Battery is now at 9.0v. ....so I may have answered my own question!!

imtrigerhapy said:

Ive also been wanting the built in ballistics calculator me having 40 years with powder burners the loppy air rifles make it very challenging for me especially 70 yards and beyond pluss night vision and therm hopefully it meets my expectationg and im sure ill be happy with it as long as i dont look through a high end version lol

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I've been using the ballistics calculator on the Strelok Pro app and the one built-in to my Sig Sauer rangefinder for the past 5 years so I trust them. Strelok Pro and Sig Sauer matches up perfectly. I compared the one built-in the ThermNight and it also matches with the other two so I have no reservations trusting the numbers. I've been using the same BC for the Hades for all that time.

Desert Silver, please come clean when you buy your next airgun. We won't hold it against you at all. But we might just LOL and LOL and LOL ......

Got one thanks AGN!

dgeesaman said:

I wash pellets and cores in alcohol or hot water + dawn. Those are never reactive.

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no more simple green trying the dawn thank you

ok thanks for your help @bigHUN so I'll have to play a little more with pressure and jets I guess. Even with the 0.4 jets I'm not unhappy with air consumption. I can shoot about 5-6 magazines with a bottle at about 60 joule. But accuracy is not always there yet.
I started with 18gr pellets as well, and liked them. But conditions in Belgium are often quite windy, that's why I prefer a heavier pellet at a decent speed.

The targets are being setup now, and will be ready to be knocked down tomorrow morning starting at 9:00am. Come on out for some Field Target in the beautiful Texas Fall weather.

SpindleB said:

and regardless of what I've seen in several places, Kral & Reximex are not the same company and do not share ownership.

-- Matt

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Correct in that they are not.
They are however under the same ownership (Turkey, of course).
The original idea for the Reximex brand was to pull "upscale Kral" guns if i´ve been informed correctly. As to how they´ve succeeded, in all honesty a little to early to tell IMO.

The Gunnar indeed is the Reximex NYX. As a Reximex it does not carry the MSRP of the Gunnar, albeit not off by much.







For various reasons i´ve owned a number of Rex made guns myself (live in Europe) and especially the later designs IMO shows great promise of great things to come.
The NYX tho.. Really?
It´s built rather peculiar seeing todays market me thinks, there´s a number of features and lack thereof i simply do not get. Might be Benji specified them as such tho?
First thing´s first though. Adjusting reg pressure IMO is easy. Sure, to get to it you have to... yadda yadda, but in all honesty.. dunno about you guys but as i arrive on a given reg pressure that normally stands from thereon out until i want to try a new pill, performance level or whatever. In short i really do not see this as an issue. Adjusting reg pressure is something I at least don´t exactly do on the fly, don´t know about you guys.

However.
Seeing how childs play it was to handle, it just fails me why hammer spring pressure isn´t adjustable stock. I just do not get it, it is extremely simple to pull off, in essence you need a tap to install an allen stop screw and done deal.
OF COURSE this should have been done at the factory.
Next up, the thing - again IMO - sports a way to short barrel. Again seeing where the industry is moving after all. Atop that the barrel sports the most insane diffusor setup i´ve ever put my eyes on in person. Thing being that the diffusor adds so much length that although the barrel is rather short you sure as eff don´t notice with the rifle back together.
Knowing all to well what a diffusor´s supposed to perform.. just beyond me. Cause see, they use the same thing for the Meta and what not,.. and it´s just as out of place there too.




That the trigger is "match quality" is just plain false in turn. You CAN adjust it to become decent and then some but match trigger, as in match grade, nope. Not really. Usable for delicate work though, if adjusted, yes.
The actual trigger assy rides in a sub structure of its own and is bolted to the main block via a countersunk allen for each side. Issue there is that them holes are off vs what should be, handing that the entire trigger assy rocks back n forth where it sits.
IMO that´s just plain *rap and should have been handled before these puffs were let into market.

That diffusor in turn. As you crank down on it vs the barrel, and you of course should, well.. now the shroud tube is simply to long to fit. I had to cut a full 3 mills off to make that thing torq as intended.

Final say in turn, getting it to make power sans any hardcore modifications?
Here´s the bottom line, nope. No you will not. As is, adjusting what little there is, this thing will stonewall around like 50J and that´s it, in 25cal.

IF you however take to modifying the piece, different ballgame all together.



I took to handing it a completely different poppet on a 2mm dia shank, i handed it way stiffer HS and in turn made that adjustable. I handed it a ca 120cc plenum, ported the transfers and what not, and now we were getting somewhere.
In this guise we were getting into 3 figure power numbers (in Joules), yes even on the stock "to short" barrel.
For some reason the stock volume set for plenum keeps this piece down you won´t believe (it´s pityful small) and that gets kind of peculiar if you compare the piece to the Reximex Meta that sports a 90cc plenum right from the getgo.
Reasoning behind this? No idea. That being said, to get a NYX/Gunnar to haul you HAVE to hand it more plenum volume, period.

Ok. If so, then for the million dollar question, will it shoot?



Yes it will shoot. Flyer is on me. This done using 33.95 grain JSB´s why it´s safe to say that my findings have been quite different vs the Youtubers there. In fact, i for one at least have yet to take delivery of a Rex gun that will NOT shoot. Caveat to that is that all Rex guns, to my findings (and i´ve owned and still do quite a few) measure "large".
Ie; for a 22cal one go 218" flavor dia for decent results right off the bat.
Fact is, in contrast to him there i find the Factor to be absolute bottom of the bin stuff - and especially so seeing what they run.

My current go to on the rats time being is no doubt my Reximex Meta Premium.
Yep. Severely worked on that one too but OH does it ever deliver.



Here next to my M3. Both lovely guns and the Meta is actually setup to hand more power than the M3. Point then being that albeit a MP takes a bit of work to really shine.. it will, and then at the rate of rather specific half the cost of the M3.
To be kept in mind.

RAW was 970 , 46 ft lb. With the .22 gr JTS Shot great at EBR. Had it all dialed in for this.

Hehe that would be nice, but you have to remember, any means of heating or propelling something, in Denmark are record expensive.

1 Kw/h of power
1 Liter of gasoline ( 7.7 USD / gal )
Okay it is not like 1 cubic M of firewood are cheap either, but at least my M8 have tres we can fell if need be, and we also have a source for free firewood, though of course not in endless supply.

Yeah i have been thinking of drapes or something like that, it would also be a easy up in winter kit and easy down in spring.
Still it will probably have to be something heavy VS just cloth / fabric of some sort.

On the back leg of the bench i have a hook where i can put the miner lamp, it is a nice finger heater.
The output pipe from the diesel heater will be lifted from the floor where it lie now, but the 2 output channels from it will still be pointed on the shooter.
IMO i dont feel the diesel heater do a whole lot, but it is a excellent feet warmer, it is just 3000 watt which okay, but we have not run it at full tilt yet, we need to sound insulate it CUZ it is a bit noisy.

I have found a better place for the fan on the wood burning stove, that is i think it will work, that or the fan will melt.

Scotay42 said:

Better than the akela, good job. Great little guns, very consistent for not regated. Forward side lever is soooo much better. It is kimda heavy, but alot of weight in the rear so they balance well.

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Got it Monday afternoon, took it hunting Tuesday and yesterday.

Quick setup on the farm, and off we went.

The little rifle performed flawlessly and does exactly what I need it for.

BrazosbyNemo said:

For backyard and cellar you should get .177.

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I don’t want a .177.

I wish I would have seen this fitting a little earlier. A one piece solution to my situation.

8mm Male to 8mm Female Coupling

Some early AM indoor testing: the JTS 10.4 shot quite well through my Thomas at 19.5fpe. It kept up with my preferred pellet the FX 13.4s. There was one ‘flyer’ in each group of ten. Might not look like much of a flyer but I could clearly see it opened the group much more than the other shots. I used a ballpoint pen to seat the pellets in the breech and they all seated with a consistent firm resistance. I fired 20 and got similar fouling on the patch as any other pellet I tested today.

It'll still open it up, just won't get optimal velocities and such. The dealer I ordered mine from was supposed to have tuned it to a specific pellet, came with a target, nice group and printout of velocities. I did confirm all this myself before tinkering with anything. Much to my surprise when I went to make the first adjustment to it. I found the hammer spring adjuster backed all the way off as it was shipped to me.

Pyramyd Air has them

I have a Challenge and a LG110 basically the same gun with a few differences. Very accurate great gun. Im not that Familiar with WRABF. You are welcome to PM if you wish I am familiar with Thomas air rifles also.

Hto273 said:

I have a vintage Crosman training target and pellet trap assy. I believe these were mfg in the 1950's or 60's.
They sold some to police departments as a low cost training device. A target is placed in the holder, facing sideways to the shooter, an instructor presses the button and the target rotates to face the shooter, when they release the button it returns to the home position.
The purpose was for quick fire shooting drills.
I added a timer, so that it operates without need of a second person to press a button.
Its in nib condition, so friends have said i shouldnt shoot it, as its a collectible. Ive carried this thing to a few airgun shows over the years and showed it operating, and was sure someone would snap it up, but there was no interest in it. So i'm thinking i will just set it up in my garage and use the thing as intended, i'm not a collector but do like shooting.
So what is the RFC crowd consensus, shoot the thing, or continue to save it for some collector to look at in its current unused form?

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I saw this (I think @ Hickory ?) I'm not a collector and would just shoot it ,so i left it for a collector .

Peashooter said:

biggest nipple clamp i have sever seen.

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OUCH...

what is the diameter for the .30 cal shroud thanks for any help

Mike_Lenardon said:

I find it easier if I shake a few out of the tin onto the table top or a shop towel and then pick them up from there. If I go to pick them up from the tin it's a pain and you know what

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Right your are! Charles

zx10wall said:

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything. Tuned a Cricket 2 Tac that came out great and thought I’d share. The Old Crickets are still hard hitting and accurate with great regulators! I did some porting on this barrels transfer port, changed out the valve spring and cut a custom hammer spring. Tuned for the 56gr Zan pellets at 880 fps. I also did my mod on the magazines which helps smooth indexing. Here’s the chrony string from a 260 bar fill down to the 150 bar reg setting. This is with the 580cc factory bottle:

Created: 11/17/24 01:53 PM
Description: .30 Cricket 2 Tac
Notes 1: 30220225
Notes 2: Reg set at 150 bar
Distance to Chrono(FT): 1.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.070
Bullet Weight(gr): 56.00
Temp: N/A °F
BP: N/A inHg
Altitude: 150.00
# FPS FT-LBS PF
40 883 96.97 49.45
39 879 96.09 49.22
38 879 96.09 49.22
37 878 95.87 49.17
36 878 95.87 49.17
35 881 96.53 49.34
34 881 96.53 49.34
33 881 96.53 49.34
32 879 96.09 49.22
31 884 97.19 49.50
30 881 96.53 49.34
29 882 96.75 49.39
28 881 96.53 49.34
27 882 96.75 49.39
26 880 96.31 49.28
25 881 96.53 49.34
24 885 97.41 49.56
23 882 96.75 49.39
22 882 96.75 49.39
21 886 97.63 49.62
20 882 96.75 49.39
19 884 97.19 49.50
18 885 97.41 49.56
17 884 97.19 49.50
16 884 97.19 49.50
15 884 97.19 49.50
14 883 96.97 49.45
13 884 97.19 49.50
12 883 96.97 49.45
11 885 97.41 49.56
10 886 97.63 49.62
9 885 97.41 49.56
8 887 97.85 49.67
7 884 97.19 49.50
6 886 97.63 49.62
5 887 97.85 49.67
4 885 97.41 49.56
3 884 97.19 49.50
2 885 97.41 49.56
1 881 96.53 49.34
Average: 882.8 FPS
SD: 2.4 FPS
Min: 878 FPS
Max: 887 FPS
Spread: 9 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.0
True MV: 884 FPS

Tricked out the trigger for a 1 ounce first stage to a 3 ounce second which breaks very clean at 4 ounces.

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Shot today at 50 yards (first) and 100 yards (second group). Each pictured group is 5-shots. Had some right to left winds!
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Y’all be good

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+1 On the .30 CT2. Derrick set one up for me including scope and dope wheel. Only had a chance to shoot it at 25yds before the first UFT shoot I went to. Results the MD reduced the size of the KZ’s on the targets for the next match??
and that’s with the 50gr JSB’s and a realitively inexpensive Athlon scope. Best smile per $ ratio of any airgun purchase to date!

The 125 Sniper comes moderated from the factory, has the quattro trigger and SAS vibration reduction system... But is larger/heavier by a fair margin. The 125 is a 30ftlb gun when unrestricted, not sure what they do for non FAC (sub 12ftlb) models to get the power that low. If it's just a soft spring (not destroked) the shot cycle might be a bit sluggish, not a big deal but it bothers some people. The Striker is a simpler model lacking a moderator, quattro trigger and the SAS system, hence the price difference.

My experience with Hatsan air rifles has been mixed. I've owned nine of them, still have five. Three have been flawless so far. One being a full power 125 Sniper (springer) in .22cal but it's not shot often...

Nice shooting