EDIT: I don’t want to open a new thread but would like to direct you to the bottom or close to the bottom of the page for my latest question 
Today I opened my first pcp (since it didn’t fit into the trunk of our car when driving out to PA) and had a very long and convoluted day with it.
In my $360 package I had a pump, the Nova Vista Liberty in .22, the 3-9xAO Sonicking Scope, a $33 Chinese pump (yep - and that’s including shipping), a bigger air filter, the Patchworm kit, Hill Hand Pump Grease, and UTG scope rings. The first thing I did was taking the gun and pumping it up to 2,800PSI. That went fairly well with no issues from the pump.
I then took it outside for a run, and keep in mind that this was without cleaning the barrel. Here are some 40 meter results with Baracuda pellets:
And with FTTs:
So clearly it likes the Baracuda pellets - and FTT could work for just casual plinking. Sadly, my ply-wood backstop failed at 28ftlbs so I will have to replace that. These groups were shot like this
:
Yeah... I did that in a very quick pinch. So, these groups could be way better if a good shooter was at the bench. But no, it was I
Anyway, I then took it inside to clean it. This was my first time to clean any barrel and after watching some videos I tackled the “challenge”. Taking a ballistol-soaked patch, I ran it through the barrel. The results were disgusting, though I did not take pictures.
Then, my first adventure started. I was using the .20 collar for 8 patches and then decided to switch it to the .22 collar. After a quick tug, the patch and collar got stuck right at the action. Me, not knowing what to do, turned to the four s for help, and from that I took a wooden dowel and hammered the patch and collar out. I am really hoping that this did not damage the rifling.
I go to shoot again and pump it from 1,000psi to 2,000 psi for a quick session. 40 meters, Baracuda and the results were not good. I don’t have pictures, but I think that 1” group (that I repeated a few times before) turned to a 3” group. Next I try the FTT, and here are the results. *By the way, that shot that went low was just from the regulator going off, as this was before I pumped it again
That 2” group turned into a 1.2” group! Though it may look bigger then the other Baracuda group, it’s actually almost the same. I then continued to go out to 66 yards, and with field target trophies the results were... well, let’s just say sad. With the Baracuda I got a 3” group and this was from the vertical change and not horizontal from the wind. May be the regulator breaking in - we shall see.
I then proceeded to disassemble my pump since it stopped working and the intake valve was most likely damaged and after fixing that with some silicone grease everything was fine. Until I started hearing a circus noise coming from the ball which turned me to believe that something was wrong. After disassembling and reassembling after taking off that black grease and replacing it with hill hand pump grease things seemed fine - until the pump got stuck in outtake mode and would not take air in or something else happened because pulling and pushing was effortless. So since I thought I put too much grease on the ball and because of that it would not go up and down I did what I did before and put less grease on it. If seemed to do the trick and I was done. It occasionally gets into that outtake mode but by just shacking it a bit it stops doing that.
Also, it’s not fun being a thirteen year old and pumping those pumps...
Update 1/1/10:
New magazines came but somehow they sent me one .177 and one .22, not sure why. Got these groups with H&N excite spike pellets @40 meters. Was a bit windy. First is a 10 shot group and then is a screaming 3 shot group under 1/2”, looks like under 1.35cm.
Thanks
Antoni
Today I opened my first pcp (since it didn’t fit into the trunk of our car when driving out to PA) and had a very long and convoluted day with it.
In my $360 package I had a pump, the Nova Vista Liberty in .22, the 3-9xAO Sonicking Scope, a $33 Chinese pump (yep - and that’s including shipping), a bigger air filter, the Patchworm kit, Hill Hand Pump Grease, and UTG scope rings. The first thing I did was taking the gun and pumping it up to 2,800PSI. That went fairly well with no issues from the pump.
I then took it outside for a run, and keep in mind that this was without cleaning the barrel. Here are some 40 meter results with Baracuda pellets:
And with FTTs:
So clearly it likes the Baracuda pellets - and FTT could work for just casual plinking. Sadly, my ply-wood backstop failed at 28ftlbs so I will have to replace that. These groups were shot like this
:
Yeah... I did that in a very quick pinch. So, these groups could be way better if a good shooter was at the bench. But no, it was I
Anyway, I then took it inside to clean it. This was my first time to clean any barrel and after watching some videos I tackled the “challenge”. Taking a ballistol-soaked patch, I ran it through the barrel. The results were disgusting, though I did not take pictures
.Then, my first adventure started. I was using the .20 collar for 8 patches and then decided to switch it to the .22 collar. After a quick tug, the patch and collar got stuck right at the action. Me, not knowing what to do, turned to the four s for help, and from that I took a wooden dowel and hammered the patch and collar out. I am really hoping that this did not damage the rifling.
I go to shoot again and pump it from 1,000psi to 2,000 psi for a quick session. 40 meters, Baracuda and the results were not good. I don’t have pictures, but I think that 1” group (that I repeated a few times before) turned to a 3” group. Next I try the FTT, and here are the results. *By the way, that shot that went low was just from the regulator going off, as this was before I pumped it again
That 2” group turned into a 1.2” group! Though it may look bigger then the other Baracuda group, it’s actually almost the same. I then continued to go out to 66 yards, and with field target trophies the results were... well, let’s just say sad. With the Baracuda I got a 3” group and this was from the vertical change and not horizontal from the wind. May be the regulator breaking in - we shall see.
I then proceeded to disassemble my pump since it stopped working and the intake valve was most likely damaged and after fixing that with some silicone grease everything was fine. Until I started hearing a circus noise coming from the ball which turned me to believe that something was wrong. After disassembling and reassembling after taking off that black grease and replacing it with hill hand pump grease things seemed fine - until the pump got stuck in outtake mode and would not take air in or something else happened because pulling and pushing was effortless. So since I thought I put too much grease on the ball and because of that it would not go up and down I did what I did before and put less grease on it. If seemed to do the trick and I was done. It occasionally gets into that outtake mode but by just shacking it a bit it stops doing that.
Also, it’s not fun being a thirteen year old and pumping those pumps...
Update 1/1/10:
New magazines came but somehow they sent me one .177 and one .22, not sure why. Got these groups with H&N excite spike pellets @40 meters. Was a bit windy. First is a 10 shot group and then is a screaming 3 shot group under 1/2”, looks like under 1.35cm.
Thanks
Antoni
grab an old pillow or a roll of paper towel and see what you and the Liberty can do. I bet those groups will just keep shrinking as time goes on and you try other pellets. Congratulations on your 1st PCP and have fun!
