Ratzy said:

It can have enough power for head shots. But that is a smallish target and real easy to miss shooting offhand, outdoors, possibly in a hurry or with a moving target.

Off a platform like a bench or tripod you could do pretty well with a .177.

I don't do .177. I just don't have the dexterity and feeling in my hands for pellets that small. .22 getting rough too.

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Understood, thanks for guidance and I guess next move is to have a stable platform like tripod for this gun.

I'll see how this develops, I've heard there are mods that can improve its FPS and that can enable me to shoot higher grain.

I guess this will be a time-consuming process, but I quite like this little Bullpup, I might first learn to make full use of this and then move to something better.

Revoman said:

Dang, ya gotta be a speed reader in order to see what the 'video' is about!

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It’s like he was paying by the second for a superbowl commercial

Put some new clothes on the 2021 Huben.

We had 4 shooters come to the match. It was a hot day in the high 80’s, but the course was in the woods and we shaded from the sun. Participation in field target has dropped off in North Carolina resulting with the closing of Tar Heel air gun club in Mount Pleasant. If participation doesn’t pick up we may cancel matches for the remainder of 2025.

Hunter PCP

Vince Swicegood 48

Tom Whitlow 45

David Devine 27

Open PCP

Artie Claudino 55

Hi there .
Short version.
Has anyone yet risked buyimg the new ORION S25 or S2 as its kown also. ??.
Firstly I'll say iv not that much experience with my owning my own thermal.scopes.
A couple of weeks ago I was gifted the orion s25 thermal.
It's a first for a big name in industrial thermal products and monoculars based in China which when looking for my first one iv got to.say put me off . Im very glad a family member wasn't after some research and advice from those in the know.
Iv used many thermals over the years and can't say I understand them as well as the IR scopes due to living in the uk and the strict rules we have here snd lack of good game.
Hunting at night is mostly outlawed, lately with a huge amout of boar turning up , lol and other not so big predators that have not been manged around farmland especially in Scotland where you need a licence for spring loaded air rifle nowdays, its turning onto.a meat fest at lambing season for these larger pests .
Has anyone else had the opportunity to check this orion s25 thermal out .?
If you have Can you please give me your honest views for my own learning experience and to know what I should be expecting or not from what I'm presuming is an entry level thermal scope.
Iv got to say if you gave me a 25mm $5000+ big brand scope and this orion s25 I would not be able to.tell the difference other than the weight of it , its built well .
As thermals ar used much more on your side of the pond I'd like to hear what you think of this product at what I think would be around the $2000? or less mark as an introductory offer by the manufacturer $700 half price ?. There was an offer on indigogo if still up that will have its basic details.
There's hardly anything yet on utube but if anyone wanted any info thats just not yet been put out there yet ,please get in touch as iv contacted them and been sent more information than I understand. I'm happy to.pass on if it help me learning what im missing or not with this product.
Thanks Darren.

Gerry52 said:

8 years in with my Boss & Royale & I still love them. Royale has never even been serviced but for occasional clean & lube. Boss got a Huma reg a couple years ago. Very easy to do. Traded my Bobcat recently for an Edgun, r3 slug gun (.22). NEVER have any poi shift problems. My simple, robust & reliable guns give me everything I need & want from an airgun, above all, power, accuracy & repeatability. What's not to love?

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Indeed... they got a lot right on those and the troubles are few.

AmericanPitCorsojay said:

Will take a look,same name on YouTube

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Yes

Motorhead said:

IIRC , it was longer being closer to 18-19" but shortened it after building.
No clue on part numbers etc ... as i typically build with mis-matched parts and pieces doing the required fitting work to make it work.

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Very true thank you

First thought is failed one-way valve in air reservoir, likely caused by moisture-induced corrosion. Few drops of silicone oil in foster fitting, or installed fill probe, left to soak overnight, would be first step. If unsuccessful, and zero air pressure in reservoir, remove and inspect one-way valve. WM

KatoKevin454 said:

if you are going to use a linkage for the trigger, hit up your local Hobby shop, they should have model airplane control rods and clevises/Heim joints that would work great.

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Didn’t even think of that. Thank you for the suggestion. Right now I’m going with a basic mechanism that uses a rod to push the trigger. If that doesn’t work well or maybe even for version 2.

Seated with no rest or support shooting across chronograph from 10 yards. This was after a few small velocity adjustments. I’m pretty sure sitting down helps, but it’s easier to chronograph my shots while seated.


Here’s the next group shot from 10 yards standing. I like this velocity range. I may hang out here for a while and see if i can consistently tighten things up.


If anyone is wondering I used a 3mm Allen wrench to adjust the velocity screw. I didn’t see the size mentioned in the user’s manual, but I may have overlooked it.

sobdiver said:

Prediction: The day your replacement arrives you will find the one you lost.

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Your on!
Even odds on a $1 bet @sobdiver
PayPal F&F or + 3.25%

What is everyone shooting in a .25 cal 700mm Leopard? FPS? Reg? Macro/Micro settings?
I just received the Leopard and I’m interested in what makes it as accurate as possible. Ty for any advice.

greenbeans said:

20.2? Those seem to work for me as well… 2 house sparrows today and for the first time with these slugs (going 980 fps), didn’t recover the slugs but judging based on the birds… well… big puff of feathers and damage way beyond a .22 hole.

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Yes. At 965. Thwacked a cotton tail head on, through the top of the head and stopped just above and right of the spine. 45y. Looked just like an HP2. First time I’ve had NSAs open. I’ve made dozens of kills with the 17.5 too. Never anything significant expansion wise. Until now. 1015 muzzle completely flattened out.

Ready for dark as2250 xr with Bnm breach a nice 17 fb shooter 1400 out a Mac 1 gun

Thank you

The ghost will give you a platform that is both excellent and adaptable for change.

imtrigerhapy said:

Having taken a fox at 6ft.makes me realize a 5x min scope is not ideal lol. A handy break barrel would fit the bill. Do they have enough power to take fox and similar size critters at close range.

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IDK Depending on the size of the fox, at six feet a a big springer might work.. The only way I know of getting within six feet of a fox is if it's stuck in a trap. Even then I wouldn't use a springer for a mercy killing of a trapped larger animal.

Anyhow get the kid the Umerex Embark and be done with it. Make sure he's got self resetting reactive targets that properly challenge him. Something like various size spinners will keep him interested happy.

@Vana2, MOSH, Minute of Squirrels Head… Love it…

Making some serious power with this new setup about 300FPE per shot/ barrel. Using shot or slugs. Much needed upgrades made it into a usable tool. For possible hunting applications or more. Bluegrassbigbore / Texomaprecisionpellet
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"Necessity is the mother of invention." "Desperate times call for desperate measures."

Hardware store small-parts bins are your friend. But a lathe expands horizons considerably.

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marflow 777 said:

these pistols were being sold as Snowpeak SP500 which they are, before they showed up as Diana P-Five and what a stupid name
naming a new pistol the same as an old pistol but just spelling the FIVE
now the pistol itself looks and feels good in the hand, my sights are good and you can see the barrel is centered in the breech
but the trigger from the factory are as bad as you can get
now there was a hole in the trigger for a 3mm screw but there was never a screw installed in any of them and now i have read that hole has now disappeared
there is a silver screw that holds the sear down and i found that needed to be lowered so with and adjustment screw in the trigger and the large head silver screw being lowered pass the frame surface the trigger is now just heavy
the pistol in reality is a piece because of the trigger
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Ya, i checked you threads / posts on it before i bought . Not looking for anything spectacular and knew it was a snowpeak but still ..lol . Like i said just needed a cull pellet and tin can gun and or it pretty much fails at that.

I mean the barrel coming loose from the breech block ? Thats a first for me in any gun .. even the commings tool truck 20$ china springers were better than this .. not much but somewhat better .. lol.

yes indeed nice job,I know Sammy Hager would love it to

808_Marine said:

As it gets harder to be a powder burning enthusiast here in California. Air rifles is great alternative in staying in the game.

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Yep, the soul suckers in Sack-0-Tomatoes haven't quite gotten around to air guns yet. "great alternative" is entirely dependent on you tolerance for abuse, generally self-inflicted and the balance of your funds to support the addiction....errrrr sport. I'm in the South Bay Area.

Emu said:

Just bought it from Tony at Talon Tunes....

He was in charge of sending me a superb rifle..... And he delivered !!

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Yeah I got the 25 drs,from him,cause the rti was taking to long.