FX FX Maverick Compact .22 Owners

Reaching out to all of you that own a Maverick Compact in .22. I have tuned my rifle to the best I think I can get it and am currently shooting JSB 18.1 grains at 890 fps with a 2.3 standard deviation. With the 300 cc bottle, I am getting 95 shots. Regulator is set to 90 ft*lbs and hammer is at 6. Is anyone out there getting more shots with the same speed? If so, how do you have your gun set. Matt Dauber supposedly got over 130 shots with his set up on one of the first videos he did with this gun. Just wondering if I can get it to do any better. Thanks in advance.
 
You're in the ball park, what's your rear reg set at?
You've stated your speed at 890fps so that's ballpark. Your Sd is a smidge off but that'll correct when your hammer spring adjuster is tweaked a touch.

IMHO the first reg doesn't do diddly for shot count, only the refill time. It's the second reg and the Macro that is the key. Oh and having the internal moving parts slippery.

Note, I cheat I've got a larger bottle on mine.. top is my .25 bottom is my .22.

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You're in the ball park, what's your rear reg set at?
You've stated your speed at 890fps so that's ballpark. Your Sd is a smidge off but that'll correct when your hammer spring adjuster is tweaked a touch.

IMHO the first reg doesn't do diddly for shot count, only the refill time. It's the second reg and the Macro that is the key. Oh and having the internal moving parts slippery.

Note, I cheat I've got a larger bottle on mine.. top is my .25 bottom is my .22.

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Nice collection. So you think I need to tweak my hammer spring?
 
Drop it down to 115ish, you may have to bump up your internal adjuster a touch, it's a balancing act between the pressure and your hammer spring, a very very very fine balancing act. Once you get your hammer spring set it's 'easy' to make the adjustments. You can lower your reg by firing a shot and IMMEDIATELY turning in the screw a bit, say 1/4 turn. IF you have the old style plastic regs all bet are off, the new ones are brass and Delron. They HAVE to be almost flush with the end like the RH one the middle one is too high, needed to sand it down, impossible to get enough pressure, it's THAT critical. Test your gun at the lower pressure, increases your HSA out 1/4 turn at a time until the max speed is reached, back it off slowly to find the max speed, then dial it back (in) a bit more, VERY VERY small amounts, You may well find that the pellets want to go faster than 900. It's a balancing act between the 2nd reg pressure and the HSA. You don't need the dial at 7, it's perfectly ok to be at 4. 7 is my max speed for heavier pellets/slugs I'll dial back for 18.13 AEA pellets (my personal favorite, 930ish FPS). It's hard to explain and there are a ton of posts here on how to do it. A few of the internet videos are very good. You can't make a mistake unless you crank the reg in under full pressure. Then the fun begins.

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Drop it down to 115ish, you may have to bump up your internal adjuster a touch, it's a balancing act between the pressure and your hammer spring, a very very very fine balancing act. Once you get your hammer spring set it's 'easy' to make the adjustments. You can lower your reg by firing a shot and IMMEDIATELY turning in the screw a bit, say 1/4 turn. IF you have the old style plastic regs all bet are off, the new ones are brass and Delron. They HAVE to be almost flush with the end like the RH one the middle one is too high, needed to sand it down, impossible to get enough pressure, it's THAT critical. Test your gun at the lower pressure, increases your HSA out 1/4 turn at a time until the max speed is reached, back it off slowly to find the max speed, then dial it back (in) a bit more, VERY VERY small amounts, You may well find that the pellets want to go faster than 900. It's a balancing act between the 2nd reg pressure and the HSA. You don't need the dial at 7, it's perfectly ok to be at 4. 7 is my max speed for heavier pellets/slugs I'll dial back for 18.13 AEA pellets (my personal favorite, 930ish FPS). It's hard to explain and there are a ton of posts here on how to do it. A few of the internet videos are very good. You can't make a mistake unless you crank the reg in under full pressure. Then the fun begins.

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Sorry, wanted to clarify the 125. The 125 is what the first regulator is set at. The second regulator is set at 90.
 
Sorry, wanted to clarify the 125. The 125 is what the first regulator is set at. The second regulator is set at 90.
Ok I missed that part, I run my 1st reg at 145 or so, you want the pentium to fill quickly unless you are shooting really slow, If the 90 is working then start playing with your HSA and check your speeds, you might be very close right now, just very very small adjustments will get it nailed. You can tell if you are close by dropping down to say 4 does your speed drop a bunch or stay the same, if the same then your HSA is a bit too high, i.e. out too far.