WINNING GUNS + GEAR + APPROACH - Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge - Air Rifle Shooting Competition!!

[@joshuagibson2520]

I'll probably never get the opportunity to attend this event or Arizona. The way you take us along with you is so appreciated Steve. Thank you.

[@KINGTERIK]

Right. I was feeling the same way

[@bertbccfu9564]

Same here I would really really love to go to one of these events

[@joshuagibson2520]

@@bertbccfu9564 the sport is growing, no doubt. Would be cool to see more and more state or regional events pop up.

[@bertbccfu9564]

​​@@joshuagibson2520 agreed , I keep looking to see if there is anything similar close to me in southern New England even if it's just a small local event.

[@derrickmitchell39dm]

I met the owner of AOA and was able to talk with him. Awesome guy, down to earth, and humble. I enjoyed our conversation.

[@PaulHamM3]

Three hours,nighteen minutes and thirty eight seconds of goodness ! Thanks for uploading this ,I know what I'm going to be watching on my TV tonight!

[@heithwatkins]

AEAC is the best.......... Congratulations to everyone at RMAC.

[@southernindiana1320]

I love these long videos! I love all the content!

[@tyrantwitness2482]

Now I need a drink ! Watched the whole video without stopping ! Who needs Prime or Netflix ! Good job Steve

[@henrymoreland8719]

From the definitive tuning video to the definitive competition video. You are worth your salt fella.

[@hammyh1165]

It's amazing how things always get reinvented in airgunning , I remember John Whiscombe doing harmonic barrel tuners with his recoilless springers , it looked very similar to the Browning Boss. I love all this technical stuff and interviews.

[@heithwatkins]

Still watching this....... Now on the Russian gentleman who won EBR with his own rifle. Thumbs up 👍to Utah Airguns for helping this man. Shame on Daystate for not offering support to him. Utah Airguns is top notch. 🎯

[@airguns_rc]

Awesome video Steve, It was great to meet you in person again at RMAC, and having some conversation with you. It was cool to see me in your video and my Impact with the big scope wheel. I used that for Precision Marksman, Standard Slug Event, Speed Challenge, and 100 yard bench rest. RMAC was a blast and I will be back next year. Everyone there was amazing. Thanks again for filming the RMAC event.

[@KINGTERIK]

Thanks for all of your content. The airgun community, is an small one. Watching your videos makes me feel like I have someone to discuss airguns with. Cheers!

[@roberthales9724]

I just had the best 3 hours of my entire weekend! Thanks again Steve for capturing the sights and sounds of RMAC 2021 and for bringing all that great information to us from some of the best guys in the game. I had the best time of my life at RMAC and I’m already looking forward to RMAC 2022!

[@joshuagibson2520]

He does such a damn good job. The quality is bar none as well.

[@belizefarmer3396]

Go team Belize 2022

[@roberthales9724]

@@belizefarmer3396 Looking forward to seeing a Team Belize next year! 👍

[@joshuagibson2520]

Holy crap! Over 3 hours! Hell yeah!

[@joshuagibson2520]

I love that Hajimoto showed up with a Gauntlet 2. I can't wait to find out how he did.

[@bertbccfu9564]

That's awesome I'd love to see more of the affordable guns be able to compete to show you do not need a $10,000 setup to be a good shooter, I'm shooting an AEA hp varmint .25 with a lot of my own personal mods ,I feel like I could go head to head with a lot of these guys with high end guns, As long as you have most importantly a consistently accurate gun in the end it's all in who is behind the trigger ,

[@sanecrazy12]

Wow that was a geek out session!! I was totally at home watching this!!

[@theprofitmohamhead1268]

Long but lots of great information. You did a great job again for our community covering the event and the latest developments in the industry. Thank you.👌👍

[@billnash8131]

Probably the single most comprehensive video on the how and why of FX Impact and PCP tuning and shooting. Thanks!

[@FarmerFpv]

Sweet, subscribed to this channel too. I hope to attend the next one. Thanks for bringing us along, you rock bro! I just recently got into air gunning from bow hunting and powder burners. Arrow shafts and Ammunition are so expensive right now and I still want to target practice and do pest control which I was previously doing with a 22 rimfire or a blowgun with darts. Now i can shoot the pests off the wires and steel roofs where I couldn't with my powder burners. Your channels are really helpful, much more than all the others out there. Keep it up, Ace!

[@AEAC]

Thank you and welcome!!

[@bigearl8687]

Steve u look cold 🥶 up there ..we don't like cold weather here in Florida lol

[@r.vargas5410]

I'm so glad you are sharing with us , thanks Steve 👍

[@markmtbrider]

Excellent as always. Will have to break it down in bits...

[@kevinbachus5887]

Great interview!!! I am an extreme novice to all of this but as outsider looking in, it is GREAT to see the collaboration between the experts...Work to keep it that way and the industry will advance exponentially faster.. Great work every one!!

[@justinhromek73]

Thank you Steve! What a cool opportunity to hear from the games best! I learned a lot from the interviews, excellent job!

[@bigearl8687]

Why not make a tube for the pellet to go through with out the air affecting the pellet from the beginning of the firing cycle....

[@argentoairgun]

thanks Steve .... alot of knowledge, information, trick and pressure ..... for me its a great experience ..... great video steve

[@coprguy1]

THE SUPERBOWL OF AIRGUNNING!

[@justinjacobson9569]

For sure!

[@MiTreasureHunter]

Thank you for the video Steve!! I watched the entire video and will be revisiting parts of the video to review some of the awesome build setups again. Being pretty new to air gunning I really appreciate all you do to help educate, it really is priceless! I'm on a waiting list for my first FX, I simply have to have one of those new M3's. Keep up the great videos my friend!! Much gratitude from Michigan!

[@theverminguy7598]

Great video as always Steve, thanks for all you do.

[@Iflewlo]

Nice approach interviewing many of the most interesting shooters. Thank you for your work.

[@antpassalacqua]

Wow what a video. I’ve always been an offhand bullseye kind of guy, but really looking forward to starting to bench shoot. So much to learn.

[@bertbccfu9564]

Same here I've been a hunter for 35 years and then would offhand shoot ,but about 2 years ago I started benchrest, and I love it I got my daughter into it and my best friend, now we will set up the benches and the tables and we end up having our own little competition it's so much fun, always striving for that last little bit of accuracy

[@gregbrown357]

This was FUN! Thanks for the video approach and approach by all folks interviewed. Very informative.

[@mr1234tempo]

Thank you for enlightening me regarding the Harmonic Barrel Tuning...look forward to tuning my LCS SK-19 .30 cal...thanks again.

[@aeacvlog2033]

👍

[@HajimotoProductions]

Really nice interviews and excellent information exchange. Top notch stuff Steve.

[@stedyone1090]

Next year for sure Team Central Florida Airgunners.

[@bretlawson924]

Man! With all those "nuggets" a person walks away with a pot-o-gold. Excellent content, scenes, and rubbing elbows with some great people. The common takeaway for me was how down to earth everyone you talked to is. I am disappointed that Keith Gibson was not spot lighted much......understanding of course that most likely that will happen next year simply because of timing during the event and getting footage, and really not knowing the results of the match until the very end of things. Steve I cannot say enough about your abilities to bring us the right stuff, every time pard! BTW it took me 4 days to watch this as I did not want to miss out on digesting the segments properly. By far the best and most in depth look at the shooters and their equipment. Be blessed with all that you need.

[@AEAC]

Thanks for the nice note Bret. Yeah, you were right on about Keith. I knew nothing of his abilities until after the event was over and they announced his win. Best, Steve

[@HouseholdDog]

Wow. The air gun crowd look like a fun bunch.

[@bruceparker5377]

I'm just getting into Air guns. This discussion about the FX M3 and the harmonics is so far over my head, I am drowning. Lots of great information if you can follow it. I could see if I made the investment in one of these with the same set up they have, I would have to go to classes for 6 months or more to understand how to operate it properly. I have a Hatsan Carnivore and a Benjamin Trail in .22 cal. model BTN292. Haven't been able to shoot much, but I have shot some rounds from my window. Great video. I'm drooling.

[@heithwatkins]

The gentleman who filmed this has 2 channels. 1.AEAC 2.AEAC VLOG The vlog explains how to tune. It's not nearly as complicated as you think. Something like the Air Venturi Avenger is a great place to start with a easy tunable rifle. AEAC covers it all. Avenger is only $350 bucks.

[@joshuagibson2520]

The comment above me is good advice. I started out with an Origin instead of the Avenger because I didn't have an HPA compressor yet. Don't get intimidated. There is a ton of great youtube channels sharing airgun knowledge and it's an excellent community and group of people. I just got into it heavy about a year ago. Just take the time to soak up all the knowlegde on the forums and here on youtube and you'll be on your way in no time. Never be afraid to ask questions either. People have been more than happy to help me along my journey. Wish you the best...

[@hotchihuahua1546]

Enjoyed your discussion with PJ & Chris , I subscribe to their channels . The PCP industry hasn’t peaked and its great we can have Americans give some input & design innovations to improve accuracy . Thanks Steve for all you do to keep us in the loop !

[@FYMM69]

Awesome video Steve. A wealth of knowledge from the finest shooters in the world. Thanks very much

[@tripleceas]

If only I could get the harmonic tuning shroud I’ve had on order since May! Been wanting one of those for my Airguns for years. What a time to be alive!

[@tudajfor]

Thank you so much for this video. Enjoyed every second of it.

[@Paul-tq3vw]

Thanks Steve. Great documentation of the RMAC.

[@joebruey]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Also, to everyone that took their time to spend with you.

[@DYLANTHESK8ER]

Hey Steve! Keep all the videos coming! I enjoy all the content and you’ve led me to quite a few satisfying PCP purchases. Thank you! Currently I’m looking for a good beater/give away gun to mess with. Kind of settling on the Ruger Impact Max Elite. It’d be cool to see you make a movie on it. Bet it would get a bunch of views and a lot more people into the sport too! Either way, thanks for all the info you’ve provided. Just picked up a chrony and soon pellets and pellets will be coming in to lol. Thanks Steve!

[@DYLANTHESK8ER]

If you do make sure to buy the spring for the trigger mod. Seems easy enough. I just got mine today, both pcps are sent out right now, and that trigger is a workout to say the least lol

[@gilyost7744]

AWSOME STEVE!!! Chris and PJ!! great Job!! Just wanted to add that the speed vs. spot discussion is applied to the projectile in the form of ballistic coefficient (based on its shape that subscribes to the very basis of the coefficient)

[@petertlr1644]

Hi Steve, thank you for a very informative video, Justin Welsh won a 1st and a 2nd prize , Keith Gibson won a 1st , 5th and a 7th prize and interestingly both were running MKll Impacts with no harmonic barrel tuners!!

[@fredcarter7003]

Priceless 411, watch this video several times,

[@ciliiyou]

Great video....!!! Best coverage of RMAC definitely..... Wish you have covered the RAW too since there is shooter in top 10 using RAW if I am not mistaken...

[@AEAC]

I tried buddy... I really did. I just wasn't able to get them to break away. Steve

[@ciliiyou]

@@AEAC Thanks a lot for your efforts Steve... Still the best coverage nonetheless....

[@Acutus3399]

Can't believe I watched the entire thing!! But you just packed so much good information into it! Awesome job as usual bringing us the information we crave!!

[@visamedic]

I soooo wish I had gone this year. For sure next! Awesome video as always!

[@tbenedict6335]

Worth every second to watch

[@dougdishler2086]

Awesome man !!! Thanks Steve!!! It felt like I was there man !!! One day I hope to make this awesome event!!!

[@richardcampbell5762]

Steve that was one long video, had to do it in 3 sessions! But it was well worth it. Great video brother. Talk about the inside scoop. That was cool brother. I will definitely be there next year. From NM, Stay safe and stay blessed my friend. 👍🇺🇲🤙🇺🇲✌

[@nismo8319]

I was paying special attention to Lauren Parsons interview. One, because I own a red wolf and was interested in what she had to say and two, because she has commented on my AOA MOA challenge entries. She was definitely right about being consisting with your hold. The red wolf seems more sensitive to it than other rifles I have shot.

[@5Komma5]

thank you. I watched the entire clip. More, please 😁😁

[@AEAC]

I'm at EBR now filming "more" 😁

[@precisionairgunninghunting6265]

Im really surprised you didnt enter the 100yd Chris as your Impact M3 is shooting sub MOA at 300yds, sub ½" 100yds would have been to easy 😄

[@joshuagibson2520]

Were living the "muscle car" era of Airgunning right now. What a time to be alive...

[@visamedic]

I don’t know….when I think of “muscle cars” I automatically go to the AirForce big bores when they first came out. You had those, high priced, big bore, take a water buffalo down guns, and then you had either a break barrel or a pump up Daisy. This is like the “high performance, sports car” era. The advances in the tech, even in the lower end guns is just freaking amazing. I’ve been a voyeur to all of this for the longest time. Ooooh that’s a fast break barrel, ooooo that’s a massively deadly big bore….we are getting all of this in .22, .25, .30 cal PCPs. These things are viable, very dangerous, hunting weapons. Like take down an elk (refer to the KZbin video) dangerous. Just amazing.

[@bertbccfu9564]

I'll say I went from a corvette was shooting a beeman r1 in .20 ,to a Lamborghini when I starting shooting pcp guns.

[@jessefincham8899]

Just got a carbon k1 to match my pistol 👌😎

[@JohanMynhardt]

🇿🇦 Represent! It was cool to hear Lauren being from ZA 😎

[@leecolclough2492]

Well done Steve thats an rmac epic doing 12 hour plus shifts get home watch a portion taken me x3 nights fantastic video just i could turn up to shoot 100 and speed silhouette looks like all at range enjoyed it thanks for the time and effort it took to put this together 👍👍

[@lv2bplayn]

Fast innovation is good but only as good as rate of production.

[@marcegrecco53]

Very interesting and technically advanced information. Thanks for the video.....

[@airshootist]

Shhhhh.... don't tell them I'm watching this while working! Haha cheers Steve! I openly admit I will never have a channel that is 1/8 as good as yours (but that's sorta my thing)

[@KevinWood44]

Unbelievable source of info!!! 👍👍

[@Twelvestonestacking]

Thoroughly impressed with your ease behind the lens and moderating the interview....have you done a side by side comparison from your early years to now? I see huge advancements, engagement, dialogue and being "very" present! Goodonyas!

[@ziadkadi]

Excellent video thanks

[@davidpreston3894]

Hi do you ever try running you rifle on helium or other gases and if so what are the performance stats and differences please

[@joshuagibson2520]

Really enjoyed Mr. Hicks from S.P.A.W.

[@2L8CO]

Steve, Excellent video footage and editing. Appreciate your tireless effort and enthusiasm promoting Airgunning . See you next year my friend.

[@alinm3634]

Thanks a million Steve, awesome reporting! I really appreciate that you got all these pros to share some of their secrets. I also have a quick question; almost everyone shooting Impacts was using a bag rider, please let me know what is the purpose of it? I don't have one and I wonder if I should get it. Thanks so much!

[@AEAC]

Have a watch of my Maverick review from a few weeks back and you'll have your bag rider answer 😊

[@SnipeLoisirsTestsCustoms]

great video ; and wonderful competition, we in France cannot organize an event of this kind which is a shame, good shot everyone

[@heithwatkins]

Now at Ken Hicks........ Looking good brother. He looks way more fit now. Unless it's some kind of camera distortion that I don't understand. 👍

[@PaulMoorhousehankooks]

That rifle setup is awesome .

[@amadomata459]

Happy Christmas to you and yours Mr. Scialli.

[@aeacvlog2033]

Merry Christmas 🎅

[@theonlyjasonkirk]

Wow, info overload as a newbie to airguns. Still enjoying the splatter gun effect and killing apples at 30 yards LOL This will be one to keep in the watch later list as I develop. Cheers!

[@whatfor5]

Thanks as always Steve for all the time and effort you put into filming, editing, and sharing this!

[@georgeg8106]

Steve that for me is your best video to date and I’ve watched all of them priceless information for long distance shooting I shoot slugs myself but pellets being shot at 950-970 that’s a turn up for the books class info buddy thanks a lot

[@terrywells3955]

This was so awesome to see

[@sangsniperchannel5399]

Very fast and incredible , like this video ❤️

[@Drvudoo]

Thanks for the great vid.

[@bertbccfu9564]

Seems like a daystate would be relatively simple to convert to an auto feed and them have an insanely fast semi/ full auto , I know they have used similar setups in paintball for 20+ years , I'd love to see it

[@heathhalfhill6867]

Question…if I carbon fiber tube my barrel and make it ultra stiff…would this tuner still work? My SK-19 has a barrel that is thicker than my marlin .22 Lr. It hangs by the lcd and the stock on 2 hooks coming off the headrests of my Sierra and it’s never out …so my point is…would it make a difference worth the cost. The SK is sub MOA at 100 right now in a gunvise and perfect conditions. BTW I have a ton of respect for Mr Ken Hicks but I also am concerned for his health. He looks as though he has lost weight and doesn’t look healthy. God bless him and I hope everything is okay🙏 He has contributed so much to our community and I just wish him the best. Thanks for another very informative video. God bless all!

[@AEAC]

Ken is good. He's actually ultra healthy now... which is how he looks so good. I suspect the HBT could be advantageous for most any setup but we're all in the early stages of learning with it, so who really knows for sure? Steve

[@user045-key77]

The arm bar on the barrel can cause your competitors into submission in RMAC 😂😂😂

[@joeschmitt8694]

Tomcat loved the phrase nugget! Lol

[@BRad-qy6xi]

Thanks for sharing! 💯👍

[@plantbro1964]

You commented on how that person's rifle has a bolt that you only have to pull/push the bolt rather than having to first lift up on the bolt then pulling it up then pulling the bolt back then forward. Years ago Browning made a .22 caliber rifle that used a bolt just like on that pellet gun. About 20 or yesrs ago Browning designed one of their hunting that used a threaded muzzle device that you turned to compensate for what back then was termed: barrel whip. During that time people wanted an accurate lightweight rifles

[@kingsqueak2221]

An idea for a video. I would love to see you go through an assortment of lead free pellets and experiment in dialing tunes for them. Often they are going supersonic which is not desired and often they over penetrate as well, but I've not seen people who de-tune for consistency and performance with the much lighter lead free pellets. I may be wrong, but it feels like a lower power tune would create a sweet spot for say

[@AEAC]

It's interesting that you bring this up as over the years, I've been trying exactly as you describe... unsuccessfully. The challenge has been that the airgun manufacturers design their hammer springs and hammer weighs around a pellet weight range specific to that caliber... that does not include the weight range of the GTOs or Baracuda Greens in their respective calibers. In other words, I just couldn't get the gun to run smooth ES & SD outside of their intended ranges. The gun's lowest settings would often still overpush these rounds too. That said, I've found them to be great for accuracy inside of 30 yds in the lower powered guns that aren't tunable, or in guns that are tunable & can get the power down, albeit with a poor ES. Steve

[@kingsqueak2221]

@@AEAC yeah I kind of suspected as much. I live in the woods and like to take any pests I dispatch and basically feed the other critters with them and don’t want to poison them with lead. This was an epic video, thanks for doing them. You have saved me so much time and grief with the information you put out.

[@AEAC]

@@kingsqueak2221 I think you could get away with higher velocity and more ES with them in the woods, no problem. They do fine inside of 35 yds. Steve

[@kenrickstjean4099]

@@AEAC thats interesting, never knew that. But this could be easily solved

[@mr1234tempo]

This is a great video...the way you guys explained Harmonic Barrel Tuning even I could understand it...thank you all very much... Now you have opened this new aspect I'd like add a tuner to my LCS SK-19 .30 cal with a DonnyFL Emperor...my current inquiries have all said i can't get there from here...can you shed some like on the situation? Thanks and Happy New Year!

[@AEAC]

Not sure when it'll be available but the universal tuner should thread right on to your sk19s moderator threads.

[@mr1234tempo]

@@AEAC thats what i was thinking...who is s supplying them so i can get on their waiting list? Thanks Happy New Year!

[@AEAC]

@@mr1234tempo Utah Airguns will have them 👍

[@mr1234tempo]

@@AEAC Thank you so much, will contact them... Happy New Year all the Best!

[@aeacvlog2033]

@@mr1234tempo You're welcome. You as well. Steve

[@atlas_sim]

EdGuns have had shroud based barrel tensioning systems for about ten years now...

[@joshuagibson2520]

2:54:22 who's the bigger guy on the right? I know him from somewhere. Wasn't he on a TV show at some point? Had to be related to military, cars, or guns since that's mainly what I watch. Could have been buy / sell related. Maybe he had a pawn shop... can't remember for sure, but maybe one of you watching will.

[@joshuagibson2520]

It just came to me. Clinton Jones aka "Ton". From the show Auction Hunters. I'm not 100% it's him but most of us don't forget faces.

[@Slapsamillion]

The harmonics/setup interview was crazy; the level of detail to minor things. I wonder if they tried different moderators, bipods, tanks, w/ & w/o scope lense caps (lol), etc, and compared slight differences 1db might make. There is also that modular silencer that's available.

[@williamgreen5998]

Matching your vibration to you and your gun

[@brockhickman1988]

Oh man im going to this next year!!

[@sulaimankhan7002]

Congrt to all air gunners

[@FirstStateAirgun]

Amazing!!!! Thank you

[@シMinatoツ]

Coisa linda ❤ saudações 🇧🇷

[@stuartcrane9409]

So it’s a Airgun specific version of a Boss?

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I almost did it guys. The FX 35 cal is actually on stock. I just have to make a small deposit tomorrow and buy it as Pyramyd and I agreed. But I am backing out of it. I have not been convinced of it's dependability. I have had enough problems with that in this industry, and I never see a YT test by a knowledgeable guy who is really testing the gun, but just a paid sales advertisement. I am not a fan of their sales techniques either. I am a manufacturing expert, and I see what they did there. So I am leaving FX alone.

[@theoholliday9555]

Fantastic!

[@robertclarke7274]

Now that's a video !

[@shenmisheshou7002]

This kind of shooting seems totally equipment centric. I kind of prefer three position, 10m, or action shooting. There, it is the shooter that makes the difference because pretty much all good 10m air rifles can shoot 600.