https://youtu.be/dEyas8lwfoo
I imagine not many people will want to lower the power output of their rifle. I'm posting this in case there are others out there like me that do most of their shooting in their backyard out to a max of about 30 yards and want to triple the shot count per fill. I also do pesting around the house and prefer a lower power to reduce the risk of pellet damage from pass-through. I change the gun back to full power when I take it to the shooting range and shoot targets at 100 - 200 yards. It is suprisingly easy to change back and forth.
The entire process is a 10-15 minute job. A 2.2mm choke does need to be purchased ($10) to get the rifle all the way down to 12 FPE. There is a seperate 2.4 mm choke that can be used instead without adjusting the regulator to get the gun down to 24J (17.5 FPE). Just changing the regulator pressure from 140 BAR to 85 BAR lowers the power to around 23 FPE and nearly doubles shot count. Lots of options!
The video doesn't mention this, but unlike most rifles, the gun is not significanly quieter at lower power levels. This is because most of the noise comes from the sound of the hammer hitting the valve. Since the hammer spring tension is not adjusted (It is not recommended to adjust the hammer spring by Steyr as it is likely to interfere with the semi-automatics function) the mechanical sound of the rifle stays the same.
I imagine not many people will want to lower the power output of their rifle. I'm posting this in case there are others out there like me that do most of their shooting in their backyard out to a max of about 30 yards and want to triple the shot count per fill. I also do pesting around the house and prefer a lower power to reduce the risk of pellet damage from pass-through. I change the gun back to full power when I take it to the shooting range and shoot targets at 100 - 200 yards. It is suprisingly easy to change back and forth.
The entire process is a 10-15 minute job. A 2.2mm choke does need to be purchased ($10) to get the rifle all the way down to 12 FPE. There is a seperate 2.4 mm choke that can be used instead without adjusting the regulator to get the gun down to 24J (17.5 FPE). Just changing the regulator pressure from 140 BAR to 85 BAR lowers the power to around 23 FPE and nearly doubles shot count. Lots of options!
The video doesn't mention this, but unlike most rifles, the gun is not significanly quieter at lower power levels. This is because most of the noise comes from the sound of the hammer hitting the valve. Since the hammer spring tension is not adjusted (It is not recommended to adjust the hammer spring by Steyr as it is likely to interfere with the semi-automatics function) the mechanical sound of the rifle stays the same.
