I cleaned my barrel and now I'm having 1 inch groups at 50 yards, before the cleaning it was shooting 1/2 inch at 50 yards.. I don't know much about this gun I got it a month ago.. any advice on what to do...
Cricket accuracy problem after cleaning
- Thread starter Eddy1840
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fire some more shots and it should go back to you previous accuracy.
After a in depth cleaning it takes times to lead back a bit the barrel and it is normal. On my guns it is between 20-40 shots.
After a in depth cleaning it takes times to lead back a bit the barrel and it is normal. On my guns it is between 20-40 shots.
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I did more than one hundred still the same.. I also put some lubricant on the pellet probe ..
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What solvent, if any, did you use to clean it? What lube did you use on the pellet probe? Maybe one or both effected the breech seal. Shoot it over a chrony and check velocity consistency.
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I use the same method as above except I use CLP (found at walmart) which is a solvent/cleaner/lubricant made for our industry.
I personally only run 1 lubed patch and the rest dry (3-4 dry), I don't keep going until patches are clean I just am removing excess.
I personally only run 1 lubed patch and the rest dry (3-4 dry), I don't keep going until patches are clean I just am removing excess.
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Take the shroud off and test groups. If groups are back to normal put the shroud back on carefully.
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1st --- never clean a barrel that is accurate!
The right combinations of lead layers on the bore per the pellet use is seasoned for best accuracy.
never remove all lead in the bore useless your lapping/polishing.
when accuracy start to open up, use one dry patch at a time -- then test for accuracy etc.
just my pointers that works for me!
The right combinations of lead layers on the bore per the pellet use is seasoned for best accuracy.
never remove all lead in the bore useless your lapping/polishing.
when accuracy start to open up, use one dry patch at a time -- then test for accuracy etc.
just my pointers that works for me!
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Thanks Ernest. If I can not be fixed , I'll send it to a professional like you..sometimes you have to learn the hard way..
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I turned the hammer spring adjuster 2 1/2 revolution and my speed doesn't change, can the hammer spring affect the accuracy? Before was shooting at the same speed but accurate..
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you will need a crony to find the height of the rainbow of the hammer spring in relation to the supply pressure, if you go over the rainbow the speed will slow down and the blast will it louder and shot count will drop.
Most likely it affect your POI, if you don't know the current speed in witch the gun likes. On most FX AG the more you compress the Hammer spring the slower it will shoot.
Most likely it affect your POI, if you don't know the current speed in witch the gun likes. On most FX AG the more you compress the Hammer spring the slower it will shoot.
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I think the hammer spring isn't working.. I turned the hammer spring adjuster more the 5 revolutions and the fps still the same 915- 925.. what do you thing?
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The speed is limited to the current reg pressure, you need to increase reg pressure to 10-15b to get around 15-25fps more.
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DO NOT do anything to adjust the speed to increase the power since you are already doing close to 930fps in the highs so don't mess around with the regulator or power adjuster. Your chrony numbers appear to be within a reasonable amount of acceptable spread to shoot accurately at 50 yards. I wouldn't want to increase the speed anyway and would personally rather have it shooting in the 860-880s at maximum for accuracy if you want the tiniest groups on paper. I would back the power down!
Shoot it when there is NO WIND. Check to see your scope mounts are secured as well as the stock mounting screw or screws and see if that helps. Shoot it without the shroud. Then if that does not fix it, try shooting its favorite pellets but use a new tin with a different lot number. NOTE- the OLD-older the JSB pellets in 22 the better and there is also a one year or so lot of pellets to avoid but sad to say many of them are not labeled.
Shoot it when there is NO WIND. Check to see your scope mounts are secured as well as the stock mounting screw or screws and see if that helps. Shoot it without the shroud. Then if that does not fix it, try shooting its favorite pellets but use a new tin with a different lot number. NOTE- the OLD-older the JSB pellets in 22 the better and there is also a one year or so lot of pellets to avoid but sad to say many of them are not labeled.
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