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Brazos:
I just ordered a 499 last night.  I wish it did have the model 25 type magazine. 

bantam5s:

--- Quote from: Brazos on August 31, 2024, 11:44:11 PM ---I just ordered a 499 last night.  I wish it did have the model 25 type magazine.

--- End quote ---
If they could do this while maintaining accuracy it would be awesome.

Ron in Nebr:
The precision of the 499 barrel is part of what makes it as accurate as it is. The 25 shot tubes are decent, and often an improvement over other guns, but not as good as the 499.

 To have a bit more fun with the 499, replace the spring with one for a Red Rider or Model 95, etc.   That will boost FPS a ton due to the efficiency of the 499, supposedly up to around 400fps from what I read? I did that with mine, but never chrony'd it. But you can tell it's way hotter than the average Red Ryder.  The last thing I have to add is that I bought a magnetic glove, used by carpenters, etc., that I wear on my left hand when shooting my 499. Lots and lots of bb's stick to it, making it super quick and easy to load down the muzzle for each shot.

caudie:
+1
The magnetic glove is brilliant.  I would never have thought of that.

bantam5s:
I thought about using these magnetic wrist bands that somebody got me a few years ago for Christmas, but thought that the magnetism might effect the accuracy in some way so I made this thing instead.




I took the top of an H&N pellet tin which are very thin and pressed a dish into it, then hot glued it to the top of a 500ct Crosman pellet tin.
It works great, but am now thinking about making a BB dish out of a piece of walnut if I can come up with a good way to do it.
It wouldn't work any better at all, just be a bit classier.
leather could also do.

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