I would specifically like to build, if necessary, a Cometa Fenix 400 USC Premier Star gas ram. It has an adjustable cheek piece and I will midgetize it in LOP. 12.5"! And yes, it will be 25 and 20, one each.
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N/A Cometa Fenix 400 .22
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The one issue I see with that is that the stock will likely appear somewhat odd after you shorten it as the cheekpiece will remain proportionate to a full sized stock. I built a modified 2260 for my wife years ago and she's about 4'10", (4'11" if you ask). What I did on that rifle was I cut the butt short with a miter saw and then cut out a crescent for the cheekpiece with a bandsaw and made my own risers using brass rods. It came out looking mostly good, but you could still see that the proportions were a little off. In that case the pistol grip appeared to be swept too far to the rear in relation to the rest of the stock.
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Sawney I agree but a bit of wood can be removed from the cheekpeice if needed. That said pretty is as pretty does. If it fits and drills cans, targets, and squirrels it won't matter to me if others think it is a bit off. My wife accuses me of being more than just a bit off and she has lived with me for over 50 years! Be Well Brothers, dito. Oh, have I mentioned I like squirrels. IN MY BELLY. DEATH TO SQUIRRELS!
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OK! What is up with that? Cylinder burst? On a gas or spring piston gun? NOT a PCP? Be Well Brothers, B.
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I have lost a lot of friends on life's roads. Bless You John, from The US Cometa "store". And Be Well Brothers, B.
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Sorry for the late reply... You got to see my review of the Cometa 300, and what happened to me with it.
Here's the link:
An in-depth Cometa Model 300 review; When Springers literally EXPLODE... <PART THREE>
And here's the third part with the PROOF, because I don't want people to think I made it all up... As I've already written in the previous part of this review, the gun exploded after 1 and 1/2 years of use and after some good 1500 pellets were fired through it. I haven't really delved into what...
www.airgunnation.com Be well yourself and have a good one, brother!
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I guess we are supposed to assume that all springers or at least all Cometas will burst? Just wondering as I haven't heard of others doing said self-disassembly. I am willing to keep an open mind. Any one else have this problem I would like to see more photos of new and exploded gun? Be Well Brothers, B.
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Cometа is a well made rifle, m400 is very common outside this forum and is often chosen as a first rifle, in Europe it competes with Diana34 . I personally know many owners of Cometa 400 and was the owner of this rifle 25 years ago. Never had any problems with this rifle. What I saw in the picture could not and should not happen due to detonation, even if the piston is torn off! This is a clear factory defect and this is probably the only case.
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The receivers are stitched together, the rear (longer) part is "stitched" (perhaps JB welded and then pressed in) to the front part, which connects the barrel and the cocking lever to the whole rig. That's the idea.
Now, whether it is a factory defect or not is not up for debate in my opinion; Cometa shouldn't afford this and I'm certainly not buying another gun from them, as I deem them a hazard to the shooter! I've never seen or heard anything like this happen to anyone, and to add things up, the gun had issues from the start.
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