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    850nm vs 940nm for night vision. Which one do you use?

    ive done alot of experimenting with both .. for all practical purposes within air gun distance there is 'no' difference in the amount of illumination youll get - battery quality and condition will effect it more than wavelength .. that said, a 940 is a no-brainer .. its much more stealthy, the...
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    How do you like Aliexpress?

    i use it for some things, but one small bit of advice ... understand that most vendors dont speak english so actual communication on a problem will likely be non existent and also, the biggie, they consider lost or damaged packages to be youre problem once it leaves their port, so ... i only...
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    PCP questions.

    not familiar with that one, but .5 at 100 with solid consistency - not really realistic for a pellet gun imo .. 50, yeah, most decent guns will do that, with the higher end ones being almost like lazers, pretty satisfying .. .177 is affected alot more by wind generally, even at 50 .. so id say...
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    Umarex Retirement is getting expensive

    i could use some help stocking this produce at walmart, just sayin😅
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    Shooting slugs questions.

    i dunno .. the way i visualize it, slugs really arnt ideal for airguns period, unless its a set range and you need the penetration for large critters .. its the pronounced airgun 'arc' flightpath imo .. pellets are deisigned to 'fly' it and keep the nose on track, slugs tend to retain the nose...
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    Introduction - New to PCP after 40+ years with Pew Pews

    i still havent resolved whether or not its 'actually' cheaper😂 guess it depends .. if you wind up with a whole rack full of pcps its gonna take awhile for the ammo situation to balance it out ..
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    Winter shooting

    id be shooting out of a window for sure lol ..
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    N/A Best value PCP?

    depends on what you expect out of it, ive put alot of things to sleep with the benjamin lineup with id say a 90% one shot drop rate .. all of them deliver on a budget if the goal is 'pesting' just size/cali er to fit the sitiation .. but yeah, if you need to stack pellets at 100 youre gonna have...
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    N/A spring piston airguns and nightvision

    rats can even detect night vision, and they can definitely figure 'you' out if their buddies are getting dropped .. theyre super aware, its a matter of what they label as danger . so yeah even a regular light would work, just set it up so you can see the target area where feed is on the ground...
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    Authentic Yong Heng?

    its real iffy 'going lowball' and getting one from a vendor that isnt moving alot of them ( look at the reviews, two?) ... how i read that is he got them secondhand probably, as returns from his uncles store, comprende? maybe nothing wrong with it at all .. maybe .. but its alot more positive...
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    How cold is to cold?

    the squirrel population is under control atm at about 4-5 around the property, but i have noticed rat activity around the chicken coop .. they come over from the neighbors place and raid at night and if i let it go can get into the garage and do real damage ... its getting into the 20, 30's at...
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    Scope Question

    if i had all that adjustability, id set it to optical center then adjust the rings to where it was close to correct elevation at the 'ideal' zero for the gun .. for most airguns its typically around 20yds ..
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    N/A Which of your airguns would you choose for a 60yd target for only one shot?

    if it was something small like a squirrel, id be pretty confident i could smack him first shot with the cayden ..
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    Other thinking about buying an avenger, for plinking and some occasional hunting. would a hand pump be reasonable or a compressor is a must?

    i got by with a marauder .25 for years with a handpump ...pumping all day isnt going to be attractive, but pesting and several mags here and there, no problem .... i wouldnt say an electric pump is a must unless you move into larger bottle-fed guns or big bores ..
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    Fat barrel

    key word is heavy .. some guns got plenty of room for it if theyre shrouded etc ..i think its more of a long range thing though, doubt any measurable improvement in accuracy will be occuring at 50yds with a heavy barrel .. more depends on bore specs condition and quality ..