Well the China virus and injuries have really got me down. Stuck in the basement for the most part of a year now just trying to stay alive. My neighborhood has turned into a ghetto anyway so it's probly way safer down here anyway. The basement keeps the constant stream of bullets away. No, it's not really that bad but a few times a year shots and death in the neighborhood anyway. But I am lucky enough they beat me near to death once but they didn't do a thorough enough job cuz I am still here. The internet is down here with me and my guns are too. So I am fairly safe and always cooking up some kind of airgun Frankenstein insanity.
I found a barrel trade on the classifieds of the forum so managed to pick up a 500mm .22 barrel. Then I put together a barrel tensioning shroud for it and put it on the gun.
Have the brick of an ATN for a scope and picked up an Leupold LTO tracker thermal unit, from the classifieds as well. Found a mod on the net to add a 36mm lens to the LTO unit so I could use it as a spotter scope on the gun. It has a basic cross-hair reticle so with a little werq I have managed to get it close to the POI of my ATN. Still a little to do there but I think I can manage to zero it in. I should not miss much with the thermal and nightvision werqing together.
I believe I am nearly set up for some serious pesting now. Still will probly need to change out my valve spring for something heavier as I have been shooting the gun in .25 cal and at 74fpe. But I really can't do much of anything until my arms heal up a bit more so likely that is several months out if I heal anything like the last time I did this. ;^( Poor Poor me in the first world. ;^) Here is the monster pesting gun that probly weighs in at ten plus pounds even as compact as it is.
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In retrospect I could have saved a little dough by purchasing a smaller diameter moderator rather than the shortie carbon tank.
I found a barrel trade on the classifieds of the forum so managed to pick up a 500mm .22 barrel. Then I put together a barrel tensioning shroud for it and put it on the gun.
Have the brick of an ATN for a scope and picked up an Leupold LTO tracker thermal unit, from the classifieds as well. Found a mod on the net to add a 36mm lens to the LTO unit so I could use it as a spotter scope on the gun. It has a basic cross-hair reticle so with a little werq I have managed to get it close to the POI of my ATN. Still a little to do there but I think I can manage to zero it in. I should not miss much with the thermal and nightvision werqing together.
I believe I am nearly set up for some serious pesting now. Still will probly need to change out my valve spring for something heavier as I have been shooting the gun in .25 cal and at 74fpe. But I really can't do much of anything until my arms heal up a bit more so likely that is several months out if I heal anything like the last time I did this. ;^( Poor Poor me in the first world. ;^) Here is the monster pesting gun that probly weighs in at ten plus pounds even as compact as it is.
edit;
In retrospect I could have saved a little dough by purchasing a smaller diameter moderator rather than the shortie carbon tank.
But what price sanity?
shame....
