Pellets impacting steel will add to the Lead in your basement. Appreciate the poster with the water idea to recycle the pellets from the trap, good thinkin!
Did not really consider the Lead, the soft and quiet pellet traps are helpful in this respect. PB ranges often have a water curtain setup where the bullets impact to hold down the airborne Lead.

If you follow any advanced defense technology, have a look at rail guns. Same principles apply. Do not know about deaths but severe injuries have occured when ferrous metals and MRI machines come together. Increases in MRI technology are centered around MORE POWER. Leave your carry piece at home on exam day. It could put the hurt on you in more ways than one!

Thanks! But I only make for myself I'm afraid too much faf, i do make silenced shrouds and butt pads, but that's about it.

I shoot the .25 35 gr out of a 24 twist around 975 with good results. By good, I mean 1/2” to 3/4“ at 50 yds. I’m slowly switching to the Nielsen 34.9 mainly for cost, but haven’t given up anything in the accuracy department yet.

Hmm…I suspect there is something else going on if you aren’t having luck with the 44.75 out of an fx liner. They should be dead nuts accurate.

There's a pa blog on measuring up a main spring as well .

Maybe like this blog or maybe another or 2 he's done ..

May you prosper and grow.

Peashooter said:

The first thing anyone should do when a AG loose power suddenly is to put a hand around the magazine and then fire a shot, a dead breech O-ring should mean you feel a puf of air there.

Air leaking thru barrel is normal for FX as explained.
Also the recommended way to take the pressure off, remove air tank, and fire a few no load shots and the remaining air in rifle should leak out thru barrel / fire valve.

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Yea. I knew something was up when velocities were low and I could feel “poof” of air shooting prone.

It sounds counterintuitive, but the low volume pump actually removes more heat from the water than a pump of greater volume. The measly pump is just what the system needs.

Mike

I used to use H&N FTTs in my P35-25 because they were the most accurate pellet at the original plenum size. They weigh 20 grains. My P35-22 likes H&N Baracuda Match which weigh 21 grains. The 22 only pushes them about 820 fps and I adjusted the regulator of the 25 to push the 20 grain a little faster and they were both at about 32 fpe. I killed 18 squirrels with my 35-25 at that tune. I've taken 10 so far with the P35-22 (I've had it almost a year less time). They are both very effective. In both squirrels and in tests in wet paper the 22 penetrated a bit further but the 25 sent all the way through 15 of the 18 squirrels I took with it. I have not lost a squirrel with either gun. Even with shots not ideally placed. I remember one squirrel with the 25 that was hit about at the joint of the jaw. Missed the brain entirely. Dropped immediately anyway. The skull was crushed. I've since installed a larger plenum on the 25 and retuned it to almost 50 fpe with JSB MKII 34 grain. I haven't shot a squirrel with it but I am sure it is overkill at this power level.

My Prod and my P35-177 are also at about the same fpe, 18-19 fpe for both. The Prod pellets are H&N FTT copper plated at 14.66 grain and the P35 is shooting H&N Baracuda Match 10.6 grain at nearly 900 fps. Squirrels drop a step or two slower with these guns but they perform about the same. But the Prod velocity is in the low 700s so the trajectory is not nearly as flat. But the 177 pellets have a lower bc so they are more sensitive to wind. I think they are both better at shorter range both from a power and other factors. 30 to 35 yards is about as far as I want to use them.

I think 20 fpe is awfully low for a 25. For very short range or very well known distance I guess it could work. The FTT is about the lightest 25 caliber pellet and could only go about 675 fps. If your gun was accurate with them I guess it could work but if it likes heavier pellets you'd have to go slower. I would want to keep the fpe up to 25-30 fpe minimum.

Gerry52 said:

The one you show is a male foster with male threads. You need to find a male foster with female threads to attach to the male thread on end of fill hose. Here's an example (or, did you mean at the TANK, not the end of fill hose? If so, you've got the right idea)

Air Venturi Male Quick-Disconnect, 1/8 BSPP Female Threads, Steel, Rated to 5000 PSI, Incl. Delrin Seal https://a.co/d/c7mEmnw

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For that to work, you would need a hose with 2 females(to use on a gun). Then you risk mixing up fill port with air outlet port.

I'll be there... Was wondering if I would due to Helene. My little town got thrashed pretty badly. I just got power back a couple weeks ago and internet back this past Sunday. But... I'm loaded up and will be headed out that way bright and early. I have two tables reserved. Will have various parts, some pistolas, some other unique stuff and some handmade wood crafts and knives...made by me.

On the Dreamline, there's a screw above the transfer port. What type of sealant should I use to prevent air from escaping around it? I tried thread tape, but I can still feel air around it when I fire the gun.

Thanks.

mwgm2020 said:

Anyone here have experience with or heard of Arkon scopes being used for FT, especially HFT? The EPL-4 6-24X50 FFP parallax's down to 10 yards.

Does the parallax resolve good enough for accurate ranging?

The price and reviews are surprisingly good, but will it work for FT?

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Actual parallax focus is 10 meters not 10 yards which can cause misses at those close in dicey shots.

Rowan Engineering makes great stuff. They make great aftermarket stuff. I have their stuff on my Daystate Regals and Wolverine.

Glad to hear they are rockin' the customer service charts.

Hey guys! We're hosting our second FT match this upcoming Sunday (November 3rd) at Atglen Sportsmans Club. This will be a 60 shot woods course.

Cost: $15

Time: Practice Field will be open at 9am and the match will start at 10am

82 Creek Rd, Christiana, PA 17509

Looks like a newer version of it was put on your gun. Works in exactly the same way as the other one you mention this one just has “more stops” along the tightening of the hammer spring journey. 1 will be the least amount of spring pre load on the hammer and 23 the most.

MrP,

I don't know if it is possible to shoot "salt rings" from a trumpet style vortex generator, but below are images of a hardware design that may help answer the question.

Note that the barrel nut is separate from the trumpet. This is so that you can rotate the salt hopper to face up, as you tightening the barrel nut.

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The AVS video is the one I would recommend.

It may be they are not a dealer for Umarex, just because they sell the product does not mean they are an authorized dealer. I've known of dealers over the years that sell more product out their back door than they sell out the front. Nothing illegal or even nefarious about that. Umarex is a huge manufacturer comparatively. Very common esp. for the big manufacturer's to do volume discounts to their authorized dealers, they buy at the 100 rate selling most of the guns to other dealers. Very common practice actually. That 100 rate price is far below what the small dealer pays wholesale for the gun.
Learn if your dealer is really a dealer.....

Alejandro,
My Vulcan 3 .30 came with full power setting and factory installed depinger, loud twang when fired. Been told depinger only works in lower power mode. Picture came with V3 Manual showing depinger install. Manual also depicts changeover from high to low power configuration. WM

Thank you

Firewalker said:

Yupper, it is the "valve" we are always talking about, the gun retains the valve seat. The stem of the poppet valve gets hit by the hammer, unseats the poppet and air passes, the air slams it shut assisted by the return spring.

Most of the poppets I've seen are made from Nylon or Delrin, they are softer than peek, it's a very hard plastic.

Shown is an original AEA HP poppet and the peek replacement im working on.

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Thank you sir. I appreciate the explination.