Well I found out what the noise was

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josh3rd

josh3rd

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Well found out what the noise was...i finally had the balls to remove the prosport baffles. After I took the 1st 4 out, the last one fell free out the shroud. They were 5 of em and all they are is grey colored end caps...literally. They look just like the end cap. I with the verbal guidance help of Fang, put scotch tape around the loose one, pushed it all the way down to the tip of the actual barrel. There is nothing in there to keep it above the muzzle aside from its diameter. They basically look like a 5 gallon bucket with a hole in the bottom. Im going to check its accuracy now and will get back to everyone. And im sorry but I dont remember the length and width of them even though I measured em. Sorry



I just need to find out how far I should pushed them down. Like are they supposed to be pushed against muzzle or not.
 
Well I got things situated with the shroud, baffles and the seating depth and ran out of AA8.4 (preferred pellet) and tried the jsb 8.4's. Well it's safe to say that jsb 8.4's are not equivalent nor accurate as the AA's 8.4's. I know that they're not the same as some people believe and I already know. Maybe just a loose batch or what have you but they aren't for me and mine. But on another note the jsb 7.87's are performing quite well as of now. I just hope its not too windy at DCFS tomorrow. And to add salt to my wound, I have to make up another dope/drop or poi sheet for these. I swear I cant win lol. Whitefang and nitrocrushr are good people who I had the pleasure of talking too and I am not forgetting those who replied with positive and informative responses to my post. I know I am a PITA when it comes to these issues of me and my prosport but please understand I am greatly appreciative. Oh yeah those damn brown box of cp lites are doing well too. One more thing...these 8.4 jsb's are up for trade for some AA 8.4 or the jsb 8.4 in 4.53mm
 
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I'm wondering what would keep you from permanently removing the baffles in your "lead dust collector" eliminating possible issues in the future.

Concerning pellets, I had the same issue (pellet flipping out of the leade) when I shot some supposedly 4.52mm 8.4 grain exacts from my .177 Beeman R9. Loose and variable fitting pellets for sure. I also had two "dry fires" at a THAGC match shooting the supposedly 4.52mm JSB Exacts and I would have had a 3rd if I didn't notice that loose pellet flipping out of the leade when relatching the barrel.

A couple seasons ago I bought a .177 HW95 and I believe that HW has reduced the .177 bore size a bit with the later offerings because some of the supposedly 4.52mm JSB Exacts actually "almost fit" the leade OK with the remaining pellets from the tin having a variable/loose fit. Matter of fact the boxed 7.9 grain Crosman Premiers that always fit "perfectly snug" in my R9 leade loaded "too tight for comfort" in my HW95 leade.

A while back I ordered 4 tins of 4.52mm Air Arms Domes and found that they actually fit the HW95 leade "nicely consistently snug"........



LOL...the AA domes were actually accurate from the HW95 when I tested them upstairs at 18 yards shot sitting on a bucket resting the gun on cross sticks. Matter of fact, the 4.52mm AA head sizes were so consistent that I ran the tins through my home made 4.50mm pellet sizer and to my surprise almost all of the AA pellet heads were sized a bit with my sizer...........



I did have one dented tin of AA Domes in the PA shipment and there were a few pellets with dented skirts in that tin........



Here are a couple test groups I shot at 18 yards with unsized and sized AA Domes........



Since these two groups were shot "bucket and sticks" I wouldn't claim that the tighter head sized group had anything to do with reducing the head .01mm. The pellets from my 4 tins of AA Domes (marked 4.52mm) actually measured 4.51mm with my digital caliper.

I haven't tested the AA domes sized to 4.50mm yet because it's been too cold, rainy or windy so far this spring.
 
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I'm wondering what would keep you from permanently removing the baffles in your "lead dust collector" eliminating possible issues in the future.

Answer: well I worry if the rifles accuracy would suffer



And as for the AA pellets, I feel that, like you, are more consistent than the jsb's and the shoot better for me as well. And I have a brown box of 7.9's and they are even more snug fitting than the AA's but not as accurate
 
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