DAR Gen II is now available

[Firewalker]

Congrats, Dan! I hope to see some one-hole targets soon!

I have all three DARs tuned to my liking in the trigger arena, the .22 and a .25 are tuned to a particular pellet. Next up is radical tuning for slugs!

All of my slugs shot like carp yesterday at lower speeds so I cranked the hammer spring down... nope, nothing, returned it, turned the reg out 1/2 turn and got into the 800s but want 950 fps on the 30gr Baracudas so some TP work needs to be done and I am toying with removing the reg all together to see what speed I can reach.

Comments?

[singleshotcajun]

Barracudas shooting like Carp. I understand the use of Carp but it still gave me the giggle I needed this morning. I love a good fish reference.

[Firewalker]

Barracudas shooting like Carp. I understand the use of Carp but it still gave me the giggle I needed this morning. I love a good fish reference.

🤣 I just said that for the halibut!

[Firewalker]

All my NSAs shot like carp too but I saw huge improvement with higher speeds.

Can I tickle 1000fps?

[crazyhorse1]

More like dead fish, eh ?

[RDB]

If you remove the reg.... you'll have to find a way to plug the vent hole or she wont hold air.

If your serious about going that route.  You could pull the main reg body out of the aluminum spacer and plug the hole in the aluminum with some jb weld. Could always drill it back out later if you dont like the results.

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Dan H
I don't know yet as I have not received them as of this post,
I am really hoping that this 17 Dar will turn into a good heavy weight shooter,
It would curtail a lot of ammo be shot as compared to the 22 cal...........

Since my back yard neighbor decided to move a bunch of their horses directly in line with the only safe shooting lane I have,
there is approximately 350/400 yds distance, between target back stop and horse corrals.
 
I will have to set up the starling sniping bench in the second floor window of my shop, this will direct the pellets downward
into the dirt/sand etc, this height will also give me a excellent view on the total shooting range,
and any possible problems, free roaming kids/dogs etc that may be out there etc.

I am kinda leery of using the 25 cal, as It has a lot more power than the 22 or 17 cal's etc,
it (25) cal is set up for Yeller Dog patrol, I have 1 left that keeps eyeing the free ranging Cluck Clucks.

Tia,
Don

 
Dan H
[/quote] question = did they send you a complete o ring kit for the gun the duro 90 stuff ?  cause I need to get one , and go threw my .25 it hold's air perfect but I do not trust it , but love that gun , it shoots my NOE  26g fantastic  .... it's looking like they are going to have that last 5 percent of the gun corrected = o ring's ,and poppet sealing surface fixed which is good news for all of us , and them . ... because it is to good of plat form to let this kind of stuff mess things up  [/quote]

[crazyhorse1]

Don be sure and check your ground for possible richocets as a rock buried can be an issue...I've done many horse ranches (squirrels) and like you mentioned, setting up a shot plan is a good start.

This rancher had 19 Arabian race horses.. I had to shoot squirrels around corrals...somewhat complex.

https://u.cubeupload.com/crazyhorse4/HorseRanchJune2002.jpg

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Rich
I got kind'a lucky in my place, this area is one blow sand pit, that's the reason that it was up for sale 40+ yrs ago,
a total of 90 acres total.................. , of nothing but sand/sage and pucker brush and about 85% Rabbit brush.......
sure make GREAT HONEY, and the wildlife loves the Rabbit brush, and I have over 50+ brush piles for the Quail/Cottontails and Mule deer.

Tia,
Don

[HunterWhite]

Rich, nice photo. Late spring or early summer morning, looking northwest? Is that knapweed and tulips growing there?

[Dan H]

Congrats, Dan! I hope to see some one-hole targets soon!

I have all three DARs tuned to my liking in the trigger arena, the .22 and a .25 are tuned to a particular pellet. Next up is radical tuning for slugs!

All of my slugs shot like carp yesterday at lower speeds so I cranked the hammer spring down... nope, nothing, returned it, turned the reg out 1/2 turn and got into the 800s but want 950 fps on the 30gr Baracudas so some TP work needs to be done and I am toying with removing the reg all together to see what speed I can reach.

Comments?

David   here you go at 50 yards circle closest to the green thumb tack , 3 shots in that ragged hole about the size of the base of those thumb tacks ! 

shot 2 mags out cheap crosman=CPHP  920 -925 fps ... pretty crazy that it's this accurate at this speed ...    

the other shots were site in shots , and me settling down a bit ...

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Guys
(Shared on the Dar Gen II mod post)
Here is some more info on a Gen II, (Nov/2020 bought), 22 caliber OEM hammer spring,
the following is the spec's for the hammer spring, hammer stroke length etc.

Hammer spring Length = 1.870" long,
.425" O/S diameter,
.333" I/S diameter,
Wire thickness = .044" thick,
11 coils, closed ends
Coil bound @ .580"
.135" between coils,
5-1/2 coils p/inch,
Pound rating measured at 17.5 lbs, for 3 time average.

Hammer stroke distance of .455", hammer face to poppet stem distance.
Distance from COCKED hammer, (inside distance to end of psi tube/tube cap,
with the OEM Black disc flush with the end of the tube = (spring area) = .790"   .

HTH's
Don

[NHGuide]

Great news!   
I like this .25 I have... the lighter 26.8 grain NSA slugs seem to be just the ticket, too!  I have about equal results with Hades, and JSB Exacts of similar weight.

I have only shot a little bit but so far my testing is very promising!

I am anxious to see how your .22 does!  maybe I'll grab one of those the next time they release a batch   

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Will check the classified...............
Don

[Firewalker]

If you remove the reg.... you'll have to find a way to plug the vent hole or she wont hold air.

If your serious about going that route.  You could pull the main reg body out of the aluminum spacer and plug the hole in the aluminum with some jb weld. Could always drill it back out later if you dont like the results.

Rod, I was just going to turn some Al down and add two o-rings to make a thin wall bypass tube to cover the bleed hole. Same specs as the outside reg tube but 0.040" thick.

[Insanity]

If you remove the reg.... you'll have to find a way to plug the vent hole or she wont hold air.

If your serious about going that route.  You could pull the main reg body out of the aluminum spacer and plug the hole in the aluminum with some jb weld. Could always drill it back out later if you dont like the results.

Rod, I was just going to turn some Al down and add two o-rings to make a thin wall bypass tube to cover the bleed hole. Same specs as the outside reg tube but 0.040" thick.

If you do that I would be interested in one in the future if it works well.

[Firewalker]

Congrats, Dan! I hope to see some one-hole targets soon!

I have all three DARs tuned to my liking in the trigger arena, the .22 and a .25 are tuned to a particular pellet. Next up is radical tuning for slugs!

All of my slugs shot like carp yesterday at lower speeds so I cranked the hammer spring down... nope, nothing, returned it, turned the reg out 1/2 turn and got into the 800s but want 950 fps on the 30gr Baracudas so some TP work needs to be done and I am toying with removing the reg all together to see what speed I can reach.

Comments?

David   here you go at 50 yards circle closest to the green thumb tack , 3 shots in that ragged hole about the size of the base of those thumb tacks ! 

shot 2 mags out cheap crosman=CPHP  920 -925 fps ... pretty crazy that it's this accurate at this speed ...    

the other shots were site in shots , and me settling down a bit ...

There's some nice shootin, Dan!!

[Firewalker]

If you remove the reg.... you'll have to find a way to plug the vent hole or she wont hold air.

If your serious about going that route.  You could pull the main reg body out of the aluminum spacer and plug the hole in the aluminum with some jb weld. Could always drill it back out later if you dont like the results.

Rod, I was just going to turn some Al down and add two o-rings to make a thin wall bypass tube to cover the bleed hole. Same specs as the outside reg tube but 0.040" thick.

If you do that I would be interested in one in the future if it works well.

OK, Ill just turn a longer piece and separate it after turning the o-ring grooves.

[Firewalker]

Great news!   
I like this .25 I have... the lighter 26.8 grain NSA slugs seem to be just the ticket, too!  I have about equal results with Hades, and JSB Exacts of similar weight.

I have only shot a little bit but so far my testing is very promising!

I am anxious to see how your .22 does!  maybe I'll grab one of those the next time they release a batch   

None of the NSA's shot well for me. The 29's shot the best.  What diameter are yours? Mine are all .250"

[crazyhorse1]

Rich, nice photo. Late spring or early summer morning, looking northwest? Is that knapweed and tulips growing there?

Early summer morning looking northwest...I think you are right about knapweed in fore ground but regular tall grass beyond far corrals.. I had to watch close for rattlesnakes as they go into ground squirrel burrows for a meal.