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Just FYI the part I referred to as the piston and Scott referred to as the spool is the brass part on the left side of this picture

Nice shooting with irons at 50y! I had pretty much the same experience with the 9.1gr domes vs the 8.4gr. The 9.1gr group nicely from...

Possibilities that come to mind: Damaged O-ring – When the piston cycles, the O-rings break free momentarily and then have to resettle...

Pressure creep is caused by surface imperfections in the regulator's valve seat (wear, or damage, or machining marks). Many times it...

Hi Folks, I’ve been working for a while on solving the slow first shot issue in the FX DRS. I’ve done various tests and tried different...

AOA link: https://www.airgunsofarizona.com/precharged-pcp/rainson-draco-walnut/ Mfg's product listing...

I'm pretty minimalist. Cleaning barrels is almost always done with it on the rifle, using a pull-through, the gun either lying on a...

Yes sir, it's a shopmade lapping fixture. The faceplate has a small amount of adjustment to center up the rod to the barrel to keep it...

I used to have and use a conventional chronograph but I shot it one too many times. Now I use one of my cheap chinese chronographs...

Hmm, yeah that’s interesting. It seems to point away from potential movement of the barrel or shroud or scope. Unfortunately I don’t...

Turning down the OD in preparation for threading is likely the biggest challenge. If you have a sufficient level of DIY spirit, you can...

Oh wow, my assumption was we are talking a nuisance shift of a half inch or inch tops. Pretty safe to say 6 to 8 inches is not due to...

In the world of airguns, cold bore is a blanket term frequently used to encapsulate a variety of subtle factors having little to nothing...

Getting the 16.2gr .177 up to useful speeds from such a short barrel will require very high pressure. Probably beyond what the rifle is...

That’s the right idea but it’s easier said than done. If the free end has more than the slightest amount of play, you can try rocking...