What airgun related did you do today?

[Matchstickshooter]

Today I"m still doing cleanup on my ebay 2240.
Got my new cartridge face seal in ,but that wasn't the whole problem. Now waiting on a new stem.
   Stripping all the nasty paint off the barrel band,and repainting...much nicer.

[Wayne52]

Just started heating up a batch of smelted lead I'm getting ready to use making the next size heavier wad cutters in .25 caliber.

You have my attention.
What weight are you going for?

I really wasn't knowing what to expect but they ended up being about 23.3grain, the light ones are 21.7 so it's considerably heavier now.  I think I'm going to make up a target and head for the state land, I did some chrony testing and filling to 2500psi it starts out at about 680fps and climbs, I didn't do a complete string from that point but after about 15 shots it's up to 744fps, I'll be able to get a lot of shots but how far up the velocity goes inhibits the accuracy some but it might be a little different with the heavier pellets too, all I can do is try it out.

[unionrdr]

Fer sher, man! Many don't understand they're posting a, " maximum bid". Took some getting used to, since their software caught up with the 3 second sneak. I think the hardest win I have to date was for the Crosman model #70 Pellgun. But well worth the effort!

I don't think it is a software fix that causes loses when snipeing, it is that with airguns increased popularity there is more bidders and most of them are willing to pay more than a given airgun is worth just to "win" and more are aware of snipeing now too. I am content to loose most auctions just to know I really did win when I buy one. I always use Blue Book as a GUIDE, knowing it is behind what most eBayer's are willing to pay I still usually won't go beyond about 70% Blue Book. I don't feel like a winner if I payed more than I can easily recoup if I ever need to. I think I have payed about 50% Blue Book on average. Good deals on eBay are getting scarcer but that's OK with me since I have 177 airguns currently. I still look frequently, can't help that! If I see one that I have to have I will pay what it is worth to the general market even though I have NO "plans" on selling any.

I know roughly what rifles are worth according to common factors. I'm just getting to the point that I'm tired of fixer uppers getting top dollar. Then restoring them. There is a big market for restorations & restomods. But it is now, and I suspect always will be, a popularity contest. It's just the nature of the beast. But hey, we got ours...

[Big Rick]

I signed up my great nephew to hunter`s safety classes next weekend. Big time sink but his dad is not in the picture and he`s worth the effort. Squirrel season opens a week later so the timing is good.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Good for you Rick!

[screwwork]

Good for you Rick!

+1

[UlteriorModem]

I signed up my great nephew to hunter`s safety classes next weekend. Big time sink but his dad is not in the picture and he`s worth the effort. Squirrel season opens a week later so the timing is good.

Nice! Good luck and good hunting!

[Mole2017]

Tracked down and replaced a bad o-ring in my R10. It took a few tries to figure it out, since it wasn't something obvious like the bottle or the fill check-valve. Turned out it was an o between the plenum inlet and the regulator body outlet. This is a non-moving part (except when you take the rifle apart), so I'm chalking this one up to old age (5 years) and exposure to silicone grease or oil.

Happy to have it running again--I've got a squirrel or two to turn into statistics...

[anti-squirrel]

My 1740 with a 24" Maximus barrel became a 1740 with a 1377 barrel, and my .22 Maximus became a .177 Maximus that golly-gee-darn just so happens to LOVE Sniper Magnums.  Gonna find the sweet spot, BStaley/buffer it, and prepare to make holes in tree-rats as we shift from CO2-season to PCP-season.

The 1740's 1377 barrel enjoyed 5.5 grn GTOs as a pumper.  Once I'm done monkeyin' with the Max I'm going to see about making this 1740 sing with GTOs.

Also explored making this .22 Maximus barrel better.  Rilfing looks good, but the leade and crown could be better.  It has a legit squirrel-killing pedigree already, but I'm curious to see just how far I can it from "good" to better".

[bantam5s]

Bought a cheapo leather work belt and dyed it black to go with the holster I made for my H9a.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

TOO! Hot, 107 right now.

[Big Rick]

After wanting one for several years I decided to build myself a shooting bench. I had plenty of rough sawn lumber from when I owned a Woodmizer some years ago. I'll finish it tomorrow then put it to use!

[Matchstickshooter]

Put all the good parts together with a new stem,and resurrected  my used 2240 I won.

[Hoosier Daddy]

"Bring your Airgun to work day".
I had planned on staying after work and finding the correct shim stock for the new muzzle brake onto my Beeman R10.
  On second thought, I will take the shim stock home and do it there.

[Big Rick]

Scott, your bringing up "bring your gun work day" brought back memories from the late 1970`s. My Dad owned a business next to a pizzeria that attracted a rat population like I have never seen since. They kept a dumpster in back and the was a wooded lot beyond that. A perfect situation to utilize my Sheridan. Once my Dad and brother who were full time then found out I was killing rats they insisted I leave my gun with them. Every chance they got they would sneak a peek out of a window and plug one of those rats. It took a long time to reduce their numbers and turn them into nocturnal rats. Good times,,,,, good times.

[bReTt]

Repainted some steel targets, organized gun specific boxes with accessories and ammo.  Did some more pellet testing with the Wildcat. 

[anti-squirrel]

Did some more work on my 1322 Maximus-barreled pumper- mostly replacing some questionable hardware, including shortening the upper breech-screw as what I had 1/16" too long and caused the hammer spring to bind a little.

Now I'm pondering a 2100 pumper assembly just to get a little more length on the pump arm.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Mounted my new Air Venturi muzzle brake on my "new-2-me" Beeman R10.
 With only one set screw, it's not as easy as it sounds.  For accuracy and durability I used a selection of shim stock (.003-.0015) and friction tape between.
Did not want the set screw to dig into the barrel, and did not want the MB to slip off when cocking.
Found what I think is the perfect recipe and drove it on by tapping with a rawhide mallet.
 Should be good and solid, yet removable with no evidence.
Now to see what it does to my POI. 

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Right now at my house it is 105 with 10-20 mph winds, so it is not outside weather. It feels a bit like a blast furnace. At least the humidity is a low 24% for now, but there is a 20% chance of thundershowers, so that could change if those distant clouds blow in.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Screw that!!!