QB6 carbine / rifle .22

[Addictedtoair]

GrizzlyMan, the problems with errors you were receiving are specifically due to those two fluorescent lighs that you have to the sides of your chrony. Page 4 of your instruction manual states in part under the section titled "Indoor Use" ;"Neon or other fluorescent lights cannot be used as a chronograph light source because they flicker at twice the AC (alternating current)frequency and cause false readings." It is working now because the other light and reflective material is over powering the two fluorescent lights to the sides of the chrony. I personally got the LED Light set for my F-1 chrony. It works great but there are cheaper ways to go.Some folks have placed led lights directly on top of the diffusers with good luck. I think you would do best w/o those fluorescent lights anywhere near your chrony.
    I shot 50 groups of 10 to measure the gradual breaking in period of my Titan GP. I found out that by keeping the muzzle the same distance from the chrony and aimed as close to the last shot gives the most consistent path of the pellet over the sensors and thus give the most accurate readings. However,repeated shots in the same area of your target really starts to chew it up. I moved my target around a little bit after every 20-30 shots so that a different area of the target was impacted.It worked for me.I hope this information helps you enjoy the most important tool for checking the health of your air gun that you will probably ever own.
    Take care and always double check your aim unless you become one of the many that end up shooting either the first or second sensor boxes!

Brett

[GrizzlyMan]

Thank you very much Addictedtoair!

I followed as best as I could the suggestions you posted and did notice much more consistency with the chrony.

Pulled out from the attic the old mechanic light and this is how I set it up for now.

So far just tested the B12 in .22 stock trim and gave me an average of 480 which is very close to what they advertise, using Crosman Hollw Premier. Will tear again the QB6, tun, test, tune etc.


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[Addictedtoair]

Glad I could help.

Brett

[SnoValley]

Well all this talk about the QB6 and what did I find on the local CL? yep a QB6 almost new in box with a full tin of RWS Superpoints. Don't think it was shot much.
Picked it up this morning and shot a few pellets, previous owner said he's had it for about 5 years..
Definetly needs some TLC. low on omph, barely dents the plywood backstop.
This is my first QB so I've been searching for tune tips. Doesn't seem to be much specific to the QB6, so how interchangable are the parts among the QB family?
Any tips specific the the 6 would be appreciated. Beyond the basic lube any ideas? This will be my first.
Thanks

[tkerrigan]

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[vincent228]

maybe this is a stupid question. but does it show the b1 .177 stock and tuned losing about 150 fps on the tuned version. or am i reading that wrong ?

[SnoValley]

vincent, I think this thread was hijacked

[aaronsname]

i got one of these in .22 idk what i should do to it. but my first few shots. like my ruger mk2 from walmart did. my first few shots had a few sparks coming out of the barrel. any ideas on why it is doing this? or did this i should say!

[daveshoot]

It is burning off lubricants and preservatives from the barrel and internals (possible metal scraps as well, hope not). Normally you want to clean one up (at least the barrel) as best you can with Goo-Gone (Walmart), run dry patches through, and let it air out a little before shooting.

Air guns superheat air at the moment of firing, and will ignite any petroleum based liquids and gels. That's why you don't use Hoppe's or other firearm solvents, and even the Goo-Gone needs to be cleaned out and evaporated.

The action will usually be full of oil from the factory, but the steps to clean that out are much more involved, as described earlier in the thread.

[SnoValley]

I still haven't taken mine apart..Is a spring compresor mandatory for this or is the spring preload low like Izzy 60?
I've worked on the Izzy with out problems, so I'm curious.

[supertech77]

from the look of the piston and seer set up, could put a np in it,hummmmm hope itpro see,s this...