O-ring was starting to deteriorate. When I took the barrel off, the cracked...

Talked with my Electrician earlier. He’s recommending 25-30 AMP to be really safe and the wiring and parts are not much more than if I went with a 20 AMP solution. The Coltri Specs say the 230V needs 17A. I’m good with whatever he recommends.

Thanks!!

I have had some fun in the past trying to use a fork getting toast out of an uncooperative toaster, not popping up. No more!! Or the time I got the wrong 2-way switch for a fan, wired it up and heard a humming sound. Had a party, and my knowledgeable neighbor took a look and said "you need a...

Hi Great thread. I have a current purchase quote from Mitch for a new ICON MCH -6 230V/E1/60Hz-14A compressor. Have a request into my local Electrician ( licensed, insured and “ honest “) to install a new 230V/15 A circuit In my Garage. The Circuit Breaker panel is about 8-10 feet from my...

Yeah, my Optometrist said the same. She had some paitients get the more expensive lenses and they complained. It doesn’t always work. Apparently It can be a bit tricky/delicate proceess and my VSP doesn’t cover it anyway. If/when I do have the cateract surgery, I’m going with normal surgery...

“There is a point of diminishing returns when you own many PCPs. Particularly if doing your own trouble shooting because for “some” myself included it becomes work. Regular maintenance I understand. “ Well said Luis. This captures what I was trying to covey. Fewer can be better, and I am...

Yeah, I can see that you make a good case for the above. It does help that you have excellent tuning and gunsmith skills, which can make all of this more enjoyable. But, I can understand the other side of this as well, having been very frustrated with fixing ( or breaking) air rifles over the...

Steve, I found your post and reread the entire thread last evening. I also enjoyed our discussion yesterday on compressors. As we talked about our mutual hobby, it occurred to me that we have similar circumstances. I have seven pretty high end PCPs. Two RAWs ( HM1000x .22, TM1000x .177) two...

Wonderful Ed. A 40Y 200! We never expected this When the challenge began in February 2022.

Ha ha. As Mike says, you have to have a good air rifle. Mike N shot a 55Y 198-18X. Now that’s some shooting. How in the world can anyone even hit that small 10 ring at 55Y? Never mind hitting it that many times! Amazing! Gotta love this hobby. Very addictive.

Got out to the range today. Hot, humid and started at 8:45am. Wind was 2-5 mph, pretty nice L-R at 8-9 o’clock clock. Had the Taipan Vet 2 .22 700 mm barrel with me and my Annie .22 LR 1907, but my N50 match partner didn’t make it today. I was sort of happy as he has a Begara .22 LR custom...

Good idea on the shatter-proof eye protection. Not sure if you saw my earlier post/experience in this thread, but I need to find some good, clear shatter proof eye protection. I can bring them to the range with me, keep on the bench, and use when I am filling or removing connections from the...

My wife and I both just had our annual eye exams. Both of us have progressive lenses with stigmatism's. After VSP insurance the ”out of pocket” costs were $1100, for just the lenses at Triangle Visions. We kept our old frames. Looking forward to Cataract surgery in a few years.