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It was 71 degrees and blue skies today here in NC. I got 3 squirrels on the local game lands and put together this quick video.

I’d like to improve the quality of my videos. I think I need to add some commentary. Any other suggestions?

Printed a tactical stock and purchased a butt stock. Main body of the stock (red) took 5 or 6 printings before I got the right material and printer combination (HS Petg on the Flashforge 5M). The grip was 3 printings (TPU 98A). The tube was just PLA.

The body has some weak spots, mainly the trigger guard. I may look into beefing that up.

Overall it seems sturdy enough and is about 16 oz lighter than the Hatsan stock. Could have saved a bit more with a non adjustable butt stock.

But thar is one ugly rifle, which to be honest was one of the objectives.

Got one uglier?

Morning all, I posted a few years back about my diagnoses of stage four pancreatic cancer in August of 2021 during the pandemic. Dr. gave me less then six months to live. Well after over ninety rounds of chemo and the hardest battel I ever fought as of the last scan Dr. say I'm am for now CANCER FREE. I have a few side effects from all the chemo, bad neuropathy in both hands and feet and Im now on a feeding tube, both a small price for the gift of life. I've been an air gunner for over fifty years and had collected a lot of air guns but when I thought I was a goner I went on a tear and bought every air gun I ever lusted after. Well I now have a lot of guns, scopes and stuff I can post about. I thought about selling some and I might but they all helped me get through a lot. I have a 20 yard range in my back yard and would shoot on my good days but there where days when I couldn't even get out of bed. Well now that I feal among the living Im having a ball shooting all these guns. I'm mostly a spring gun guy but now have lots of PCP and for air supply my son works for a company that supply's breathable air so I have a unlimited supply, life is good. I can hope that my post well give some of you who are fighting your own battle to have hope and never give up. Well enough for now POTPIE out.

I have a set of Tekton wrenches that gets the job done. The problem is that they're long, which can make unscrewing gauges awkward. I also have set of their stubbies, but they don't make them in large enough sizes. Is there something better?

Thanks.

While at my local propane supplier recently I noticed that they had 50cf and 100cftanks of compressed (1800psi) 'Balloon grade' for sale or rent. Back in the 1980s, I tested the increase in shot power for different airguns when run on Helium compared to air for posting on the old Yellow Forum. The relatively recent development of high-power PCPs with adjustable regulators and variable power bypasses most of the motivation for increasing airgun shot power by using Helium. But I was still curious to see if using Helium in a friend's regulated .22 Notos carbine would significantly increase the shot power compared to using air.

Here are some test results for the velocity and FPE for 12 kinds of pellets, tested with air and then with Helium. The actual % power increase resulting from using Helium depends on the specific brand of pellet. On average the power gains were roughly in the 40% range (from ~20fpe on air up to~27fpe on Helium). That's a modestly substantial power increase for are relatively low power carbine like the Notos which has limited options for power adjustment.

The topic of Helium has come up many times on different airgun forums over the years. I've rarely seen any actual power curve tables posted with test results for different pellets in different airguns though and wanted to post the results as a reference for anyone searching the forum for Helium. Even though commercial cylinders of Helium were only available in 1800psi (50cf) and 2200psi (100cf) cylinders, it was simple enough to feed low-pressure Helium directly into the intake port on a compressor for 300+ BAR.

It would probably be more interesting to see some air vs Helium power comparisons in the unregulated Huben GK1 pistols at different settings on the power adjustment control. Especially for the Shortened version of the .25 GK1 pistol, which is easier to carry and holster than the standard full-length GK1, but also has a somewhat reduced power output on air compared to the full-sized GK1. It would involve considerably more power tests than on a Notos due to the lack of a regulator and very high gas flow through the GK1 at higher power settings. However, it would also be very interesting to know if a shortened GK1 run on Helium would produce a significantly higher maximum shot power than a standard GK1 run on air. At least for the first few highest-power shots after recharging which people always seem to focus on when posting their 'maximum power produced' results.

JP

Sumatra Carbine .25 cal $450 okay condition, great shooter with lots of power , has some wear from use , but great collection airguns , hard to find now , Has a leak coming from fill nipple , I dont work on airguns at all , not my thing , will consider a trade for just about anything AirForce and 22cal on up, located in Texas, 254 fourtwofour 88oneseven.

What is a reasonable decrease in the report from a break barrel rifle using a moderator / suppressor ? I have a UMAREX .177 black hawk , sounds like a 22 rim-fire . I live in a residential area and I am worried that I am going to freak out the neighbors . Also will I have to use taller scope mounts with a suppressor ?

Hi

Can anyone tell me why my DRS needs force to load a pellet?
When I load slugs its smooth like butter when moving the cocking handle forward - but when loading JSB 13.43g or 16.20g the handle need a very hard push.
Any explanation?

A few months ago I purchased a used Impact Mk2 (.25 cal) with the old Power Plenum and Huma air regulator. The gun shot well and had no major problems until recently. When I tried to increase the regulator pressure from 160 to 180 bar to shoot heavier slugs, the needle on the fx regulator pressure gauge wouldn't move at all. After loosening the regulator screw half a turn, I stopped increasing the pressure and let the gun sit for a while. The needle was still at 160 and nothing had changed. After bleeding the airgun, I set the regulator pressure back to its original position, refitted the air cylinder (filling pressure about 200 bar) and left it untouched overnight. The next day I unscrewed the air cylinder to see what was going on, but there was a continuos resistance to it half the way on the thread. Just before unscrewing the cylinder, I suddenly heard a loud crack like a popping balloon or blown seal from the gun.
After screwing the bottle back on, I checked the pressure gauge on the back regulator valve and it showed a fill pressure of about 100 bar, even the bottle pressure gauge was still about 200 and the regulator was set to 160.

I disassembled the gun and checked all the common seals, but could not find anything unusual. After reassembly, I turned the regulator set screw all the way in and attached the air cylinder. While slowly releasing air into the empty plenum via the regulator set screw, I heard hissing and air coming out of the muzzle, which stopped after the set screw was backed out enough. Even with pressure building up, the regulator gauge remained at 0. I replaced the gauge with a Wika gauge and was able to increase the pressure to previous settings (air still escaping when too slowly released into the plenum). I also found that the bottle valve was leaking slightly when left unscrewed and ordered a new valve as well.

What could possibly be the source of the loud bang, should I be worried or was it just the pressure gauge blowing up?
How can unscrewing a airbottle cause something to blow up in a airgun? (Using only silicon based airgun lubricants)
Is the airleak from the barrel normal on low pressure when refilling an empty plenum? (I checked all O-rings on the valve house/ valve stem no apparent damages)

My son was able to take this black coyote at 140 yds at night with my .25 cal maverick sniper. (Shooting Zan 41 gr.) These are pretty rare around here.

B&M big bore breech
16.5" TJ barrel .357
- carbon fiber sleeved
- 1/2 UNF adapter
Don Cothran powerhouse valve
RAI drop block
RAI 5/8-18 bottle adapter (M18x1.5 also available at NewEnglandAirgins)

Comes with the factory fill valve and cap.
Will come will all my 357 ammo as well.

Capable of 150+ FPE

$250 shipped

Ok so I doubt tbere are any .45 sidewinders on the used market, so I’ll settle for the .35. Would also consider new Benjamin bulldog M version in 35 or 45

I have a few options to trade. If interested in 1 or both, we can discuss to figure out trade parameters.

$1100 shipped with savior soft case: First is a Edgun Matador R5M, wood stock with a Bat moderator. Only issue I’ve noticed is the pressure gauge is like 10 BAR off from what my compressor says.

Sold Second is a 2022 Huben K1 with black stock and tanto moderator. Great shape and shoots slugs the best.

Both are .25 caliber.

Also have a NF NX8 2-20 F1 MOAR reticle I’d be willing to trade. I have a few other scopes I could work in as well (Trijicon credo 2.5-10, Optisan 4-16, Leupold VX6HD 3-18x50 in NF rings, Kahles k525-1 LSW SKRM4 in ARC mount).

Will post photos tonight or tomorrow. Message me if you want to work out a trade.

I might also consider other rifles but I’m really leaning towards the sidewinder. Not interested in AEA or similar right now. Would need to be be capable (safely) at LEAST 150FPE and some type of repeater.

Thanks for reading

This is the full interpretation of airgun laws and regulations in Canada. I debated coming online to answer this question. First of all. Law enforcement has absolutely no understanding of our gun regulations. By law enforcement i mean city police RCMP any law enforcement personnel. I'm only saying this one time. So tell all your friends. All airguns rifles pistols markers home defense paintball. 500 + fps / 5.7 j PAL 500- fps no limit for FPE. 400 joules no pal. Period. Both thresholds must be met. You can have a airgun shoot a cannon ball at 495 fps and the energy is unlimited. Crazy isn't it. But once over 500 fps energy is capped at 5.7 joules. That is how it is period in a Court of law.

Sound Tribe ... what happened to him? Just curious as we had been conversing for some time and suddenly silent including no posts to the forum at that timeframe. This seems way opposite to the lengthy private messages etc, seems totally off-grid for how invested he seemed to be into air-gunning.

Price has been reduced. This rifle is super accurate, exceptional condition internally and externally. Reblued, Maccari tune kit (spring, tophat and spacer). Vortek piston seal adapter with seal, and JM lubes.I just did the chronoy; velocity is 570 fps avg. Asking $1300. Free shipping CONUS. Will be shipped in a hard rifle case. I'm on the Old Yellow Forum BOI with all A++ transactions for the past 35 years and the Airgun Nation Forum with all A++ transactions. Will take more photos if desired.
I'm selling because I want to buy the new Excalibur RevX Crossbow.

It rained for the first time in months. The wind blew. I had my heart set on shooting the "Ol' 97" today but decided to do a couple projects in the shop with it instead.

I made a new little cleaning block that doubles as a breech seal saver.



A safety block for cleaning. You can flip it around for breech seal replacement.



And to prop the comp tube open a bit in storage...



I also made a little grip shoe for it. It's really narrow in the grip and It was annoying. I was always up to my second knuckle in the trigger guard. Now the trigger is under my finger when the gun is in my hand...

Here are a few things I like to do in preparation for an upcoming hunt/outing/range day:





How do you maximize your shooting time in the field?

Does anyone know where to find an M lok to 11 mm dovetail adapter?

What determines the minum length of rifling needed to stabilize a 7.0 grain diabolo wad-cutter for precision & accuracy at 20 yards?

In this thread Chuck and I venture to a Feed Lot (similar to a Dairy Farm, but designed to raise cattle to harvest meat for your table) to help a local farmer with his "pest" problem. For this hunt I chose 2 different airguns:

FX Impact M4, Hawke Frontier scope, Impulse Air moderator, Side-Shot scope cam, .22 cal 22g FX Hybrid slugs at 930 FPS
RAW HM1000x Mini, Hawke Frontier scope, Impulse Air moderator, Side-Shot scope cam, .22 cal 20.8g JSB Monster Lights at 885 FPS

If you want to see how I prepped for this outing click HERE


More video clips to come! Enjoy -Michael

Is there such a thing as a dovetail mounted compact rear iron sight? I recently acquired a .25 caliber Quakenbush short breech with a 8 & 5/8" barrel and wanted to set it up iron sights only -

Any & all advice is much appreciated!

Old AOA pellets. Never opened 177 caliber.
$12 ea. plus shipping

I have just received my Airacuda MAX.

I cannot remove the cap from the moderator adapter.
I tried various pliers, heat gun, penetrating/cleaning fluid, etc

Applying too much force with pliers would destroy the thread.

Does anybody have any ideas on how to remove the cap?

I sent an email to [email protected], since he was doing the warrranty service for these airguns.

This has been fun:



1701P and Prod in AR stocks, each rigged with regs, lightweight hammers and valves modded for extra plenum space. Strikers, poppets and TPs made from PEEK. Tuned to get max power from a .42 spring (prod) or a .36 spring (1701P) for easy cocking. 18fpe from the Prod shooting 16grain JTS and 11.7fpe from the 1701P shooting JSB 10.34s. Custom shrouds make sure these gals don’t spook their targets. The 1701P is barely a blip on the sound meter. Couple minutes and either one can transform to a pistol. Prod gets 24shots and the 1701P gets 18 on the reg:

They’re as accurate as they are pretty!