Artemis M11 MK2 .22 (coming soon!)

[Rupertt]

Makes sense Mike; thanks for the info..!

[canadian_shooter]

I recieved mine from Wes about a week ago and I'm really liking it. It's in. 22 cal like yours. So far it has been very accurate with 17.5 grain NSA slugs at around 915 fps. It is far from broken in yet but even so the reg has been very consistent right from the start . Mine came set at about 140 bar and I have the hammer spring backed all the way out to shoot the 17 grain slugs. So it will definitely sling some heavier ones! I will say that you should pull the breach off when you receive yours and tighten all screws. .
Mine had the cocking lug on the bolt backing out and causing some issues after just a few mags.. there were a few other one that were loose as well..
But after I tightened everything up all has been well and Its getting alot of attention while I wait on my raptor mini to arrive!

How much of a deal is it to remove the breach? Will I require degassing to do so? Can't seem to find much info as far as disassembly Or regulator adjusting (this one is regulated). Not much on youtube either. (in english that is, there seems to be more in Spanish)

[Wayne52]

David you might try asking Wes if there is a PDF exploded view of the M11 available, hopefully he chimes in on this thread to give you pointers on degassing this gun.  There are several other people on this forum that have the M10 and they might be able to help you with how they're degassing theirs.  I do have the PDF for the M10 which is basically the same as yours except yours of course has the regulator and multishot breech I think.  I'll uploade the PDF here as an attachment.

[canadian_shooter]

David you might try asking Wes if there is a PDF exploded view of the M11 available, hopefully he chimes in on this thread to give you pointers on degassing this gun.  There are several other people on this forum that have the M10 and they might be able to help you with how they're degassing theirs.  I do have the PDF for the M10 which is basically the same as yours except yours of course has the regulator and multishot breech I think.  I'll uploade the PDF here as an attachment.

 Thanks Wayne. From what I have read you have to dry fire until empty. The PDF is great thanks. The diag in the manual is very small and low quality therefore difficult to see and the one in the manual is also only of the M10.

[mackeral5]

David you might try asking Wes if there is a PDF exploded view of the M11 available, hopefully he chimes in on this thread to give you pointers on degassing this gun.  There are several other people on this forum that have the M10 and they might be able to help you with how they're degassing theirs.  I do have the PDF for the M10 which is basically the same as yours except yours of course has the regulator and multishot breech I think.  I'll uploade the PDF here as an attachment.

 Thanks Wayne. From what I have read you have to dry fire until empty. The PDF is great thanks. The diag in the manual is very small and low quality therefore difficult to see and the one in the manual is also only of the M10.

I'm not familiar with the M10/m11, but most pcp's can be degassed by removing the hammer spring and replacing it with something solid acting as a spacer, then tighten the hammer spring adjuster against the spacer  to open the valve.  A 1/4;hex screwdriver bit works perfectly in my P15's.   If your m11 has a small set screw with a ball behind it as a degas port I recommend against using it as they are very finicky and difficult to get to seal...

[Wayne52]

That M11 type II is very tempting at the price that Wes is getting for it plus I have three mags for my SPA M16 already which are interchangeable with the M11 II, I can also screw the LDC from my M16 right on that gun as well.  That's a really hard deal to beat especially as smooth as I'm hearing the bolt works on those.  On my M16 there's a air release screw that's called simply "Plug" that you just loosen to let the air out.

[canadian_shooter]

That M11 type II is very tempting at the price that Wes is getting for it plus I have three mags for my SPA M16 already which are interchangeable with the M11 II, I can also screw the LDC from my M16 right on that gun as well.  That's a really hard deal to beat especially as smooth as I'm hearing the bolt works on those.  On my M16 there's a air release screw that's called simply "Plug" that you just loosen to let the air out.

 Yes the price is right plus getting a second spare mag sweetened the pot. The bolt is very smooth cocking. I have a QB Chief (which I really like) and it is a lot stiffer to operate though not unusable by any means. Does the "plug" look like this.

[canadian_shooter]

Couple more pics.

[Wayne52]

#34 on this exploded view is where the plug is on the M16

[canadian_shooter]

thanks Wayne. 

[anti-squirrel]

IIRC, some folks bought M-10s a while back and folks tuned them to some very high power levels.

It seems just about all the SPA rifles respond very well to power tuning.

[canadian_shooter]

IIRC, some folks bought M-10s a while back and folks tuned them to some very high power levels.

It seems just about all the SPA rifles respond very well to power tuning.

 That's what I have been reading too. One of the reasons this was on my radar. Haven't had much time to play yet. Kinda busy time of year with family visiting, etc. Looking ahead doesn't look well weather wise for me either. 

[RVaughn]

If you haven't already done so, there is no need to degas to remove the breach..

[canadian_shooter]

David you might try asking Wes if there is a PDF exploded view of the M11 available, hopefully he chimes in on this thread to give you pointers on degassing this gun.  There are several other people on this forum that have the M10 and they might be able to help you with how they're degassing theirs.  I do have the PDF for the M10 which is basically the same as yours except yours of course has the regulator and multishot breech I think.  I'll uploade the PDF here as an attachment.

 Thanks Wayne. From what I have read you have to dry fire until empty. The PDF is great thanks. The diag in the manual is very small and low quality therefore difficult to see and the one in the manual is also only of the M10.

I'm not familiar with the M10/m11, but most pcp's can be degassed by removing the hammer spring and replacing it with something solid acting as a spacer, then tighten the hammer spring adjuster against the spacer  to open the valve.  A 1/4;hex screwdriver bit works perfectly in my P15's.   If your m11 has a small set screw with a ball behind it as a degas port I recommend against using it as they are very finicky and difficult to get to seal...

Hey, missed this one this morning. Thanks good idea. Thanks for the heads up on degas port.

[canadian_shooter]

If you haven't already done so, there is no need to degas to remove the breach..

I haven't yet, been gone all day. Thanks for that. I was thinking it didn't but having not been inside this one yet wanted to see from someone who has been. 

[canadian_shooter]

Ok, so. Had some time today to really check out the new rifle. After a couple mags of sighting scope and testing a few pellets bolt started to not want to go into home lock position. Pulled the rifle down and yes the screw was coming out on the bolt. Cleaned everything up, degreased the threads on the screw and applied some blue loctite. While apart cut about 1/2 cm from hammer spring. Now I can loosen hammer adjustment to where there is no spring tension and hammer actually has about .030" play and plenty of adjustment to increase tension as required. (waiting for a bright day to shoot over Chronograph) Much better as air in main tube not dropping so much with each shot and a tad quieter (The hammer was under quite a bit of tension before clipping the spring). I am putting pics of what I found and spring length before and after cutting. Camera wasn't straight in last shot so looks kinda funky to me. Loctited every screw while reassembling (which really should have been down a factory). Should be nice now and ready for fine tuning of hammer spring tension whenever I can set up Chronograph and spend some time.

[canadian_shooter]

Managed a little time on the Chronograph today. With the spring clipped 1/2 cm shorter than stock and adjuster set so there is about .030" - .060" free play between hammer and spring I am averaging 850 fps with 18.21 grain H&N hunter pellets. Shot 4 full mags (44 shots) and main reservoir was right about reg setpoint. (140 -150 bar - gauge isn't super high res). I think that is pretty good for now. It seems to be quite accurate at up to 30 yards but a bit shotgun ish at 40 -50 yards (furthest I have shot for groups so far). Could be the pellets they are hollow point. Though I tried JSB 18.13 and (for s*&^s and giggles) Crosman Premier HP and didn't seem to fair much better. I could actually see the CPHP spiral just before hitting at 50 yards (The sun was behind me and lighting them up just nicely). Will try a few others I have kicking around as time permits before getting to concerned or involved in discovering cause. It is more accurate with the single shot tray then magazine however. Wonder if my barrel from the QB Chief is compatible as it shoots a near single hole at the same range with all the above pellets (slightly different POI between pellet types but near single hole grouping). Anyway just wanted to keep those who may be interested updated. Hoping next week I can get more time in. Rifle may still be settling in too. Also as a side note I noticed that Huma makes a direct replacement regulator for this rifle. 

[Wayne52]

I also have a stainless steel (316) fill probe that I'll be using for mine when I get it, I bought it for my PP700SA because the fill probe that came with it was way too soft and not holding up well.  I wonder if the threads for the LDC are 1/2"NPT