.22 Armada...the journey...

[Old Corps]

Wow Terry, that's a great string with nice power! I had to check again to make sure yours is a .22. What-all have you done so far? I'm too lazy to go back through your posts.

+1! Re. Air Tanks Plus! That's the kind of thing that creates loyal customers and builds your business by word of mouth (keyboard?). A LOT of online depend on shipping overcharges to boost their bottom line. Happy to see ATP isn't one of 'em.

Ed

[TerryH]

Wow Terry, that's a great string with nice power! I had to check again to make sure yours is a .22. What-all have you done so far? I'm too lazy to go back through your posts.

+1! Re. Air Tanks Plus! That's the kind of thing that creates loyal customers and builds your business by word of mouth (keyboard?). A LOT of online depend on shipping overcharges to boost their bottom line. Happy to see ATP isn't one of 'em.

Ed

Hi Ed. I have the Tim Hill valve, gauge port, hammer and hammer spring in it so far. Still the stock TP for now. There is more power available right now as I only had one turn on the hammer spring.

I have Tim's .160 TP so I'll be opening up the barrel and adding that once the regulator gets here.

[Old Corps]

Terry-Most impressive! I WILL be getting his kit for my .25 when funds allow.

Ed

[TerryH]

Terry-Most impressive! I WILL be getting his kit for my .25 when funds allow.

Ed

Thank you sir. In addition to the super nice parts, Tim has been incredibly helpful all throughout the process. I'd hate to guess how many emails we've exchanged. That's worth a lot.

[robertr]

 Coming along nicely Terry.

[TerryH]

Coming along nicely Terry.

Thank you Robert! Once the reg is here and I can get the ES down it should produce some good strings.

[TerryH]

Coupla turns of the old hammer spring and....

Created: 01/22/17 05:18 PM
Description: Armada Hill valve/gauge block/hammer/spring
Notes 1: JBS Jumbo Monster 25.39
Notes 2: Hammer: 2.5
Distance to Chrono(FT): 1.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 25.39
Temp: 45 °F
BP: 28.80 inHg
Altitude: 1120.00
#          FPS  FT-LBS      PF
22    846      40.36    21.48 
21    848      40.55    21.53 
20    847      40.45    21.51 
19    863      42.00    21.91 
18    867      42.39    22.01 
17    869      42.58    22.06 
16    878      43.47    22.29 
15    876      43.27    22.24 
14    862      41.90    21.89 
13    860      41.70    21.84 
12    863      42.00    21.91 
11    863      42.00    21.91 
10    860      41.70    21.84 
9    860      41.70    21.84
8    861      41.80    21.86 
7    858      41.51    21.78 
6    866      42.29    21.99 
5    864      42.09    21.94 
4    851      40.84    21.61 
3    852      40.93    21.63 
2    852      40.93    21.63 
1    845      40.26    21.45 
Average: 859.6 FPS
SD: 9.1 FPS
Min: 845 FPS
Max: 878 FPS
Spread: 33 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.2
True MV: 860 FPS
Group Size (in): 0.00

22 shots over 40fpe from an unregulated .22 cal with stock transfer port. I'm not disappointed with that.

[TerryH]

And back to shooting the pellet that I'm likely to be using....

Tim sent me a .113 transfer port that he has specifically for an unregulated gun. Produced a pretty decent 40 shot string. Starting at 3000psi and ending at 1950psi.

Created: 01/22/17 06:06 PM
Description: Armada Hill valve/gauge block/hammer/spring .113 TP
Notes 1: JBS Jumbo Heavy
Notes 2: Hammer: .75
Distance to Chrono(FT): 1.00

Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 18.13
Temp: 48 °F
BP: 27.80 inHg
Altitude: 1120.00
#          FPS  FT-LBS      PF
40    853      29.30    15.46 
39    851      29.16    15.43 
38    862      29.92    15.63 
37    865      30.13    15.68 
36    871      30.55    15.79 
35    880      31.18    15.95 
34    877      30.97    15.90 
33    884      31.46    16.03 
32    890      31.89    16.14 
31    889      31.82    16.12 
30    899      32.54    16.30 
29    899      32.54    16.30 
28    901      32.69    16.34 
27    907      33.12    16.44 
26    900      32.61    16.32 
25    901      32.69    16.34 
24    899      32.54    16.30 
23    895      32.25    16.23 
22    899      32.54    16.30 
21    903      32.83    16.37 
20    905      32.98    16.41 
19    899      32.54    16.30 
18    908      33.20    16.46 
17    903      32.83    16.37 
16    907      33.12    16.44 
15    897      32.40    16.26 
14    906      33.05    16.43 
13    901      32.69    16.34 
12    903      32.83    16.37 
11    880      31.18    15.95 
10    897      32.40    16.26 
9    895      32.25    16.23 
8    893      32.11    16.19 
7    889      31.82    16.12 
6    886      31.61    16.06 
5    877      30.97    15.90 
4    872      30.62    15.81 
3    870      30.48    15.77 
2    861      29.85    15.61 
1    865      30.13    15.68 
Average: 888.5 FPS
SD: 16.2 FPS
Min: 851 FPS
Max: 908 FPS
Spread: 57 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.4
True MV: 889 FPS
Group Size (in): 0.00

[robertr]

 You got some nice power there, I am curious to see your results when you get your regulator.

[Old Corps]

Terry-With those strings you're posting it doesn't look like a regulator is all that important! Really nice!

Ed

[TerryH]

Terry-With those strings you're posting it doesn't look like a regulator is all that important! Really nice!

Ed

Thanks Ed! Gotta tighten up the ES. All of this really doesn't mean much it's not consistently accurate. The smaller TP definitely helped it and I could reduced the fill level and the shot count and get some pretty good spreads for sure. I feel like the reg will do that and opening up the TP with the reg should make it more efficient. We will see once the s l o w boat from Lithuania gets here. 

[TerryH]

You got some nice power there, I am curious to see your results when you get your regulator.

Thanks Robert! Me too. It's been fun and I've learned a ton about how these guns function but I'm ready to get it all together and actually shoot it.

[TerryH]

Thought I'd show you guys how all of this is going down. The Hyskore vise enables me to easily and safely shoot it without taking it in and out of the stock. Makes all of this tuning so much easier. I'm also amazed by the bag of shredded rubber mulch in the cardboard box. It's stopped 1500+ pellets from 5 feet including those 40+fpe shots.

[Rallyshark]

Rubber mulch pellet traps work great and are quiet to boot.  I made one that is 13x13x11 inches to hold 12" targets, and it stops my .22 shooting at 60fpe just fine.  It has even stopped some slugs from a .357 Slayer too   I originally made it to shoot targets on to be quiet vs the metal traps, but it stops stuff better than I would have expected, so that is an added benefit.  I did all my high power(50-60fpe) tuning for my .22 with the trap indoors about 4ft from the gun, and I've never had so much as a dent in the wood in the back the trap.  I've collected about 15 or 16 pounds of pellets out of mine so far, haha.

[TerryH]

Rubber mulch pellet traps work great and are quiet to boot.  I made one that is 13x13x11 inches to hold 12" targets, and it stops my .22 shooting at 60fpe just fine.  It has even stopped some slugs from a .357 Slayer too   I originally made it to shoot targets on to be quiet vs the metal traps, but it stops stuff better than I would have expected, so that is an added benefit.  I did all my high power(50-60fpe) tuning for my .22 with the trap indoors about 4ft from the gun, and I've never had so much as a dent in the wood in the back the trap.  I've collected about 15 or 16 pounds of pellets out of mine so far, haha.

Hey Donny. I was/am dumbfounded over how well it works. I'm eventually going to build a nice box so I can ditch the cardboard box. I literally just threw the bag in the box and started shooting. lol...

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Hi Terry !     I've been following your posts here on the Armada.....Very interesting !   Good luck with the Mod's on it.    Best Regards   -   Tom

[TerryH]

Hi Terry !     I've been following your posts here on the Armada.....Very interesting !   Good luck with the Mod's on it.    Best Regards   -   Tom

Hi Tom! Thanks for following along.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

It is Quite a Journey that you are on Terry...Think of all the Knowledge that you have picked up along the way.  It is so Remarkable how Helpful other Forum Members can be.    My Best Regards   -   Tom

[pcp_Dave]

Me thinks I'm a bit jealous of your work area.......

[TerryH]

Me thinks I'm a bit jealous of your work area.......

Thanks Dave! I am blessed much more than I deserve. The shop has taken on a life of itself. We built it 23 years ago when we bought the house. Been working on it and in it ever since. 2/3 wood working/general whatever. 1/3 automotive and metal working.

30x40 with 10' ceiling...



Wood working side...



Automotive and metal working area...








Bazillion more shop pics in my Flickr album if you want to see more...

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