So a few years ago I bought a Brocock Bantam in .25, the Beech model with a metal 400CC bottle on advice from a friend who's really into airguns. This was my first airgun.
It's a nice gun, and I got it at a really good price. It shoots well, but I noticed early on that it had a very low shot count - from what I remember ~12-15 shots before velocity would start dropping. Eventually I shelved it for other airguns (namely a .22 long Taipan Veteran). Was shooting .25 airguns at my friend's the other day, and now I have the itch to shoot .25 again.
Rather then buying a whole new airgun, as much fun as that would be, I have decided to turn my .25 Bantam Brocock into a project gun. I bought an Altaros regulator, along with an Omega 580cc 4500 psi bottle. My goal is to get a lot more shots out of this airgun, and make it something I want to shoot again.
Has anyone done this before? Any potential headaches I need to be aware of? The Altaros regulator and the Omega bottle have the same threads, so they should go together fine. Will I be able to fill the Omega bottle up to 4500 psi? The Altaros site doesn't say what the regulator is rated to, but I know the regulated output pressure is from 100 - 170 bar. Does 170 bar for output pressure sound low on a .25?
Appreciate any input, you guys have much more knowledge on airguns then I do. While I have been shooting airguns fairly religiously for the past two years, I can't say that I'm an expert by any means on the inner workings on them.
It's a nice gun, and I got it at a really good price. It shoots well, but I noticed early on that it had a very low shot count - from what I remember ~12-15 shots before velocity would start dropping. Eventually I shelved it for other airguns (namely a .22 long Taipan Veteran). Was shooting .25 airguns at my friend's the other day, and now I have the itch to shoot .25 again.
Rather then buying a whole new airgun, as much fun as that would be, I have decided to turn my .25 Bantam Brocock into a project gun. I bought an Altaros regulator, along with an Omega 580cc 4500 psi bottle. My goal is to get a lot more shots out of this airgun, and make it something I want to shoot again.
Has anyone done this before? Any potential headaches I need to be aware of? The Altaros regulator and the Omega bottle have the same threads, so they should go together fine. Will I be able to fill the Omega bottle up to 4500 psi? The Altaros site doesn't say what the regulator is rated to, but I know the regulated output pressure is from 100 - 170 bar. Does 170 bar for output pressure sound low on a .25?
Appreciate any input, you guys have much more knowledge on airguns then I do. While I have been shooting airguns fairly religiously for the past two years, I can't say that I'm an expert by any means on the inner workings on them.
