so after just getting my Notos. about 2 weeks ago.. i'am ready for a new Gun..... i got my heart set on a

Umarex Gauntlet 2 SL30. so i was going to order from Pyramyd Air.. is this a really good place to buy AirRifles. plus i was going to order the Gauntlet 2 30.. in a bundle.. here whats in the bundle​

Mantis 4-12x40mm AO Mil-Dot Scope

• Rifle scope
• Variable 4-12x magnification
• 40mm objective lens - adjustable objective
• Mil-Dot reticle
• 1" tube
• Snag-free turrets
• 1/4 MOA (1/4" click value @ 100 yds)
• 27.8 to 10.5 ft field of view (@ 100 yards)
• Parallax adjustment 5 yards to infinity
• 18 oz.
• 13.5" length

UTG Recon 360 TL Bipod

• 3 Position Folding Legs
• Adjustable center height from 7" - 9"
• Rubberized foot pads
• Lockable leg extension
• Picatinny mount
• Tension Adjustment Lever is tunable and allows user to quickly lock the 360 degree panning feature
• Aircraft Aluminum construction

an then i was going to pay
20-for-$20 Mount/Zero Scope | $20.00

Add an air gun, scope & mount, that are shipped from Pyramyd AIR, to your order and for just $20.00, we'll mount and zero your scope. That's not all! Our techs will also:

1. Remove your gun from its box and fire 20 shots.
2. Confirm that the gun cocks reliably for all shots.
3. Verify that the trigger functions correctly for all shots.
4. Mount and zero your scope at 10 meters.
5. Enclose chronograph tape of 20 shots.
6. Make sure your gun doesn't leak (PCP, gas & CO2 airguns and airsoft guns).
7. List the air pressure used to shoot your gun (PCPs only).
8. Sign & date a certificate stating when the test was performed.
9. List name and serial number of the tested gun on the certificate.

I know you probably have many, i personally get a " feel really good " shot at least once every outing.

But i still think some are special. And i just made one of those.

So enjoying the comforts of the shot shed, and now long range company as my M8 got a tricked out DRS.
Well my friend made a new target, with some spinners made out of some nail plate, and that worked out just fine, even better to me these have little holes for nails.
So of course i took aim at these little holes ( distance not ranged but for sure 95 - 100 yards )
And i managed to smack quite close to many of the holes, and then changing to a fresh hole i had that perfect #1 shot at it.
There was a ever so slight sound of the 13 grain slug nicking something, and the " paddle " moved a little, so i thought to myself " either you just nicked the edge of the damn thing or your slug went right thru the hole "

So i had to get up from the nice comfortable chair and take the walk to the taget.
And i was not let down, passers by on the street behind the shot shed might have seen a old man out in the field run in circles with his arms over his head.

Shed lineup.


Hole with ever so slight lead markings.


Hole with a 13 grain slug in it.


I guesstimate the holes to be 5.5 - 6 mm or so, very aim small miss small kind of deal.

Of course no mention of the other 10 or so holes i also shot at, and the 30 - 40 or so shots just getting close, but that one was excellent target change and first shot.

BTW i also moved the dueling tree out to 100 Yards, much more fun now, not least the top 3 paddles which are about the group size you can wish for / get with a .177 at distance.

1200 13 grain slugs fired in 2 short days, 800 yesterday and 400 today before i had to pack up at noon and go do the family / uncle thing.

Now home to restock 13 grainers for Fri / Sat, and also promised my M8 to bring some 16 grain pain for his DRS to feast on.

Enjoy Guys! ... some really neat things coming out of Hawke this year!!

"AEAC Video - NEW Hawke Sport Optics (Scopes + Red Dots) Rifle / Crossbow FACTORY Interview - SHOT Show 2025"

Steve

Hi all,

I’m having a peculiar issue with my M4. Previous week I ended shooting at 120bar pressure that was yielding approx 915fps with 27gr .218 H&N slugs. Fast forward to the next week and the rifle starts out at 830fps and over the next 40 shots very gradually climbs back up to 915fps. It then goes up and down maybe 10-20fps for the next 20 shots and then stabilises. Extremely confusing considering the electronic sekhmet gauge is showing a consistent 120bar. M4 has had about 500 slugs through it total.



Macro wheel 16

Micro wheel 4th line

Valve 4 lines showing

120bar

Superior STX heavy liner 1:16

I would be keen to hear if anyone else is having similar issues.

I just took delivery of a GX-E-5K1 today. I ordered from the GX store directly - $900 delivered using their 10% off coupon.

Interestingly, even though I bought from GXPUMPS official web store, it was delivered by UPS and said "Amazon Delivery" on the shipping notifications from UPS.

Below are some unboxing photos for those considering this compressor. For comparison, I found my GX CS2 box and put it in the pictures for comparison.

It is extremely well packaged. As you can see, it is double boxed and the inner box is EXTREMELY solid. I had to remove 16 phillips head screws to allow me to lift the cover off the top of the inner crate box.

I lift weights 4 days per week. This compressor is dang heavy. I pulled it out of the inner box, but I'd imagine that it might be a two person job for some folks - its that heavy.

Check out the bolts for the handles - this thing seems built very solid. It arrives with wheels installed, so once you get it out of the crate box, it is easy to push around.

REQUEST:

This is my first water cooled pump. Do you guys have any suggestions for getting this bad boy up and running? I have some Prestone 50/50 coolant that I'm planning to use - based on what I already read here on this forum regarding proper PH, etc.

BTW - the GX tag says this has a date of manufacture of October 2024.

Thanks in advance,

Ed

Rare gun in great condition. Has the more desirable blue anodizing, wood furniture, riser blocks, open sights, and eye-shade. The riser blocks are $100 alone. If you like old world craftsmanship with substantial build quality, this gun is for you. 90-92% condition. Chrony #'s with RWS R-10 8.2gr wadcutters: 532, 529, 530, 533, 531. Average FPS: 531FPS. Standard Deviation: 1.4FPS. Energy: 5.11FPE. Ship weight: 14lbs. Dimensions: 45" x 8.5" x 4.5". Buyer pays actual UPS ground insured (Pirate Ship). Paypal FF/Venmo/Walmart2Walmart or PP G&S (+3.3%). Asking $750 + shipping.

I was just conversating, looking for shooters and hunters

My tablet is having issues with the AGN website. It is taking a lot longer loading the site and signing in. Iirc this has been going on for about a week and a half. Is anyone else having issues? Any help is appreciated. TIA.

I did a little hunting yesterday for about an hour or so early in the AM before I had to work at TopGun-Airguns. I got 3 nice tender bunnies with my "Pneu" rifle. It's an FX .22 Compact M4 in copper, with a 700cc bottle and a DonnyFL suppressor.

Most shots were at about 50-60 yards. As you can see no bruising on the bodies, as I only take headshots. I do this for 2 reasons:

A) it's more humane as the rabbit never knows what hit them. The interesting thing is NERVES. We've all heard "ah, they're only kicking like that because of nerves". Yesterday's hunt proved that in spades. Shot a bunny in the brain. Started jumping like you couldn't believe. Felt bad for it, walked right up to it and put TWO more .22 pellets of about 34 FPE right into its brain. STILL JUMPED for a couple of seconds. I guess the brain is getting all kinds of final signals crossed up, but it was surely not cognizant of what wsas ging on with that much brain damage.

B) Bruising of the meat. Shots to the heart/lungs cause the rabbit to live longer (and I don't like most animals to suffer). Remember: Besides the physical damage/trauma/shock, the method of death is either suffocation from lack of O2 from the lungs, or the heart not pumping blood to the lungs, etc.. Since death isn't "instant", the heart is pumping blood to the wounded area. This causes a hematoma that IMHO ruins the meat. It takes me MUCH longer to clean out the Hematoma that becomes a clot vs. a nice head shot.

From the rabbits I'll make a really tasty stew. I'm not bragging, as I got the recipe off the internet, but BOY IS IT DELICIOUS!!! Carrots, celery, potatoes, some wine (and I don't even drink) make for a REALLY good meal. My employees love it. The picture is from our loading area at TopGun-Airguns. The employees at TopGun-Airguns eat very well, as I often cook (especially in the summer) a great Italian spaghetti meal, or hamburgers, etc.. In the winter I'll make stews. Come for the employment, stay for the food!!!!! We'll serve to our customers too.

Post a request below if you'd like to know my recipes (either for the rabbits, or genuine Italian Gravy (NO! It's NOT sauce, despite what my wife and half my friends say!!!! The other half call it Gravy like it should be called )

Read further below for more info and HOW YOU CAN GET A FREE TIN OF PELLETS




As for the RIFLE
1) The rifle is an FX M4 Copper COMPACT with a 500mm barrel, but still shoots at 900 f/s. I had to slow it down from about 1000 f/s with the Power Wheel.
2) The bottle is a 700cc (the one shown is TopGun's 250 BAR Bottle, but I'm going to switch it out to a TopGun 700cc x 300 Bar.
3) I get over 200 full power shots on a fill!
4) This puppy is QUIET! Thank you Donny! Who can name the suppressor?
5) The pistol is shown is one of my EDC, and I include it because I LOVE 45 ACP's. Can you name it?

Can you think of a name for this rifle? I was thinking Compact Hunter, but IIRC that name is taken.
Whoever comes up with an AWESOME name that we choose, gets a FREE TIN of pellets of their choice sent to their home (in the 50 U.S. States, or territories that I can ship via U.S. Mail)


Let's here you ideas for the name.

Inserting shameless photo of my ugly mug into this post here

As some of you know, there is a shortage of FX brand pellets on the market due to overseas events etc and it is a bit harder to find FX pellets in stock.

I love the FX 34 gr in .25 and have found it occasionally but want to see what JSB is most similar.

I'm confused at the MKII and other nomenclature like "deep" "shallow" etc. Obviously I know what those mean i just need to know which JSB is most similar to these .25 34 gr FX.

I suppose you can suggest other brand but I really prefer to order from Trenier so JSB is only other he's got.

Thanks!!

Went to buy a scope for fx panthera .30 cal and end with a new scope and a fx panthera. 25cal. No more going to the store.

I really enjoy having a rifle built for the purpose it's intended for. To me that means accuracy, power, and shot count match it's intended use. Since for me that's different for a lot of applications I keep them based on budget guns that I build out with custom parts so they do what I need, when I need it, without spending thousands of dollars. I can have multiple guns for the cost of one and not sacrifice anything. I have 5 shots per fill, light, accurate guns that put out 100fpe in .30 or a hunting gun doing 3 shots at 300fpe in .357 and plinkers doing a full tin of pellets on a fill at 10fpe plus many in between. My latest build is a .35 bighorn in a puncher breaker stock. TJ barrel at only 22" can do a full 7 shot magazine plus a few follow up shots with FX Hybrids at near 150fpe and with the tube and only filling to 3000psi it's only 8lb plus optics and a buddy bottle in the backpack keeps me shooting big critters all day. I don't like re-tuning a gun everytime my needs change so I keep an assortment of purpose built guns on hand. Anyone else feel this way or am I just crazy about the building process which is YES...

The picture still has the factory barrel installed but the TJ is on there now.

This afternoon, 44-yards, JSB 44.75 @ 984 FPS, DRT. Will they never learn? WM

eBay find
Super cool stock.

Nice overall condition. Finish looks to have darkened.
9 coats of epoxy finish? Has some interesting grain and fiddleback.
Needs a new Pachmayr pad. Nice Pachmayr quick disconnect swivel mounts. Nice because I don’t want a sling. So I can remove them and just leave the bases. Hard to find, Pachmayr quick disconnect swivels are definitely cool.
Leave as is or restore?
Add checking??

should I pick a Revere or HW100 carbine to replace a Marauder F&T in 177. Mostly shooting paper and starlings under 50 yards but would like something that just feels better in my hands. The marauder is very accurate but just never felt right when handling. I’m not looking for a huge shot count but in the area of 45-50 would be nice. Thinking safari version on Revere side.

I need some help to figure out what airgun is best for my needs.I have been trying to find the right gun for my needs but it's been hard. I ended up with a gauntlet sl30 that's great but too much for my back yard pigeon's. I want something .22 or .25, 30-50 fpe, decent shot count and reliable. Around $500. And suggestions would be appreciated.

Selling my Steyr HFT Hunting model in .177 cal. Includes everything shown in photos. Rowan threaded muzzle adapter, air splitter and scope riser. Extra air tube with pressure gage, fill adapter, tools and manuals in the factory case. Everything is in great shape. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for looking.

Asking $2200 shipped in CONUS.

Like this a lot!!!!

I’m selling my FX Crown MK 2 in GRS. It is a .22 cal with a 380 barrel. This gun exudes quality with the accuracy you expect of a gun of this quality. I have way too many guns. I don’t think I have shot a tin of pellets through this gun. Scope and rings not included. $1400.00 shipped in factory hard case. Paypal F&F preferred but will accept a check if you don’t mind waiting until it clears. It loves 18.13’s, but if you turn the power down to 5 it will shoot anything well. Gets easily 100:shots per fill. Mag included.

As probably many of you "seasoned veterans" know, “The Airgun Letter” was an 8-16 page monthly newsletter filled with airgun-related info, reviews, and detailed photos written by Tom Gaylord. It ran from March 1994 to May 2002. Anything and everything about airguns were reviewed, including a MAC-1/LD Mark I, springers, ten-meter guns, and plinkers. There were reviews of airgun shows, ballistics tests, pellet traps, airgunsmithing, co2, compressed air, pump, antiques, hunting, air shotgun, and a ton more.

I always found these to be a wealth of knowledge and more interesting than some of the old airgun magazines. I happen to have a set of the letters from April 1996 thru April 2002 and quite honestly haven't seen them for sale anywhere on the Airgun forums or eBay for several years

So my question is does anyone feel these have any value anymore or are they just too dated? I was going to post in the classifieds but I wasn't even sure of the value and what a reasonable asking price would be. Unfortunately, there are no airgun shows nearby for me to get additional feedback so just thought I would reach out for any opinions. Thanks

I have recently been singing the praises of my Fac King's consistency and accuracy. Have been using Zan 25.5 slugs at 920 fps with an extreme spread of just 7 FPS. Yesterday it jumped up to 1000 fps for several very consistent shots, then dropped back down to it's tuned 920 fps for a few again super consistent shots. Then it went back up to the 1000 FPS!!! Anybody any ideas? Thanks

Pyramyd sets the standard for shipping pellets, but they are out of the ones I need. Who else do you trust to pack them right?

Leshiy 2 is in great shape with a 350cc carbon tank and Huma mod 50 moderator with shroud. It has 3 magazines , a valkyrie grip,spare parts kit along with a ton of other spares, jets, pucks 2 full oring kits etc. Bipod not included but can be discussed as well as optics. $1600 shipped no scope, $2100 shipped with zulis 5-20lrf or $2000 shipped with 3-12 zulus 3-12non lrf. She cycles flawlessly and is pushing jsb 25g at 950fps. Text me for fastest response. 8592304410, thanks Scott.

Blackdog899 is expecting , and so am I . I just want to hear how to , or the best way to break in the New Tuxing twin cylinder compressors we are getting. Mine is the mini twin model TXEDM041 weighing in at 24 kg , or 53 lbs I'm going to be using Royal Purple breathable oil , and want hear all the best ways to break in these new Compressors as it's very important as you know. Thanks OldVet wants to know your thoughts on this.