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Recovered my original account, thanks Michael! Will have to try soapy water wherever I can. Taking Indy apart is a bit of hassle: Shroud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tTyBEY1xmU Pump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBRfbEQfiA I've always used a hand pump - never a tank, so there...

I am a physicist, but worked mostly as a software engineer for the first 15 years of my career. Then I spent four years doing robotics research (Microsoft, Redmond), and quit two years ago to work on my own robotics startup. Busy with getting ready to manufacture and sell the robot I designed...

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Fantastic engineering work, Ed, and unbelievable level of openness with all the videos you've been making along the way. Refreshing and unprecedented. Now, to the dream world: A true self-sufficient 'survival gun' should come with its own power plant, don't you think? Hint: I'll buy EdGun...

By the way, Richard, your inverted press idea is great and much faster than the upwards design. No need to worry about the pellet seating on the probe, creep, etc.

Yeah, Instamorph is awesome stuff. That ergonomic shape you see on the probe took me about 10 seconds to 'sculpt' ... Just melted a couple ounces, made into a ball, and squeezed in my right hand - out comes a perfectly fitting, custom grip. Put aside, wait for 10 min, and its so hard and tough -...

Interesting idea, I guess a polarizing filter should enhance contrast.

Good design, Richard. I printed a very similar probe to push the pellets all the way through. My original "stubby" one was easy to "load" but did not push the pellets through cleanly. Thanks for the lubing tips, Aaron. I must admit, after having tried Harry's hand push method, its pretty clear...

Great info, thanks guys. Do you usually lube the pellets before sizing? I'd very much like NOT to, as my ST barrel goes bonkers with lubed lead free pellets (lubed lead pellets seem fine, but I decided to avoid oils anyway). Just 3D printed a probe to try: Design: Print + Fit: But of...

I too just got my lee press (same red one as pictured above) with a custom sized die (0.217). Cant wait to see if it makes any difference (even bought oversized 5.55 barracuda pellets to make sure the sizer is definitely going to affect both the head AND the skirt) One question I had for you...

I also noticed something very similar chronying my un-regulated FX Indy, and in my case, I think hammer spring set (fatigue after being cocked for some time) was the culprit, as nothing else would expliain the phenomenon. Could it be that between changing the magazines you keep the hammer...

With cows and passing cars in the background, would you consider the first shot as risky? (ricochets, pass through, you know ...) On the other hand, its hard to judge the distance from zoomed video, so maybe those were half a mile away, which would be fine, I guess.

:-) Decided to follow that advise and order a press with couple custom sized dies (thinking to start with .218 and .217). Alas, Lee is out of stock. Not sure what 'out of stock' might mean for custom sized dies, maybe they no longer make em? Does anyone know another place to order dies? One...

Circling back to report on a quick experiment I did with 15.4 gr .22 Gamo Round ball ammo in my FX Indy.In short - no (pleasant) surprises.The ammo itself was unbelievably dirty and greasy, so I washed it thoroughly before testing. 1. The shape of the RBs was very rough. There were large pits...

Being a chocked smooth twist, FX barrel does not produce traditional land/groove marks. The pellet, as it comes out of barrel upon shooting, is smoothly polished from all sides. It measures around 5.40mm (+-0.01, both head and waist). Same pellet going in measured 5.51 at the head and 5.72 at...

Thanks, Aaron. You and Harry are treasure troves of trustworthy information. I hope he'll be able to chime in. How would one size the barrel for FX ST? Taking a barrel off from Indy is a bit of pain (blow torches and specialty tools are called for) Do you think I can just load a pellet, push it...

Does anyone have hands on experience sizing pellets for ST barrels? Wondering if FX's smooth bore is kind of 'auto-sizing' pellets anyway as they are pushed into the chamber by the probe.

Ed, everything you say makes sense, and yet, everything you hear on this thread regarding the 'need to innovate' to remain relevant is also true. Its called 'Innovator's Dilemma'. Ultimately, it comes down to what YOU, as a business owner want. Do you want to maintain your current level of...

Thanks for the heads up, never heard about it. Amazing how even in this little sport there are so many isolated silos of enthusiasts. One of the members in Bellevue is practically my neighbor:-) The site seems quite basic, but looks like they've been having events dating all the way back to...

Neil, Matt, makes sense. The property manager put the house on 'police watch' (whatever that means). They also replaced the whole window. Matt, thanks for the info. I once shot through my double window on accident from very close distance, and at 17 FPE, the .177 CP went through only one layer.