Bantam Hi-Lite .25 Shot Count

[Cizur]

Took my Bantam Hi-Lite in .25 cal out this weekend for the first time and the shot count seems to be very low.

After only 25 shots from a max fill, I start to see significant drop (2-3 inches @ 50 yards) on high power.

Is this typical or should I be getting more?

 

[sonny]

Although i dont own a Bantam Hi-lite It sounds like it should get more shots per fill. I can only compare it to my .25 Impact with the same 480cc bottle factory settings gets 70+ regulated shots with the 25g JSB Kings at 900fps

 

[douger]

I think that's a little low but not by much 40 max I bet if tuned correct 

 

[Cizur]

The Bantam in 25 cal is unregulated. And I'm not 100% sure how accurate the gauge is on the rifle. Makes me wonder if it's truly getting a 200 bar fill.

Would this regulator work on my Bantam to help the shot count?

https://www.huma-air.com/Brocock-Bantam-pressure-regulator

 

[stoti]

I would think you should be getting 55+ shots with the 480cc bottle. Hope this helps.

Stoti

 

[Cizur]

Per manual, max fill is 200 bar.

 

[stoti]

I'm sorry, I guess I should have had you look at the manual in the first place instead of giving you fill pressures. My manual says something like 200BAR UK rifles and up to 240BAR for export and HUMA regulated rifles. Mines and exported model so we've always filled our to 230BAR thinking we're being on the safe side, 10BAR below the recommended fill pressure. Sorry, Stoti

 

[crittahitta]

That caliber doesnt have the slingshot hammer system like the 177 and 22 cal models so your shot count is probably about right. Do a search on here. I think this has come up before. Thats why i bought the 22 cal bantam hi lite.

 

[Cizur]

I contacted AoA and they verified that I can run up to 230 bar as opposed to 200 bar, giving me 40+ shots.

 

[Jayson]

When I picked up my bantam in 25 I called AOA after my first week and asked about shot count? It was worse than my mrod and a way bigger tank? And it burped after about 10-15 shots which is horrible hammer bounce, that’s when I took it apart, as I already had the .177 (which I still love), and noticed the 1.5” hammer preload and modified hammer. After 6 months and about 10 tins of kings this is what I think? They took a really good 177-22 cal build and changed nothing but the hammer? They have very little throw room in the hammer travel, hence the massive preload, and also why the slingshot hammer works in the smaller calibers. So after 15 different springs, I settled with a heavy, short spring, with zero preload, and I get 55 perfect shots per fill at 775 FPS 25.4 kings, very good shooting, under powered 25, but otherwise it had no curve, it just fell off a cliff from about 850 FPS, I should have sold it back then, but it’s now my truck beater gun, shoots .5 at 50 yds all day long and is great for a tweaner, sits right between 22 in the 30-33 fpe and normal 25s in the 45 fpe range, just my opinion bro? This gun was by far my biggest frustration right out of the box, if it didn’t shoot so good, I would have just kept it to beat the dog with!