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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => PCP/CO2/HPA Air Gun Gates "The Darkside" => Topic started by: Backyard Shootr on January 11, 2020, 04:19:43 PM
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Well this is the GX-40 which is the same as the Urban. I wanted to install a Huma Regulator without loosing any original air. I ended up finding a BSA buccaneer air tube. When finished I now have a regulated with maybe a little more air than before. You will also notice the GX-40 has a better barrel that is threaded 1/2-20 instead of the fart sack on the end. PS, I also added a CF tube to the barrel. ;D
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Not a big reg fan but, nice upgrade.
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Here it is with a Donny FL Tanto on the end. Almost looks like the original.
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Very nice, they are sweet shooters.
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I have not ran it thru the crony yet but while I was in there I reamed the valve body form 10mm to 13mm for a little more plenum. Then I opened up the TP and barrel port and also massage the pellet probe. I went with a .25 cal regulator also because I was told that it was 10mm longer for more plenum. So it should shoot a little faster hopefully. I have fired it and it seems more powerful than my stock Urban. We shall see. ;)
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That extra air would be nice to have. I cut off the fart pickle threaded the barrel and put a rocker1 LDC on it.
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Nice work, I’d love to see a full shot string when you get one.
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Well I think also the barrel is the longer barrel of the Yote/Buc than the Urban's 15" barrel... I absolutely love my .177and .22 Buccaneers... they are also pre fartcan...1/2-20... Mine have partial CF shrouds...hope they have the buc air tubes in stock for a good while because would like to upgrade my Urby with one in the future...and Maybe with a 24" Remmy 514 .22 lr barrel also...
below is a thread where someone went other way for a high shot count Urban .177... Pics of my sibs in the thread also...
I would also have a Buccaneer .25 also but they put a to short barrel on them... if they had put the Scorp 1200 se 24" barrel on it would have not been so low on fpe...
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=156866.msg155734995#msg155734995 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=156866.msg155734995#msg155734995)
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Seems like a good build- the Urban/Coyota/Buccaneer are fantastic airguns as-is. Improving on the platform just makes a good thing better.
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Interesting stuff..
I like my stock $220 Urban just like it is without investing anymore into it.
I'm sure your rewards are well worth it.
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I have a stock urban here that I bought about a year ago. I really like the gun but couldn't stand the pickle. Always reminded me of a kids cheap toy. So when I seen the GX-40 without the ugly pickle I jumped on it. Then like most of us here I had to hot rod it. ;D And It does have a longer barrel than the urban and it is stamped hammer forged.
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I've seen a couple with the pickle removed and a full shroud added. Very clean looking. I would want a barrel band though.
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Yes I like the barrel band and had to bore out the barrel hole to 18mm to fit over the CF tube. I also added two 4mm set screws thru the top of the breech to help keep the barrel stiffer.
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I had accuracy probs with leaving the barrel band on with my .177 Buc... it actually pulled the barrel down just a touch and just did not like it... it wants free floated...
the .22 and Urban do not mind the band but the Bucc .22 shoots the same with it or when free floated... even with the 30g BBT at just under 700 fps... and 675 fps at factory settings...
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Yes Kirby.... I suppose I like the barrel band for peace of mind. See, I've been known to be somewhat of a klutz at times and accidents happen. A free floating barrel band would comfort me.... like that of the MRod..... especially on a utility gun.
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I like the looks but I will try it both ways with and without the band. It's very easy to come off on the GX-40. You don't have to pull the barrel like on the Urban.
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"Don't fix it if it ain't broke" ;)
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I've seen a couple with the pickle removed and a full shroud added. Very clean looking. I would want a barrel band though.
You mean something like this:
Longer air tube, suppressed, shrouded barrel with barrel band, CDT trigger, tuned for about 60 shots @ 28ish fpe ....
Here you go Bill ...
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Nice TJ. What make scope do you have?
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Yes Kirby.... I suppose I like the barrel band for peace of mind. See, I've been known to be somewhat of a klutz at times and accidents happen. A free floating barrel band would comfort me.... like that of the MRod..... especially on a utility gun.
Shroud it then contact me to make a barrel band.
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Yep TJ, that's it.... except for the green booger hanging off the bottom.... ;) :P
I would also prefer just the flat black shroud. I suppose I'm just picky.
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Nice work, Bob!
Looking forward to see the shooting results with all the mods.
I also picked up an Urban when it was on sale for less than $200, and from reading all the raves on GTA about it. Turns out all the rave, was not just hype. This is a great little shooter, right out of the box. Accurate, hard hitting, compact and lightweight, this gun was designed for hunting. I haven't felt the need to change a thing. Oh, that ginormous pickle? I actually like it. I just like the look of a big ole fat can at the end of a rifle barrel.
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Yep TJ, that's it.... except for the green booger hanging off the bottom.... ;) :P
I would also prefer just the flat black shroud. I suppose I'm just picky.
Haha
That neon green booger had grown on me. I took it off once, and then put back on because I found that I actually like it 8)
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Nice work, Bob!
Looking forward to see the shooting results with all the mods.
I also picked up an Urban when it was on sale for less than $200, and from reading all the raves on GTA about it. Turns out all the rave, was not just hype. This is a great little shooter, right out of the box. Accurate, hard hitting, compact and lightweight, this gun was designed for hunting. I haven't felt the need to change a thing. Oh, that ginormous pickle? I actually like it. I just like the look of a big ole fat can at the end of a rifle barrel.
Ya know? I hear a ton of complaints about that pickle but, what's the difference between that one and many of the after markets ones that everyone praises? Many of them are big ole soup can looking things. At least this one has a little design to it. And it does serve it's purpose.
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Nice work, Bob!
Looking forward to see the shooting results with all the mods.
I also picked up an Urban when it was on sale for less than $200, and from reading all the raves on GTA about it. Turns out all the rave, was not just hype. This is a great little shooter, right out of the box. Accurate, hard hitting, compact and lightweight, this gun was designed for hunting. I haven't felt the need to change a thing. Oh, that ginormous pickle? I actually like it. I just like the look of a big ole fat can at the end of a rifle barrel.
Ya know? I hear a ton of complaints about that pickle but, what's the difference between that one and many of the after markets ones that everyone praises? Many of them are big ole soup can looking things. At least this one has a little design to it. And it does serve it's purpose.
I believe it's a bit too fat, for a lot of people taste. For my preference it's fine. I whole heartedly agree that it's got a pleasant contour/shape to it, rather than just looking like a can of spiked seltzer.
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Yep TJ, that's it.... except for the green booger hanging off the bottom.... ;) :P
I would also prefer just the flat black shroud. I suppose I'm just picky.
Interesting .... I actually bought that gun from another member here, and it had that green 'booger' on it! It matched the scope rings he had on the rifle, and that green ring on the stock. I thought of replacing it with a black one ... too lazy ..... the tube is a Rocker1 shroud which works very well.
This gun will shoot the testikls* off a fly at 30 yards!! ;D Every time!
*intentionally misspelled
Nice TJ. What make scope do you have?
This particular scope is branded NEEWER, it is a 19x40 30mm tube with etched reticle - illuminated - which is very clear and accurate. Never lost a setting on several guns. Tried to find it again, but not so easy. Neewer is an optical manufacturer in China, I just don't know if they make the scope or just rebrand it. I also have a 4x16x44 from them, which is equally as good.
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This gun will shoot the testikls* off a fly at 30 yards!! ;D Every time!
*intentionally misspelled
Yes, but which one?
;D
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Haha
That neon green booger had grown on me. I took it off once, and then put back on because I found that I actually like it 8)
Tune the green booger to match the color of the butt plate trim. ;D
But seriously, I think these rifles are a bit under appreciated. And at the price I paid ($172.00, delivered), nothing has a higher value provided quotient.
I would have preferred a threaded barrel, but the moderator works ok. Some months after I bought my Urban, PA was selling Buccaneers for a short time with threaded barrel and brake for $199.99, which I would have picked instead. (Should have bought one anyway)
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And at the price I paid ($172.00, delivered), nothing has a higher value provided quotient.
Well, there was the Amazon $7.50 P17 deal last month ;D
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Nice work, Bob!
Looking forward to see the shooting results with all the mods.
I also picked up an Urban when it was on sale for less than $200, and from reading all the raves on GTA about it. Turns out all the rave, was not just hype. This is a great little shooter, right out of the box. Accurate, hard hitting, compact and lightweight, this gun was designed for hunting. I haven't felt the need to change a thing. Oh, that ginormous pickle? I actually like it. I just like the look of a big ole fat can at the end of a rifle barrel.
Ya know? I hear a ton of complaints about that pickle but, what's the difference between that one and many of the after markets ones that everyone praises? Many of them are big ole soup can looking things. At least this one has a little design to it. And it does serve it's purpose.
I believe it's a bit too fat, for a lot of people taste. For my preference it's fine. I whole heartedly agree that it's got a pleasant contour/shape to it, rather than just looking like a can of spiked seltzer.
Come on! Is it really that bad?!
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Like I said earlier I do have a pickle. ;D This one a bought used for $100 and it was pretty rough. It wouldn't hold air and it looked like he held the scope on with vise grips. But after a little TLC it ended up being a great shooter.
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This gun will shoot the testikls* off a fly at 30 yards!! ;D Every time!
*intentionally misspelled
Yes, but which one?
;D
Depending on the angle .... either one - one at a time, yes it is accurate - or BOTH, it has enough power .... ::) ;D ;) ;D
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This particular scope is branded NEEWER, it is a 19x40 30mm tube with etched reticle - illuminated - which is very clear and accurate. Never lost a setting on several guns. Tried to find it again, but not so easy. Neewer is an optical manufacturer in China, I just don't know if they make the scope or just rebrand it. I also have a 4x16x44 from them, which is equally as good.
I have NO IDEA what I was thinking ... it is a 10x44, the rest is correct.
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This gun will shoot the testikls* off a fly at 30 yards!! ;D Every time!
*intentionally misspelled
Yes, but which one?
;D
Depending on the angle .... either one - one at a time, yes it is accurate - or BOTH, it has enough power .... ::) ;D ;) ;D
Just curious, but what's the minimal fpe for houseflies' testithingies?
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Just curious, but what's the minimal fpe for houseflies' testithingies?
Dinh,
We are not going to start THAT again? are we? ......
..... well it depends, is it a housefly or a horsefly? Fruit fly? Black fly? ....
See ... this will not end ...
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And at the price I paid ($172.00, delivered), nothing has a higher value provided quotient.
Well, there was the Amazon $7.50 P17 deal last month ;D
So true! ;D
We will give the P17 deal the pistol high value decision. ;D
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This gun will shoot the testikls* off a fly at 30 yards!! ;D Every time!
*intentionally misspelled
Yes, but which one?
;D
Depending on the angle .... either one - one at a time, yes it is accurate - or BOTH, it has enough power .... ::) ;D ;) ;D
Just curious, but what's the minimal fpe for houseflies' testithingies?
I would say a rubber band would be enough if you're that good.
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I mostly like the look of Rocker1's LDC over the factory fart pickle and it did take most of the fart out of it too.
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I agree Matt. I think Gamo agrees also. That's why Gamo made the GX-40 with a threaded barrel. You can choose what flavor pickle you like. ;D
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Just curious, but what's the minimal fpe for houseflies' testithingies?
Dinh,
We are not going to start THAT again? are we? ......
Nope. No exploding testamathingies shall be discussed :-X
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Nice work, Bob!
Looking forward to see the shooting results with all the mods.
I also picked up an Urban when it was on sale for less than $200, and from reading all the raves on GTA about it. Turns out all the rave, was not just hype. This is a great little shooter, right out of the box. Accurate, hard hitting, compact and lightweight, this gun was designed for hunting. I haven't felt the need to change a thing. Oh, that ginormous pickle? I actually like it. I just like the look of a big ole fat can at the end of a rifle barrel.
Ya know? I hear a ton of complaints about that pickle but, what's the difference between that one and many of the after markets ones that everyone praises? Many of them are big ole soup can looking things. At least this one has a little design to it. And it does serve it's purpose.
Agree 100%
I can't look at those LDCs with no beveled shoulder, at least the Urban LDC has a shape.
But I much prefer those converted with a shroud
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I Like it too.
Enough tick free floating cold hammered barrel shots well.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=140345.msg1549792#msg1549792 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=140345.msg1549792#msg1549792)
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Nice work, Bob!
Looking forward to see the shooting results with all the mods.
I also picked up an Urban when it was on sale for less than $200, and from reading all the raves on GTA about it. Turns out all the rave, was not just hype. This is a great little shooter, right out of the box. Accurate, hard hitting, compact and lightweight, this gun was designed for hunting. I haven't felt the need to change a thing. Oh, that ginormous pickle? I actually like it. I just like the look of a big ole fat can at the end of a rifle barrel.
Ya know? I hear a ton of complaints about that pickle but, what's the difference between that one and many of the after markets ones that everyone praises? Many of them are big ole soup can looking things. At least this one has a little design to it. And it does serve it's purpose.
Agree 100%
I can't look at those LDCs with no beveled shoulder, at least the Urban LDC has a shape.
But I much prefer those converted with a shroud
True that Manny... you can stick as much carbon fiber vinyl tape on it as you want.. it still looks like something shoved on the end of a skinny barrel that don't quite follow any lines of the gun. A full shroud is much better... IMO