A.E.A. the gun of the moment ?

[Wayne52]

I did twenty shots with my AEA HP 25 cal semi auto today.  I was shooting faster on the first video, the second one I tried slowing down.

[Bob Pratl]

I did twenty shots with my AEA HP 25 cal semi auto today.  I was shooting faster on the first video, the second one I tried slowing down.

Wayne, very nice. I think that you will agree, that our non-semi's will be getting dusty
because the semi's are spoiling the S*** out of us. When I decide to grad a air guns guess
what I grab.

[Wayne52]

I did twenty shots with my AEA HP 25 cal semi auto today.  I was shooting faster on the first video, the second one I tried slowing down.

Wayne, very nice. I think that you will agree, that our non-semi's will be getting dusty
because the semi's are spoiling the S*** out of us. When I decide to grad a air guns guess
what I grab.

Bob you might recall the thread that I posted last year with a red squirrel chasing a fox squirrel out of a tree, the first shot I nailed the fox squirrel and 5 seconds or less I nailed the red squirrel, they had both fallen out of that tree no more than six feet apart.  They really are a joy to shoot when you have the semi auto feature.  Southern Gunner put a Huma regulator on his 30 cal carbine and is getting a boatload of shots on the regulator with that gun a lot of power.  He even made a video recently dedicated to "The AEA Brand"

[Bob Pratl]

Bob you might recall the thread that I posted last year with a red squirrel chasing a fox squirrel out of a tree, the first shot I nailed the fox squirrel and 5 seconds or less I nailed the red squirrel, they had both fallen out of that tree no more than six feet apart.  They really are a joy to shoot when you have the semi auto feature.  Southern Gunner put a Huma regulator on his 30 cal carbine and is getting a boatload of shots on the regulator with that gun a lot of power.  He even made a video recently dedicated to "The AEA Brand"

I remember that video, because it convinced me to get a .30 cal HP semi, which I enjoy very much. So far I only have two semi's, the AEA .357 Terminator and the AEA .30.
I still enjoy the traditional bolt/side levers, but I am getting lazy.

[Wayne52]

Well I just printed up five more of those 2 circle targets and I'll soon be headed back up in the attic for a third round on the same fill, I might be able to get 40 shots from it but I'm not going to push it past 30 til I see where the gauge is at after the next ten shots.  Folks just don't realize how nice it is to cast your own pellets, I really like the fact that I don't have to worry about ammo with my airguns, especially now that NOE is going to make .177 BBT molds at some point, hopefully sooner than later because the few .177's that I have don't get used anymore, they're also going to be making a 20 cal BBT as well which is also very cool

[BTair]

So it seems everyone with the larger caliber (.25 and up) AEA semis is having good luck with them.  But what about .22 cal?  I've read/watched a lot of negative reviews with the .22s not cycling well.  Anyone here have the .22 HP semi? 

[rdwilson]

So it seems everyone with the larger caliber (.25 and up) AEA semis is having good luck with them.  But what about .22 cal?  I've read/watched a lot of negative reviews with the .22s not cycling well.  Anyone here have the .22 HP semi? 

............ i have the first gen 22 cal(has alum 500 cc tank)  & it cycles  great , also have  22 cal HPSS PLUS (has  tube) have not shot it much , it is really hard to  cock & insert the mag , my hands are really bad ,bone on bone arthirtis in left , right has been broken twice,   i have shot the 1st gen  on & off for about a year& no problems..

[sicumj]

     I made an extended handle.  Not much longer but allows for two finger pulls.

[Wayne52]

I've thought about getting one of the semi 22's but never did.  The pistols are really inexpensive last time I looked too.  For .22 my Challenger LS has been shining. Great trigger and super easy to cock bolt action. Loves the slugs and that's all it's ate since I've owned it.

Here's round three for the HP 25 semi carbine.

[Mr.P]

I’m know I’m going to end up getting one of those 25 cal carbines, Even though I’ve been telling myself I wouldn’t.  This thread is not helping my resolve one bit.

Anyone here know anything about interchangeability of parts and availability of different barrels? Would be nice to have one with a couple of different length barrels for example…

[Captain Paul]

I’m know I’m going to end up getting one of those 25 cal carbines, Even though I’ve been telling myself I wouldn’t.  This thread is not helping my resolve one bit.

Anyone here know anything about interchangeability of parts and availability of different barrels? Would be nice to have one with a couple of different length barrels for example…

I believe many of the parts are interchangeable, but when I asked Bin Yan (The Pellet Shop) about buying spare parts / barrels, he said they weren't available.  Perhaps Bin Tac can get them?

[Mr.P]

I asked about extra hammer springs and bin (Tac) said they were not available. I was able to get a longer shroud and set of .357 metal baffles from him for the max.  So my success rate is 50%. I will have to ask about barrels.

[bear air]

I'd like a 37mm tube/picatinny clamp so I can use a bipod on my 30 cal challenger.

[Mr.P]

I got in touch with Bin of Bin Tac. He said there are barrel kits that you can buy for the HP semi auto guns. They are around $249 and include barrel, shroud, baffles, and a plunger mechanism for semi auto.

[Firewalker]

     I made an extended handle.  Not much longer but allows for two finger pulls.

Nice, James! 

[Mr.P]

The HP max 357 is now finally shooting the way I want it.  I share this stuff not in the spirit of bragging or anything but just in case someone else out there is trying to do something with this airgun is interested in talking about it.

I stumbled on a good combination of metal and 3d printed baffles and spacers to fill an 8x1.5” tube that works to quiet it way down, thank goodness.  Since this is kind of a screw on pickle I don’t think we can discuss the internals here (?) but after trying many many different combinations that were unsatisfactory found one that works pretty well.

The gun was having hammer bounce problems which added to the noise … Ended up clipping a few coils off of the stock spring, And then wound a shorter second lighter weight spring through to add stiffness, since my goal in clipping the spring wasn’t to decrease power but to decrease hammer bounce. So far so good. I may try clipping a little more so the hammer can free-fly a bit.

Next up will be some chrony testing later to see how power is affected by the changed spring but Based on the blowing holes in two by fours power is still there.

Here is the link to that lighter weight spring.  It is not stiff enough to replace the main spring but is good for adding stiffness to a shortened spring.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08KQJSC9L?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

[Wayne52]

I'll be shooting my HP 457 Max today at a target out at the state land, probably 5 shots at a target with my camera showing the hits.

         

         

[Spacebus]

My better six shot group from yesterday at 50 yards, 222 grain HP NOE BBT .457, AEA Challenger Bullpup. The left and right fliers were all my fault, and trigger squeeze related.

[Firewalker]

My better six shot group from yesterday at 50 yards, 222 grain HP NOE BBT .457, AEA Challenger Bullpup. The left and right fliers were all my fault, and trigger squeeze related.

Look at the size of those holes! 

[Spacebus]

My better six shot group from yesterday at 50 yards, 222 grain HP NOE BBT .457, AEA Challenger Bullpup. The left and right fliers were all my fault, and trigger squeeze related.

Look at the size of those holes! 

It will never make a dime sized group, that's for sure  For the recoil, muzzle blast, heavy trigger, and heavy rifle, I'm quite pleased with the groups. The rifle could probably make one ragged hole with more practice.