B3-1 .22 Spring Guide Replacement and Tune

[mcmi]

I finally got the Leapers scope mounted on the B3 and got it zero'd. I went with a one piece Accushot mount. It was an inch too long for the scope so I had to cut it down to shorten it. It looks nice though and it isn't going to move.

This rifle is extremely accurate. I put 30 rounds through it at 25 yards to get the scope set up. The targets, from left to right, each had 10 shots in them. It's almost perfect after just 30 shots. I'm pretty happy with that. Not a single flyer in 30 shots, although the first 10 were pretty sloppy, that was just me making adjustments. All 30 shots were standing, unsupported, just like I hunt.

There's a bit of a February thaw going on today, I think I'll take this baby squirrel hunting this afternoon!

[shadow]

She look's GREAT! Kev and sound's like she shoot's right on the money too. I may have missed it but what FPS is she pushing lead?.Ed

[mcmi]

Thanks Ed.

I have no idea what the FPS is. I don't have a chrony. I can say that, although it was sighted in at 25 yards, I only saw about a .25" drop at 40 yards. I'm shooting 14.5gr, Field Line, Superpoint Extras from RWS (.22). This rifle loves them. I'd love to put it over a chrony, but my guess is that it'd hit 600's at best. It is VERY repeatable though, and that's all I care about. those 14.5gr pellets will certainly kill bunnies, squirrels crows and probably even raccoons with a head shot.

FWIW, I found that my TF99 .22 hates these pellets. It's got a lot more power and tends to spit these pellets all over the place. I can only get repeatable groups with Beeman Kodiaks in that beast but it's by far the most accurate at 40 and 50 yards as long as I use the Kodiaks.

My son's Hammerli Storm likes Beeman Silver Arrows (also .22) and that thing is VERY accurate with those pellets. It tends to throw flyers with the Superpoints and I didn't see any improvement with Kodiaks over the Silver Arrows, so he's sticking with those.

[shadow]

Yup thinking in that range myself on FPS, should make for a great little hunter though. Ed

[hyounker]

Man, I hope mine turns out that nice!!!

Still working on mine and just posted an update here:

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=13016&mid=113704#M113704

I love that new spring guide!  Really makes this thing look much better.

[michael90t]

wow I would love to have a spring guide like that!!!  one of thses days I will have one of those little table mills/lathes so I can turn my own small pieces like that....