Got home from work today at 15 past 5p.m.. First check was the front porch, then the usual mailbox check, then when all were empty with my head hung low I went inside. Nope, no gun there either:( My mail comes around 11a.m., so I would have to wait till tomorrow. So then I was in the kitchen and thought I heard a truck. I wandered out the garage door and there it was, the mail truck! Got a new mail lady, apparently I am late on the route now instead of early. Brought the box in and unpacked the new PCP. First thing I noticed is that the B51 stock actually was designed to fit a human instead of an ape like the B50 stock, the LOP feels shorter, and the grip area doesn't leave your fingers dangling looking for the trigger. Haven't actually measured the LOP, so I may be wrong, but this stock definately feels better. Spent the next 30 minutes or so getting my new scope mounted up on her. Picked up another Centerpoint 4x16x40AO from Wally World last month, and roosted it on top of some Accushot medium rings. The scope just fits on these rings, but the objective scope cap doesn't fit, so I chopped it up a little to make it work. Put it on the pump and took it up to 2000 psi. Ed tuned this gun for a good shot count, in the 850-900fps range with Crosman Heavies (10.5 grain) and a low fill pressure. I also had him install a de-pinger during the tune to get rid of that annoying PCP "ting!" sound they make. Once I got her all scoped up, pumped up, and ready to go I went out to my little 13 yard backyard range to sight her in. I don't know what all Ed does during his tune, I know he changes the hammer spring as part of it to conserve air and make a better shot curve, but in the process without wasting all of that air, the gun gets REALLY quiet! There is more noise from my pellet hitting the trap than the gun makes, and I shoot into duct seal....it's really quiet. Took me a few shots just to get it on paper, it was shooting really far to the left. I finally got it zeroed and that was a good thing because I was completely out of windage adjustment. Anyone who knows the BAM PCP's knows that they have a habit of losing zero after a good thump on the muzzle end, well courtesy of the USPS mine must have gotten a good thump. 2 minutes with an allen wrench and I had the barrel band loosened, the barrel pushed back on center, and retightened. Took it out for another sight in. ONE HOLE GROUPS!!!! This is with a factory barrel that has been recrowned by Ed on the lathe. Of course the real accuracy tests will happen when I can get some long distance shooting, but overall I am very happy with my new shootin' iron. Ed was really good about building my gun the way I wanted it and I would gladly do business with him again. I think the turnaround time was right at about 2 weeks, and that is really good considering Ed was down sick for a few days,....I honestly don't think my last purchase from Best Airgun went as fast, and that was with no tune.
