The clipping marks on mine were there before I even fired a shot. I don't think the one they sent me was new judging by the chips on the stock and the way the box looked (compared to the first one they sent). My guess is that it was a return. Maybe I got your old one.."TrapdorSpydr"I too had these marks on the inside of my end cap. I then shot groups at 30 yards and 50 yards that were good in my opinion. I then compared the orifice size with that of my Colibri. The hummingbird has an even smaller hole for the pellet to exit than the M2.
I would assume as you did that clipping is the cause, but I was putting shots within a 1/4" point of aim out a window 25 yards away, shot after shot.
The only thing foul with mine was the magazine wouldn't index pellets unless I Lubed the breach O-ring to a sloppy appearance. The magazine pellet jamming issue was the root cause for me to send mine back. I am waiting for it to get fixed or replaced as I want it back!
The sidelever is so butter smooth easy that an impression has settled over me. The trigger is sweet. I am going to possibly tune it down to say 20 or 22 fpe and maybe the noise will go down and the shot count will go up.
The thing with clipping is that it doesn't always effect every shot. It can give you random flyers or hurt accuracy with specific pellets. If the pellet is catching the metal as it exits the shroud then it will have an impact on accuracy which is why it is one of the things people tell each other to check when they have accuracy issues or spiraling etc. I wouldn't want to leave it like that on a gun I expected to perform like my others.
For me to be able to use that gun in my back yard, I would need to get a new shroud made anyway (for noise control) so I'll deal with both issues at the same time. I can't see myself wanting to keep it after it has been fixed though. We'll see. Maybe I'll feel differently when I get over the disappointment or when I see what it can do after a tune. Most importantly, I have to get it into a stock that is cut straight. Badly cut wood stocks are major pet hate of mine, that is 10x on expensive air guns.
With the exception of the Pistol, all Ataman guns are the same action in a different dress. The question: is this the best Ataman can do?
Btw, I want to make it clear that I don't blame PA for Ataman's manufacturing defects. That's on them. If I was a paying customer for this product, I know I would have no issue returning it for a refund (which is what I would have done). They can only send me what they have. I also wanted to say that I am still grateful for AGN for the gift and one way or another, it will end up as a gun I enjoy using regularly, even if I sell it and put the money towards my FX Impact.
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