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$1.06 Trigger Job Pays Off
I picked up a M5 - .08 X 15 socket head screw and nut to replace the factory travel adjustment screw. That converted the 2 stage mushy trigger to a single stage trigger and reduced the sear engagement.
Having a crisp clean trigger pull paid off.
Crosman .22 Premier HP @ 1040fps
Before; .252" c -c at 25yds
After: .033" C-C @ 25yds
Granted, the 2nd target only has 3 shots in it, but I still think it's an accurate representation.
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Back to my bird feeders.
Pest activity has fallen off sharply. I only put 2 "on the ground" this morning. Looks like my vigilance is paying off.
Also, desirable birds visiting the feeders has increased markedly.
I saw one of these guys just a few minutes ago.. First one I have ever seen.
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1 minute ago, Grouse said:
Since it's by accident and not intentional, I would certainly hope nobody could be prosecuted for it. I think you can shoot feral cats for that reason too, no?
I had a horribly mangy looking feral cat amble by yesterday. I would have shot it but my woman would have had a fit if I did that.
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9 minutes ago, Grouse said:
Just mentioned it as an option for those who don't want to invest a lot of cash in an air rifle if they will only use it to shoot small birds and varmints. Super Colibri can be had for $15.00 per hundred and they are very consistent in their accuracy. The regular Colibri rounds can be had for $10 per hundred. That may last some folks a year. Mine do. Just an option for anyone who can't invest a lot of money in a good air rifle and doesn't shoot them a lot.
Yes that's am viable option.
Just now, Grouse said:Since it's by accident and not intentional, I would certainly hope nobody could be prosecuted for it. I think you can shoot feral cats for that reason too, no?
Birds killed by wind turbine are not intentional either.
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11 hours ago, wolc123 said:
What about the piles of dead birds (including bald eagles) under wind turbines ? How is that legal ?
Then there are all the bird killed by domestic cats, aircraft and motor vehicles. How is that legal?
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5 hours ago, Grouse said:
Wildcat, I've been using a bolt action .22 with those Colibri cartridges that are silent when fired from a .22 rifle. They turn the .22 into a pellet rifle. My only air rifle is .17 caliber and I prefer a .22 for small varmints. Ever use Colibris?
https://www.aguilaammo.com/ammunition/1b220337/
They have no powder in them and claim the regular Colibris may not fire from a .22 rifle and become lodged in the barrel, but they work fine in mine.
They also have Super Colibri rounds made for .22 rifles. They have a tiny bit of powder, but are silent when fired from a rifle.
What you are describing seems similar to what used to be called CB caps, primer only .22rf ammo.
It's more than just the quietness that makes the air rifle appealing, its the cost of shooting it. After the initial investment in the compressor ($300) and SCBA tank with fitting, (about $150) I can shoot all day for little cash outlay.
Using 100 as a quantity that is easily cost visualized, 100 Crosman Premier HP pellets costs me $1.35 including tax. Beware, the "dark side" is adducting. Compare that to About $20 for the same amount of super colibri.
Even if I go to the more expensive FX Hybrid slugs I am only spending $12.79 for 100 slugs with far superior ballistics.
Super Colibi 20gr @ 590fps Mv, 528fps @ 100yds
FX Hybrid Slug 22gr A 800fps Mv, 684fps @ 100yds
There's also the consistency and inherent accuracy at short to moderate ranges. My chronograph readings had an extreme spread of just 4fps with a standard deviation of 1.8fps. That's hard to match with 2rf given the inconstancy of priming that goes along with the design. If you have ever shot 100yd benchrest with a 22rf, you would know the frustration involved with anything other than European Eley primed match ammo.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still use my CZ 452 American for squirrel hunting and shooting where safety zones permit, but the "dark side" is addicting.
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1 hour ago, The_Real_TCIII said:
Piping plovers?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Proahemgrackles
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6 hours ago, WNYTRPR said:
Keep us updated
Total score since yesterday evening, 5 starlings and 2 of those unidentifiable birds we won't mention.
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1 hour ago, Gobbler Chaser said:
Air rifles have come a long way. I'm fascinated by them. Very cool
The PCP (Pre Charged Pneumatic) guns have evolved to where many features that were only to be found on 5 $ figure guns are now available for $300-$450.
Once the significant cash outlay for the support equipment is made, it cost less than 2 cents a shot, less than the cost of a CF primer.
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2 minutes ago, Lucky118 said:
Not legal unless destroying crops. Might want to delete post lol. Yes i looked it up.
Protected Wildlife
In New York State, nearly all species of wildlife are protected. ... The few unprotected species include porcupine, red squirrel, woodchuck, English sparrow, starling, rock pigeon, and monk parakeet. Unprotected species may be taken at any time without limit. -
There are a few Gray Squirrels too but we have been able to baffle them so far. The only things that bother are sunflower seed and peanut butter suet.
We put a squirrel baffle on the sunflower seed feeder post and we quit buy peanut butter suet. They only clean up the sunflower seeds that the birds drop.
I found a grove of shagbark hickory trees in the woods behind the house and there are lots of oaks. I know there are some black walnuts around too. Come September I'll slip back there and decimate the gray squirrel population in a "sporting manner". Haven't had fried squirrel since I moved away from Southern Indiana.
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Just now, WNYTRPR said:
Keep us updated
So far 4 Starlings and 1 Grackle. 1 Starling is still on the ground (no picture) as I don't want to disturb things just yet.
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56 minutes ago, WNYTRPR said:
Starlings get smart once you start trying to shoot them lol.
51 minutes ago, grampy said:Pretty cool set up! And dead nuts on too! Once you take a few out the others will get the message, and not come around as much.
I've already moved my "sniper's hide". My woman has left for the Morning. LOL
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1 hour ago, Grouse said:
A nice .22 cal air rifle you have there. Great accuracy and plenty of energy to hunt with. Love those FX hollow points.
42 minutes ago, ny hunter said:That gun looks very accurate good luck
Only thing I am waiting on are the 2 CARM magazine that are enroute from Croatia.
As is so far;
- Wood stocked Air Venturi Avenger
- Leupold 3-9×33 EFR scope with standard fine duplex. (I like things simple)
- Burris Rimfire/air rifle tactical signature rings.
- Burris Posi-align ring inserts (+.020" rear, – .020" front 36 MOA offset)
- Tourbon adjustable comb riser with slip-on neoprene cover, 1/2" riser block insert
- TKO .22 Stage V 1" moderator
- Browning "Barbed Wire" sling on quick detach sling swivels.
Support accessories;
- Yong Heng 4500psi compressor
- 60 min SCBA tank
- Air Venturi Air Tank Carrier With Tank Stand & Protective Netting
- 8mm dual male foster coupling
- Fafeims CGA347 Paintball Fill Station PCP SCBA Charging Connector Adapter
All told, I blew at least $1400 but the rifle likes the readily available Crosman Premiere HP so I can shoot all day with little cash outlay.
I will probably remove the front Picatinny mount bas I do not foresee mounting a bipod. That will require making the fore-end into a semi Schnabel like an O/U shotgun. Also do an adjustable comb to eliminate the foam cheek riser. That, of course, will require a complete refinish of the wood stock. Time to make the blonde look more like an auburn redhead.
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43 minutes ago, WNYTRPR said:
Starlings get smart once you start trying to shoot them lol.
38 minutes ago, grampy said:Pretty cool set up! And dead nuts on too! Once you take a few out the others will get the message, and not come around as much.
I keep an owl decoy out in the yard. If I move it around every few days, it helps keep the pests away. But nowhere near as fun as what you have set up!
As long as they stay away, I'm happy.
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40 minutes ago, Jeremy K said:
So the bird feeder is just for bait? I'm confused .
No the bird feeder has attracted Downy Woodpeckers, Pileated Woodpeckers, Chickadees, Cardinals, Dark Eyed Juncos, Common Redpolls, Purple Finches, Gold Finches, White Throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Robins, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, etc. All of those are welcome, but about a week ago the Starlings and Grackles discovered the dried mealworms and suet cakes. They empty the feeders in a matter of a few days and bully the other birds away.
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Damned starlings and grackles are raiding the mealworms and suet cakes in our backyard birdfeeders.
I finally got my Leupold VX Freedom 3-9×33 EFR scope mounted and zeroed for pesting duty. With the regulator set at 2600psi I'm getting 1040fps with the Crosman Premier HPs and 800fps with FX Hybrid Slugs.
The distance is 19yds for the closet, 21yds for the farthest.
I'm all set up on the back porch picnic bench.
Here is 19yds with 5 of the Crosman pellets. 14.3gr at 1040fps
5 shots at 21Yds with the same pellets.
Finally, 5 of the Crosman premiers and 5 of the FX Hybrid slugs, same POA. Basically the same POI for both projectiles. The FX Hybrid slugs are 22gr at 800fps.
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On 4/2/2021 at 11:21 PM, dbHunterNY said:
Many common deer rounds with a duplex you're good to 300 yards by putting crosshair right on its back anyway. Beyond that most people aren't shooting or don't get a deer that far away.
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My 8mm-06 Ackley Improved shooting a 200gr Speer Hotcor at 2900fps has these POIs at various point of the standard duplex reticle.
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On 4/26/2021 at 10:31 AM, loworange88 said:
Very cool. Post up some pics of how it shoots when you get it dialed in. My Beeman seems to like the JSB 13 grain pellets. I tried some 20 grain slugs, and it throws them, they seem to tumble as indicated by the holes in the paper targets. H&N do ok, but they dont group as tight as the JSB's.
The .22 AVA is reputed to shoot the 22gr FX Hybrid Slugs with one hole accuracy at 50yds and sub MOA at 100.
Unfortunately my AVA came with little pressure in the chamber and would not expel the tight fitting slugs although it did shoot the Crossman Premiers.
Here is an FX slug that was chambered and then pushed out backward with a ramrod.
From the looks of the rifling engraving, it's no wonder these are accurate in the gun.
Although my SCBA tank isn't due for about a week, the YongHeng 4500psi compressor is on the Fedex truck out for delivery. I can at least charge the chamber of the rifle and play around wit it.
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26 minutes ago, Steuben Jerry said:
My wife and I watched that a few weekends ago. She never saw it (didn't even really know about, and I had never watched the whole thing in one sitting before, just pieces of it. Solid movie!
The Indians (as well as the trappers) called him "Liver Eating Johnson".
LIVER EATING JOHNSON
53 minutes ago, grampy said:YouTube is definitely better than TV programming! I watched Jeremiah Johnson again, over the weekend!
He was known as "Liver Eating Johnson".
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Well, if you compare it to Honey BOO BOO or Duck Dynasty, I would think it might be an improvement.
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1 hour ago, Foggy Mountain said:
You said nice. Impossible to get a nice one for 1000 bucks. Too much work involved. For that money it may look ok but pattern it and watch where separate barrels hit. Often not aligned properly
My DeHann S/S printed both barrels precisely at the same point. In fact, they guaranteed they would. The interior finish was also top notch. The Turkish shotguns perform way above their price point.
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Who Hunts With a Sidelock (Let's See Photos)
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.535 round ball 100gr ffg GOEX
35" Sharon barrel 1:70 twist .015" grooves (.540/.570)
My possibles bag does double duty for my .54 flintlock too.