Took a day of work but it’s done. It’s even quieter with the barrel moved back one inch in the shroud. Some pics in case someone wants to copy. 
Making the Dreamtac Compact work with plenum extension
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Very nice job you did on the parts. Don't forget to pull the key out of your chuck before you fire up your lathe again.
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How is the accuracy? Since the superlight barrel shroud is responsible for aligning the barrel liner point of impact with the breech. Which parts of the threaded areas screw down tight against anything?
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It shoots just as good as before or I wouldn’t post pics of a jacked up modification. I actually use the regular Dreamline barrel sleeve that rests on the reg.
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Not quite sure what you are getting at. Everything just goes back together like it should. They key is the extension piece I made has to be an exact duplicate of the barrel attachment connector on one end and an exact duplicate of the factory shroud connector on the other end. It actually makes the barrel more ridged because one inch more of the liner is encapsulated and one inch less is out vibrating.
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Vetmx
What kind of grip do you have on your compact??
Was it difficult dissembling the barrel from the shroud ?
Also, are you going to offer your parts to us compact user in the future?
thanks
gabe
What kind of grip do you have on your compact??
Was it difficult dissembling the barrel from the shroud ?
Also, are you going to offer your parts to us compact user in the future?
thanks
gabe
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UTG grip but I had to modify it. The thing wasn’t even close.
A little heat on the rear shroud to unthread. Loosen brass nut and liner just slides out. Heat to remove the stainless connector from shroud mount.
No. If I start making stuff for guys, they will drive me nuts and I will eventually hate airguns. Sorry, self preservation.
A little heat on the rear shroud to unthread. Loosen brass nut and liner just slides out. Heat to remove the stainless connector from shroud mount.
No. If I start making stuff for guys, they will drive me nuts and I will eventually hate airguns. Sorry, self preservation.
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ok ill be the first to ask, will you sell some of these and if so how much? cause im interested in one lol
oops didnt catch boozer and your responce lol sorry ignore me lol
oops didnt catch boozer and your responce lol sorry ignore me lol
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I totally get you Vet. I wouldn’t want the aggravation.
Maybe FX is reading and offers a similar mod so we can add a plenum to our compacts as well as hooking up Vet with a deal for bringing the idea forward.
thanks for sharing
Gabe
Maybe FX is reading and offers a similar mod so we can add a plenum to our compacts as well as hooking up Vet with a deal for bringing the idea forward.
thanks for sharing
Gabe
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In the picture I have a 220 on the gun. I also have a 300 that I can use with this barrel but the gun starts looking a little pontoon boat. I also chopped a standard Dreamline barrel down to the minimum length to achieve 880fps with 18.1gr pellets. That story is in my removing the "smooth" topic. I can use my 480 bottle on it. I will be modifying the shroud so the 480 won't work then. The 300 looked fine before the plenum extension. I think the compact is an excellent gun and they are very honest how they advertised it. Not once did I here it referred to as a long range powerhouse. Mine loved 16gr pellets as long as I didn't lean on the gun for that last 15fps. My gun with a stock Dreamline 500mm barrel was super fast with 18.1's. That's when I knew FX missed my personal mark only by a tiny bit. So I FXed it. My gun as pictured will shoot 18.1's 860fps with the hammer set on 3. I can slide my chopped Dreamline barrel on and shoot them 881fps with the HS still set on 3. I don't believe my gun got any bigger than the .25 compact so I didn't loose what makes the gun so nice. Sorry if I got long winded there.
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That’s really nice. Are you willing to make one for me and send it over to Holland? I’ll pay off course 
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What size bottle is that on your compact? Did you have to use a bottle adapter? Thanks Catman
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I think it’s a 300cc bottle from best fittings. I ordered one for my dreamline lite compact it will fit the compact
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