From sun up to sundown? That's a lot of shootin, I've tried 500 and my arm was shot and the front sight came off of the new to me 35.
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TX200 Break-in
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Yaaaa, ive got that new toy fever.. just go burn pellets and bengay cocking arm to continue the next day near pain free..
New gun, tins of pellets ,cant help it
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Picked 1 up yesterday from a widow that her son bought for her. Husband passed some years back, so she has no 1 to shoot with for the son moved to England. I met her a year ago at VFW gun show selling off pellets and 1 thing lead to another. Any how 2 days ago I thought I would call her just to say hello and we talked and talked. At 1 point she enquired about up coming gun shows. i respond with a yup tomorrow at the VFW. While at the show she shows up with a TX 200 and say's take it with you and let me know what you think. I like it in the .177 platform how ever it needs a scope mount. the glass is nice but the mount is not good so I have no idea on grouping. 10m clover leaf with some Hatsun pels 5 shots with 1 flyer. From there it went down hill. Open to comments... Happy Easter!
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I have shot a lot of pellets through my Tx200 over the last year or so. The stock rifle shoots very well. I have tried the Vortek HO kit and didn't see much, if any, real improvements in the outcome. It was smoother to operate and quieter. As the rifle has was shooting about 12 fpe according to my chrony with the HO kit I moved back to the stock system to see if there was a difference. There was not a real difference for me. Mine settled in about 300 to 500 pellets into it.
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Was hoping to do that when I retired, even advertised at a number of sporting goods and gun shops...nothing...some replies but nothing serious. Gets boring shooting by myself..
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Keep in mind that if your turning an fac rifle into a 12 ft lb rifle with the same fac piston, your lock time is greatly increased, which will make follow thru ultra important or your groups will open up!! Don't know if there are any 12 ft lb pistons left floating around or not. Sold the last two that I had...keeps the power down but speeds up the lock time which improves accuracy.. If you have a machine shop close by, they can make a 10 mm longer piston stem to create a 12 ft lb piston.
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Nice set up Nords and beautiful rifles.
Which set up do you prefer?
I know it was already stated that tuning doesn't affect the accuracy of the gun. But a tuned gun with less recoil and a tuned trigger might be easier to hold and follow thru consistently? So which one of your set up is more "accurate"?
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I do not know if tuning an already accurate gun, like AirShot has, actually makes a gun more accurate. I do know that my 22mm piston kit from Tony L. makes it easier for me to shoot accurately. The stroke is quite short, like the old 12 fpe pistons, and the piston is lighter as well. I feel a very linear, quick thud and that's it. I find it easier to spot where the pellet lands and can often see the flight of the pellet for the last few yards.
I do shoot all three of my TX200 rifles at well under 12 fpe. The two with T.L. kits are 10.7 for the HC and 11.2 fpe for the Mk3. That is just where they landed when I installed the kits, which is pretty much what I wanted. My SR has standard factory stuff in it, but all has been fitted nicely as AirShot recommended. It shoots closer to 11.7 fpe. Not really fair to compare the SR with the full recoiling guns, but they all hit the target and are pleasant to shoot. All are lubed very sparingly after a very thorough cleaning. If I miss, it is pretty much my error and I think that is all you can ask for.
Tim
I do shoot all three of my TX200 rifles at well under 12 fpe. The two with T.L. kits are 10.7 for the HC and 11.2 fpe for the Mk3. That is just where they landed when I installed the kits, which is pretty much what I wanted. My SR has standard factory stuff in it, but all has been fitted nicely as AirShot recommended. It shoots closer to 11.7 fpe. Not really fair to compare the SR with the full recoiling guns, but they all hit the target and are pleasant to shoot. All are lubed very sparingly after a very thorough cleaning. If I miss, it is pretty much my error and I think that is all you can ask for.
Tim
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Don't give up. Go to a range, people will come to look since your making little noise, sit them down and let them shoot your rifle. Big problem today, people are lazy. If it's more than clicking a remote or keyboard the are not interested. I was dropping yard waste off the other day a guy saw targets in the back of my vehicle and asked if I shoot. Ends up he has an AIRGUN, cheap one but he is coming to observe our match on Saturday. I will let him shoot a couple good rifles, he will be hooked.
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Totally agree, out of the box, this gun is better than I am so will shoot and shoot and wait to decide, certainly no rush.
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Made many trips to local ranges, spur a lot of interest but it never goes any further. I live on over 5 acers and have a 10 meter range in my house so I can shoot most anything but not much airgun interest..
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Also note pellet choice. Mine TX200 loves Air Arms 8.4 and 10.3 in 4.52 head size. I have found no Crosman pellet it loves. It sorta likes a couple if I sort them. It dislikes Norma 8.4 pointed but loves Norma 8.4 domed Golden Field Trophy). JSB 8.4 are good in it as are H&N 10.4?
The AA 4.52 in 8.4 and 10.4 are tight. They shoot about 12fpe. The Norma are not as tight and shoot 13.6fpe. So when you tune the pellet you tune to matters.
The AA 4.52 in 8.4 and 10.4 are tight. They shoot about 12fpe. The Norma are not as tight and shoot 13.6fpe. So when you tune the pellet you tune to matters.
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I pretty much agree although 5.51 heads seem slightly better in mine. The Normas are accurate but the guys I shoot with have found quite a few so undersized they slide inches down the barrels. They need sorted, I wrote them off because of that issue.
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I have not had issues with the Norma being that loose. So far nothing has slid down the barrel on my TX200. H&N have been the tightest but I think they use a harder alloy. If it is accurate I don't really care about much else.
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did you clean it ? tighten the screws and check the crown carefully , never know how someone cared for the gun .
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No I have not, got on to another proj. and won't be going back to the 200 until I can find some proper scope mnt. Really peevs me that my fav mnt is never in stock, however recently advertising there new .30mm mounts.
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The 21mm setup was excellent (although the action has to go to Tony for fitting, the 22mm can be self-done) and probably more accurate, but that is probably a better barrel crown / barrel / choke in that rifle?
The 0.177” HC 21mm conversion was nearly as accurate as my FX Crown at 70 yards ( 10.5ft.lb and 11.5 ft.lb respectively).
That picture of two TX200, were my first two and both 22mm conversions (the HC was 0.177” and the full length 0.22”). I swapped the HC for a FWB300S and missed it so much, I bought this 0.177” HC a week later. It was already fitted with the 21mm kit…
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I wanted to reduce the power level to 12 fpe just to make it easier to cock for my wrinkled old 82 year old body. Well, after 3 teardowns, I think I have it just right. Even though I cut 1 1.2 coils off the Vortek spring, it still shoots 12.1 fpe but that's ok. Accuracy seems to be quite good, at 10M anyway.
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