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I am ecstatic to report that the gun is a tac driver once again!!Phew it had me worried for a bit.
Barrel has been meticulously cleaned and will be maintained at this level.
Also happy to report that after servicing both regulators they both keep psi to the nearest -+2 psi and no speed deviation what so ever!!
Still have a leak beacause if i leave it pressurized the bottle pressure drops, I will be hunting that down later.
 
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JTS 22.07gr at 52 meters 978 fps 1430 HP 131 LP dwell 14 with +- 1-2 fps differences, slowly getting there!

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Tricky-Dicky said:
I always got a slight raise in reg pressure with the fill pressure, but will now monitor now I seem to have the reg pressure under control, but I am now finding that both 10.34 gr and 8.44gr pellets shoot at almost the same velocity, something that it's never done before! More testing to do, but it's looking hopeful for the fabled single figure FPS, but right now I am chasing leaks! Teach me to remove and reseal the fill valve as I had to check it since several have reported shredded O rings, and strangely mine just has a metal plug with just a single O ring that just slides up and down first time I have seen a valve like this, should have taken a pic.
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I’ve actually seen one like that on Amazon and thought about using one like yours just because I figured it would probably give him longer service life. But I wonder how it acts under high-pressure like that versus the other one.
 
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So, now to completely overwhelm everyone with chasing rabbits 🐇 🤪🤪
here is an interesting diagram from Skout about the lower frame and the air path from the bottle.
it “appears“ that there are a number of small allen screws along the frame. it’s possible that one or many of them could leak.
I believe that they used Red lock tight.
unfortunately, the only way to check them is to take the whole upper half of the gun off. 😳
I’ve done it before, but the three screws are a little awkward to get at if you don’t want to take your scope off.

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So, now to completely overwhelm everyone with chasing rabbits 🐇 🤪🤪
here is an interesting diagram from Skout about the lower frame and the air path from the bottle.
it “appears“ that there are a number of small allen screws along the frame. it’s possible that one or many of them could leak.
I believe that they used Red lock tight.
unfortunately, the only way to check them is to take the whole upper half of the gun off. 😳
I’ve done it before, but the three screws are a little awkward to get at if you don’t want to take your scope off.

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Very interesting, as I have always wondered about the air path taken through the gun, but I can't seem to see the path in relation to the regs?
 
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Tricky-Dicky said:
Very interesting, as I have always wondered about the air path taken through the gun, but I can't seem to see the path in relation to the regs?
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Yeah, I don’t entirely understand it either and why all of those set screws are there as well 🤷‍♂️
I would really like a smart person with computer skills to make a animation of the whole process
I’m sure somewhere scout has an actual animation from their design process. It would be cool if they could share it….. if it exists😉
 
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Yeah, I don’t entirely understand it either and why all of those set screws are there as well 🤷‍♂️
I would really like a smart person with computer skills to make a animation of the whole process
I’m sure somewhere scout has an actual animation from their design process. It would be cool if they could share it….. if it exists😉
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Surely it does, as the rifle by in large is CAD designed and the machining BP's required in manufacturing it all.
To share openly would IMO not be in SKOUTS best interest as pirating of Intellectual as well Patented designs would be exposed ... not good !!!!!
One must remember that big country across the pond that absolutely DOES NOT honor U.S. based patents or intellectual property laws or rights :cautious:
 
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Just stepped back in from the 97* temp taking a few dozen shot over chrony and at 150 yards.
AEA 38.5 grain hollow points in .22 caliber.
As rifles currently set up & running HP reg up to 2000 psi we're able to send em 895 fps for @ 67+ FPE !!! Now that's healthy !!
At the 150 yard mark slugs are landing inside 2" while resting rifle across the trucks bed parked in driveway. Not bagged, just rested there.

Kinda shocked the long 38.5 grainers shoot that well in the 1st gen Alloy skout barrel ( No clue on twist rate ??? ) as I've never seen it published.

That was fun but Hot !!!!
 
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Motorhead said:
Just stepped back in from the 97* temp taking a few dozen shot over chrony and at 150 yards.
AEA 38.5 grain hollow points in .22 caliber.
As rifles currently set up & running HP reg up to 2000 psi we're able to send em 895 fps for @ 67+ FPE !!! Now that's healthy !!
At the 150 yard mark slugs are landing inside 2" while resting rifle across the trucks bed parked in driveway. Not bagged, just rested there.

Kinda shocked the long 38.5 grainers shoot that well in the 1st gen Alloy skout barrel ( No clue on twist rate ??? ) as I've never seen it published.

That was fun but Hot !!!!
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I know the .177 is a one in 1/19 twist.
I have a feeling the 22 caliber is the same
 
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I know the .177 is a one in 1/19 twist.
I have a feeling the 22 caliber is the same
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Skout has fooled with soooooo many barrel combos these past 2 1/2 years, not sure if they could I.D. what I've got ?
Alloy barrel w/ carbon wrap, 25" long in .22 caliber purchased when the .22's were nearly first released .... SKOUT, if reading this can you help ?
 
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Here's an odd one for all Epoch owners, if I run an fps test indoors using my LMBR chrono I now get 8 and 9 fps spread with two different weight pellets over 10 shots yet if I go to the range and use my FX chrono and do the same i will get a spread of low teens to mid-twenties, if the FX is used on other guns at the range they are also single figure fps any ideas what going on.

I should also add that I tried it through a friend's top spec radar chrono with similar but only low to mid teen result.
 
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Here's an odd one for all Epoch owners, if I run an fps test indoors using my LMBR chrono I now get 8 and 9 fps spread with two different weight pellets over 10 shots yet if I go to the range and use my FX chrono and do the same i will get a spread of low teens to mid-twenties, if the FX is used on other guns at the range they are also single figure fps any ideas what going on.

I should also add that I tried it through a friend's top spec radar chrono with similar but only low to mid teen result.
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As far as I know Chronies are a bit like decibel meters, difficult to compare their numbers to other chronies , but they do make perfect sense on their own ,as long as you use the numbers from only one to come to a conclusion.
I own an FX pocket chrony and after i serviced my regulators my speed differences over +-80 shots are +- 1-2 fps, if the hp reg climbs a few psi i might see a 3 fps difference.
That is all done at the range, I will put some pics up of the range which I am very fortunate to have all to myself at the moment!

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Ada said:
As far as I know Chronies are a bit like decibel meters, difficult to compare their numbers to other chronies , but they do make perfect sense on their own ,as long as you use the numbers from only one to come to a conclusion.
I own an FX pocket chrony and after i serviced my regulators my speed differences over +-80 shots are +- 1-2 fps, if the hp reg climbs a few psi i might see a 3 fps difference.
That is all done at the range, I will put some pics up of the range which I am very fortunate to have all to myself at the moment!

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Interesting as I notice that you use your FX crono very far back on the gun< I have tried just two positions one is just in front of the barrel and the other is on the barrel, a friend have some thoughts on positioning as the way the radar chronos work is from to signals one of which is reflected so apparently positioning make s a bit of difference but unfortunately not the two positions I am using, also the amount of metalwork actually on the range can also have an effect.
 
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Tricky-Dicky said:
Interesting as I notice that you use your FX crono very far back on the gun< I have tried just two positions one is just in front of the barrel and the other is on the barrel, a friend have some thoughts on positioning as the way the radar chronos work is from to signals one of which is reflected so apparently positioning make s a bit of difference but unfortunately not the two positions I am using, also the amount of metalwork actually on the range can also have an effect.
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It is interesting and I have tried various locations , with the one you see in the pic being rock solid as far as constistency is concerned.It has never missed a shot, however i also have an arca rail mount that places the radar right under the barrel , close to the muzzle ( i will not mount on the barrel).
The one under the barrel misses shots and i do recall FX somewhere saying that mounting it back where the Impacts side picatiny rail, was a good location.
Here is a pick of my other mount.
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