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Let me start by saying these are NOT mine (I wish)...! They are both owned by a friend and were photographed when they sauntered past my table at the 2023 Columbus, Ohio airgun show.

FIrst up, an "RDB 1" - stamped, chrome-plated, HW 35EB - Beeman's unique version combining the European "Export" walnut stock and standard 19-inch barrel. It's one of a small number created of course for the good Dr. Robert D. Beeman himself:




And then the piece de resistance...a gold-plated, engraved masterpiece with museum-grade custom walnut thumbhole stock. Surely one of the most desirable examples of this classic in existence:














The pics of these two jewels make me sweat with unbridled envy. And actually touching them was a highlight of my airgun-geek career, LOL....

looks like they found a new use in Florida for the green Iguana

Looking for input of users on both sides of these wonderful platform. Especially hunters. I myself am a hunter and love long range shots on chipmunks in Arkansas and hunting in the hills of Tennessee! How does your platform/setup handle in the field? How does it handle on a long day of walking? Pros and cons?
Just trying to help others and myself with this battle of the kings/ flagships of competition world/ hunting scene. Thank you for all your responses and insight have a blessed day.

One of the banners on HAM shows what looks like a possible version of the new Evol:



This is DEAD SEXY!!! I really hope that this version is released. I just called AoA and they insist that Tom is only releasing the version of the Evol with the MOA barrels that look like ratchet extensions... what a bummer. I'm sure it will perform great, but I just don't like the looks of it. If I'm spending that much on a new rig, it also needs to look good!

Has anyone actually increased reg pressure on a stock notos? If so how much can it take before not being reliable and how much of an increase in velocity. I've seen a lot of info on different mods people have done on the Notos but not on just increasing the reg pressure. Figured I'd ask before I mess with it.

How many times have you taken the same gun, shot the same ammo with all the same settings, and shot an outstanding group, only to fail to do the same thing the next time you took out the same gun?
Everything is the same; you ask yourself, what the heck happened? You stare at the gun, thinking, why have you failed me? What has changed? What has caused this?
You go on this or that forum and ask questions. Why?
You get many answers, but none seem to help you; what now?
If everything is, in fact, the same, wouldn't the answer be YOU?
What brought this to my attention was the post about showing me your best group.
My best group is not with my most accurate rifle, yet it is my best group, this is a ten-shot group, so the rifle is in fact accurate.
Maybe this rifle is very accurate but more challenging to shoot accurately;I had a good day taming it; it was me.
I better stop. My ADD is taken over now, What I am trying to get across: Some day,s the shooter is better or not as good, it has nothing to do with equipment, it has to do with how your Mind has overcome the distractions in it to focus on shooting "tight groups".

If a trade comes about would like to do after holidays are over for less risk of guns getting damaged/lost. I'm looking to trade both guns for a Air Arms S510 XS Extra .22 Carbine or TDR. Prefer to trade with members with positive established feedback.
Please trades need to be in excellent condition and good working order, prefer the sidelever S510s.
Anything that looks like marks on barrels is from led lighting.
Might also trade for syn stock Crown .25 w/380 or 500mm barrel. Also maybe a Mini Cricket Carbine .22.

1. My TX is in excellent condition with a very small scuff on top of barrel that came with gun when new, comes with a 12ftlb Vortek kit that I installed thinking it was a full power kit. I shot it enough to zero in play around a little and then kill a couple limits of squirrels with it.. gun shot very, very good with it. Gun now has the HO PG4 Vortek kit in it shooting 14.5-15.5 ftlbs depending on the pellet. Also very accurate, it shoots the cph pellets well enough to squirrel hunt if wanted at 15.5ftlbs. Also comes with original spring internals. Plus 1 pc scope mount.

2. HW50 .22 shooting right under 12ftlbs, this gun was tuned by John in PA plus he chopped barrel and threaded 1/2-20, barrel is 14-14.5 in. Bluing is slightly marred where barrel was machined but not bad. Gun has a Vortek kit in it and Ive put maybe 300 rounds thru it so not all the way broken in but is very accurate none the less. Comes with a Hawke etched reticle 2x7 AO scope and Rocker 1 mod.

At this moment not interested in selling but if no trades might consider later. 2 awesome springers both very accurate, with great triggers etc.

Lots of users don't realize the amount of energy in high pressure air and how it stresses a compressor. When I was first starting out in PCPs I learned my lesson by not following proper procedure when filling a rifle. I pulled out the fill probe after filling to 200 bar without first opening the bleed valve on the tank. The tiny amount of pressurized air in the microbore hose sounded like a gun shot. It was a lesson never forgotten and gave me an instant appreciation of the energy in high pressure air.

Box compressors selling at similar prices as name brand hand pumps are not durable or reliable. These oilless box compressors can only be built economically in China where labor is cheap, liability is not a cost of doing business, and repairs are impractical due to shipping expense. The metallurgy of these box compressors is substandard for the amount of stress they endure. Leaks are common and failures are inevitable. It's like expecting a VW beetle to tow a boat trailer. It might for a time or two but it will break down quickly as it's not built for the task.

There should be a separate forum for these repetitive posts. It seems that 75% of questions asked on this forum are from people asking 1) What's the best budget compressor? 2) My budget compressor is broken. How do I fix it?

These questions are asked ad nauseum on this forum. My reply is as follows.

Please use the search function as this has been asked a million times already. If you read this forum you will see many posts with the same question.

Moral of the story. You get what you pay for. An oilless box compressor is "plug and pray" and a waste of money. Owners spend more time repairing them than filling with them.

i have a question about the threads in the bottle valve.
I've taken this bottle off 3 times and the 4th was a day ago when i swapped to the 700mm barrel.
i don't put any kind of lube on the threads although I've been tempted to put maybe high-pressure moly grease
or maybe some copper never seize? i usually just wipe the threads clean with a microfiber cloth and use a q tip to clean the bottle valve threads.
I'm thinking i will have to replace both the nipple on the gun and that valve in the bottle as going back on the 4th time it felt like it started to bind a little. also. like to take the tank off with 150 bar or less just makes sense to me that it takes stress off the threads if I'm thinking correctly.
should there be some lube on the threads? anyone else run into this?
all i can picture is unscrewing the tank and the threads stripping out. seems like the bottle valve threads are wearing more so than the nipple on the gun
is there a lube to prevent this from happening again or maybe one of those stainless bottle valves utah sells air Marksman?

Up for sale are 7+ tins of old school JSB .177 pellets that are perfect for FT and precision target shooting. These are all from the same batch number 24007608. Included with this sale are 6 unopened tins and two tins that were washed and lubed with Napier (a few pellets were used from one tin….the other is full). I’m selling this as a lot for $90.00 delivered in the CONUS. Payment by PayPal plus 3%, MO or by check (shipped when funds clear). I can be reached at [email protected]

Is the end of the shroud., the part with the moderator threads, loctited to the shroud?

What kind of heat can i use? Will it hurt anodizing to play a propane torch on it if i do it carefully and don't overheat it?

Selling this gun for my friend who bought it not that long ago thinking to try bench rest but had an accident and need the money for medical expenses. He should less than 1 tin of pellets through it. Crazy power house with well over 100fpe.

This is the standard dynamic with 400cc aluminum bottle
comes with dynamic/panthera front rail as pictured
1 factory mag 30 cal
1 Carb single loader 30 cal

Will ship in original box as pictured..........$1250 shipped to US.

To those who fit their own barrels, what's your preferred way of doing the transfer port. I've drilled many but seems as I play more with slugs this is what I want to try. It seems the easiest for me with a very small manual milling machine. It will take a little longer for me to clean the lead-in to prevent shaving of the slug during loading but it seems to maximize the airflow regardless of the valve to barrel port size. I'm always open to better ways and this way may even help someone else so hopefully it's a win-win. Definitely need to give the credit to RTI which is where I got the idea from.

Is FX ever going to bring Ranchero or something similar to it back?
I never understood why it was discontinued.
It was a perfect fit, offering a reasonable shot count and pretty design.

A few minutes ago, less than an hour before sunset, I saw something going down the shore line behind my house. I was hoping it was a muskrat that has chewed some of the floats under my dock but it was this 8 lb 5 ounce raccoon. My dog found it first and wanted to attack it. She's almost 40 lbs but I don't want vet bills. I shot it between the eyes with a 34 grain jsb pellet going a little under 800 fps. Raccoon dropped immediately but Cola, my dog shook it while it twitched. The last one was similar in size and took 3 hits from my 32 fpe P35-22 but the one that put it down was a shot between the eyes.

Should I skin it? I didn't mess with the last one because it showed up in the middle of the day and I thought it might have rabies. I think this one is healthy but tanning skins is a bit of work. I guess I could be like Jerry Jones (Cowboys owner) and eat it.mi

I rebuilt an F8 Shoebox about three years ago and it has given great service in topping off tanks ever since. Sadly, it failed a few days ago. I think I have another rebuild kit squirreled away somewhere and I will try to resurrect the F8 once again.

Since I need a compressor right now, I bought a new GX CS4-i which should arrive next week. So far, so good. However, the Shoebox has spoiled me regarding water removal. The 125 psi external first stage condenses out a a lot of moisture in the form of liquid water and a large low-pressure indicating bead desiccator between the first stage and the Shoebox does a great job of delivering dry air to the Shoebox itself.

So I have two questions. First does the CS4-i have any mechanism to purge liquid water from the compressor? And second, what constitutes a competent high pressure water separator/ output filter for the CS4-i? I've read a lot of posts on the subject of high pressure water separators/output filters and I believe that one of the $75.00 molecular sieve "Gold" filters will serve the purpose if the CS4-I has some means to purge liquid water. I appreciate any and all advice.

JackHughs

I am experiencing poi shift and some people say no don't install barrel band and others say install one ,I need someone to explain why yes and why no....also what would be the best moderator out there for the m4 sniper...gracias!!

I know as airgunners we are always looking forward to something more. Which airgun really scratches that itch for you that you can never part with?

FX crown 1 year old. It has a 177 cal 380mm barrel and a 22cal 500mm barrel.
I have 2 magazines. I am only selling this because I want to try a raw rifle no scope or scope rings. $1500 shipped and insured.

I bought this Taipan Veteran 2 Standard in .25 from Utah Airguns on September 8th this year. It is the Grey Laminate Standard with 700mm barrel in .25 caliber with everything that came with the rifle, including the original box, manual, moderator, 2 magazines, and fill probe. Rifle is 36" OAL with Moderator attached.

This rifle is as all fans of Taipan say they are; well built, super accurate, wonderful trigger, and powerful. I'm wanting to buy a Huben K1 in .25 and this is part of how I will. raise the cash. I just can't justify owning 3 PCPs (Ghost, Taipan, and Huben K1). There are no issues and have been no issues with this rifle. It holds air great, no leaks, etc.

The only mod I've made to this rifle from the Vendor settings is to correctly and cleanly install sling swivel studs. I had the barreled action out of the stock when I did this so they are perfectly and securely installed. Easy to remove if you don't want them.

The sling, scope, and sling swivels are not included, but of course the sling studs are.

I hobbled downstairs just now (knee surgery 9 days ago) and put three shots of Hades 26 grain pellets over the Gamin Chronograph. The picture is a bit blurry but the speeds were average of 154 (1054, 1053, and 1057)

In a couple of pictures you will see the side lever "missing". I temporarily removed it to take some measurements for my plans to make a walnut stock for the rifle.

I don't like selling this rifle, but my hankering for a semi-auto Huben K1 is too strong.

$1,200 + $20 Shipping


















In this photo with the box and manual you can see the very tiny little pressure bump just forward of the top of the trigger and cocking handle. About half the size of little finger nail. It is very shallow and does not go deeper than surface finish.

All,

Just had to stop by and share this one. I have a soft spot for the older FX Smooth Twist guns (Boss, Royale) etc. and have owned and do own more than my fair share but this one is special.

FX Royale 400 .22 picked up here not long ago and had been sitting for a number of years. Had a well known FX guy (promised I wouldn’t name names) go through it top to bottom, Huma reg installed, resealed, cleaned up inside and out including the stock, trigger set perfectly, just taking the good and making it great.

This one has one of the nicest walnut stocks I have ever seen on a FX and tuned for 890 with the JSB 18.13 with the carbon fiber bottle it is light weight and just laughably accurate and what I believe is a Neil Clague moderator affixed it is damn near silent.

It is not often I refer to anything as perfect but this one is about as close as you can get in my opinion.

Anyways, just wanted to share an oldie but a goodie.

Some pics below that barely do it justice (be kind to an old iPhone 11 user who refuses to upgrade)

Merry Christmas,
Mike

Holy Cow! I ordered a dozen or so tins of pellets from them and the packaging must be seen to be believed. It took me a while to get into it.

BTW, they have/had a great sale on FX pellets, not sure if they have any stock left, but even if not, it's worth an order to see the packaging!

For sale or trade. Notos with 360cc bottle, mod adapter. It is currently tuned to shoot crossman 14.3g at 700fps and gets 80shots per 250bar fill. Comes as pictured with magazines and softcase. $400 shipped best offer or trade.