I would propably try out the Ronin for going as silent as possible but still maintaining great accuracy. I would also try out the new moderators from DonnyFL. I just don't have experience on them myself.

I can't seem to find a tune. I've watched Ted's Holdover video and matched his tune but fps isn't very consistent for me and his slug tune didn't work for my PHC. I am shooting at about 905 fps most of the time. 7 of 10 shots is near 905 fps +/- 1-2 fps with 3-4 shots that either falls short ~890fps or high of ~924 fps. Reg now sits at about 147 bar. Just looking for the next steps... I am shooting .22 JSB 18.13gr. I want it to be at least 900 fps. POI shifts at 890fps and at the higher 924 fps.

Forgot to mention, I've tested and turn down the reg to 110 bar, but then I would need to bring the hammer tension up which makes it a lot louder. I don't really like the loudness so I returned it to back to it was before. Maybe I just didn't find the tune for that reg pressure?

Well I have nothing good to say about slip on lids.

CrashKT said:

I have a hand disability, what's the trigger like on that and potential lowest weight?

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Don’t know the V3 trigger but the U2 trigger - after adjustment - is very light. I’d imagine that Derrick can set the trigger up for exactly to your liking.

Edit: I should probably say that the u2 trigger can be adjusted very light, but does not have to if you don’t want to.

The Sharg is the kit, includes the pellet pusher. So you could have all 3 caliber available for the Throne 2. Don't know how complex the charge over is.

Nofilters said:

Xtra $$$$$$$$$$$$ an the fellow shooter is supposed to be ready to do that for you

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I'm talking about the fellow shooter, LOL.

For example it'd be nice if target N always had one color, M always had another color, and F always had it's color. Glance down, grab correct spool and string color, and no need to trace the string down to the target to see which string goes to what target.

Let's discuss the Xtra $ because I'd like to help out.

madeintheuk said:

Do you know who did it on here that I could get info from?

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Resealed by Cricket and it was loaded with blue/green grrease both inside and action. Anyone know what that grease is? The pic shows only a tiny amount that was inside.

Emjay4248 said:

After getting the U2 30 I was so impressed with the out of box performance that I bought a U2 25 within one week. Unfortunately 2 days before the arrival of the 25 the 30 blew its cork. Not sure what it is so it went back. Checked the valve and replaced the breech o-ring. Might be the regulator. I’m not disillusioned, things happen. In the meantime I’m happy plinking away withe the 25. I’m going to call AVS to get slug recommendations. Not spending altaros money and I might try Zam’s once I know the optimum diameter. Considering selling my fx’s and AEA’s Getting a little tired of tuning and tuning and tuning. So far the u2’s shoot almost anything from Jsb and Aea from very well to pellet on pellet @ 50 yrds. I’m also going to keep my 2 25cal Hubens.
It’s time to cull the heard as they say.

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It's likely your U2 .30 blew the o-ring that sits on the shoulder of the poppet part of the valve. It's a VERY common issue with the U2s. The latest poppets don't break any longer but the o-rings still break. You have to disassemble the rifle about 50% to get he valve out on the U2 (U3 made access to the valve with no disassembly).

I've tested about every popular weight and brand of slugs in my U2 .25 700. The best shooting slug is the AVS 44gr, dish base in .2513" diameter. Second best is AVS 44gr, dish base in .2530" diameter.

My reg. is set at 155-bar. Hammer is 3-turns OUT from flush with back of block. I have the carbon stock and the spring adjuster plug has room inside the stock for several turns of outward adjustment.

Velocity in Spring/Summer temps is about 950fps. I was getting about 935fps in Winter temps.

Slightly better than average 5-shot group at 50yds with the AVS .2513" from my U2 .25.

OHHHH...that rear cocking....... LOL

High angle targets have three factors that increase difficulty.

1) reduced vertical MOA allowance
2) more awkward shooting position
3) correction for reduced projectile drop when compared to typical horizontal target.

The Troyer multiplier for an elevated target is a straight 25% increase. Assuming that the shooter correctly accounts for the trajectory at the new angle, and can get in a comfortable shooting position, 45 degrees still increases the apparent vertical MOA based multiplier by closer to 50%.

If the goal is to use high angle shots to increase the reported Troyer, while not making the course too difficult, there is an advantage to using elevated targets, 15 or 20 degrees OK, but not if they are at 30+ degrees.

A lot of us seemed to have that first shot low problem with the first and second gen Impact's. It is from a couple of minor issues, including reg creep and stiction of the o-rings from sitting. Aside from cleaning, polishing, and lubing the reg components, I found that polishing the valve pins and bores, and the applying ptfe lube instead of clear silicone helped tremendously.

Interesting that most targets show more of a Vertical spread than horizontal ?
If shooting to fast perhaps the regulator is not keeping up yielding differing speeds shot to shot ?

Good fun right there as 280 shots is a nice picnic at the range !!

I recently had to tear into my 2017 Taipan. Orings also looked like they had triangular cross sections. Gun was still shooting as incredible as the day I bought it. It’s so nice that there are guns that can shoot great when internally they are on their last leg. If I didn’t have a Taipan, I’d definitely have a Cricket.

Probably the Hunter carbine in .22
Or maybe the Beeman HW97 in .20! Lol
There both kinda heavy to carry around but work great for a sit in the woods.

Eager to see those cross stamped NSA put to work with that beautiful build!

The Rifle and Pistol courses are set, and the forecasts for Friday, Saturday and Sunday call for highs in the low to high 70s!

The Rifle and Pistol target distances are attached.

View attachment Target distances 3:1:25 pdf.pdf

I shoot the unleaded pellets in all calibers. 100 yards ain't gonna happen in .177 or .22. Maybe in .25, and only then if your gun happens to like one of the two offerings, Baracuda Green or GTO. One is currently 15 cents a pellet and the other 20 cents.
Why do you need to reach 100 yards to punch paper? If you're dead set on unleaded ammo, shoot within the distance the pellets are still accurate, say 30-40 yards for .177. The pellets are so light you'll get plenty of drop and wind drift to play with. .177 has the most variety of pellets and is the cheapest caliber; three to four cents per pellet is possible. Cheaper yet, shoot BBs at 5-10 yards; you can buy a new cool BB gun for what you'll save on each set of "buy three get one free" tins of unleaded ammo.

I shoot from my left shoulder but I am right handed. The stock capacity magazines for my 3 P35s do not stick into my face at all. I have a larger Carm magazine for my 25 (it's all they offer for the 25) and I cannot stand it. I am quite sensitive to this issue but it is not a problem at all for the P35/Stoeger Bullshark. It's a great gun for left shoulder shooters. But I work the safety with my right hand. It is small and in the trigger guard. It is quiet, however. I keep my trigger finger out of the trigger guard until ready to fire so I click off the safety early as I am shouldering the gun before I have the target in the scope. But it isn't safe to do this unless you have the habit of staying away from the trigger.

Diehard50248 said:

I recently purchased a very nice TX200 MkIII with a Sightron S-TAC 4-20x50 scope from a fellow AGN member. The rifle works flawlessly and is very accurate. The only issue is the scope isn’t level with the rifle. This would be an easy fix if it weren’t for the parallax wheel. When level, the wheel interferes with the gun’s stock. I‘m primarily a small game hunter but I was hoping to give Field Target a try in the Spring, so accuracy matters.

I’m hoping people with more experience could layout some options. Here are the ones I can think of:
1) Buy a smaller wheel. The one that came with the sale has a 5” diameter. I think a 4” wheel would do the trick.
2) Carve a chunk out of the stock to provide clearance to the wheel. This is NOT an option for me. This rifle is way to nice to do that.
3) Do they make parallax knob extenders? I figure moving the wheel out 1/4” would do the trick.
4) Rotate the scope out-of-level to avoid the interference.
5) Other…Is there a simple fix to this situation that I’m just not seeing?View attachment 541410

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Try Eric Sanders of scope works. I suspect he can make a wheel with proper offset.

RAMJET66 said:

should i lube the stainless pin's with dry lube or something

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The seer bar can get a light coating of axle grease at the contact point but the threads should be clean and have a drop of removable lock-tite or vibratite on them.

sfieg1234 said:

I'm planning on purchasing an FX DRS classic walnut, 600 mm 25 cal. Should I be able to expect to shoot slugs and pellets with equal accuracy with the barrel that is stock on that model, or will I need to do some sort of customization to shoot slugs accurately? thanks

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My FX DRS 600 mm with super Powerful,Plenum shoots NSA 25 grain like a super champ...... And I mean It:

88 yards

A.G.R said:

I can hook you up when things get warmer. I know you have Lewis old Timahawk. ..

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Sweet!
There's a couple other things I'd like to have done to it too! And I know you're the man for the job. Wanna bring it back to its former glory or beyond.

I would say the Heras/Helos series are comparable to the SH4. My Argos is lower quality in both turrets and glass.

I've been playing with the Standard Veteran .25 for a bit with the medium pressure Belleville washers installed. The washers are rated for 70-150 bars and I have the regulator set to 100 bars. From the high pressure washers, which are rated for 100-170 bars and also set at 100 bars, the gun has gone from 3 bars per shot down to only 2.5 to 2.75 bars per shot with the properly rated washers. This means it gained about 5 to 10 shots on a full 250 bar fill for the same tune of 44 FPE.

I don't really know how to explain it other then it's obvious that the washers run well within its rated range pressures are more efficient. One thing I noticed is that running the high pressure rated washers at such low pressures, the piston of the Huma Air regulator is almost bottomed out and is very close to the retaining C-clip. This is most likely why the Huma Air instructions warns about setting the regulator too low... Because the piston will start putting pressure on the C-clip at the bottom. This means that running them so low really reduces the springs' range of motion which most likely causes inefficiencies with how quick or slow the regulator closes back up once the pressure in the plenum drops after a shot is taken. Again, I don't know exactly what's going on... I just know I gained at least 5 more shots for the same power tune.