My QB79 .25

Thanks for that link, I see Knibbs have finally updated their old website  I did notice however they have Lowther Walther blanks in .25 that are 26 inches in length for reasonable cost however unchoked and I do love BSA swaged barrels 

Edited by ghce - 28 May 2014 at 4:57pm

Thats a complete bummer, I wanted a 24 inch QB .25 barrel.

How long is the Knibbs BSA .25 barrel?

Hey, still good though - 15 compared to 5 ft-lbs...I'll keep a little purse aside incase I get the chance to get ahold of one. I've been reading too many good things about the QB's to turn my head yet another time. I like the idea of the moderator on them too.If you get a good price just PM or email me and I'm sure I can get some money to you asap... If you want to play with and tickle it up a bit, I am in no particular hurry. I'd rather wait and get a nice one and cross your palm with some coin for your troubles...

Hey, if you do decide to get one in, give us a yell. If you ever want to beef another one up to those above specs, give us an even bigger yell. That energy level really caught my eye...

I thought about buying a QB79 just a while back, but couldn't find any in all the usual airgun shops etc. Typical isn't it? You finally decide to get one after all the good things you hear about them and ther's none around...

Edited by patcheye - 21 Dec 2013 at 11:59am

Soo lets bring this back up to date then

At the end of October I had a full length QB78 gas tube arrive from Welsh Willy in the UK/Wales, which I promptly had cut down to 13.75", I also had a breach riser come from Porky on the UK boards who makes all kinds of bits for the QB guns

Ooh and I'd just fitted my new Hawke.

So I quickly got down to putting the pieces together!

Ignore the blue bits, it wasn't until after I assembled it all that I realized I hadn't cut the slots for the cocking handle before painting the riser 





Just changing to the longer tube gave a close to 15% power gain, it last chronied at 39fpe with leaking transfer port and bolt seals!

And after a long wait my new QB78 stock finally arrived from the UK :D

I've only done a rough job with the dremal on the inletting for the gas block so far, which is why the tube sits higher at the front of the stock than the rear.
Will tidy it up nicely when I've got a good sharp chisel!

It's soo much more comfortable for free standing shots!!
I always used to have the air fill fitting digging into my forward hand with the short tube.

I'm also thinking about making the cheek rest height adjustable, and possibly painting the stock black? (or coating in bed liner?)
I was originally going to ebonize the stock, but this one was not a winning ticket in the Chinese stock lottery, can see a big patch of filler under the finish and there's no telling how deep it goes

Just waiting on a meter of alloy tube I've ordered to arrive, then I'm going to attempt making a 30mm full length over barrel suppressor :)


Edited by Raizer - 15 Dec 2013 at 2:36pm

Oops, knew I was forgetting something!  I use JSB Kings 25.4gr