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[CTAirgunner]

Slayer is ready to go, get to shoot it tomorrow.

Next to my mini for size comparison , the mini awaits a helos 2-12 as well. I am actually super impressed with this scope.

Not sure how I feel about the 1 piece mount but I wanted to give one a try.

 

[pan60]

Slayer is ready to go, get to shoot it tomorrow.

Next to my mini for size comparison , the mini awaits a helos 2-12 as well. I am actually super impressed with this scope.

Not sure how I feel about the 1 piece mount but I wanted to give one a try.View attachment 2900View attachment 2901View attachment 2902

i mention to Tom i was think about it but seeing the slayer next to the mini has me thinking HPS .223 or .257 slayer?
drop those new EVOL HPS guns on some Slayer furniture?

just thinking?

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

Slayer is ready to go, get to shoot it tomorrow.

Next to my mini for size comparison , the mini awaits a helos 2-12 as well. I am actually super impressed with this scope.

Not sure how I feel about the 1 piece mount but I wanted to give one a try.View attachment 2900View attachment 2901View attachment 2902

One piece cantilever mounts are nice because once the scope is mounted and leveled to earth (I use a bubble level on the scope tube) the are perminant and repeatable (to a degree ) if moved between different guns. You'll like that Helos on there. It is a nice hunting scope.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

i mention to Tom i was think about it but seeing the slayer next to the mini has me thinking HPS .223 or .257 slayer?
drop those new EVOL HPS guns on some Slayer furniture?

just thinking?

Are you contemplating making the Evol into a bullpup configuration? It wouldn't be too hard to drop it into a fitted chassis. The only work around would be changing the original Evol trigger blade, which would have to be re-engineered to accept a linkage just like the Slayer has. There's definitely a market for a bullpup chassis.

 

[Slugslinger]

I agree, a small bore pellet and slug version Slayer/Evol mash up could be a hit. And you could run a longer barrel for the slug version and still be a short rifle

 

[MountainSportAirguns]

I agree, a small bore pellet and slug version Slayer/Evol mash up could be a hit. And you could run a longer barrel for the slug version and still be a short rifle

Manufacturing them is very labor intensive, takes almost 3x longer to build a Slayer than an Evol. Lots of people were dying for a wood stock EVOL but the reality is they don't sell very well. I think Tom has been trying to get one thing out the door at a time, to many irons in the fire you tend to get products that aren't really ready for market. Tom likes to r&d things instead of making the consumer have to do it for him. Lol I will say the future of AAA products is looking pretty awesome.

 

[pan60]

furniture. if you say it fast its easy.
LOL
everything is easy when your not the one doing it.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

Playing with lead based paint today. Testing the Pro Slugs Stalker 156 grain HP-RBT in the Slayer. It has a little more bearing surface and weight which kept my tune FPS really tight. But because these slugs have got a rounded 2S ogive I didn't have high expectations for it's longer range capabilities at first. But they were surprisingly good at these distances.

There are somewhere between 24 and 36 shots stacked up here, I lost count. The 4-5 fliers were because I wasn't paying close enough attention to the fill pressure or hold in the first few magazines. The height of an American bill is MOA on this ram. Yes, slightly off on pressure with an unregulated PCP is a whole MOA at 235 yards.

 

[CTAirgunner]

View attachment 2921Playing with lead based paint today. Testing the Pro Slugs Stalker 156 grain HP-RBT in the Slayer. It has a little more bearing surface and the weight kept my tune FPS really tight. But because these slugs have got a rounded 2S ogive I didn't have high expectations for it's longer range capabilities 6bat first.

There are somewhere between 24 and 36 shots stacked up here, I lost count. The 4-5 fliers were because I wasn't paying close enough attention to the fill pressure or hold in the first few magazines. The height of an American bill is MOA on this ram. Yes, slightly off on pressure is a whole MOA at 235 yards.



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Pro slugs is 30 minutes from me, that looks really good man , what speed were they shooting at if you don't mind me asking ?

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

Pro slugs is 30 minutes from me, that looks really good man , what speed were they shooting at if you don't mind me asking ?

905 FPS from a 3400-3500 psi fill. I fill every three shots for power and FPS consistency, versus extending "shot count." If I shoot more shots than that I will hold over for the additional drop at these ranges, if I remember. (Why you see those lower "flier's" on the ram).

 

[CTAirgunner]

905 FPS from a 3400-3500 psi fill. I fill every three shots for power and FPS consistency, versus extending "shot count." If I shoot more shots than that I will hold over for the additional drop at these ranges, if I remember. (Why you see those lower "flier's" on the ram).

This is good to know stuff! I was shooting full mag then topping off, I didn't see a problem with that at all the rifle performed well. Just trying to soak up all the info

 

[CTAirgunner]

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

So after trying out the NX8 2.5-20×50 I decided to not screw with parallax adjustment while deer hunting and went back to the fixed parallax NX8 1-8×24. Sweated her up tonight in the high humidity and lower temps dialing it in. 12 shots from the case, with three random fliers from not paying attention.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

 

[CTAirgunner]

So after trying out the NX8 2.5-20×50 I decided to not screw with parallax adjustment while deer hunting and went back to the fixed parallax NX8 1-8×24. Sweated her up tonight in the high humidity and lower temps dialing it in. 12 shots from the case, with three random fliers from not paying attention.
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Nice shooting sir, don't think you'll have any issues shooting some food!

 

[CTAirgunner]

Very excited for this, I have been given a very cool opportunity to test, tune, play with a new Evol HPS Hunter 18" in .30 caliber. I will be making a specific thread (so keep an eye out) for this once I get my Recon G2 mounted (the kong rings I had were too low) , will be giving Val @ Valdada optics a ring today.

 

[EDventure Outdoors]

Very excited for this, I have been given a very cool opportunity to test, tune, play with a new Evol HPS Hunter 18" in .30 caliber. I will be making a specific thread (so keep an eye out) for this once I get my Recon G2 mounted (the kong rings I had were too low) , will be giving Val @ Valdada optics a ring today.View attachment 2982

You should be so thankful. It would be helpful to understand the new adjustment dials and wheels.

 

[CTAirgunner]

You should be so thankful. It would be helpful to understand the new adjustment dials and wheels.

Believe me, I am.

I spoke with tom about that last night to better understand how these rifles work and tbh I am completely blown away from a simple discussion that I feel I will be completely shocked after using. I will be going over all the adjustments and whatnot in the post for this rifle, hoping to be able to get initial thoughts out by end of weekend.

 

[American Air Arms]

So after trying out the NX8 2.5-20×50 I decided to not screw with parallax adjustment while deer hunting and went back to the fixed parallax NX8 1-8×24. Sweated her up tonight in the high humidity and lower temps dialing it in. 12 shots from the case, with three random fliers from not paying attention.
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What is the Ram made of? I assume steel but is it producing wool?

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

What is the Ram made of? I assume steel but is it producing wool?

Haha ha! It's taken a pounding over the year's, that's for sure! I'm not sure what type of steel it is, but it definitely has a copper and lead clad alloy to it now.