First 20 caliber Shadow test.

Well the first day of playing with the .20 Shadow is done.
Here are the results of them and also some pictures of the conversion.

I had to open up the choke on the barrel a bit to get it to group, but I was expecting this because it was very tight, this reduced the Fps to 756 fps average down from the 780's when I first tested the combo out. It still is a 18 fpe rifle and the way it shoots I couldn't ask for a better combo. “Check the targets” This is from  sitting in a kitchen chair and my left hand resting on an old camera tripod with a sponge taped on the top.  â€œDoesn’t hurt my hand with the sponge on top”.  


This is with 14.3 gr. Benjamin Cylinders. I just got back from wallyworld and picked up some copperhead round nose at 14.3 grs. Also, I need to buy a selection for 20 pellets to try “pyramid air here I come”.  

First was getting the barrel blued and reassembling the rifle. If anyone has ever used cold a bluing process the key to getting good results is Polish, Polish, Polish the metal.. It comes out close to a hot blue finish.

I included a few pictures of the old and new barrels and a picture of the finished rifle.

I might make a Muzzle brake for it but haven’t decided yet. Anyway the pictures explain  themselves.  Tomorrow I am going to check around here and see if I can find some different pellets to try, and next week the springs and seals should be here from JM. So I can hopefully pep it up some  more . The rifle is still using the stock spring.  Will install custom  spring guides and spacers when I tear it down for a real tune up.

I am a very good shot , not to brag, but have been shooting rifles of all kinds, since the 7th grade  competition rim fire days  many, many years ago. I  even got to spend a day shooting a  .50 cal target rifle a few years ago, now that was FUN.  

Will keep you up to date on the next trial of the .20  Shadow

Later Rich.

That is cool.  I would like to do the same to my Gamo 1250.

Where does a person get the barrels?  Sorry I am new to airgunning.

Mike

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Very nice, love that cold blue steel. Looks like it shoots better as the yrd's progress,tight groups. Would not expect anything less from the pdragin man. Were you working on some superman breach seals ?. Ed

What caliber was the barrel you took off, I'm interested in getting a .22 cal. for a Gamo 890. Where can I find barrels for the Gamo's ? Do you have to do any machining in order to fit the new barrel to the gun ?

That is a very nice looking rifle, I hope you get it shooting the way you want.

Bill