Has anyone tried the Tech 23 Front Cocking Lever on a Diana Skyhawk or Artemis P15? If so, please share your thoughts about it.
Tech 23 Front Cocking Lever for Skyhawk or P15
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I want one...!
That way I can shorten my Skyhawk by 2.8" (7cm) — i.e. shortening the unnecessary butt stock length....
Matthias
That way I can shorten my Skyhawk by 2.8" (7cm) — i.e. shortening the unnecessary butt stock length....
Matthias
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That would certainly be easy to make. I just wonder how smooth it would be for the guys who have some serious hammer spring tension on their guns. You can tell this guy has either zero preload or is using a ballpoint pen spring.
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I am forced to shoot wrong handed these days,, I played that video several times trying to see how to make a lefty out of it, short of cutting the side lever down to the hole that must be drilled. I would put me one good eye out.
Roachcreek
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Vetmx, interesting observation... 
Any suggestions to improve this lever (and make it high-HST proof)?
Sorry, Roachcreek, putting a lever on the left side of the sliding alu block still leaves you with the rod in your cheek.... Bummer.
Any suggestions to improve this lever (and make it high-HST proof)?
Sorry, Roachcreek, putting a lever on the left side of the sliding alu block still leaves you with the rod in your cheek.... Bummer.
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I ordered one early December, still waiting.... I'm in the US, last DHL update was end of December.
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Ouch!
I added one to the basket to see how the process works, if the shop in English carried over to the ordering process, but could not understand anything else. Bear in mind I can still recite Shakespeare in German, but I learned to do that 54 years ago as a sophomore in high school, and could not find anything that remotely looked like “the slings and arrows of outrages fortune.”
My Exclusive sidelever breech arrived in 3 days from Thailand, which has spoiled me. So based on your experience, even if I wanted one, thanks Tech 23.
Roachcreek,
I added one to the basket to see how the process works, if the shop in English carried over to the ordering process, but could not understand anything else. Bear in mind I can still recite Shakespeare in German, but I learned to do that 54 years ago as a sophomore in high school, and could not find anything that remotely looked like “the slings and arrows of outrages fortune.”
My Exclusive sidelever breech arrived in 3 days from Thailand, which has spoiled me. So based on your experience, even if I wanted one, thanks Tech 23.
Roachcreek,
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Tech 23 has responded promptly to my emails and said that three other orders to the US also have taken a long time, possibly held up in customs.
There's a guy on the Artemis owners group on Facebook that says Tech 23 stole the idea from him. I don't know anything about that but from the pictures I've seen, his version did look a bit cleaner than the Tech 23 version. As far as ordering from the Tech 23 site, I contacted them first and they sent a PayPal invoice to get around the site. So yeah... a little sketchy. If I were to do over, I'd look up they guy on Facebook but I'll report back if it ever arrives.
There's a guy on the Artemis owners group on Facebook that says Tech 23 stole the idea from him. I don't know anything about that but from the pictures I've seen, his version did look a bit cleaner than the Tech 23 version. As far as ordering from the Tech 23 site, I contacted them first and they sent a PayPal invoice to get around the site. So yeah... a little sketchy. If I were to do over, I'd look up they guy on Facebook but I'll report back if it ever arrives.
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(1) I did contact the guy who invented the side lever. I told him I wanted to order rather from him than from the copycat.
But he said he's not making them anymore. He was fine with me ordering from Tech23.
(2) If anyone needs help understanding the German Tech23 website (or any other German website), PM me (I am German
).
(3) If anyone decides to make a side lever and wants to make a few more to sell, I'm interested.
Matthias
But he said he's not making them anymore. He was fine with me ordering from Tech23.
(2) If anyone needs help understanding the German Tech23 website (or any other German website), PM me (I am German
).(3) If anyone decides to make a side lever and wants to make a few more to sell, I'm interested.
Matthias
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Well, any news on the forward side cocking lever front? 
GunsGuitarsRcCars, did you ever get your lever from Germany?
Any takers for making one at less than the $100 from Tech23?
Matthias
GunsGuitarsRcCars, did you ever get your lever from Germany?
Any takers for making one at less than the $100 from Tech23?
Matthias
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I just had a conversation with Gary Bagshaw he's sells them for $120 but the one he shipped to the US has been held up in customs in Chicago for awhile so I told him i'd wait an see if he gets it straightened out before I order one.
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I have installed fx barrels on seven of those p12 snow peaks .the guns are incredable.25 cal 38 grain slugs at 980 fps out of an fx slug barrel .sweetest thing.
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