Regarding the muzzle brake, I removed mine today and wanted to add a note to what has already been said. First, the three set screws actually screw into the barrel, so it's probably best to take them all the way out instead of just loosening them. Second, the muzzle brake seemed to be press fit over the splines and it took a fair bit of banging to get it off. I drove mine straight off per the instructions posted easier, but a piece of hardwood was not tough enough to get the job done. I wound up using a piece of flat aluminum stock and had difficulty even with that.
Yes. I sent it to a friend then bought a few more that I messed with and sold or traded.This is a great and cheap platform to learn on once you get setup for it.
"I sent it to a friend" You really got to work on that ending. You can't just end it like that. I just came across this post and read through the whole thing knowing there must be a great ending whether tragic or happy.
I bought one new at Walmart on Black Friday for $98 and I'm glad I did. I tore it down and did all the sanding, polishing and lubing that I do to all my guns. I've always had the .22 barrel on it and it's a hammer. I made the same adaptor from a socket for my compressor that you spoke of. The trigger is heavy and can use some help and it takes 2 men and a boy to cock it but, it shoots about anything I put in it. It absolutely loves the GAMO TS22 22gr pellets. If I put 50 shots through this thing I feel like I wrestled an alligator. It's as heavy as a semi-truck with the CP Adventure scope on it and it kicks like a mule. The black and polished steel is an impressive look and the muzzle break looks cool. 1 set screw swaps the barrel in less than a minute. I really like the gun but forget lugging this guy around in the woods or shooting it off hand. Looking forward to seeing how you end up with your's.
Wow, just found this thread... I guess I didn't really think about it being a Chinese gun. Anyway I suppose the one I made with questions about it will show up here in a few hours when a mod finds it... Whoops.I like your style of jumping into things with little or no information. Sounds about like me right now... I like that you think this is a good gun to get started tuning with because I think that's probably what I'm going to end up doing.In that spirit though I have to ask one very naive question I'm sure I'll find eventually with more reading but... What in the world is that adapter you put into the compressor area for? Also I gotta say, seeing that much ground off a hardened socket bit, you're a boss.
Quote from: SagaciousKJB on August 03, 2014, 06:13:17 AMWow, just found this thread... I guess I didn't really think about it being a Chinese gun. Anyway I suppose the one I made with questions about it will show up here in a few hours when a mod finds it... Whoops.I like your style of jumping into things with little or no information. Sounds about like me right now... I like that you think this is a good gun to get started tuning with because I think that's probably what I'm going to end up doing.In that spirit though I have to ask one very naive question I'm sure I'll find eventually with more reading but... What in the world is that adapter you put into the compressor area for? Also I gotta say, seeing that much ground off a hardened socket bit, you're a boss.I did research alot before I started tearing it apart. Paul68 has a document linked in this thread that gives a good guide on the adapter and will answer your questions. If you can't open his file? I did convert it to PDF and can provide it.As to being a boss for messing up a good socket? I make a living in demolitions so I'm pretty good at messing things up!