Besides the diferences in the electronics, there are no differences between the platform other than the form changes. I actually prefer the Epoch. It is a bit taller which I like. Also as a lefty the Epoch has the high pressure regulator gauge on the right side of the gun, making it easier for me to track. The entire upper of the gun (all of the colored parts) are shared between both the Epoch and the Evo.

04-19-2025 9:00

Location:
Central Carolina Gun Club FT Range
3668 Fleming Graham Rd , Burlington, NC

Entry fee:
$10 for CCGC members
$15 for non-members
Juniors (<21) shoot free

The gate opens 7:30, sight-in range will open at 8:00 and the match begins at 9:00. We will shoot on the Yellow course this month, so expect about 60 shots, 2 targets per lane, 2 shots per target, Troyer TBD and we will use timers.

Registration link can found here.

See you at the match.

Yeah, I’ve mainly just re-used OEM seals when I do a tune shortly after buying the gun or the green Aussie seals. I’ve haven’t seen an oversized OEM seal and Aussie seals don’t require taking off too much material (on my lathe) for a solid figment.

I just installed my first Vortek seal in a HW30S last week, we’ll see how it works as it breaks in. I didn’t reduce Its size when installed and was getting about 690/700 fps after about 50 shots with AA 7.33 pellets.

Years ago on the GTA, a member said “a good seal fit“ should require about 3lbs of pressure applied to the piston ….. to side in.

If you know what you doing, ARH seals allow a good seal fit no matter what condition you find the gun in. However, this approach usually requires more fitting time on the seal as their intentionally oversized.

Thank you for sharing, I'm gonna try that.

Thank you very much for the reply. Is the maintenance on the compressor hard I know you turn the grease knob every 5 hours but is the other maintenance tricky to figure out?

Thank you. Have worked that direction. Can't remember my order number from December, I found there invoice and charge to my cc and passed that along, but no progress made. They seem a little hesitant. Guessing they think I bought the Alibaba version. Even though I just purchased and received another cricket valve from them. Oh well, half the fun is the tinkering. I just hope I can figure out what is causing the leak. Would hate to think I wasted $180.00. Thanks for the suggestion though.

plinker52 said:

Sometimes I buy nice things, sometimes I repurpose scraps since I'm such a pack rat.
This is made from scrap wood. The vertical piece swivels.
I actually like it better than a bag. The wood base slides easy on the table, I can move it fore/aft under the gun easily.
Perfect for 30 yard sparrow hunting.

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I like to repurpose as well the aluminum i used was from a pickup topper top rack from 15 years ago lol i too am a packrat

PSA-Long Range FT - Palmyra, PA-LRFT Match


Saturday, April 5


Palmyra Sportsman Association


410 Sportsman Rd, Annville, PA 17003, USA


Description for LRFT events:


Long Range Field Target will follow a shotgun start format. Registration and sight in is 8:45am - 9:45am, followed by a shooter's meeting at 9:50am, and first shots down range at 10:00am. Cost is $15.


Targets will be placed between 15 and 115 yards, and this will be at least a 40 shot match. Guns cannot exceed 80fpe at the muzzle, and we recommend using at least a


28fpe gun to knock down longer range targets. Distances to the targets will be provided.


This match is held on our covered Competition Range, and will be shot rain or shine. The range has a concrete pad, so this is friendly to shooters with low mobility.




Target


Northeast FT Events

Orion has a great product, if you looking for a high quality magazine replacement for your factory magazines. I recommend Orion magazines.

I keep seeing posts on different sites for people looking for Cricket Carbines, AOA has a beauty on their site in the used section, if anyone is interested.

Wonderful shooting thru the foliage and nice videos!

Agreed, oil-less, waterless, multi-power, high-speed-fan only cooled rectangular box quick-fill compressors are alike. Expected lifetime is 12-18 months with limited rebuild success. Manufacturers support, "discard, buy another," versus, "rebuild/repair." The GX-CS compressor series differs significantly in that lower gearing, slower fill operation reduces compressor-killing heat while grease-injection and water-cooling are available in some models. GX-CS also supports, "repair/rebuild," over, "discard, buy another." WM

Fine shooting!

I have a Caiman X I paid about $1400 for new, three P35s, an original Avenger, and a Prod (my first and I still like it). Based upon this limited experience I agree that the Caiman doesn't feel exactly like the others. It cocks more smoothly and I think the trigger is a bit more consistent. It is not more accurate than the best of my P35s, however. Both have given me one and only one 200 on the 30 yard challenge. A better shooter would have gotten more, I'm sure. But my point is that at 1/3rd the price a budget gun can equal a more expensive airgun in accuracy. A Stoeger Bullshark is almost exactly the same as a P35 and more widely available. With an inexpensive printed moderator they are very backyard friendly and they are not very loud with the baffles they come with. But the baffles shift and get dinged by pellets so I think a moderator, especially when they are so reasonably priced, makes them a no brainer choice. A P35X is a similar gun with a longer barrel, a much bigger plenum, and a wood stock. The Bullshark and both varieties of the P35 are made by Snowpeak (aka SPA). SPA also makes the Zellos the very similar M60b and Notos. I think the Zellos is the only SPA airgun with an externally adjustable regulator. The others all have regulators that can be adjusted but some disassembly is required. On the other hand, the hammer spring of my P35s is much easier to adjust than the hammer spring in my Avenger. The main reason I prefer SPA guns to my Avenger is they don't use plastic to support the shroud and seem to generally use better materials overall. I think I saw a review the other day of a higher priced PCP with a plastic trigger but in general better materials also seems to come with a higher pricetag.

So, in short, I suggest you look at the M60b, Zellos, P35, Bullshark and P35X. All are in your price range new. I am pretty sure you would enjoy any of them.

357cal said:

I have had a.25 caliber Avenger modified 100 fpe and both .257 and the .308 AirForce Texan full-length barrel. The .257 in my opinion is far greater than a 25 caliber for hunting or just plinking. The .308, in my opinion is that much more enjoyably even though they share the same valve. For all around use the 308 is one of the best calibers in the Texan line, long distance and power wise and room to improve each. If you will be hunting with it, just remember to have the fpe to humanly take out that animal.

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A changable barrel system to include .257 by someone like Skout and the like would probably go far in having it catch on

Maybe w the advent of ELR rounds they're good w plain old .25? I'm pretty stoked about some of those products...it's a great time to be alive.

Vana2 said:

Who am I to dampen you excitement eh?

There's nothing like the pucker-factor of disassembling something expensive and hearing: spriong, ping, tick, tick, tick and having no idea of what got launched.

As long as we have fun - right!

Cheers!

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That is so true. I love it. I do love to make life harder for myself it seems.

Thanks and no dampening here. I truly appreciate your taking the time to respond and give out good advice. I do limit my destructive tendencies to projects that I am fairly confident of successfully completing. I'll learn my lesson one of these days and you'll see me on here begging for someone to help me out of a situation that I put myself into. Hopefully it never comes to that.

Thanks again, airgunutty

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Bottle has a valve, but the tube it's connected to with pressurized air will be released, so unscrew the bottle SLOWLY and let the tubes pressure release slowly until empty then continue removing the bottle .

If it works, who cares. Perfect is the enemy of good enough!

rodio555 said:

OK, I see. So basically you would have to de-gas it then remove it. Correct?

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Just like with the Nitro bottle when it gets low.

In New Waverly, Texas.
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Here's how mine is set (though I have the slug power kit) https://www.airgunnation.com/thread...ellet-pusher-to-wild-25-slug-monster.1329622/ but within there's also a good video from UA on how to tune your M4.

-Michael

Tap on search bar, Find Jking in the "By: member search", tap on their picture, tap on "start conversation" below their avatar & send message. Pretty easy. No apologies or forgiveness needed. We all had to learn.

If you're a glass freak..................Vector
Save some money.
The glass in my copy is stunning. Along with the way the super sharp reticle is done.
I would never have believed this, until I saw it with my own eye.
I do not know what Vector is doing with their glass , but it works. It works well.