Hello all! We had to go to Bordeaux today for a hospital appointment, something that usually fills me with dread! But this time, I had a repaired gun to return to a gun shop down that way.

An excuse to check out the stockroom full of unwanted wrecks!

First I found a Diana 56 that needs repair, I said I’d do that as they are easy to work on. Then I spotted a pumper!

I thought it was a Benjamin a392 as I didn’t have my reading glasses, and it looked like brand new so it can’t be an old one.
Then I got it home………

Please can you take a look at this video and give me a rough idea of age? We never saw many over here, but this does appear to be an 80’s gun in brand new condition Any help most welcome

Pump Up The Jam! With the Sheridan Blue Streak. Is this an 80's sleeper? please help

I have an Airacuda Max in .22 and an Umarex Gauntlet SL .30. I would like a .25 cal bullpup style rifle. I told myself I would save up for an M3 or M4 but I am just not sure I want to spend that much. The Zelos/Snowpeak looks great but I really wish it had a little higher shot count between fills. Is there something great in between the cost of these two rifles?

Hello! Are there affordable (<500$ for example) .22 air guns that were made specifically for slugs?

No other quip raises my hackles quite as much as, "Buy once, cry once".

I just counted 9 instances of a n00b buying an M4 as a first air gun and they are completely lost in the tune and setup.

What good does it do to push n00bs to high end guns?

Discuss....

Hi gang.
I spoke with Shane at AoA, and he said that nothing I said, scared him. He said to pull the stock and have a look for any damage. He asked what I had to work with for lubes, and he told me to lube it if it's dry.

That gave me the green light to contact Mycapt65, (Ron), for some guidance. He asked for pics.
Pic 1 spring at the trigger end!


That looked good.


Then he said to lightly lube the roof over the spring.
Using the tool, Ron suggested I checked the roof and the entire spring cavity wall. It was dry. So I gave it a thin lube with said tool.



Ron also said to grease the slot edges, then I gave it a test, and the friction/resistance is gone.
Let's shoot.
Thanks, Ron, and all who contributed.

I'm trying a variety of pellets and tweaking tunes - is there any ground to be gained in the winter season on the indoor range is 20y long and I'm ultimately going to be shooting at 25 and 50 outdoors?

I'm thinking I can at least eliminate some definite 'no' combinations and later I can test the better performers at full distance.

Pristine condition .177 Diana 48 side-lever spring-piston rifle with match-style Morgan adjustable butt-pad and alloy muzzle weight. Manufactured in 08/95, it is shooting up to manufacturers spec of 20 foot-pounds, the trigger-action is very nice, and she LOVES the new 10.5 grain Benjamin pellets (3/4” to 1” five-shot groups at 50 yards). Rifle in original box, $400. Insured UPS shipping in CONUS $55.



My testing notes-
8.44 grain JSB, 10 shot string- Low= 1035, Hi= 1056, ES= 21, SD= 6, Avg= 1045 FPS/20.4 FPE
10.5 grain Benjamin, 10 shots- Low= 919, Hi- 919, ES= 8, SD= 2.6, Avg= 919 FPS/19.5 FPE








The ONLY flaws in the wood or metalwork-




Feel free to call, text or email Ron at 254-253-1239, [email protected] for more information or questions.

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Wife put up a bird feeder October 28, the squirrels were swarming it. Told her I was going to Deter them a little. Had to do some quick shopping on line and saw that Tractor Supply had a Umerex pellet gun in the closest store. They actually had several models, one being a gas cartridge nitrogen maybe. Researched a bit and glad I went with the underlever Synergis 22.

Got to say I was impressed. I haven’t shot an air gun in 55 years and that was a Crossman 760. Came with a cheap scope but it was functional.
I can’t really shoot outside but it’s all woods behind the house. So that evening online I was to read about air guns. The big thing was a pcp gun.
The downside was the filling. I ended up buying a Reximex RPA and a cheap hand pump . I swear I bruised a couple ribs pumping that little cylinder. Ok got one of them $200 compressors on Amazon.

Might as well get a rifle now…

I recently purchased an M4 in 177. Ive only shot one mag so far and Im assuming thats it but I had a dev of 100fps. If I cut the two worst shots im at 56fps. Like up and down between 790 and 830ish throughout the whole mag. Is this normal? Thanks!

These came in a package I bought and I have no use for .25 ammo so moving these along. All unopened.

2 tins JTS 29.63
2 tins JTS 33.80
2 tins JSB (300 count) MK2 33.95
1 tin JSB (150 count) MK2 33.95
1 tin JSB (300 count) MK1 33.95
1 tin JSB Knockout slubs MK2 33.49
1 package ZAN 30 grain slugs

120.00 shipped seems fair.

PayPal for pmt please

A classic on airguns by G V and G M Cardew! I have a copy and just wondered about a copy to give as a Christmas gift. Looked at ABE Books and couldn't find one. Neither the first or second one was anywhere in their system. That is a lot of used book stores with nothing on a subject. There wasn't a reference to other books on airguns in their system. Are they that rare? No Encyclopedia of #Spring Air Pistols as well. A dearth of books on the subject! I will find a book on some history of warfare as a second choice.
Are there other airgun books to search for? Used or New? T I A. Be Well Brothers, 'dito.

A compressor or a scuba tank?

I can get a new 80 cuft scuba tank for around $300, a used one that's certified for around $200. A fill will cost less than $20 at a scuba shop, and I'd get the cleanest air possible.

80 cuft = 2,265,348 cc.

My gun has a 580 cc tank so I could get about 3,900 fills for about $320 total investment from an 80 cuft bottle. A smaller bottle would be lighter and more portable and still give plenty of fills.

Am I missing something here? It seems like this is an obvious choice to fill PCP gun tanks.

For Sale: JTS Airacuda MAX .25 caliber. I purchased this air rifle from Pyramyd on June 29, 2024. The gun has ~1200 rounds through it. I have made a few changes. 1) Regulator is set at 2000 PSI. 2) Modified stock for direct access to hammer spring. 3) Modified stock for direct access to degassing screw. 4) drill vent hole in shroud. This made it noticeably quieter. The stock also has about 5 coats of boiled linseed oil. See pictures for all of this. Also included is the stock extender. This makes the Length of pull 15.5 inches.

This gun is tuned for 29g and prefers AEA for both 29g and 25g. JTS is a close second. I included a couple of 25 meter shot cards (25g and 29g) and a 51 shot string from my chrony for reference.

Gun comes in original box, owner’s manual and extra magazine (3 total). ***bipod not included**
$335 shipped, CONUS, Paypal only

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As the thread title states, what are some of the best inexpensive scopes and range finder? I do small game with air guns and the cheap range finder I have keeps reading branches in front of it. Let me know what you recommend. Anything around $300 and under.

Lovely walnut stocked .25 Daystate Wolverine HP regulated PCP rifle souped-up by Derrick Wall to produce muzzle energies in the mid-fifties FPE (see testing notes below).









25.4 gr. FX, as received (before DW tune), 10 shots- Low= 910, Hi= 921, ES= 11, SD= 3, Avg= 916 FPS/47.5 FPE

29.63 JTS, after DW tune, 10 shots- Low= 934, Hi= 937, ES= 3, SD= 1.3, Avg= 935 FPS/54.2 FPE

This rifle is in excellent plus condition with only a few tiny pressure marks on the stock, and one pin-head sized mark on the barrel shroud (aforementioned marks shown in the two close-up photos below). The trigger is adjusted for a medium first stage taking up at 4 ounces, the second stage breaking at 12 ounces (total). Rifle with two Daystate mags, one Carm mag, and original Foster QR fill fitting, $1300. Insured UPS shipping in CONUS $65.

Close-up of the worst stock marks; 2 small impressions an inch apart on the bottom line of the cheek-piece. I had to position the light glare on them to show up in a photo-




Close-up of the only metal blemish (a pin-head sized silver mark on the shroud)-



Ron
254-253-1239
[email protected]

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I have a regulated .22 Revere, but I was searching the Daystate website and could not find some technical information.

For those members that have the .177 unregulated 18 FPE rifle, what pellet brands and associated velocities are providing best results at 25-40 yards?

Also, for those that have both the .177 and .22 caliber rifles, which do you think are more accurate at the above distances.

I regularly shoot in the 30Y Challenge thread, and although my .22 is very accurate, I was curious about user experiences with the .177.

Thanks in advance.

This is a complete review of the Red Panda's little brother: the Karma Airguns SLS. This is the standard model but it also comes in a compact. This is a great top tier PCP rifle in the mid-range price range. The SLS brings alot to the table. See what I mean in this informative review. Thanks for watching! -Nate

New 700cc 300 bar bottle. M18x1.5 threads so will work for most any airgun (FX,Raw,Daystate etc.)

145 shipped
PayPal for pmt

Now, I’m active on the forums, my knowledge is still limited, but my enthusiasm is high, always wish to help lesser informed individuals as per our guidelines. What catches me off guard is how limited MY knowledge is! I keep getting these responses to old posts of mine and I’m like WTF??? What was I thinking? Back then. Now I’m decent at asking relevant questions, but can see I’m smoked with the qualified responses. Hey, as long as information is shared! , so be it!

Ted's Holdover and 68 Whiskey don't appear to have any new videos out in the last 30 days. Is that just normal? I just started watching them again after a hiatus. Be Well Brothers, dito.

I’ve elected to let this Epic Two 550mm .25 caliber rifle go, it was purchased from edgun west and has had one tin of pellets fired through it. It’s a very impressive rifle, the only reason it is for sale is I want to fund a pesting rifle purchase. You will receive the rifle (no scope or bipod) with the installed sekhmet gauges as well as the adjustable bag rider along with all of the factory bits and the factory hard case. I will entertain trades for a Leishy 2 in .25 or .30 caliber. I’m asking $2000 for the rifle with extras and we can discuss shipping. I can have it boxed up and shipped the day after payment is made. Thank you

Fx Crown GRS gray wolf 22 caliber 600mm barrel. Upgraded 580cc tank. Stock was cracked and repaired professionally. Ding in grip See pictures for details. Rifle is more accurate than you or me. Fully tuned by Ken Shapley. Tuned for Jsb MRDs 965fps Resealed ready to serve. Barrel retention screws have been replaced with stainless steel screws. Comes with 2 mags one stock one aftermarket. Will ship in fx hard case. Gun is in excellent condition other then the stock being repaired.

1530.00 shipped now 1500.00 shipped any where in the CONUS
My feedback is solid. I ship everything bulletproof so know it will get there safely.

Would trade for Raw hm1000x mini in 22 or 25 caliber
Well entertain trades for. Huben K1

Scope,rings,bipod in picture are not included with sale.

Over the weekend I was in two scenarios where I had a rifle on me and walked/stalked to within pistol range on some hogs. I spotted a pig running while crow hunting. I went to investigate the area looking for it and ended up crawling through a hog trail in a briar thicket. Eventually I found myself about 20 yards from a pretty big hog. By the time I got it's face in my reticle and decided what needed to be done it was at 15 yards and I was on my knee surrounded by briars. I shot it in the face from 15 yards with a 34 grain domed pellet from .25 R5M wounding it and causing it to run in the opposite direction. I was in a very vulnerable position that I was not prepared for, so my safety was on my mind. The next day I believe that I ran into the hogs again. I didn't shoot at because it was at dusk and I had not positively IDed the animals,. I was in some pine saplings, tall grass, and other undergrowth at the top of an embankment on the edge of the woods as the sunset. If a hog emerged from the brush in front of me it would have been about 5 yards. That is not enough time to positively ID and locate the animal through my scope (with limited FOV at a minimum 5x mag) in low light. Look at how the hog closed the distance in the last scenario and it didn't know I was there.

These scenarios can attest to exactly why I bought the GK1. However, I have yet to mount my red dot and I don't have a holster. I really need a holster that I can wear across my chest. I started to put it in my chest pack, but I don't trust the safety on the gun and I feel it is a risk shooting my self in a chest pack that it would move around in and possibly fall out of. In these scenarios I would've used the GK1. In the first scenario I would have tried to get at leat three shots in that hogs head if not half a magazine to try to kill it insteaed of run it off (I did shoot one braodsinde later that day). I opted not to shoot the hog between the eyes, because I didn't want to risk a ricchet off the forehead, pissing off the hog, and getting runover or mauled. The ability to get off multiple shots would have been a game changer let alone the report of an unmoderated GK1.

So again I'd like a holster that can accomodate a GK1 with the red dot reflext sight mounted forward on the dovetail rail, but can also cover the trigger with a strap that also covers the safty. I'd like the versatility of wearing the holter on my chest or hip. Do you all think this is fesible? If so where can I get such a holster? Is there anything I'm not thinking of that you all have any ideas about?

I'm trying to understand how one picks the initial FPS to tune to, particularly .22 pellets.

Is there a pickoff chart anywhere that shows the relationship between weight and best velocity?