Tank arrived today (WOW..that was fast…ordered from Experthap on Sat. the 5th, arrived at my door on Mon. the 7th)..also ordered a rebuild kit (just a little future insurance).

My gauge reads 1175psi…close enough to 1200 for my use.

Same settings as in the experiment yielded 643 fps / 13.1 foot pounds. Just dialing the striker…Read more

Had ordered one from JDS some time back for another project, so thought I’d spread my business and order this one from…Read more

Did some experiments this AM…looks like 1200psi output would do the trick with some room to adjust the gun’s settings up or down to get to 12 foot pounds.

Today’s tests:
Tried a small non regulated air…Read more

IF time permits tomorrow, will back the screws OUT from tight. If I really got it as a no-slack-push fit, then the screws are there more to keep the barrel from…Read more

About a year ago, he put the last of his EJ stock for sale on the yellow forum. Good prices, bought 25 tins of the .20, which should last another 8 years or so for the rifle they are reserved for.

As I remember the conversation, Tim was having problems with resupply and thought that PA was attempting to get…Read more

Have been using co2 adaptor for about 18 mo. Mine leaked on the first day I had it…in fact, the top hat and valve stem just came out of the valve.

Sent it back, they shipped a new one and I got a 2nd one in a trade deal.

The new one leaked after a few months. Having a spare, I just switched and decided to take apart…Read more

For there, can get at the “goodies” from the back end. Once you get the retaining cap and valve return spring out from the back, can remove…Read more

Did take some time to find the right way of holding the rifle, with attention paid to the grip (these are the “no-grip” hold…kid of a pinch…Read more

if you need adjustability, then there are choices,,,but not cheap ones.

Yeh…need a little wndage adjustment

Also worth a try are RWS SuperMags…a 9.3gr. WC that has worked quite well for me in several rifles.

Don’;t know how much they change the sound level..or if it’;s just…Read more

You already got several places to look, but a sense of fairness lead me to post yet another.

(will assume you’re right handed..if not, just reverse the handedness directions).

1. SOFT bags front and rear. Not down-pillow soft…but not bag-of-rice hard either. Something that gives a bit when you press on it.

2.…Read more

On the co2 versions I’ve tried, there is a point were increasing the spring tension doesn’t really increase vel. Adjusting the top hat can just make that happen with…Read more

Running on a 13Ci bottle (but extended back by using a brass on/off to give length of pull):

Running on a 22Ci HPA bottle:

IF you intend giving it a try, then look at the tanks and pressures offered by these two (are on-line..so do a search..or check at the top fo the Yellow forum’s classifide…Read more

Up the output (are two places that sell those tanks adjusted to air gun use) to 1000, 1200, 1400, or…Read more

Won’t be a great match to your rifles as i’m using a 16” barrel and a lightened hammer. Lightening the hammer just give more bottom end (moves the graph to the right). Heavy hammer will just reach the peak earlier (move…Read more

Had also holed for two other entries in the .25 pellet market. Gamo announced some .25 rifles, and i had hoped they’d make their .25 hunter pellets available along with the rifles. They’ve been making the .25 hunters for a long time, just not imported into the US, and I…Read more

12’s or 9’z are about the right diameter for my use, with a prefernce towards the thinner 9oz. tanks.

You give up a lot of speed, but I have found tht in the summer months,…Read more

Did my final tests of the “junk” barrel . Very limited range time, so tried to pre-plan how to get the most information for the lest shots. Ended up shooting 35 for score shots and a handful of sighers on a junk target.

If considering the drop values, then by measure the scope center line is 3.1” over bore line.

Things learn…Read more

Although with the recent change in La. law that puts cartridge single shot BP or repro BP rifles in with the muzzle loaders for the primitaive season, may just have to pick up another good solid Rem….for hunting,…Read more

Yes..I’m guilty of giving it a try. Kept it together for all of 5 min.; figured I’d deserve getting shot by an itchy fingered LEO for…Read more

Sounds like there is a whole lot of barrel volume needing to be filled with air in order to get the speed any higher (although 38-39 foot pounds is probably plenty). Basically, if you want Condor speeds are going to have to use a Condor valve (and maybe the heavier hammer as well).

(2) Was that HW muzzle device made for a .177 and hyou’re using it on a .22?

Angled Lexan would work. Better to have it angled to cast a stray pellet down; it gets rid of both the light reflection problem (so you can read the numbers) and puts an “oh-oh” pellet into the dirt. Lexan tends…Read more

Heavy weights usually earn a little more energy, but are moving much slower. Just as an example, if you rifle was set to shoot 14.3gr. at 1000fps (31.8 foot…Read more

So bought a new one, and this time shielded it. Get the one with either the wireless remote screen or the wired one, either way get the rea…Read more

These are 5mm’s, looking at old-new-old-new from left to right:

Haven’t had any stability issues with them even when launched from rifles thant can barely make 500fps. Aren’…Read more

have been warned, it’s an ugly barrel. Has been on two Crosmans, then fitted to a QB action, then on to the Talon SS, so it has grown shorter (from the breech) each time and has cuts/tapped holes that serve no use. So far it’s had a preference on EVERY…Read more

IF you’ve tried the fixes from the earlier post, have tried OTHER PELLETS (no matter how good the pellet, if it isn’t a match for your barrel, it shoots like crap), the vice is well mounted and not shifting, the top hat is adjusted well, and you’ve cleaned the barrel…then it’s one of two things.

Either the…Read more

So I keep the TSS out of those…Read more

As much as I like the AirForce for playing around, it’s not my first choice in a hunting rifle simply because it tends to freak out the wildlife officers (even without any…Read more

The old FX (either the very first model offered, or the second) has never been a bit of trouble.

Hill should have been a good pump, but it…Read more

But the valve seals I’ve seen are of a nice hard black Delrin material, not likely to take a set even at 3K storage…so go ahead and store it full if that’s your…Read more

Hills have a few “quirks”. The pump kind of works backwards as the handle and…Read more

Have had a Hill pump for about a year…it’s getting taken apart again tomorrow to get it working right (yet again).

That does not inspire confidence.

On the bright side, tanking apart a Hill is way-easy in…Read more

Not really looking (at first) to make 20-50 good shots…at first, are looking to make just 10 near-perfect holds, ,sight pictures, and trigger releases in…Read more

Can pretty well plan of about 2fps gain in vel. for each degree of temperature change from about 55F to about 90F….so come summer, would be looking at about 50fps faster speeds.