Recent content by meteormann

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    Edgun r5m long shroud

    That sucks to hear. Hopefully i can sort this issue out. The problem that the airtube only can be removed if i bleed it from the front snd then screw the reservoir out is what annoys me the most. Bought this gun because it «should» be easy to work on.. 
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    Edgun r5m long shroud

    Hi i have tried to use plastic shims between shroud and airtube while tightening the nut. 1.5mm shims. And using a level on the rail and two 5.5mm drillbits to level the shroud nut/cap. When i pull the shims out the barrel hits the airtube again. Never used more than 7ft.lbs on the nut. But i...
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    Edgun r5m long shroud

    What i mean by that is i have heard The recomended torque on the barrelnut is between 10-15 fot pounds(13,5-20 Newton meters) and since the day i got the rifle from Spain… the shroud have been touching the airtube. The marks on the shroud too. So i tried to torque the barrelnut to see if i...
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    Edgun r5m long shroud

    Hi i was wondering how many of you have the shroud touching the airtube, when torqued beyond 5nm ? And does it affect your accuracy?
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    Tuning Matador r5m long 177. Help needed!

    The gauge cover was not crosstreaded. I found out Even torqued to 5nm the shroud is touching the airtube. Is it something i do wrong? How on the earth can i torque the barrel to 10-12 ft.lbs (13-16,57Nm) without making the shroud looking like a banana is beyond my understanding. tried again...
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    Tuning Matador r5m long 177. Help needed!

    It was delivered with the synthetic stock could not se any ferrule? When i remove the stock, the shroud was hitting with the stock removed too. i shot 20 shots in the garage yesterday no signs of any leaks avg 990 fps with jsb monsters
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    Tuning Matador r5m long 177. Help needed!

    Recived my Brand new matador r5m in 177 from edgun.shop two days ago, yesterday i noticed some marks on the shroud and saw that the shroud is hitting the knurled part of the airtube. Tried to loosen the barrel and allign the shroud so its level to the picrail. To around 10foot lbs, is’nt...
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    Slugs for matador r3 .22std

    Hi i have a early steelbreech singleshot Edgun r3 std in 22 it now shots the jsb 18,13 at about 890m/s. But now i want to try slugs to push the distance a little, so i have bought, a new knurled hst, huma regulator with xxl plenum and hammer weight. do some of you have had any luck with slugs...