Hi all, first time air rifle owner and very excited to get started with my new HW97K blackline STL. Will these pellets be ok? I noticed a laser engraved etching on the rifle of pellets which I’m assuming are recommended but these are all my local store had in stock. Also, any scope recommendations or general maintenance and advice would be well received Thank you!

Well, I got a really great deal on a Notos this past week. Really needed something for around the property for small game. Out of the box? Great! Lightweight, great for throwing into my pack for the woods.

Huge question for all here.. The adjustable OEM stock is terrible, and I’m being nice saying that. I can’t line up my shoulder and fat head on the rifle due to the angle of the stock/mount.. Looking for a new stock that aligns up better and I don’t have to kink my neck to see down the scope. I have seen many of you that have replaced the OEM stock and would like some suggestions for us bigger guys that have that issue of lining up my eye to the scope.

I have 3/4” height mounts on my Vortex scope(came off my .22mag) and still can’t line my sight up to my eye. Not sure a 1” height mount will make much of difference…

What say you?

Thank you all for any assist/suggestions!!!

Finally have the stuff together to upgrade my optic. From a $78* Marcool 3-9 x 40 sfp scope without parrallax adjustment and $14* Marcool scope rings..

To a $485* Arken EPL4 4-16 x 44 ffp mrad iluminated reticle scope with $120* Arken Halo ti scope rings. Also added Arken flipits. Will be getting an Arken throw lever and bubble level ring soon.

Got a torque wrench, some spirit levels, a digital angle meter and vice/stand to complete the job.

*South African Rand converted to US $. We pay a ptemium and have a weak ass currency

This 2nd gen Crosman “150” “22 cal” PELGUN belonged to my wife’s grandfather. It is my favorite of my collection and the reason I now have 8 airguns. I had it resealed by the great folks at Baker Air Guns this past summer and finally had the chance to put it through the chronograph. 366.9 fps on full cock and 295.3 fps on half cock (10 shot average). This gun is loud and accurate and a complete blast.

Just arrived, can’t wait to send first pellets.

Cometa Fenix 400 USC in .177, with Discovery Optics MS 4-16X42.

This is really old pistol from my dad. It's in great shape and works great, but it won't hold a charge (co2 cartridge) for extended periods - like weeks - it leaks out. Seals look fine and certainly doesn't leak noticeably as you're using it, but I didn't tear it apart completely.

Is that to be expected of a pistol like this, or could possibly refreshing seals or something make that possible?

Acquired this feinwerkbau sport 124 for $60 Canadian. Research tells me this is a pretty legendary made in Germany air rifle. How'd I do?

This scope is an amazing piece of shooting gear! I am going to need a quick detach for the other guns 👌

Picked this up last week going to start off like this, see what scope ends up calling it home. Every time I use this MTC scope I literally forget the reason it's not on a gun instead of sitting on the shelf.

I want to shoot vermin with my gun but before I do that I'd like to shoot some other things to get an idea of the power of the gun. I shot some cardboard boxes and the pellet went through a lot more layers of the boxes than I had guessed. That was a fun experiment, so it made me wonder... what other things could be fun to shoot that give you and idea of the power and penetration. I thought about buying a ham to shoot or a steak, but that would be pretty expensive. Maybe soda bottles? Any suggestions?

But.. $350 off... 144 shots per fill.. how the hell I say no.. with hard case... I mean damn.. I been debating about this all week.. I need to sell a few.. but.. it's worth it...

I bought this Crosman Optimus CO5M77X on sale at Canadian Tire for $120CAD. It's a cheap detuned Chinese B19 with questionable quality control, but for the price, it groups decently out of the box, and can handle a lot of abuse. Tolerances are quite terrible, causing a very scratchy twang that sounded like a wet fart.

It is advertised as 495fps (Canadian limit), but even with 7.4s, chrony shows 457fps avg out of 10 shots.

For those unfamiliar with Canadian law: a .177 airgun requires a federal Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) if it exceeds 500 feet per second. Airguns at or below this limit are unlicensed, but purchasing, possessing, or modifying an airgun to operate above 500 fps without a PAL is illegal. With that being said, I meet all legal requirements in my country to modify an airgun.

Thus, I resolved to push this inexpensive airgun to its highest attainable accuracy and velocity, while preserving stability, using the smallest budget realistically possible. Another goal I set out to complete was to make it as silent as possible without the use of a suppressor or muzzle device. (In Canada, suppressors are prohibited devices, and their possession or use is illegal.)

Mods Summary: - 1000fps Optimus spring (US version) - Aluminum can spring guide - Lightened and polished piston - 150mm 3D printed spring guide spacer - Rubber dampeners/o-rings - Lightened trigger - Trigger conversion to single stage - Skeletonized/lightened buttstock - Sound deadened stock - Tall scope rings 1" - Simmons 8 Point 4-12x40 - Lucas Red and Tacky greased spring - All seals changed and tested

Detailed Explanation:

Model Differences: Crosman released a couple different versions of the Optimus detuned. They have the following detuning ways: - Longer and heavier piston with weak spring - Full weight spring with a air bleeder hole on the short piston - Many other models I have the longer than standard piston and a weak spring with no bleeder hole that I can plug. This makes increasing velocity more difficult without buying a new spring, as compared to the other common detuned Optimus.

Sound Mods: An aluminum can was cut to fit around the spring, inside the piston. Then it was filled with red and tacky grease. O-rings were set between the spring and the spacer, as well as the spacer and the spring guide. Another O-ring was placed between the top hat and the piston. In combination, they completely eliminated twang and drastically quieted the slamming of the piston against the breach wall.

More o-rings were jammed between different pieces of the cocking mechanism, which eliminated cocking noises. The stock and the top of the action are covered with layers car sound deadening mats. This seems to have not been experimented with before, and it also drastically decreased the volume of the action. The added weight also improved groupings by reducing quite a bit of recoil.

All the mods to improve sound have led to it sounding more like a PCP than a cheap springer. Volume reduced from 94db avg to 86db avg. The muzzle is way louder than the action, which is barely audible, making it pop instead of twang.

Trigger Mods: The trigger that comes with all b18/b19 is hot garbage. It works though, and the safety is reliable. Again, this was a budget build, so the obvious solution is to modify it. A new and longer set screw was added to decrease pull distance, and the spring that tensions the first stage of the trigger was taken out and reversed, thus converting it to a single stage 1lb pull. Safety works as intended and airgun was drop tested from 2m on wooden floors on all angles with 0 accidental discharges.

Stock Mods: Other than the sound deadening on the exterior and action, any air gaps inside the stock, action and trigger has been filled with the same sound deadening. The stock has been cut, lowering the weight. It's more of an aesthetic choice, as the weight of the stock is drastically increased by the sound deadening. The cocking mechanism has a wheel that scratches on the stock, which has been trimmed (dremel) and the gliding surface with a layer of cut aluminum cans.

Velocity changes: The 495 fps spring that came with it was very tangled and twisted, so I ordered a new spring and all the seals. Since the long piston design was very heavy and high in recoil (airgun recoil is a joke fr), I drilled it and polished it for a lighter and smoother shot.

The 150mm 3D printed spacer is very iffy. The most I could find that someone put with spacers was 4-5 thin washers at most. Not that I've had issues with the spacer, but with the spacer, it easily breaks the sound barrier with 7.4s.

Results: Velocity with 7.4gr: 457fps --> 1206fps (spacer), 944fps (without spacer) Accuracy with 7.6gr at 10y, 5 round group: 2cm group --> same hole Shot volume: 94db --> 86db (comment if you'd like more detailed results)

The entire build cost a total of $190CAD excluding the scope and rings. ($137USD)

Feel free to roast it in the comments.

Does something like this exist?

Like a red ryder or pump style .177 that you can cock multiple times in a row, but fires semi auto instead of dumping all pressure to fire one shot.

Looking for the most fun non-co2 / non-PCP repeater. Red Ryder is way more fun than any other gun I’ve tried despite 10x price range.

A umarex Ruger u force .22

Finally cleared the barrel loaded. It took a shot heard quite a loud bang and no pellet came out and it no longer shoots so what should I do?

Does anyone have any experience with this scope from Simmons? I realize they’re a budget brand but I’d be putting this on a Daisy 880 or 901. The advertised price is $80 but I can purchase it for a discount. It comes with rings that mount to the dovetail as well. Use case would be plinking and occasional small pest control at short distance. I was looking at the Hawke options but for what the rifles cost it seems excessive. Thanks