There are pages of Amazon and PayPal PCP compressors for <$400. Has anybody had success with the cheaper compressors as far as durability and ease of maintenance/rebuild? I have a ToAuto, new in the box, that I don't dare use for fear it won't work! "AirAuto" has been so maligned that I never see his posts anymore!

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So, in another thread many were complaining how heavy their gun was. Or how nicely light it was after taking off most of the accessories that we have a penchant for piling them on....

Sometimes the scope gets blamed for a heavy gun. Scopes surely can make the gun heavy. However, when you considered your gun purchase, did a weight difference of 5oz (150g) make a difference in your selection? Probably not. –
– Well, then it seems that after you didn't care much about 5oz when purchasing the gun, it shouldn't all of a sudden become such a huge issue when considering a scope for the gun. (And taking 5oz away from a gun design won't take much away from a gun, but take 5oz away from a scope, and you loose a whole range of features and benefits....)


In any case:
In trying to help all of us to select LIGHT scopes for our guns, I assembled a Scope Specs Table for LIGHT scopes.
"Light" depends very much on top end magnification, as it wouldn't be very fair to compare a 3-9x32 to a 6-24x50 scope.
So, the Scope Table is divided into 3 magnification sections. Each has their weight cut-off, as follows:

Section 1: 3-12x | 3-9x
Weight: 22.1oz = 625g or less
Section 2: 4-20x | 4-16x | 4-14x | 3-18x | 3-15x | 3-16x | 2-16x
Weight: 25.6oz = 726g or less
Section 3: 6-24x | 5-20x | and all over 20x top end magnification, with at least 6x or less on the bottom: 4-24x | 5-30x
Weight: 28.6oz = 811g or less

If these weight cut-offs are still too heavy for you, no prob. You can just quickly scan down the table column of the weight in order to find the scopes that conform to your weight cut-off.


And then you can compare all the relevant specs with other scopes you're interested in:
• Price and warranty type
• Length
• FoV
• Reticle type
• FFP or SFP
• Mil or Moa
• Tube size
• Max. elevation adjustment
• Illumination or not
• etc. etc. etc.


Cheers, and happy scope shopping!!

Matthias


Attachment:
SCOPE Specs Table. For LIGHT Scopes

View attachment SCOPE Specs Table. For LIGHT Scopes.pdf

This morning’s project was to put my shooting bench firmly “in the ground” with concrete and still be removable.
This table is covered and is facing my 25/50 yard Bench Rest and FT dope range.
Goal was to get rid of the long tripod legs BEFORE I broke my arse or toes again!
When I lift the table I have a flat plate insert that fills the 2.4” hole so its level and no longer a trip hazard.

So I'm getting back to springers, I guess more in depth with them and learning more about them. PCP guy for years and have no issues working on them. Have owned springers since a child but never worked on them. Springers are very different obviously. What do I need to learn about or ways in how to work on them? I hear everyone talk about tuning and but what does that mean exactly? Basically a large spring and piston right? I've had a HW30S for years and soon to have a Cometa Fenix 400 on Friday if UPS sticks to the program. I've seen word of spring compressors. Are they pretty universal meaning I can use one on both of my guns? Any advice or tools, threads to point me in the right direction to learn more would be great.

Ok so this is on my impact mk2. When i fire the gun it will quickly refill back to 145 bar then stop. If I shoot again it will refill back to 145. But if I leave the gun alone and come back in a hour. It is now 155 bar. Idk if this is reg creep. Or just really slow refill. First I thought it is creep but then I think what if it's just a really slow refill. Cause it's not like I left the gun overnight. Does anyone have this issue where you fire your gun and it refill and stop at a certain pressure. But you come back after an hour and notice the needle have moved about 10 bars? Really annoying. If I shoot and it refill back to 145 bar. I want it to stay there when I come back. Anyone have any idea what I should be looking for. Like what part to replace?

I loaded my new GK1. Then, without flipping the "back" lever, i shot it. Now it is jammed
and dumping all air. Bummer, but my fault. Now what??

Thanks in advance

I should stick to my Brococks!!!

Hello everyone, I have had a long pause and had to stay away from playing with my FX Impact. All due to medical heart and diabetes issues to name a few. Anyway, I am hoping to get acquainted with the forum again and back to shooting my air-rifle. I have had a lot of fun here in the past interacting with all you fantastic members and moderators. Thanks for listening.

Trying to figure out how many of these rifles were made with the double left side stamp, I have heard they are extremely rare, and the beeman museum only had 1 or 2 examples of them, my rifle is serial # 903682, all rifles will be 1981 only! please anybody with a double left stamp rifle post your serial #'s to help figure out how many were made initially, thanks!!!!

"Hello guys

I'm looking to buy my first PCP rifle. I live in Mexico, and it's quite challenging to find a good quality/price option.

After researching on this forum and YouTube, I found two promising choices, and I would love to hear your recommendations on which one to buy:

* Air Venturi Avenger X
* JTS Airacuda Max

I should mention that I'll be using the rifle mainly for plinking and target shooting.

Also, for each rifle, which scope would you recommend?

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate your advice

My pcp is dead on target at 30 yards and groups great without the moferator. With the moderator, my pcp is dead on target at 30 yards and groups great. BUT removing or adding changes the POI by over 4 inches at only 30 yards. This makes no sense to me. A small change yes but 4 inches at 30 yards is extreme. I am wondering if anyone else has a big change and WHY is the movment so large. I would say is cliping or some way misaligned BUT it shoots just as good with or without the moverator BUT with a 4 inch difference.

I just got in a FWB 124d that I took a chance on and bought from an ebay seller. It does have a few very minor stock dings , as expected on a 50 year old gun, judging by serial number 40xx, FWB confirmed it was made in 1975. It had a muzzle, barrel cover on which I did not care for, and taped it off with a brass punch, so no damage to blueing which is pristine. I installed a globe front and a Williams receiver sight and took it out and fired a couple of shots, Did not hit anything but my larger pellet trap. It is still misty off that hurricaine that just hit the Louisiana coast, so will probably set up a rest and target and see about getting it zeroed tomorrow. Seller said it had new seals and a Maccari kit installed. Sounds good and firing cycle is smooth. Stock does not look like most beech stocks I have seen, more like walnut, some very nice grain and figure. I spotted this one last Friday and was suprised that no one else bid on it. Seller took the metal out of the stock to ship, and really did a good job of packing it. Fitted a piece of pvc pipe to the receiver to cover the trigger, then reattached the trigger guard and made a small spacer where the wood screw fastens to stock, and zip tied that end, then fitted some stiff foam around that area and taped it shut tightly, then bubble wrap around the metal work, and stock with dense foam fillers in a box so nothing could move. Probably could have run over it with a car and not caused any damage.

This is a Benjamin Marauder 22 Pistol with folding stock and UTG 3x9x32 AO Mil-Dot Illuminated Scope Shoot great likes the Crosman Premier 14.3 gr. Just as gun is shown $480.00 Shipped lower 48, without scope or rings and mount $375.00 Comes with 2 mags.

I was looking at the notos and all the talks about it. But there is one thing I do not like and it's the bar or whatever you call it that connects from the hand grip to the stock. I am guessing it's for support? Can I remove it? Seem it's like a one peice attached to the stock and hand grip. I guess it could be saw off but how would that affect the look. Wish they release a newer version without it. Not sure why I don't see any youtubers reviews complain about it. I'm guessing its just me??

How much air to leave in an air rifle or a tank during shipping?

Testing vulcan 3 hp .25 at 242yard shooting altaros Queen 60gr at 960fps (as it come from the box)
They only mod on the rifle is fx bottle valve
And magazine mod to accept the long 60 gr slug
The gun regulator set at 220
bar I believe

After 3 tins (750) of H&N 11.42 my HW95 has settled in nicely. Cocking is smooth and im getting a an SD of 1.7fps. Speed has dropped considerably from the first week but still a respectable 750fps average. This is my 3rd HW, 2nd 95 and 1st .20. This one seems to be the smoothest most accurate of the 3. I think I'll keep her.

Selling my Anschutz 9003 Premium S2. Was my air rifle silhouette gun for a while and then was passed onto my daughter. Comes with two air cylinders. Dated 5/2008 and 9/2021. So one good one and one expired, though both hold air flawlessly. Tons of barrel and stick weights. Fill adapter, sight risers for rear sight, bipod, palm riser block and a few o rings. Gun is in great shape and shoots like a top tier Anschutz should. Asking $1500 OBO shipped for it all. Feel free to PM for more pics or to have any questions answered.

I'll be 76 later this month. I'm discovering that my patience is wearing thin maintaining PCPs and the associated tanks, fittings, and air compressors. I've always been self sufficient in servicing PCPs and equipment for them. The forums and Youtube are great tools for assisting users how to diagnose and fix most problems. However, it is inevitable that PCPs will develop leaks over time as o-rings harden and deteriorate, losing their ability to hold back high pressure air. In particular, I've found regulators to be a finicky and difficult item to rebuild and readjust to work after rebuilds. I enjoyed tinkering and got a sense of satisfaction when I could troubleshoot and solve my own problems without spending $$ for shipping, repairs, and dealer rebuild costs. Lately it seems I've spent more time chasing leaks and repairing PCPs than I do using them.

I'm going full circle in my shooting hobby interest. I love shooting sports but the savings in PCPs vs. firearms is less than it was when I started gravitating to air guns 25 years ago. Name brand PCPs are very pricy compared to firearm prices. Pellet and slug prices have increased to the point of losing their former price savings over rimfire rounds and reloading costs. The only disadvantage of powder burners is cleaning them after using them. But I have firearms that are 40 plus years old that don't need the rebuilds and servicing that PCPs inevitably require. I feel like the old sheriff Tommy Lee Jones at the end of No Country For Old Men. I'm tired of it all.

Since in Field Target we are aiming small and hopefully missing small, I've been searching for a lightweight target hanger which will accommodate my target / dope profile.
I found this product on Amazon and yes it is PVC, BUT, I'm not shooting anywhere near the framework.... at least i hope not as winds that high wouldn't help me create solid dope anyway. I hung a truck mud flap in the frame and then a coroplast board on top of it using zip ties. Lastly i taped some 5x7" graph cards with 1/8" spacing on top. All centered so all good.

The second picture shows how i was originally placing the target prior to this, but, when the ground gets hard (drought) it's a tough plant.
I tried a simple cardboard box as well but learned that having an elevated target helped when the gun is benched during my ranging and initial shots placement verification process.

I'm considering finding a graphics person to make a upload-able file that i can take to some printer shop to print this dope / shot / target on some good quality card stock so i don't have to go through a cut and paste process. The little eye charts really help learn where your FT scope snaps in.

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The wind challenge is getting real!

Hi all
I really would like to have a slightly longer barrel...say 4-5 inch more.
Not sure if the HW110 will drop in. Obviously will need to cut a re crown it.
Not too bothered about hacking the plastics to make it fit.
Has anyone done it?
I am interested in your thoughts and experience.
Thanks

I just came across this method of shipping for the 48 contiguous states using FedEx. I realize everyone doesn’t like this courier service so it may not be for you. However, it is nice to have another option.

FedEx OneRate

I also don’t know what their policy is concerning airguns. For all other items this seems like a good option for packages 50lbs and under.

have 2 brand new in the box Huban dream valves for the Umarex Notos
bought this one directly from Huben power a week ago
ordered the Notos dream Tk with pickney rail and got this one
no problems with the valve just wrong one.
my loss is your gain $ 135.00 takes it
sold!!!!