I ordered this on 17 Nov 22 and it finally arrived - totally stoked with the quality!! I’m curious if my Steyr hunting 5sa airtube is the same?
Steyr HFT .177
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Pilkguns (great people) here in the US.
i personally don't deal with Krale as i feel like they undermine lots of retailers.
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See you are just teasing people like me right now!
I am sitting here with more than a few feet of snow on my range. And I don't DARE open the windows to shoot as my wife would have my hide!
that is a nice clean bench though. I need to find me a house next time that has some land on it so I can do like you.
I am sitting here with more than a few feet of snow on my range. And I don't DARE open the windows to shoot as my wife would have my hide!
that is a nice clean bench though. I need to find me a house next time that has some land on it so I can do like you.
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Unless things have changed, his primary business is 10 meter rifles, so it would be special order from Steyr.
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Pilk doesn't stock lots of inventory... they wait, take orders and then place the order with Steyr when they have enough product to justify a container? Or something like that, as i've never directly asked them about the business model they use. Def. worth the wait! However they do have a great gunsmith to service their product line. there is only one other Steyr reseller in the usa that I’m aware of.
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You are gonna love that rifle.
Occasionally you will encounter a stubborn one, but generally I find them to be very easy to shoot tiny little groups with.
Strap some good glass on it, and it will reward you!
Congrats on the new shooter!
Occasionally you will encounter a stubborn one, but generally I find them to be very easy to shoot tiny little groups with.
Strap some good glass on it, and it will reward you!
Congrats on the new shooter!
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I swapped air tubes out this morning for a "same length" version that uses a fill probe and manometer at the end - aka fill probe with QD fitting ! mucho more nice than having to pull the air tube to refill or swap air tubes to recharge.
I also added a very nice 16.1 mm threaded adapter to the end of the barrel to accept the 1/2 unf moderator(s). Pretty tight fit... choices via Rowan are 16.1 mm or 16 mm for barrel dia. To me the barel was more like 16.15 mm. Best fittings offers a 16.2 but it slightly loose and only uses 2 grub screws.
Gonna Scope her this afternoon with a March I picked up here on the forum.
I also added a very nice 16.1 mm threaded adapter to the end of the barrel to accept the 1/2 unf moderator(s). Pretty tight fit... choices via Rowan are 16.1 mm or 16 mm for barrel dia. To me the barel was more like 16.15 mm. Best fittings offers a 16.2 but it slightly loose and only uses 2 grub screws.
Gonna Scope her this afternoon with a March I picked up here on the forum.
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Tomorrow she will be sighted in and a dope chart created and my wheel marked. Who will win my heart on the HFT circuit? The Steyr, the Redwolf, the Crown, a BSA Goldstar SE, a FX Dreamline in FT chassis??? A lot of guns might shoot ok from the bench.... or sticks ... but what happens on a knee or when standing will sure make a difference. Money doesn't always guarantee the big score... practice does.
We sent the Tsar off to AOA for some necessary upgrades so she won't be available to test against the others potential HFT platforms for a long while.
We sent the Tsar off to AOA for some necessary upgrades so she won't be available to test against the others potential HFT platforms for a long while.
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Left the Uragan stock... it's a killer with 16.2 jsb's at 50 yards.... pounds the bull into powder. Thus my focus on other more suitable FT platforms... when i settle on the two i like best (standing and kneeling) i'll sell off the rest. I'm quickly moving into a FT only kind of world.
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Right on, I really enjoyed HFT and my FT Targets are my favorite to shoot. I look forward to learn what 2 Rifles you settle on. Enjoy!
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Sound level - the Steyr HFT has quite a bark! It comes with no threading to attach a moderator. I added a Rowan 16.1 adapter to the barrel - very tight fit! 4 well placed grub screws ensure no movement. I went through several different moderators trying to find the right one, the quieter one, huma, Donnyfl, zero db, etc etc but it wasn’t until I put a Weihrauch from my HW110 on the Steyr HFT that the bark got to a comfortable level! This surprised me. Lucky for me I bought a Weihrauch moderator on the forum just this week.
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Update - scope mounted and zeroed. Shooting jsb 10.34 at 867FPS. Started out at 909FPS which was too hot.
Super easy to change power level - insert provided pin at rear of action and turn CCW 1/2 turn later - perfecto.
Super easy to change power level - insert provided pin at rear of action and turn CCW 1/2 turn later - perfecto.
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For grins I shot a bunch of 13.43 jsb’s without changing any settings and an interesting drop in speed of 140 fps without much change in accuracy other than a predictable pellet drop
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