Recent content by JimD

I've had one commercial pellet trap the kids got for me, a Crosman, and it got shot up pretty quickly. All the rest I made. I still have one made from an old electrical box I found in my shed. It works but is not ideal. My other two are the same idea but one is made of 3/4 plywood and the...

I tried filling with my P35-22 still in the rest this morning. The little CS2 and battery are so compact nothing had to move. Voltage after the fill was 18.94. From what I read a low 18V battery is 15V. Under voltage protection kicks in at about 12.5V. I ordered a volt meter so I can...

I tried to get some data on 25 caliber today but it did not go great. I was using my Avenger. I degassed it and set the regulator to about 800 psi. It still shot too fast, everything went through. The lowest velocity I got on 25.4 grain FX was 558 fps. That is below what did not go through...

I filled my Avenger from zero to about 4100 psi using the 8 amp hr battery. I stopped before 300 bar because the compressor seemed to slow down slightly. It is still testing at 19.65 V so it is not badly discharged, should show 3 bars, but if I push the check battery button it flashes instead...

Thanks for the suggestions. I've been using a 6 ah battery and two gun fills only dropped it to three bars. But the battery level indicator started flashing so I'm not sure if it doesn't like this load or if it might not have been in great shape. I'll try a different battery, probably a 8 amp...

I've had a Yong Heng about 4 years and a retired firemans bottle almost as long. The combination works great. I run the Yong Heng about once a month to refill the bottle. Takes half an hour or less. I have an extra moisture filter on the YH but the color changing dessicant rarely changes...

That's a great looking stock. I've made a few but none specifically for benchrest. I've glass bedded PB stocks but never an air rifle stock. Glass bedding is sometimes only done on the recoil lug area and the purpose is to get good solid and uniform contact of the action and possibly the...

I am no expert but I'll offer an opinion anyway. I want either the front rest or the rear rest to be adjustable to "aim" the rifle but I don't think both need to be. The Saber Tactical monopod is, in my opinion, intended for use with a bipod. I made my own horizontally and vertically...

A couple days ago I got a GX CS2. I bought it from GX and used their 10% off code to get it for about $250. I like filling from my bottle which I fill using my Yong Heng. But it won't last forever and isn't very portable. I've taken the bottle to the range but it's pretty big. Anyway, I am...

I've written about it before but I was so convinced my P35-25 had a bad barrel I bought a replacement from Krale. I waited almost a year on that barrel and put on an after market plenum which boosted the velocity with king heavies and the gun shoots a lot better now. So it is possible to get a...

I zero for no hold under. What that means depends on the pellet, the velocity, and how high the scope is. For most of my guns the zero is at 30 yards but you could also call it 35 yards because it is right there too. That means I can hold without holdover from about 20 to 40 yards. That's...

I shoot into traps filled with rubber mulch. I clean out the pellets periodically. The traps get heavy. I have 2 inch thick pavers behind my "know your limits" target and they get pretty pocket marked and will eventually bust.

The Daystate huntsman is a gun I've been looking at for awhile. Probably the biggest reason I don't own one is that pretty stock will not fit my body and I'd hate to modify it. It is pretty light, unlike most "better" airguns. It is not real powerful but I think it is powerful enough...

My Prod velocity is at least as sensitive to temperature as my regulated guns. I think powder burners have reduced velocity in lower temperature too, however. I don't measure velocity a lot on my regulated guns at this point but I have had all of them tuned to have a first shot within the...

I have less experience and airguns than EPG (and less 200s on 30 yard challenge targets) but I do not totally agree with the "why" part of his recommendation of unregulated guns. They may be more dependable on first shot accuracy but every time one of my 5 regulated airguns has had a problem...