Yeah I would really love to have some of those .25 pellet molds! I'm considering ordering a .25 slug mold before they are all gone. THe main thing holding me back is the barrel on my Eagle Claw is not easy to remove. Since it's not choked could I put a slug in the muzzle end and push it through to the breech?
Quote from: Spacebus on October 18, 2021, 08:49:02 AMYeah I would really love to have some of those .25 pellet molds! I'm considering ordering a .25 slug mold before they are all gone. THe main thing holding me back is the barrel on my Eagle Claw is not easy to remove. Since it's not choked could I put a slug in the muzzle end and push it through to the breech?That ain't with it. Too dangerous
Quote from: HPAman on October 18, 2021, 10:22:18 AMQuote from: Spacebus on October 18, 2021, 08:49:02 AMYeah I would really love to have some of those .25 pellet molds! I'm considering ordering a .25 slug mold before they are all gone. THe main thing holding me back is the barrel on my Eagle Claw is not easy to remove. Since it's not choked could I put a slug in the muzzle end and push it through to the breech?That ain't with it. Too dangerousI do see what you are saying, but I was planning on degassing first. I'm not going to stand over a loaded bore with pressure behind it. What are the risks if I degas first? If the barrel came out easy like my AEA or Chiana guns I would just do it the normal way. Maybe after degassing just load the slug into the breech and just push it back out from the muzzle with my CF cleaning rod? I won't know 100% sure that it's not choked, but all the literature for the Eagle Claw says it is not choked.
Quote from: Spacebus on October 18, 2021, 10:30:17 AMQuote from: HPAman on October 18, 2021, 10:22:18 AMQuote from: Spacebus on October 18, 2021, 08:49:02 AMYeah I would really love to have some of those .25 pellet molds! I'm considering ordering a .25 slug mold before they are all gone. THe main thing holding me back is the barrel on my Eagle Claw is not easy to remove. Since it's not choked could I put a slug in the muzzle end and push it through to the breech?That ain't with it. Too dangerousI do see what you are saying, but I was planning on degassing first. I'm not going to stand over a loaded bore with pressure behind it. What are the risks if I degas first? If the barrel came out easy like my AEA or Chiana guns I would just do it the normal way. Maybe after degassing just load the slug into the breech and just push it back out from the muzzle with my CF cleaning rod? I won't know 100% sure that it's not choked, but all the literature for the Eagle Claw says it is not choked.If it is 100% degassed and you are off to the size the risk is next to zero, but be sure to degass. The rod can do damage to the crown so be sure to have a guide. You can't find any shorter slugs. And yes I believe it is unchoked. I personally would tell you to just be a good smith and while pushing a pellet through feel for resistance near the crown +3"
I'm new to PCP's and have a bone stock .22 Marauder that i'm very happy with, however I do want to move up to .25 or .30 soon as 100% of shooting is for pest control. I'm not into tuning or modifying. Would the AEA be a good fit for my needs? Not ready to pony up $$$ for FX or the higher end big bores.....yet.
Your wasting your time slugging with a pellet. You need a slightly over sized slug. Most airgun barrels are retained by two set screws just in front of the receiver.Roachcreek
Quote from: HPAman on October 18, 2021, 10:37:18 AMQuote from: Spacebus on October 18, 2021, 10:30:17 AMQuote from: HPAman on October 18, 2021, 10:22:18 AMQuote from: Spacebus on October 18, 2021, 08:49:02 AMYeah I would really love to have some of those .25 pellet molds! I'm considering ordering a .25 slug mold before they are all gone. THe main thing holding me back is the barrel on my Eagle Claw is not easy to remove. Since it's not choked could I put a slug in the muzzle end and push it through to the breech?That ain't with it. Too dangerousI do see what you are saying, but I was planning on degassing first. I'm not going to stand over a loaded bore with pressure behind it. What are the risks if I degas first? If the barrel came out easy like my AEA or Chiana guns I would just do it the normal way. Maybe after degassing just load the slug into the breech and just push it back out from the muzzle with my CF cleaning rod? I won't know 100% sure that it's not choked, but all the literature for the Eagle Claw says it is not choked.If it is 100% degassed and you are off to the size the risk is next to zero, but be sure to degass. The rod can do damage to the crown so be sure to have a guide. You can't find any shorter slugs. And yes I believe it is unchoked. I personally would tell you to just be a good smith and while pushing a pellet through feel for resistance near the crown +3"Well, I took out the shroud baffles and I'm not even sure I could get a pellet into the bore from the muzzle end. There is no obvious way to take the barrel off and I can't find anyone online that has done it. Last time I ordered a mold without being able to properly measure the bore I got two sizing dies I didn't need. Not the end of the world, and I could enlarge them, but a mistake I hope to avoid. I do know the .250 NSA slugs shoot very well, so I could always just get a .250 and a .251 die since the slug should drop around .252 on the driving band and the nose at .250". Do I really even need to size them?