Burst Test of the new Light Weight M-Rod air tube from JSA

[lloyd-ss]

Hi Keith,
Yes, I think that cannon should be called "The Awkward 51." Definitely heavy and awkward.  After I got it back home, I sorted out the mechanics of it and got it shooting pretty well.  Its in pieces now on my workbench, ready to be transformed into "The Ergonomic 51", LOL.
Here are a few pics: The Awkward 51, its balanced valve (which cocks very easy), a 5 shot 100 yd group with 250 gn .51 bullets. There are 3 shots in the hole at 11 o'clock.

[Dairyboy]

Yes it would. Type III with a teflon seal (common practice for high wear parts) would be ideal for this application. Steel hammer (subject to side-loading during cocking) under a spring in an aluminum tube needs a little something to help prevent undue wear.

That's why it's stated to NOT use the metal hammers with these tubes. The MDS work great and honestly there much better than the metal hammers

[SilentMatt]

Yes it would. Type III with a teflon seal (common practice for high wear parts) would be ideal for this application. Steel hammer (subject to side-loading during cocking) under a spring in an aluminum tube needs a little something to help prevent undue wear.

That's why it's stated to NOT use the metal hammers with these tubes. The MDS work great and honestly there much better than the metal hammers

That's correct. We would no longer be able to anodize them locally, so the price would go up due to shipping and the extra cost of the hard coat.

[triggertreat]

Hi Keith,
Yes, I think that cannon should be called "The Awkward 51." Definitely heavy and awkward.  After I got it back home, I sorted out the mechanics of it and got it shooting pretty well.  Its in pieces now on my workbench, ready to be transformed into "The Ergonomic 51", LOL.
Here are a few pics: The Awkward 51, its balanced valve (which cocks very easy), a 5 shot 100 yd group with 250 gn .51 bullets. There are 3 shots in the hole at 11 o'clock.

That name is fitting.  Never seen a butt stock plenum before.  It just needs one of these LW tubes on it to lighten it up a bit.

[Geronimo]

Thanks for letting me shoot that awesome piece of work at the fun shoot Lloyd. Always fun shooting air rifles with recoil. Nothing like being aggravated and pulling out the big bores to blow some stuff up and get to a better mood without having to go to the range. Anxious to see the final product. Hope to see you again at the fun shoot this year.

[rsterne]

You got enough tubes on that thing, Lloyd?.... FOUR counting the barrel?.... Very unique design, look forward to more information on it.... and as I have said before, WELCOME BACK !!!

Bob

PS, did the Stagamites work?....

[lloyd-ss]

PS, did the Stagamites work?....

Only if I wore a tinfoil hat.