.25 experience?
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idontknowjack
CGN Regular
- Location
- SW Ontario
H&N Crow Magnum work quite well in my Talon.
Never bothered to look for, or at, a .25, simply from the aspect of availability.
Ammunition is pretty much a mail order only affair.
Like the .20 cal, it has it's fair share of fans, but they mostly live near a store that stocks ammo to suit.
Cheers
Trev
Ammunition is pretty much a mail order only affair.
Like the .20 cal, it has it's fair share of fans, but they mostly live near a store that stocks ammo to suit.
Cheers
Trev
maple leaf
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
As for pellets, get a sampler pack from pyramid air and test out a bunch and buy more of the most accurate round. Enjoy, you have a nice airgun there 
unicorn gravedigger
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Failed State
Airsporter?
maple leaf
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
$50!!! Man you got an awesome deal. That thing looks sweet. I'm sure you are going to enjoy shooting it
A BSA Stutzen RB-2 in .25 cal for $50? What an awesome score - congrats !!!!
While .25 cal was one of the standard calibers that the gun was available in, they are indeed uncommon in this caliber.
They are a fine rifle - but - these rifles have one weakness that you should know about.
The piston head is either aluminum or nylon, fitted to a steel stub, under tension from a rubber "buffer" washer, installed between the piston head and the piston to absorb the impact of the piston at the end of it's stroke. Over time, this rubber washer deteriorates, and disintegrates, which will eventually gum up the gun, with reduced velocity and degraded consistency of shot to shot performance. Continued use with a disintegrated buffer will eventually hammer the piston head until it basically wedges itself solid into the bore - making for an exceptionally difficult repair at that point - especially with the aluminum piston head.
This is all that is typically left of the buffer in the average Airsporter or Mercury.
The piston all cleaned up, with new buffer and o-ring seal in place.
Well worth checking the gun out to ensure the longevity of the gun, and your enjoyment of it.
While .25 cal was one of the standard calibers that the gun was available in, they are indeed uncommon in this caliber.
They are a fine rifle - but - these rifles have one weakness that you should know about.
The piston head is either aluminum or nylon, fitted to a steel stub, under tension from a rubber "buffer" washer, installed between the piston head and the piston to absorb the impact of the piston at the end of it's stroke. Over time, this rubber washer deteriorates, and disintegrates, which will eventually gum up the gun, with reduced velocity and degraded consistency of shot to shot performance. Continued use with a disintegrated buffer will eventually hammer the piston head until it basically wedges itself solid into the bore - making for an exceptionally difficult repair at that point - especially with the aluminum piston head.
This is all that is typically left of the buffer in the average Airsporter or Mercury.
The piston all cleaned up, with new buffer and o-ring seal in place.
Well worth checking the gun out to ensure the longevity of the gun, and your enjoyment of it.
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