Carbon Fiber Barrel Shroud
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Topic: Carbon Fiber Barrel Shroud
Posted By: Billbobnz
Subject: Carbon Fiber Barrel Shroud
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2020 at 3:26pm
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Ive finally finished this project on my .22 BSA Spitfire. I went to re zero the scope but due to the recoil this gun has destroyed it. (Hawke sport HD) but will recheck with another scope. This would have to have one of the worse recoils ever. It fires H&N Hornets at 880fps It certainly looks awesome and feels great to handle and cock. the integrated suppressor in in the final 3 inches of the shroud made from carbon spaces and washers to create a baffle system which has made it around 25% quieter with hopefully some room for improvement with a few experiments im going to do.   |
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Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2020 at 4:02pm
| Will have to change this gun from spring to gas piston if I can get hold of a kit |
Posted By: dvlnme
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2020 at 2:48am
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thats looking great,try Alex Magon at Magair,he carries gas pistons and can set them up to whatever you want.Ron Young can proberly do the same,where did you get the carbon fiber tubing from? cheers mike
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Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2020 at 2:52am
| Morning Mike, ok I will try them. I got the tubing from a guy off trade me that was selling off cuts. C-tech stocks tubing in Auckland though if anyone is wanting to do the same. |
Posted By: Novagun
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2020 at 1:50pm
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if you want a gas piston try Custom Airseals in Australia. Very good service and beat NZ prices by far. Got one a few weeks ago. A piston I bought in NZ a few years ago was a really dodgy botch up job. Just a try on. You never forget that sort of thing.
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Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2020 at 2:01pm
| Awesome thanks for that, I've sent them an email |
Posted By: Declan
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 2:59am
| Really nice looking rifle. You’ve done a great piece of with the modification. |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 3:19am
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That shroud looks great. If you can wait, Aliexpress sells CF tubing too. It's a bit cheaper, but can take a few weeks to get here. Have you stripped the gun down and smoothed off the factory edges inside? This can help take the edge off and make things a touch smoother. But that is a good looking gun. thanks
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Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 3:34am
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Thanks Paul, I did look at Ali but I am too impatient to wait 😅. I am super pleased with the finished result of the barrel. I haven't stripped down the gun yet but will do it over the next week. I've got a Umrarex gas piston gun which I picked up from Gun City with a bent barrel for spares, so will even try that ram if it fits |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 3:40am
| Is the spitfire like the BSA XL? I had one of those a while ago, and loved it, but it had a real sharp hard recoil. It had stripped it's own stock screws it was so harsh. |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 5:57am
| I think it maybe but not sure, I absolutely love the gun and with a few tweeks could be turned into a proper machine. The BSA Spitfire is made by gamo..... It has the Gamo 10 shot mag and barrel (no mad system now as they have the feeling they will break after a while) so a Gamo gas take should be a direct fit. Do you still have your BSA XL? |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 5:58am
| Mag not Mad! 😂 |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 9:39am
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putting a gas ram conversion will make it shoot alot smoother but you will probably lose a bit of power but at least you will be able to hit what you are shooting at! i might have a gas ram for that in storage. ------------- 2nd place HP springer - WFTF World Championships 2014 |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 11:40am
| Oh awesome, PM me with a price if you find it |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 5:45pm
| No, I sold it 5 years ago. I did like how compact it was, but its recoil was severe. |
Posted By: dvlnme
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2020 at 2:42am
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lost track of the numbers of powerful springers that came thru here over the years with nackered fore end screws that worked loose and never got tightened up properly and ended up slitting fore ends etc and stripped screws etc got a 177 bsa here thats had all its screws either munted or lost due to them backing out and stripping threads of,as usual fore end split and threaded holes completly stripped of threads,this rifle got such a powerful spring it jumps around so much i cant hit anything with it let alone get it to group and makes hellva noise when fired,proberly a good rifle under there some where if could be bothered trying to sort it out as these older bsa rifles allways had good barrels,might be a project there for some one,i dont evan know who owns this rifle its been here so long and its owner never came back for it.thanx fot info on the carbon fiber tubing be great for making light weight suppressors,sounds like finding good gas rams can be a bit of a lottery. cheers mike PS Paul will get those pics to you shortly been reall busy and havnt had time to take pics yet |
Posted By: J-S
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2021 at 8:37am
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looks like a good project - i imagine the multi-shot mechanism is unreliable (especially as they are onto the 'gen II'). The BSA barrels are still pretty well regarded so it should be a good shooter. We had a BSA Lightning GRT at the air rifle club in Howick and it was very accurate. Do you have any process photos? ------------- https://www.instagram.com/js_airguns/" rel="nofollow - J S Airguns Air Arms TX200('s) Theoben Sirocco HW77 FWB 300s Webley Patriot One or two others... Current projects: Too many.. |