A bent shroud? How the heck did that happen? I got my first scratch on my RAW yesterday :-(. I was near a fence that had razor wire. It is a tiny, almost imperceptible, scratch on the moderator; but I know it's there. Oh well, she ain't broke-in until she gets her first scratch.
Yep it's going to happen.......Except fo me,I'm going to put my HMx in a glass case and put it above my fake fireplace and just admire it hahahaha..
I finally got to the point today where I left my baby in her scabbard after coming back from hunting instead of putting her on display on the workbench. I guess the honeymoon's over. I'm always looking for my next ex-rifle.
Never to late to get in line for a .25 Crown with a Laminated stock, would look nice next to your HMx.... I look at the Royale as a little brother to the HMx, they will look nice by each other. Sure a Laminated Royale would of been real nice but I'm happy with the synthetic being it's going to be MY main go to Airgun.
Carbines are a nice compromise between rifles and bullpups. But, lets face it, as the man with the eye patch said, RAWs are the Hummers of the airgun world! My RAW is a rifle on steroids.
Well Pat, the typical muzzle energy of a standard .22lr rimfire round shot out of a .22 rifle is 130 ft-lbf with an impact energy of 80 ft-lbf @ 100 yds. I also want to see a commensurate SD. The SD I'm getting with my RAW is 6.07, which is actually lower than that of a typical .22 rifle firing standard .22lr rimfire rounds. I'm getting 125.06 ft-lbf at the muzzle and 78.1 ft-lbf @ 100 yds with my RAW. As far as a decent shot count, I'm happy with the 20 regulated shots per fill I'm getting. With a full bottle and a 12 cu-ft tank in the field, I get a good 70 shots! (more if I max-out the partial re-fills). That's a decent shot count in my book.
I took a hard look at that rifle. It gets only seven regulated shots per fill and needs a 300 bar fill to get there. Plus (or minus), it's an import, so good luck with service. I'll keep looking.
I came very close to buying a Slayer. There are three issues I have with the Slayer that are deal-breakers for me. First, it's designed to shoot slugs instead of pellets. Being that it is factory tuned for 139 gr slugs @ 950 fps (which is etched in stone; no tunability), the accuracy is fakakta beyond 50 yards (the whole aforementioned subsonic/diabolo thang). And second, it gets only six shots per fill. This is a great gun for dropping hogs or deer at 50 yards. I want an accurate 100 yard rifle for small game. And finally, she delivers a whopping 278.50 ft-lbf! That's way too much oomph for my purposes. The ballistic profile of a .22lr rimfire is just right for my needs. Again, the quest continues. Believe me, Pat; I scour the Internet everyday looking for my dream gun. If you can find a rifle I haven't already taken a hard look at, I'll buy you a cup of coffee! But, I certainly welcome any leads you my have!
