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Hello All,

Things are gelling together and this going to happen! The inaugural Indiana Airgun Show will be held at the Boone County Fairgrounds on April 12, 2025. I've secured a 6,000 sq. ft. event hall that can accommodate 80+ tables.

The Boone County Fairgrounds are located just off the I-65 about 20 minutes north of Indianapolis. There are several hotels and restaurants within a few minutes of the fairgrounds.

more info can be found here:

I am looking for a light easy to use plinker to go with the HW95 Magnus from Krale. I find the 0.177 pellets to be a bit fiddly to load into an air pistol I have with just a port to reach the chamber. A break barrel will give me much easier access but, those tiny pellets are still a little troublesome to handle with my repetitively keyboard stressed hands.

Is a 0.22 HW30 a good option? I assume it will still hit at ~8FPE with just a slower velocity. I might also try killing some mice, a snake, or tree rats with it. I am looking for a low effort plinker so, an HW50 or similar things are probably not a good option for me.

So, 0.177 or 0.22 HW30? If not, what and why?

Good morning. I hunt here in NWA. I shoot an airacuda max 25cal. And it really likes 32gr h&n hollow point slugs, and the fx hybrid. The h&n pass through on squirrels and waste to much meat. The fx don’t they dump all energy ,and haven’t had pass through yet. Was wondering if any other slugs that perform like the fx? I also got the barracuda Hunter extremes pellets. And tried them. They did good as long as head shot. But when taking body shot squirrel could still travel too far. Where I hunt is very thick. So slugs work a lot better for me. Drops them even with shoulder shot. Any info is appreciated thanks.

After asking for help on this forum to set up my King .22 with JSB 18.13 gr and following the recommendations of the forum members, I have to say that it was a resounding success. The rifle was easily shooting 870 Fps very consistently.
After that shooting session, the rifle was stored in its case for almost a month, as for work reasons I am not able to shoot as much as I would like. When I shot again, I found the air tank almost empty, I refilled it and did another shooting session and when I was done I refilled the tank to observe again a few days later to check for leaks.
A week goes by, I notice that I have an air leak again, I search the forums for information and find a video on how to detect leaks and I start the search process and find a minimal leak from the loading pin and a more severe one from the end of the barrel.
Now the question: I have only shot about 400 pellets, sending the gun to the dealer to claim the warranty is quite annoying due to the distances and shipping and waiting times, and it also involves a fairly large financial outlay.
How serious is the fault? Is it easy to repair for a less handy person or is it better to make the financial outlay and send the rifle to the technical service. I leave a video, and of course, thank this generous community in advance and I can only wait to solve this problem that has kept me awake at night.

are you thinking what i’m thinking?

Last week I scored a HW45 Silver Star .177. Couldn’t say no. Today I drive to get yesterday’s mail and this poor baby got cold in the mail box all night. Our nights are slipping into the high 30’s, brrrr. Love these guns. This one gave me the third calibre. These guns are a treat to shoot. Well made. Easy to jack and accurate. Crow

I have a Benjamin underlever and just aquired a AEA Megalodon and would like to get a tank. Is this a good deal? if not, why not and if it's ok which valve do you recommend?
It has 4 diferent valve choices all at the same price.

I just bought the first-gen Barra, and they just released a new version, the Gen 2.

I wanted to modify my Barra by getting a more powerful motor and other gears.

But now my question is:

Is it worth buying those gears and the motor, or should I just get the new Barra 400e Gen 2

Hi all,

Long story short, I have the opportunity to buy a 300 and/or a 300s Jr. Both rifles are in very good condition and I believe that both have "low miles" on professional rebuilds.

I am unfamiliar with them beyond a few goofin' around shots with a friend's lefty version (I'm a righty) and of course, what I read.
I'm primarily a bench shooter, and that's what these would be used for, unless I get the urge to do a lot of freehand shooting again.
I'm interested in both, thinking that the heavier 300 would be better from the bench, and that the Junior would just be a treat to use in general. But those are just guesses.

If anyone could give me some insight into them, as well as their general values, I would really appreciate it. My funds are limited and I really need to sort out how best to use them.

Thanks in advance!

Most wild video I've made, double raccoons, I pop the first one quick and easy, the second one runs almost all the way up the tree, I miss once while he's climbing as the angles mess with your point of impact on the scope, so I quickly use my range finder, get a new firing solution and pop him in the head 26 yards almost vertical... The thud that guy made! Then you can see blood just pumping out like a geyser at the end. Wonderful backyard memories
(P.S.) I have this video in night vision as well. I have a Pard multi spectral scope but the night vision struggles with the steeper angles and you end up only seeing the first kill or I’d share it. This was also written right after I downed them when I was pretty excited . There were more expletives then but I figured I’d clean it up a bit today but send the rest as I felt it at the time .

A recent post asking about self defense air guns was shut down with only one response allowed and the reason being that air guns can’t be used for self defense. Please look up what a Byrna is…

A buddy of mine has one and takes it with him for self defense when he travels into New York state. He’s in his 70’s and travels there with his wife and disabled daughter. It’s practically impossible for an out of state’r (we live in Pennsylvania) to get a carry license in New York. Even pepper spray is regulated by size and amount of pepper spray making it close to worthless. For some reason they don’t restrict the Byrna. You can shoot solid balls and pepper spray filled balls. He has his shooting at a velocity of about 500fps after he made modifications.

We both have CCP’s for Pennsylvania and I’d never trade my powder burner for air where I’m allowed to carry said powder burner. But, in situations like the one above, they are the best available option for self defense. Please let this discussion continue…

Looking to sale or trade a beautiful Daystate Red Wolf .22 w/Red Laminate stock. Includes everything in the picture (scope rings, moderator, bipod and scope). Comes with all Daystate accessories (charger, battery, magazine, manual, etc) and original box. Gun is in PERFECT condition with no issues.

More Information Can Be Found Here.

All originally supplied accessories. It comes with:



Daystate Red Wolf PCP Rifle

.22 Barrel Installed

1 Daystate .22 Clip

1 ODB Moderator (Red)

1 Set of Scope Rings (Red)

1 Battery

1 Charger

1 Bipod (Red)

Original Paper Work

Original Box



Asking - $2000.°°. Shipping is included. "Reasonable offers"will be considered. May consider trades. I wouldn't mind a Daystate Delta Wolf or Alpha Wolf in .177 or .22. Located in Houston.



I ONLY SELL AND SHIP IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.



Payments accepted - Cash App or Zelle accepted.

Hi, everyone.

I’m the new guy, as in new to it all.
I’m 63, medical professional from far western Massachusetts.

Maybe 6 months ago I bought a $50 .177 thinking it would be fun. It was and I soon realized it was a toy and there was more out there. Not being my first rabbit hole(premium cigars), I knew the best place to find information and enablers is a forum. After scoping a few out, this was the place to be and have been lurking a few months.

You all are a wealth of information with civility throughout your disciplines.

Never shooting much of anything, and not likely to get deeply involved with the tech or tuning, I decided an HW35 and an Airmax would be a nice start. Looked around all the sites you here use and put them in a shopping cart.

Next thing I know there’s a listing on fleabay for an HW35e and a Vantage, both nib with all paperwork from AoA. He accepted $550 shipped. He had other Weihrauchs and related items. He answered all my questions, sent pics, exchanged phone#, and he had good feedback. I figured I’d rather give the money to a BOTL (brother of the lead) than a company.

I want to shoot with the irons for a while. Picked up a peep from Tech-Sights and have set coming for the stock globe.


Here’s the scope and unmarked rings it came with. Yeah, irons until I learn about scopes.


I’m looking forward to the ride. I have no expectations other than to learn something new and have fun. A new happy place.
You all are great the way you share what was shared with you. I admire and respect everyone’s knowledge and passion for shooting, whatever and however you shoot. Rondo

I have missed 2 or 3 squirrels this fall with my P35-177. It was sighted in with H&N Baracuda FTs. I shot a 197 on the 30 yard challenge with these pellets in this gun so I thought I was good to go. But I decided to check my first shot accuracy after the gun had set 12 hours or so. I also included 4 other guns. The top row is the first through 4th shots with my P35-177. As you can see, it did not do great (or I did not). Target shooting with this gun and pellet I had to leave my body off the gun to get it's best performance. So maybe it isn't surprising. I switched to the pellet I used to use in it, the H&N Baracuda Match and got 4 shots including that first critical one within 1/4 inch of the center. I will test it some more but this may give me acceptable hunting accuracy. When even an occasional shot is more than 1/2 inch from the point of aim I would rather not hunt with it. By itself that should not cause a miss at short range but it sure doesn't help anything. Most are within 1/4 inch but I really want all there or certainly within 1/2 inch. These shots are at 30 yards.

The next row down is my P35-22, after that is my Caiman X, after that is my P35-25. And the red dots are my Prod. All these guns wear 6-24 scopes except the P35-25 which has a 4-16 and the Prod which has a 2-7. I had multiple issues with the Prod, it fell out of tune and I could not see the target at 7X so there is only one shot at each target for it. But even at 7X I got acceptable accuracy. The Caiman did the best and I may try it on squirrels. It is plenty powerful pushing 18 grain H&Ns over 900 fps. But I like the P35-22. I like the Prod for short range shots so I do not have to aim so high. The first series of shots with my P35-25 was with it off reg. I get close to 20 shots with this gun at essentially the same velocity (and accuracy) after it goes below the regulator setting (of about 150 bar). The other shots are after I aired it back up. It is pushing 34 grain JSBs (MKII) at just under 800 fps, overkill for squirrels with this pellet and tune. I took all 18 squirrels with it on a much milder tune using H&N FTT pellets but it is more accurate with these big JSBs.

All except the Caiman, the newest, have taken squirrels for me. The P35-25 has taken 18, the Prod 17, the P35-177 12, and the P35-22 10. They all work but I kind of want to use the 177 more. With the Match pellets maybe I can. But my only question mark is the 177. It is also very wind sensitive and that may also play a role.

If you haven't tested your guns after they've sat at least 12 hours and preferably overnight I suggest you should. Sometimes they don't shoot quite the same on the first shot.

View attachment hunting accuracy.pdf

There doesn’t seem to be an airgun ammo forum, so I’ll drop this here because I’ve been shooting the pellets I’m posting about through pistols and a modded 1377 with an 18” barrel.

The shoutout here is for bulk pellets - .177 - that seem to be very good plinkers. I’m just a recreational plinker – occasionally bullseyes, but usually pop cans, ice cubes, empty pill bottles that are the ever-increasing debris of my geezerhood, etc. So all you competitive shooters and brilliant bullseye artists, take this shoutout with a grain of salt; I’m not here to sell you on whether these might suit your needs.

The item of the moment are Umarex pellets, pointed, 7.18 grain. I know many people prefer wadcutters and heavier weights, but for my plinking purposes, these are pretty decent. More than accurate enough that I’m pretty sure any shortcoming is the shooter, not the pellet. They load and shoot smoothly and consistently in all my airguns, something I can’t say for various other plinker-level pellets I get at the big box stores. $14.99 for a box of 1,250 at Tractor Supply (note – online it’ll say flathead; they’re not, they’re pointed).

For those moments where I want to pretend I’m a better shot than I am, I’ll buy and shoot pricier pellets. But for average bulk stuff for everyday plinking, I think these are really good and a heckuva deal. I thought I’d pass it along for what the tip may be worth.

Sometimes when shooting field target you have to shoot offhand.
Some of my fellow HFT shooters do so at the 16X limit of the allowed scope power.
Not me.
I shoot at a lower power to help lessen the wobble.
I always wondered what lowering the power of your scope does to your SFP holdovers?

To answer my question I shot a target in the garage with the TX#3 and the new HAWKE Sidewinder which only focuses to 10 yards.
Remember now I am a wobbly old curmudgeon at 79:

FX panthera 700 .22 cal. It has a 1:16 slug liner, the barrel system is epoxied and shoots great the gun is 1550. Does have the undertaker rail and is weighted internally. Brass rail does not come with this gun at that price but could be bought separately. Also has a sleek bag rider.

I want to trade either one of these guns for an impact m3. These guns are accurate and function better than any store bought gun. Both are 30 caliber,and shoot rugged hole groups at 100 yards. Or 1500$ each.

Uragan 2 .25 700mm with Carbon Fiber stock. Purchased new less than a year ago and tuned to perfection by Derrick Wall.
Rifle is an excellent condition and has been shot very little. Derrick has it tuned, shooting H &N 36gr slugs at 973fps
$1300 including shipping to Conus, Rifle, three magazines, fill, probe, manual, and soft case.
Price is firm and I’m not interested in any trades.Venmo or PayPal f&f or add 3.5%

Spent the afternoon shooting my new Zelos rifle and what a great rifle that is! Got it tuned for 810 fps and getting over 100 shots. Charles

Beeman Classic Magnum in .20 cal. only made in 1992. Another Theoben product through and through but marked and marketed by Beeman. Rated @910fps I'll likely keep it a bit below that and test some pellets to see which is most accurate then decide what power level to shoot and keep it.

Did the DRS kill the dreamline classic ? Not even an option on PA site so I assume so. Bummer as I like the classic better.

Comparing the DRS .25 600mm with a dreamline .25 (600mm) what is the max fpe you can squeeze out of each if anyone has experience with both.

Thanks.

Hello, I am interested in hearing from those who have purchased the marauder in 177 since Crosman improved their in-house barrel making (I think I read 2-3 years ago +/-). How is your accuracy?

Thank you in advance for any replies!

I have a .177 barrel that mistakenly got the wrong button ran thru it. I'd like to save it but... These are the specs it's at & don't know if worth messing with.
Bore .1695
Groove .1766
Twist 26
No choke & Stainless
It's already fit for a BM RAW . most heavier/longer slugs are way tight. but smaller length slugs & pellets chamber & fire just fine. I have not tried to slow or increase speeds to proper levels for twist & pellet weight yet as I sent it back for the internal measurements listed above. I can get a replacement but I bet I won't get one for a year. If not savable, I'll have him toss it in garbage...lol