FYI,I have 2 dive tanks since I am a diver. But I only use the top third of the air out of them. So got to be friends with the dive shop owner and he charges me 2 bucks a tank and I fill them every 3 weeks.Be careful if you buy a used tank. If it needs to be pressure tested it will cost aboutv $35 plus a first fill $6.00.If you tell the dive shop you are shooting the air not breathing it, they may fill dated tanks. Depends on the guy and if you can get friendly with him.Be Well,Gator
Quote from: airgunwarriors on July 19, 2014, 02:18:00 AMQuote from: OleTomCat on July 19, 2014, 01:34:58 AMQuote from: airgunwarriors on July 19, 2014, 01:23:59 AMQuote from: OleTomCat on July 19, 2014, 01:03:52 AMAfter you shoot the Big Nasty you may change your mind....It is a Hatsan BT65, spitting JSB Kings (25.4gr) at 1000 fps....Al,My dream gun as of late is the BT65 .25 Air-Rifle!As it is out of my price range, my other dream Air-Rifle is the AT44 in either wood stock or the Tactical model...in .25 of course! I would just have it tuned in hopes that it too could reach the mid to upper 900-fps range shooting 25-grain ammo!you've no idea how much I look forward to the first weekend of August! Respectfully,Al.Check this out BT65 Elite: http://www.airgunproshop.com/hatsan-airguns/viewitem.php?productid=114Or this, AT44 Long: http://www.airgunproshop.com/hatsan-airguns/viewitem.php?productid=309Wow, those are some really great deals!I wonder if the barrels on these are choked? If the long barrel is choked and I do not want it to be choked, then I could have the choked section cut-off, right?If the barrel is choked and to short to cut-off, then I would be in trouble.I never thought I would like a thumb-hole stock, but that BT65 looks so mean!Thnaks,Al.Those are nice prices, to start with. But, are you willing to use a hand pump every 20 or so shots? (I'm hip shooting here, it may be more, but willing to bet not much more) You may find that you'll want a shoebox and tank. This has been the deal breaker for me over and over. That blasted support equipment. With my income at the lowest level that I have had in over 25 years, PCP is a pipe dream.
Quote from: OleTomCat on July 19, 2014, 01:34:58 AMQuote from: airgunwarriors on July 19, 2014, 01:23:59 AMQuote from: OleTomCat on July 19, 2014, 01:03:52 AMAfter you shoot the Big Nasty you may change your mind....It is a Hatsan BT65, spitting JSB Kings (25.4gr) at 1000 fps....Al,My dream gun as of late is the BT65 .25 Air-Rifle!As it is out of my price range, my other dream Air-Rifle is the AT44 in either wood stock or the Tactical model...in .25 of course! I would just have it tuned in hopes that it too could reach the mid to upper 900-fps range shooting 25-grain ammo!you've no idea how much I look forward to the first weekend of August! Respectfully,Al.Check this out BT65 Elite: http://www.airgunproshop.com/hatsan-airguns/viewitem.php?productid=114Or this, AT44 Long: http://www.airgunproshop.com/hatsan-airguns/viewitem.php?productid=309Wow, those are some really great deals!I wonder if the barrels on these are choked? If the long barrel is choked and I do not want it to be choked, then I could have the choked section cut-off, right?If the barrel is choked and to short to cut-off, then I would be in trouble.I never thought I would like a thumb-hole stock, but that BT65 looks so mean!Thnaks,Al.
Quote from: airgunwarriors on July 19, 2014, 01:23:59 AMQuote from: OleTomCat on July 19, 2014, 01:03:52 AMAfter you shoot the Big Nasty you may change your mind....It is a Hatsan BT65, spitting JSB Kings (25.4gr) at 1000 fps....Al,My dream gun as of late is the BT65 .25 Air-Rifle!As it is out of my price range, my other dream Air-Rifle is the AT44 in either wood stock or the Tactical model...in .25 of course! I would just have it tuned in hopes that it too could reach the mid to upper 900-fps range shooting 25-grain ammo!you've no idea how much I look forward to the first weekend of August! Respectfully,Al.Check this out BT65 Elite: http://www.airgunproshop.com/hatsan-airguns/viewitem.php?productid=114Or this, AT44 Long: http://www.airgunproshop.com/hatsan-airguns/viewitem.php?productid=309
Quote from: OleTomCat on July 19, 2014, 01:03:52 AMAfter you shoot the Big Nasty you may change your mind....It is a Hatsan BT65, spitting JSB Kings (25.4gr) at 1000 fps....Al,My dream gun as of late is the BT65 .25 Air-Rifle!As it is out of my price range, my other dream Air-Rifle is the AT44 in either wood stock or the Tactical model...in .25 of course! I would just have it tuned in hopes that it too could reach the mid to upper 900-fps range shooting 25-grain ammo!you've no idea how much I look forward to the first weekend of August! Respectfully,Al.
After you shoot the Big Nasty you may change your mind....It is a Hatsan BT65, spitting JSB Kings (25.4gr) at 1000 fps....
Yes, it's tuned, but stock it shot 25 shots at over 850 fps with Kings (41 FPE), which is more than you will get with an MRod.... Just a couple of turns on the hammer spring adjuster increased that to 27 shots at 43 FPE.... a couple more gave 18 shots (2 clips) at 47 FPE.... Getting more than that requires a bit of port/valve work, but nothing dramatic to get into the mid 900s.... Over that is a bit more work.... The gun shoots dime-sized groups at 50 yards with the Kings....Bob
Personally, a springer that has enough FPE available to make the .25 a better choice than the .22 cal would be in the "kick like a mule" department that only a handful of guys will ever take the time to learn how to shoot.... I found that a .22 cal B-28 was more gun than I found pleasant (or accurate) to shoot.... Once you start tickling the 30 FPE range, PCPs are the only game in town, IMO, and when you start looking at 50 FPE, to make a .25 cal really worth the trouble, you are clearly out of springer territory.... The Hatsan has an preload adjustment inside the hammer, but it's a simple stock mod (drill a small hole and file a groove) to make it externally adjustable, and like any PCP, having the ability to adjust the preload is, IMO, a necessity for tuning....Bob
Topic should be renamed ".25 Springer under $600" because any pcp .25 under $600 would blow any .25 springer out of the water.And lol. Saying the Sumatra as the most versatile .25 is highly subjective. I wonder how come you don't have one then Manny?
Quote from: Laz on July 19, 2014, 03:54:03 PMTopic should be renamed ".25 Springer under $600" because any pcp .25 under $600 would blow any .25 springer out of the water.And lol. Saying the Sumatra as the most versatile .25 is highly subjective. I wonder how come you don't have one then Manny? Laz my man, I said many a times that if Sumatras came in .357 I would sell all my Storms and have one Sumatra carbine and one 500cc in .22 .25 and .357 Why is it the most versatile .25 ?well, it's a fast cycling 6 shooter lever action that can be powered way, way down and shoot the lightest .25 pellets in the 30 FPE range, than with the flick of a finger can be powered way up and shoot cast bullets at over 100 FPE, the barrels aren't pellet picky so you can shoot just about everything else in between at different power levels The barrels are threaded so you can go from LDC to bare barrel in a couple of seconds,...I say she's a pretty versatile rifle indeed
The sumatra .25 shoot pellets and cast bullets in .25 not .357.yes it's a repeter 6 shots lever action
I did some twist calculations a while back that indicated the 70 gr. (7 ring) would need a faster twist than a 16".... the 6 ring should be OK in a 16"....Bob