About 2 months back I bought an Air Force Condor SS .22. I really wanted a .25, but there was a wait so I got the .22 and also got an 18" .25 barrel. I figured at some point I could switch them around .Turns out I loved the .22 so I shot it a bunch. I started regretting having bought the .25 barrel and even considered selling it. I was also a bit nervous to switch them out for fear of messing it up. Anyway, this morning I decided to give it a go. Watched a couple of videos and went at it. Of course as I expected it was not quite as easy as depicted. A few things were slightly different, but I took my time, stayed relaxed and got through it. Took about an hour. Went down to my basement range to test it out. With the power dial at 9 I fired a few rounds over the chronograph. Averaged in the 930 - 940 fps range. Remounted the scope and started dialing it in. It was hitting low and to the right. Started making adjustments and moving the poi to the center. Was getting close when I fired a shot and there was no clang of the pellet trap and no new hole in the paper. There was a good sized ding in the concrete block behind the target though. Subsequent shots were pretty much all over the place. So I am thinking that I must have botched something up. Great, I took a great shooting .22 and turned it into a door stop. But, I took a deep breath and kept on shooting and trying to dial it in .After a couple dozen more shots it seemed to get back on track, gradually. Finally it seemed to be hitting consistently. I put up a fresh target and recharged the tank. It was now hitting center. I fired 5 shots and there was literally only one hole. Crap, I am not even hitting the paper. I aimed a hair to the right and the pellet hit there. A hair to the left, same thing. Back to center, one hole .Fired the gun down and filled it again. Dead center with one very slightly ragged hole for the entire string. This .25 barrel is more accurate then the .22. I can only think that it needed to settle in after the barrel change. Still, for a few minutes I was bummed .
