It is official, the Black Widow has shipped

Hey all,

Thank you, here is some pics Travis sent me until mine.





Regarding the time, Jacob told me that they are looking at a shorter time now that it is rolling. They had a fluke with mine as I changed my barrel in the process and hadn't been updated in there order list. I would say that 2 months would be a good estimate now. I will update you guys as soon as I can. I will have to talk to Travis before doing anything with her. But man I am ready to shoot with her. 

More to come. 

@centercut, That would be nice to see some pop up on the benches in these events.

Thank you all for thinking that she is a beauty, I think so too

She made it home. I dressed her up with scope and bipod. I also shot few rounds in the shop at 7 yards that isn't much, mostly to see how she feels and start to put pellets through to start the breaking period. Even though Travis told me that she would be pretty tight to start until everything falls together, the first 25 shots felts pretty good. so far the sound report seems to be lower than my Vet without the Sumo, that was indoor so the report is not true. I will have to put the two together outside and get the dB meter out.

I thought the Cricket .25 bullpup was long compared to the Veteran Std. I would say she is a big girl, but I like how she shoulders. 

So far I like it. I will start to put pellets on paper and see how she does with JSB .22 18.13g. I am so looking forward to be able to shoot the Hades and see how far I can push them with a good group down the range before switching to slugs.

Here she is all dressed up and in bed until tomorrow first test.

@Ranchibi,

Thanks for the update. I haven't shot with her yet. We have had a lot of wind with 20-30F temp days. I was hoping to go out today, but now I am waiting for a dishwasher delivery The day isn't over yet though.

I will see what I get on paper with the JSB. So far I only have had the 24-26 pellets through. I hope for 50 like you, but I will be ok with more too. 

Papy_Yosh

Hello, hello,

I finally went out shooting today. Not the perfect setup but at least I was able to cycle some mags and a full tank of air.

So first personal feedback and feelings after 9 mags shot today:

The mag loading is interesting with the need to feed the first pellet from the back of the magazine after fully rotating counter-clockwise the faceplate. Then load the rest as usual from the front turning clockwise. The mags are easy to load and I think they are also a good gauge to check your pellets skirt shape and size, as the opening is precise and holds all the deformed skirt, you can push them through with the help of another pellet if you judge that it isn't too off. Personally, I like that. Loading the mag in the breech is a breeze and works well. Loading the pellets in the barrel is nice and smooth and you will feel if one of the pellets wasn't true in shape as the lever will have a slight stiffness to it. That is the first AG that I can feel the difference in the pellets while loading, "I think" it is due to how precise the barrel is at the breech, please shine some light if you think that I am off.

I like the ease of filling the tank with the quick fill probe. With the stock setting and today shooting, I think I got in the 100+ shots on the fill before falling off the reg around a low 1300-1500psi or so.

About shooting the Raptor? As Travis from JSAR told me to not try to adjust anything on it until the gun if fully broken in somewhere in the 250 pellets. So, I haven't touched anything except adding pellets and air. As of now, I can see that the groups are tightening and become less rugged and have no flyers at 35 yards, I know that it is expected for a gun like that at 35 yards. But not taking my time and shooting from the back of my truck I can see that things are getting more refined. Even cycling the lever and the trigger is getting finer, knowing that it has plenty of adjustment left towards a light trigger.

Safety: That is one thing that I would have liked to have a little bit more feedback from. What I mean by that, is that I would like to have to put more energy to set the lever from the safety to the fire position, with a more set position on "F" and "S". To me, it feels like the lever is not held properly and prone to move too easily. I will contact Travis in that regard.

Here are some pics of groups at 35 yards, 6th, 9th, and 12th magazine, from the back of the truck and mostly fast shooting. 12 shots for each pic. I had made a challenge with our exchange student to do the smaller group with a full clip. 12 for the Raptor 22 and 10 for the vet .25.









I will try to get more updates as I go. As requested by Travis for the first few mags to try to guess the speed by the sound report. I haven't pulled the Chrono and I don't know at what speed I am shooting the JSB 18.13g, I would guess an 850-880 fps by the sound, but I feel like it is more in the 920-940 fps from the impact. I will probably pull it out next when I'll start adjusting her. That baby is really quiet when outdoor. That is definitively a backyard friendly AG at the stock tune.

Oh and I almost forgot about the Blackhound scope Genesis 6-24×50 FFP MIL, the glass is really good even at 24x the picture doesn't have a blurry or darker border compared to my Aztec Emerald 5.5-25×50. so far the scope has performed flawlessly. That baby is on the heavy side, but I will mostly be using the raptor for bench or rested hunting. The turrets are positive and loud enough. I haven't used the zero stop yet, I will use it when I'll fully zero the scope for 35 yards.

I know that isn't too much usable info, but I am trying to give feedback as I use and discover the Raptor. I might review some feelings or observations as I get to use it more. If you would ask me if I am regretting my purchase and the time spent waiting, I would loudly say NO regrets at all. I would say so far, for the first time out it has been the most natural and good feeling AG I have owned. Am I looking at the Mini for hunting? The answer will come out soon after seeing what the Black Widow can do.

Here was our setup



Papy_Yosh