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Yeah... I think I get your point. I expect that most reviewers will give an honest review even if they have some bias. More concerning is how the manufacturers and retailers may be cherrypicking the best of the best to send out for review. All that aside, I'm glad folks are generally having a...

Thanks! I'm super happy with the looks... I've loved everything about it other than the barrel problem. An adjustable hammer spring is really rhe only thing missing. In any case, I know where I stand with AEA now: caveat emptor. On another note, the new barrel works. First group. One on the...

There's a long story that goes along with this rifle... here's the short version. I picked up the challenger elite 51 back in January. Since then I've had nothing but severe accuracy problems. Many ammo types were keyholing and wouldn't consistently hit a 12"x18" target from 50yds. Some ammo...

A couple weeks ago I picked up a bigger CNC lathe. Good deal through FB marketplace, old toolroom lathe converted to linuxCNC. Will be helpful for work, and also super handy for my hobbies 😁. I used it to finish up a green mountain blank. 27" .357 1 in 20" twist. I went with the leade design...

What's a "throater"? A reamer of some kind? I'm not familiar with PB related stuff. I've been using a boring bars for the ID work. I bit the bullet and finally bought a bigger CNC lathe. Not specifically for airgun stuff... but being able to turn down barrels was a bonus. I just finished a 27"...

It seems like 1 in 12" is really fast. Have you had problems with your existing barrel that pushed you towards a faster twist? I have barrel projects in the works too. Two GM barrels, 30"L .51cal 48 twist for my challenger elite, and a 27"L .357 20 twist for my hp ss max. I'm experimenting with...

Anyone have some concrete info on the new rattler 45? I ask because I have a deposit down on a 357 and just found out the 45 is coming.... would be a total bummer if I buy the 357 and the 45 makes more energy and similar shot count. Side question: any idea if there's a way to make the rattler...

I've been super happy with the garmin. Long lasting battery, never misses shots unless you put it in a bad spot, fits in your pocket... it's a winner for sure. Works with small and slow projectiles like airsoft too.

I don't see anything obviously wrong. When you say it sticks in that open position, is it stuck like you have to use pliers? That would very likely be the problem. With the spring removed it should slide pretty smoothly and with little effort, but you will feel a tad bit of resistance from the...

It could be sticking for a few reasons. Some detailed pics of the valve components might help us diagnose.

It's advertised as .357 with .351 lands. Of course I'll measure to know for sure.

I've got some more experiments planned for this bad boy. First one is enlarging the ports in the barrel. I'm not sure if this is going to make a difference at all, but it was easy so no big deal if it doesn't help. Second is messing with the belleville washers in the AEA regulator. The AEA...

1/4" BSPP thread. Small end of that adapter is probably 1/8" BSPP but could also be M10x1

Yes, the probe is protruding a bit unless the handle is pulled back farther and locked into the second notch.

I've been experimenting a lot with this rifle to find the best combination of power and accuracy. Still not satisfied as I think it can do better, but I've learned a lot so far. Overall, the accuracy has been better with the new barrel versus the stock barrel. The stock barrel shot about the...

I know this is an old thread... but I think it's important to share my experience on this topic. A little backstory... Before buying the challenger elite 51 I watched as many videos as I could find. The two that stuck out were the video from terry fox, and the video from mr hollow point. After...

I'm kinda torn on producing mags for the semi auto AEAs. It's like... I'd be selling a bandaid to a product that has certain issues by design. And if anything goes wrong and my "bandaid" fails to stop the problems it's suddenly going to be my fault. Production TBD. Definitely making bolt action...

Yeah it's working great. I've tried a few springs and even the weakest one cycled fine. Kinda strange... I was expecting it to jam... but it hasn't happened yet with 38gr slugs.

I made it to fit my SF 25 sniper. Same mags as the SS or are they different?

#notplastic Also... #stilltestingthespring