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supertech77 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 17, 2014, 07:26:43 PM »

nice looking mellow yellow]] great job ..

airgunwarriors · « **Reply #21 on:** April 17, 2014, 07:35:09 PM »

Quote from: ezman604 on April 17, 2014, 07:16:22 PM

Sorry, late to chime in Bawanah Gene. My new baby is looking GREAT!!!

Will be easy to keep track of at the Fun Shoot. Tossing around the name (as I always name them) for this beauty. Lightning (yellow)...Big Bird??? LOL
Z-28 Bottle Rocket? Yellow with black accents like a Camaro Z-28.
HaaHaa
May need to have a name contest.
But it is looking great Gene. I am VERY glad to see you get back on the bench doing what you love. And it will reside honorably next to MR2....one of your other most outstanding works of art. I will have it at the Fun Shoot again this year for those that have not seen it or shot it.
Looking good!!!!

You might want to sleep with 1 eye open D Ez, be a shame to have that beautiflu B-Rod go missing!

Al.

EJB · « **Reply #22 on:** April 17, 2014, 09:43:18 PM »

What material are the black pads? That is a beautiful piece of work. You really know how to make people jealous!!!!!!!

ezman604 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 17, 2014, 09:51:43 PM »

Quote from: airgunwarriors on April 17, 2014, 07:35:09 PM

Quote from: ezman604 on April 17, 2014, 07:16:22 PM
Sorry, late to chime in Bawanah Gene. My new baby is looking GREAT!!!

Will be easy to keep track of at the Fun Shoot. Tossing around the name (as I always name them) for this beauty. Lightning (yellow)...Big Bird??? LOL
Z-28 Bottle Rocket? Yellow with black accents like a Camaro Z-28.
HaaHaa
May need to have a name contest.
But it is looking great Gene. I am VERY glad to see you get back on the bench doing what you love. And it will reside honorably next to MR2....one of your other most outstanding works of art. I will have it at the Fun Shoot again this year for those that have not seen it or shot it.
Looking good!!!!

You might want to sleep with 1 eye open D Ez, be a shame to have that beautiflu B-Rod go missing!

Al.

Remember Al, I have my carry permit.
LOL

gene_sc · « **Reply #24 on:** April 18, 2014, 02:40:49 AM »

The forestock, bottom and grip area has rubberized skid tape. Actually I bought it off E-Bay and it was specifically used for hand gun grips. It is thin and flexible so I could make it contour to the curves. Worked out really well.

Gene

EJB · « **Reply #25 on:** April 19, 2014, 10:47:28 PM »

Quote from: gene_sc on April 18, 2014, 02:40:49 AM

The forestock, bottom and grip area has rubberized skid tape. Actually I bought it off E-Bay and it was specifically used for hand gun grips. It is thin and flexible so I could make it contour to the curves. Worked out really well.

Gene

Thank you very much. Going to order some.

gene_sc · « **Reply #26 on:** April 28, 2014, 10:11:16 PM »

B-Rod complete and ready to hand off to a great guy I know...

He will surely make good use of it. Here is my better half and me holding it for the last time.. She really did not want me to get rid of it...

Gene

ezman604 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 28, 2014, 10:18:52 PM »

Dunno Bawanah. Sure looks good in Cathy's hands. Are you trying to use phycology on me? LOL
And who is this GREAT guy of whom you speak? Thought I was going to be the new owner.

Looking good. Maybe you can use it to bribe her into shooting!!!

ezman604 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 02, 2014, 04:26:26 PM »

Played a bit this weekend in the shop. I was able to shoot the Killer B-Rod (Saturday Night Live skit reference) at the Fun Shoot and it SURE is sweet. I was nailing a target at around 25-30 yards (no big feat but...) using either H&N Baracuda Extreme Hunter (28.4gr) and EunJin 43.2gr ammo without any changes. Hit same POI. So this beauty is also deadly accurate.

It was a tad loud for me, it needed some backyard friendly adjustments. LOL
Gene had put a shorty shroud on it that ended right at the barrel crown. I opted to add a longer shroud of carbon fiber and drop in a few baffles, like the factory. Tubing came in last week so this weekend I went to work. I measured and cut 3 bushings. One to slide all the way down the barrel to the breech block to support the shroud, one in the middle to keep it centered and one that slid onto the end of the barrel to make sure the shroud stayed centered. I cut and recessed all 5 of the baffles to plug into each other. I made the end bushing the same way so the baffles would lock into place on it. I cut a brass end cap and also opened it up to where the baffles locked into it. So, the whole string of innards were locked together.

I laid the CF tube beside the barrel and baffle assembly to measure and cut to exact fit.

Everything slid together quite snugly and securely. I used set screws in the Delrin bushings to lock them in place.

After assembling, I really like the look of CF tubing!!!

I shot this beast in the shop into a 2x4. It knocked the 2x4 off the bench 10 yards away. And STILL is pretty loud even with a shroud and 5 baffles. I really need to see what this beauty and the beast is cranking out for power. Will Chrony this week just to see. But it's still gorgeous and deadly. Thanks again Bawanah Gene!!!
Killer B-Rod...

MichaelM · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2014, 06:19:55 AM »

Dez!! That's as sexy as all get out!!!!! wow!!! Where did you get your CF tubing??? the CF tubing I usually get is structural so as the lay out the matting and resin on the mandrel and the gel coat they then wrap it with a shrinkwrap so as its heated and cured the mandrel expands and the shrink wrap... well shrinks... it forces any voids and such out of the material...... and while its still pretty it doesn't have such a nice smooth finish..... the shrinkwrap leaves ridges in the gelcoat after its removed.....

ezman604 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2014, 07:36:49 AM »

Thanks Michael. I got the CF tubing on eBay from China.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131203054499

Only took a few days to arrive. This seller ships quick.

gene_sc · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2014, 07:33:42 PM »

Nice looking B-Rod you have there Dez...

Glad there were things left for you to mod. Would of been boring just sitting in rack wiff out nuttin to do to it...

Sexy as can be, fer sure...

Gene

ezman604 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2014, 10:28:57 PM »

LOL
Thanks Gene. Just a bit of bling to accent YOUR fantastic work my friend. And just to tone the report down a tad.

You know me, gotta tinker.
HeeHee

supertech77 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 04, 2014, 12:34:35 AM »

very very nice, how long a tube did you order?

ezman604 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 04, 2014, 12:37:21 AM »

1000mm or just under 40" total. Cut it down to the size I wanted.

QVTom · « **Reply #35 on:** June 04, 2014, 02:03:47 AM »

Gene,

First you sell the Ferrari and now the Lamborghini

Got a Triumph in British green?

Tom

supertech77 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 04, 2014, 02:48:20 PM »

Quote from: ezman604 on June 04, 2014, 12:37:21 AM

1000mm or just under 40" total. Cut it down to the size I wanted.

thanks

PakProtector · « **Reply #37 on:** June 04, 2014, 02:54:53 PM »

Quote from: QVTom on June 04, 2014, 02:03:47 AM

Gene,

First you sell the Ferrari and now the Lamborghini Got a Triumph in British green?

Tom

mmmhhh...Triumph. Preferably a TR6 with a turbo'd 13B Mazda rotary in it...

cheers,
Douglas

ezman604 · « **Reply #38 on:** June 11, 2014, 10:30:51 PM »

After getting home from a depressing day at work (felt like a Monday) I needed some "ME" time. I thought I could really get to shoot the Killer B-Rod or go down to the shop and start working on some new gun shelving racks for my Man Cave closet. I opted for the former, gonna sling some lead. I had just bought 8 tins of JSB Exact King Diabolo 25.39gr ammo. I planned on shooting several different rounds but kept my fingers crossed the Killer B liked the JSBs.
I set a target stand out at 40 yards. My stand is made up of 2x4's on edge screwed to a standing 2x4. Then a 2x4 T on top. To this I attach a 1x8 and stick my Shoot-N-C targets to that. So, there's lots of wood to absorb the rounds. I also have a spoon stand set out at 37 yards and my Starling/HOSP house trap at around 65 yards with a foam filled 10oz bottle dangling below it for a target.
I topped off at 3K and loaded 4 magazines with the JSBs. It took 4-5 shots to get on the dime size bullseye but after that, it was on. I shot a few clips, checked pressure and loaded more clips. I shot the center out of the target. I went down and used the replacement dots and covered the best I could the almost destroyed center. I noticed the 1x8 was buckling. I shot 2 more clips and the bullseye was gone again. And the 1x8 was totally split down the center, needs replacing now. So I turned my attention to the 65 yard dangling bottle. I aimed at the neck expecting it to smack about the middle or bottom of the target. Nope....exactly where I aimed. Hmmm....
This got the bottle swinging and I had an absolute blast timing and firing at a moving target. Never missed, and went through an entire clip. Then focused on the spoon rack. I aimed a little low, toward the bottom edge of the spoon and the round smacked dead center. Three shots and the spoon was totally destroyed. Wow...
After firing 8 magazines, 64 rounds, the air supply went from 3K to about 2100-2200. And POI never changed. I AM IMPRESSED and very happy.
Gene is known for turning out nothing less than quality from his shop and this one just proves it again. THANK YOU my friend for such a nice, powerful, accurate and sharp airgun.

And the topper is it likes the ton of ammo I bought. Whew....

Best way I could turn this day around and put a smile on my face. Priceless!!!!!

gene_sc · « **Reply #39 on:** June 12, 2014, 08:08:21 PM »

I am happy you enjoyed your shooting session Dez. Best dam barrel Crosman ever put on any of their rifles is the GM barrel. She is totally stock and I just pieced her together with parts I had here in my shop. Nothing special except for some TLC...

The main thing is you are enjoying her and that really makes me happy. Hopefully the B-Rod will give you many years of enjoyment.

Gene

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Yet Another Bottle Rod

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