Who Owns a Dreamline and How is it Doing?

[abqjoe]

Absolutely nothing wrong with your thought process, I would incorporate 4 set screws to for the top 2 for the bottom and if you have seen my video I use a piece of rubber for the set screws as to not damage or dimple the barrel or tube...

Again, similar thought process. I was thinking about the concept of how scope rings tighten, but done in a way that over tightening is not possible. Thank you for your thoughts, I'm going to check out your channel.....

[KnifeMaker]

Did you not see the post two above this one?

I'm really embarrassed. I did see that post.

Low, I do it too!


To answer the question of a barrel support at the end of the tube, I have one, but only to protect the barrel shroud in a hard bump. Air tubes ten to move with air pressure. As the pressure lessens, they many times will cause the poi to move left or right as the bube flexes as the pressure changes. 


if you put a bipod on the band, the pressure of the gun itself will cause the poi to be higher than normal. Usually changing the left and right as well.


The two effects together can be maddening. Evan temp changes the equation. Particularly with an alu. pressure tube. It may not be noticed at short ranges, but is blatantly obvious at longer ranges.


Knife

[Marc In Iowa]

Way too much information I could even post on here, Easier just to watch my YouTube channel..

I watched your 39 minute video about fitting the Huma reg. Looks like you ended up with the reg set to 165 bar and no change to the factory hammer spring. Correct?

[Marc In Iowa]

I ended up upgrading the caliber of my DreamPup from 177 to 22. The way the rifle is setup at the factory, it's very hard to tune it down to 12 fpe to shoot lead-free, 177 GTO 6.8 grain. You can do it, but just barely and maybe still a little too hot ~900 fps; accuracy at 25 yds not so great.

By upping the caliber to 22, setting the reg to 100 bar gets you more into the design power band for the Dreamline. Wind was 20 mph today but it's clearly shooting the 22 GTO 11.75 grain better. More testing and dialing in to come. Shooting ~910 fps @ 21.6 fpe.

[Marc In Iowa]

Continues to shoot GTOs great in 22.

When I get some truly calm air, I'll do a full review.

[GoneShootn]

I have the Dreamline Classic in .25 with the Black Pepper Laminate stock.  This is by far the nicest air rifle I have ever owned.  Now, this is also the only high end air rifle I own, other than the Evanix Air Speed, which I consider a fail in comparison for an air rifle at this price point!  I got it in .25 because the .25 and .30 models come with a higher capacity air cylinder.  Once available, I will be getting the .22 barrel kit and it will probably stay in the .22 configuration for most of it's life since that's mainly what I shoot the most. 

Accuracy is spot on, the action is buttery smooth and it looks phenomenal!  This is the only air rifle I own or have owned that I have had to do absolutely nothing to since I purchased it.  Yes, it is highly tweakable, but I have not touched a single setting since I've gotten it because it's been perfect right out of the box. It will consistently stack pellets one on top of another at 40 years and does it with ease.  It's almost made target shooting boring... 

Early on I had a slight issue with the trigger resetting after I took a shot, but that may have been something that was hanging when it was new and it seems to have worked itself out since I have not experienced it at all lately.  I did make a slight adjustment to the trigger that was recommended by Matt at JSAR, but it was maybe a ¼ turn at the most and I don't even recall which adjustment it was.  In any event, it's fixed and I haven't experienced it since..

The .25 caliber Dreamline does have the longer 600mm barrel and others have reported issues with the barrel drooping.  I have not experienced this, but, when I purchased mine from JSAR, Matt worked directly with FX to get one with the tightest fitting barrel they could find.  The barrel will move slightly, but it does not droop and touch the air cylinder when horizontal, even with the LDC attached.  I have slipped an o-ring onto the air cylinder to prevent the barrel from touching the air tube in the event I bounce it, but that was purely a precaution measure on my part.  I did order one of the FX Wildcat barrel bands from SMW Engineering, but this was because I wanted a way to attach a bi-pod without having to mess with putting a hole the stock.  I'm sure it will add some support to the barrel also, but that was not the reason for my purchase.

Overall, I am extremely pleased with this rifle, and would not hesitate recommending it to others.

Link for the barrel band?

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

I have the Dreamline Classic in .25 with the Black Pepper Laminate stock.  This is by far the nicest air rifle I have ever owned.  Now, this is also the only high end air rifle I own, other than the Evanix Air Speed, which I consider a fail in comparison for an air rifle at this price point!  I got it in .25 because the .25 and .30 models come with a higher capacity air cylinder.  Once available, I will be getting the .22 barrel kit and it will probably stay in the .22 configuration for most of it's life since that's mainly what I shoot the most. 

Accuracy is spot on, the action is buttery smooth and it looks phenomenal!  This is the only air rifle I own or have owned that I have had to do absolutely nothing to since I purchased it.  Yes, it is highly tweakable, but I have not touched a single setting since I've gotten it because it's been perfect right out of the box. It will consistently stack pellets one on top of another at 40 years and does it with ease.  It's almost made target shooting boring... 

Early on I had a slight issue with the trigger resetting after I took a shot, but that may have been something that was hanging when it was new and it seems to have worked itself out since I have not experienced it at all lately.  I did make a slight adjustment to the trigger that was recommended by Matt at JSAR, but it was maybe a ¼ turn at the most and I don't even recall which adjustment it was.  In any event, it's fixed and I haven't experienced it since..

The .25 caliber Dreamline does have the longer 600mm barrel and others have reported issues with the barrel drooping.  I have not experienced this, but, when I purchased mine from JSAR, Matt worked directly with FX to get one with the tightest fitting barrel they could find.  The barrel will move slightly, but it does not droop and touch the air cylinder when horizontal, even with the LDC attached.  I have slipped an o-ring onto the air cylinder to prevent the barrel from touching the air tube in the event I bounce it, but that was purely a precaution measure on my part.  I did order one of the FX Wildcat barrel bands from SMW Engineering, but this was because I wanted a way to attach a bi-pod without having to mess with putting a hole the stock.  I'm sure it will add some support to the barrel also, but that was not the reason for my purchase.

Overall, I am extremely pleased with this rifle, and would not hesitate recommending it to others.

Link for the barrel band?

https://smwengineering.co.uk/collections/fx-wildcat/products/fx-wildcat-picatinny-mounts

[wahoowad]

I have been daydreaming about a Dreamlite but this is the first i’m reading about droopy barrel. I thought I saw a video that said the Dreamlite uses 4 screws to secure the barrel in the breach. It still droops? And a plastic wedge between the shroud and cylinder is the fix???

[squirrel_hunter]

I have been daydreaming about a Dreamlite but this is the first i’m reading about droopy barrel. I thought I saw a video that said the Dreamlite uses 4 screws to secure the barrel in the breach. It still droops? And a plastic wedge between the shroud and cylinder is the fix???

i fixed it with the FX Wildcat barrel bands from SMW Engineering that i modified,not mounting anything to it.

[Hoople]

I have been daydreaming about a Dreamlite but this is the first i’m reading about droopy barrel. I thought I saw a video that said the Dreamlite uses 4 screws to secure the barrel in the breach. It still droops? And a plastic wedge between the shroud and cylinder is the fix???

The 4 screws are on the new Crown. See pg1 reply #12 for a picture of FS's fix, simple and effective. Also the new Dream Pup has a barrel band attached to the bottom of the scope rail.

The Dreamlines are not powerhouses but shoot medium weight pellets very well indeed. The cocking mechanism has to be felt to be believed, and the trigger is amazing as well.

[wimpanzee]

I have been daydreaming about a Dreamlite but this is the first i’m reading about droopy barrel. I thought I saw a video that said the Dreamlite uses 4 screws to secure the barrel in the breach. It still droops? And a plastic wedge between the shroud and cylinder is the fix???

The 4 screws are on the new Crown. See pg1 reply #12 for a picture of FS's fix, simple and effective. Also the new Dream Pup has a barrel band attached to the bottom of the scope rail.

The Dreamlines are not powerhouses but shoot medium weight pellets very well indeed. The cocking mechanism has to be felt to be believed, and the trigger is amazing as well.

I've got mine to 59fpe with 2mm hammer spring shim and a huma reg @ 150bar. I think I can lower the reg and still get that power, as the hammer spring is not quite maxxed, and net a few more shots...next time I degas it!

That power should push the hybrid slugs over 1000fps, so plenty of power for low-mid weight slugs there, as long as you are willing to play with it a little.

[Hoople]

wimpanzee, that is awesome performance. What caliber and pellet? I should have said no powerhouse in stock form. lol

I have ported the barrel and modified the probe and installed the 2mm shim but am topping out about 890 w/fx slugs in my .22/500mm barrel. And man is it loud; wasting a lot of air with the shot barrel. Not sure the huma with its larger plenum would help velocity wise in my .22. I want to get a 600mm barrel conversion and take it from there

[wimpanzee]

wimpanzee, that is awesome performance. What caliber and pellet? I should have said no powerhouse in stock form. lol

I have ported the barrel and modified the probe and installed the 2mm shim but am topping out about 890 w/fx slugs in my .22/500mm barrel. And man is it loud; wasting a lot of air with the shot barrel. Not sure the huma with its larger plenum would help velocity wise in my .22. I want to get a 600mm barrel conversion and take it from there

600mm .25, jsb mkII, 34gr @ 890fps. Only about 20 shots though. At 810fps I was getting 32 - a full mag. Got some of the JSB .25 hades coming, should be interesting to seem them around 920 fps!

[wimpanzee]

wimpanzee, that is awesome performance. What caliber and pellet? I should have said no powerhouse in stock form. lol

I have ported the barrel and modified the probe and installed the 2mm shim but am topping out about 890 w/fx slugs in my .22/500mm barrel. And man is it loud; wasting a lot of air with the shot barrel. Not sure the huma with its larger plenum would help velocity wise in my .22. I want to get a 600mm barrel conversion and take it from there

600mm .25, jsb mkII, 34gr @ 890fps. Only about 20 shots though. At 810fps I was getting 32 - two full mags. Got some of the JSB .25 hades coming, should be interesting to seem them around 920 fps!