Danman
Grand HAMster
Love everything about it except that honking bottle
. Do you think a 480/580cc would fit?
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. Do you think a 480/580cc would fit?PM sent.
What I'd really like is a .30 cal Condor/Talon barrel without a choke. I know it can be done, Talon Tunes sells them for $450. Would need a tophat for the valve too.
Cantona256
HAM Expert
Air Force uses a lot of Lothar barrels right? If you can get a 30cal one from Lothar right now (usually $180) then I’d say pull the trigger and send it. I could machine it and still have it be less than $450… but Lothar is out of the .30 cal barrels it seems.
The .30 32" is available but way too long.
Cantona256
HAM Expert
Hahaha yeah that would be quite the broomstick of doom
… I really need to get an Air Force soon. For a dedicated slug shooter there’s a lot of appeal for me. But I just love repeaters So did I, until I got the $100 Talon. Just the number of modifications you can do. So easy too.Hahaha yeah that would be quite the broomstick of doom
You would be the Texan prime target customer. .257 or .308 would fit your style. Maybe .357. 150fpe plus.
I have a HM1000x .357 coming in this week. But that is a bench rig not a field rig.
I reconfigured my 2 Talon. Swapped barrels and scopes. I despise the spinloc mounting system. Knuckle busting tools. So my plan is to keep the old style Talon with the 24" .25 and sell the two spinloc. Ordered new breech for the .22 the cocking knob is getting loose. Plus the OEM breech really should not be used with the heavy hammer and spring.
Had a Trajectron trigger upgrade in my AirForce parts kit. Tried putting it in the Condor. Total failure. Trigger shoe cannot be attached, not deep enough to get a screw through. More problematic is that once installed and reassembled the gun will not cock.
Had a Trajectron trigger upgrade in my AirForce parts kit. Tried putting it in the Condor. Total failure. Trigger shoe cannot be attached, not deep enough to get a screw through. More problematic is that once installed and reassembled the gun will not cock.
Cantona256
HAM Expert
You you’ve got be pegged exactly right… the .257/.308 Texan are exactly what I’ve been looking at haha.
I just took my liberty apart trying to find where it leaked. My wife said she heard a woose sound coming from my room. When I took it apart the reciever and plunum were still pressurized but the air tube was empty. Only 3 places it could leak from is the check valve or the end caps. I take that back it could also leak where the pressure tube screws into the regulator block. I checked all of the O rings involved but didn't see any problems. I put the action back together and I'll be pressurizing it back up and using the leak detector fluid I have I'll check for bubbles.
My wife would kill me as she hates the smell of Ballistol! Great job cleaning the rifles.Cleaned M4-177 and my 362 100th Anniversary. One was dirtier than the other. Also, don't soak new patches with ballistol on your bed.View attachment 18904View attachment 18905
Messin' with a new (to me) 1938 Red Ryder - 1979 Production - nice one, learning more about that era of Daisy's production cycle
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Nice find man. Great one for the collection!
Today I’m working on getting a budget-friendly slug to perform right alongside the top-tier stuff in my .357 AEA big bore. I’m not knocking the premium makers — their prices make sense when you consider the tooling, time, and consistency they deliver. I just wanted to see if I could get similar results without beating up my wallet.
I kept seeing folks talk about pellet sizing, and that got me thinking: why not apply the same idea to slugs? So I started putting together a simple sizing setup. First step was a single-stage press — grabbed a Lee for about fifty bucks. Next, I ordered two .3575 sizing dies from NOE, which should be here in a few days.
Today I picked up the last pieces of the puzzle: silicon-carbide wet/dry sandpaper (600–2500 grit), a 0–1" micrometer with 0.0001" resolution, a ratchet thimble, carbide anvils, and some ¼" × 12" wooden dowels. Once the NOE dies arrive, I’ll polish one out to .35775. That should give me very consistent slugs — and in turn, much more consistent shot-to-shot performance.
When the time comes, I’ll get out and test everything, but it’s still too cold here right now. We’re sitting around 23° during the day and it’s going to be real cold tonight. I’m going to wait until it’s actually fun to be outside — at least into the 40s up on the hill, which is about 800 feet higher than where I am.
If this works the way I expect, I’ll have a cheaper slug running right up there with the high-end stuff, tuned specifically for my barrel and my AEA.
I kept seeing folks talk about pellet sizing, and that got me thinking: why not apply the same idea to slugs? So I started putting together a simple sizing setup. First step was a single-stage press — grabbed a Lee for about fifty bucks. Next, I ordered two .3575 sizing dies from NOE, which should be here in a few days.
Today I picked up the last pieces of the puzzle: silicon-carbide wet/dry sandpaper (600–2500 grit), a 0–1" micrometer with 0.0001" resolution, a ratchet thimble, carbide anvils, and some ¼" × 12" wooden dowels. Once the NOE dies arrive, I’ll polish one out to .35775. That should give me very consistent slugs — and in turn, much more consistent shot-to-shot performance.
When the time comes, I’ll get out and test everything, but it’s still too cold here right now. We’re sitting around 23° during the day and it’s going to be real cold tonight. I’m going to wait until it’s actually fun to be outside — at least into the 40s up on the hill, which is about 800 feet higher than where I am.
If this works the way I expect, I’ll have a cheaper slug running right up there with the high-end stuff, tuned specifically for my barrel and my AEA.
Sounds interesting! Keep us in touch with you progress!
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Research. Lots and lots of research, for the past couple of months. I have been trying to come up with a new project and it has been slow going. The first thing that I had to do was figure out what I really wanted and why, and what could get that done and how. Then how to optimize the purchase through a myriad of choices that would leave me with parts for other projects. I really don't have a brand bias, though I historically prefer simple purpose built guns designed to shoot one projectile perfectly forever, that has gotten a little boring and I am ready to buy a test bench gun that will never be finished, but rather used to test new projectiles, barrel twists, optics, whatever. The only company that really switches things around quickly enough to keep a project like this interesting is FX, so that's where I'm looking. Really looking at the product lines and all the nuances is a hobby in itself. I further narrowed it down to using a Dynamic block as the base. At least I'm starting to have a plan and that's has fun as anything. Executing it is going to depend on things out of my control but I have another plan firmly in place too, perhaps more so because I don't have to worry about tariffs for that one. That's the Gen 3 Marauder. I have been after them for so long about updating that gun that it was already a done deal once announced.
So, TL; DR: I've been scheming!
So, TL; DR: I've been scheming!
Florida_Man
Master HAMster
all I did was touch base with Idaho Air Gun. They let me known the Krait I ordered arrived and is going through the leak test process they have. I let them know what accessories I want to purchase with the rifle.
They've got a nice website, classy presentation compared to most. Nice find.
I sure will, I think every hunter/ target shooter would be interested how to save some coin and may be pick up on accuracy.
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