Hello, my next investment for my Marauder is going to be a Huma regulator. I'm thinking of going with the one with the larger plenum. My questions are these :

Does anyone have a Marauder with either the standard plenum or larger plenum? If so, what psi/bar do you have it set at and what velocity are you getting with 25.39 and 33.95 jsb pellets? And also shot counts.

Would you also add an SSG along with the regulator?

Lastly, I think.....I read where someone was recommending a lighter hammer spring with the regulator. I would assume then that you would also want a lighter spring in the ssg also then, correct?

I'm hoping to hear from those who have added one or both of these components.

Thank you!

How many have noticed that your forum participation seems to get a jolt during the winter months? I visit here daily, multiple times a day, but notice that unless I tend to be a little more quiet during the summer months. I'm not stuck indoors as much and tend to be outside as much as possible when not at work.

But during the winter, I post a bit more... and look a little closer at the classifieds, unfortunately. I'm set up for 10m airgunning in my gun room, but sadly it doesnt get as much use as I figure it could/should during winter.

Anyone else notice the same of yourself?

How should I store my airguns, with air or without air?

Hey Guys,
Finally getting my new place set-up after having moved in October.
My addiction is now on full display ...............................

Hi All,

Selling a Redwolf blue laminate stock. Switched to a chassis on this one.

Stock has an area where the laminate was peeling (see photo), included a pic of the inside showing no damage internal to the stock.

Will fit any Redwolf model.

Say 100.00 shipped

I recently purchased a .177 HW97k. All my shooting will be target only at 25 yards or less. On this forum I see members talking about using chronographs. What is gained, if any, from an accuracy standpoint using them. It appears to me that a velocity change would relate to a weak or broken spring problem, which the chronograph would identify. Am I missing something?

Hi everyone, I'm new to PCP Air Guns. What's the best way to store them in terms of maintaining the tank pressure? How long can I store them with touching them? Anything you learned that works best to store them if not used?

nla

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