When I first bought the rifle it was shooting awesome 5 shot groups at 10 meters indoors. Then I did the dreaded reading up about it and some of the accuracy tweaks.
I added a regulator. It still shot great.
The next step was the possible rough edge of the barrel on the chamber end. I could not use my barrel crown chamfer tool as I did not have a pilot that would fit the .177 barrel. I used my scope ring lapping compound and lapped the rough edge off the chamber and muzzle end. Put it back together. The dang thing would not shoot consistently.
The search began again for more pellets to try. Now I have a collection of JSB 7.33, 7.87, 8.44, 10.34, and 13.43 gr. I also have some Stoeger 8.64gr. Some Sig 7.71gr and some H&N ??? Cannot remember the grains. Anyways the rifle would really tease but just nothing consistant anymore. The Stoegers would be fine for hunting. The HandN way to hard to chamber so did not like them. Each weight of pellet would tease but on different days.
I decided I F'd the barrel up so ordered 2 more barrels to try. Again things would not seem consistent. Teaser but would toss nasty fliers. So I decided to wash pellets and relube with a light oil. Still no luck.
This entire time I was playing with torque settings on the 3 bolts holding the rifle into the stock. Would use 1 then 2 then 3 then try another combination and no luck. Removed the barrel band completely. No luck. Tried it in different locations ahead of the stock no luck. AUGHHHH.
Decided to measure skirts and weigh. To tedious a task. More tedious than shooting short range BR. So I opted for washed and lubed pellets.
Next step could be play with Tranfer port size. Well I cannot machine my own ports so I asked a buddy. Things have not panned out on that part yet.
Bottom line the most consistent pellet being the 13.43 JSB. But out of 20 shots which I feel is the sweet spot for this rifle I would get maybe 5 NASTY fliers. Okay it must be pellets. Oh well I am not getting into sorting. I will take it for what the rifle is worth. I ruined what I had by trying to make it better.
Being stubborn and loving ACCURACY another tip was to clip some coils off of the main spring and use a buffer if memory serves me right. So I just went and clipped 4 coils off. Reassembled and things were going BANG. Ran the pellets over the chronograph at about 10" and was running single digit spreads at around 790FPS with the 13.43gr JSB. so I knew at least velocity was consistant.
Things improved after clipping coils to a point I said I can live with it for a 300.00 PCP.
I decided also along the way to try another scope. Still did not seem to help.
Then yesterday something told me to take the thread protector off of the muzzle and try it like that.
Well dang it.
We were back in business. The rifle shoots just like day one if not better. Whew thank you Lord. Now it is fun to shoot it again. Besides needing to fill after 24 shots I am pleased again. No more F'ng with it.
I have shot 3 targets with it at 10 meters(all the room I have for indoors) with the muzzle protector off and this is what it will do.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qGJKmQDKV5risGV98
I likely will not change TP out. Just live what I have and dave for a REAL air rifle.
The other final tip I tried after reading here on CGN was using Pledge for lube on the pellets. That is what I use now after washing and drying. When I clean the barrel I pull patches thru with Kroil. One dry patch then a good soaked patch with Pledge. Let sit a bit then 1 dry patch and shoot it. The first shot goes where it is.supposed to in the 10 ring......
I added a regulator. It still shot great.
The next step was the possible rough edge of the barrel on the chamber end. I could not use my barrel crown chamfer tool as I did not have a pilot that would fit the .177 barrel. I used my scope ring lapping compound and lapped the rough edge off the chamber and muzzle end. Put it back together. The dang thing would not shoot consistently.
The search began again for more pellets to try. Now I have a collection of JSB 7.33, 7.87, 8.44, 10.34, and 13.43 gr. I also have some Stoeger 8.64gr. Some Sig 7.71gr and some H&N ??? Cannot remember the grains. Anyways the rifle would really tease but just nothing consistant anymore. The Stoegers would be fine for hunting. The HandN way to hard to chamber so did not like them. Each weight of pellet would tease but on different days.
I decided I F'd the barrel up so ordered 2 more barrels to try. Again things would not seem consistent. Teaser but would toss nasty fliers. So I decided to wash pellets and relube with a light oil. Still no luck.
This entire time I was playing with torque settings on the 3 bolts holding the rifle into the stock. Would use 1 then 2 then 3 then try another combination and no luck. Removed the barrel band completely. No luck. Tried it in different locations ahead of the stock no luck. AUGHHHH.
Decided to measure skirts and weigh. To tedious a task. More tedious than shooting short range BR. So I opted for washed and lubed pellets.
Next step could be play with Tranfer port size. Well I cannot machine my own ports so I asked a buddy. Things have not panned out on that part yet.
Bottom line the most consistent pellet being the 13.43 JSB. But out of 20 shots which I feel is the sweet spot for this rifle I would get maybe 5 NASTY fliers. Okay it must be pellets. Oh well I am not getting into sorting. I will take it for what the rifle is worth. I ruined what I had by trying to make it better.
Being stubborn and loving ACCURACY another tip was to clip some coils off of the main spring and use a buffer if memory serves me right. So I just went and clipped 4 coils off. Reassembled and things were going BANG. Ran the pellets over the chronograph at about 10" and was running single digit spreads at around 790FPS with the 13.43gr JSB. so I knew at least velocity was consistant.
Things improved after clipping coils to a point I said I can live with it for a 300.00 PCP.
I decided also along the way to try another scope. Still did not seem to help.
Then yesterday something told me to take the thread protector off of the muzzle and try it like that.
Well dang it.
We were back in business. The rifle shoots just like day one if not better. Whew thank you Lord. Now it is fun to shoot it again. Besides needing to fill after 24 shots I am pleased again. No more F'ng with it.
I have shot 3 targets with it at 10 meters(all the room I have for indoors) with the muzzle protector off and this is what it will do.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qGJKmQDKV5risGV98
I likely will not change TP out. Just live what I have and dave for a REAL air rifle.
The other final tip I tried after reading here on CGN was using Pledge for lube on the pellets. That is what I use now after washing and drying. When I clean the barrel I pull patches thru with Kroil. One dry patch then a good soaked patch with Pledge. Let sit a bit then 1 dry patch and shoot it. The first shot goes where it is.supposed to in the 10 ring......
