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CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #940 on:** April 19, 2016, 10:33:44 PM »

Tuesday update: The LDC's have not shown up yet...still waiting on them.

I've been working on slugs today...I have some upset customers that have been waiting too long for their orders so I'm getting those filled...I'll post some Millennium progress/pics tomorrow when I work on the rifles.

Mike

c670809 · « **Reply #941 on:** April 20, 2016, 12:22:36 AM »

Thanks for the update.

Mine should be here tomorrow.

Matt

cnjl3 · « **Reply #942 on:** April 20, 2016, 12:55:33 AM »

Still waiting for them to "Arrive?" or still waiting for them to be "shipped" to you?

Quote from: CarsonRatSniper on April 19, 2016, 10:33:44 PM

Tuesday update: The LDC's have not shown up yet...still waiting on them.
Mike

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #943 on:** April 20, 2016, 12:53:29 PM »

Still waiting for the 3 that were shipped from the anodizer to the wrong company... They were shipped back to the machine shop - I'm still waiting for them to be shipped to me.
There are two .25 cal & one .22 cal monocores that went missing...these are what I'm waiting for.

Mike

c670809 · « **Reply #944 on:** April 22, 2016, 01:40:12 AM »

Just thought I would let everyone know that mine arrived on Wednesday. I haven't had much time to play with it yet.

I shot a few stings over the chrony . . .@ 2000 psi and the RVA all the way in I got: 900, 885, 862,823,763

After playing with it for a few minutes still at @ 2000 psi with the RVA 3 turns out I got : 845, 856, 848, 832 and the last at 791 with 1050 PSI.

My gauge was off a bit so it appeared to be more than 2000 psi but it wasn't.

I was trying to get five solid shots. Looks like that is not going to happen but it does get four great shots. Keep in mind that mine has the 25 inch barrel.

When I have more time I'll write up my thoughts so far.

For those who are interested, I went with the Vortex 2-8X32. So far I like it a lot.

There are some kinks that I need to get worked out of the gun but we'll get them figured out.

If you have questions I'll try to answer them as I have time.

Matt

cnjl3 · « **Reply #945 on:** April 22, 2016, 02:30:20 AM »

Wow! What a stunner (in more ways than one).
I guess your MP is .25cal. Did you test with JSB's?
What kinks? If you back out to 3 1/2 or 4 turns maybe you will get your 5 solid shots.
Looks like you didn't order the LDC. How loud is it?
So with the RVA all the way in it yields 4 solid shots. Not bad for a hunting scenario.
Very Very Nice! Are you still smiling?

c670809 · « **Reply #946 on:** April 22, 2016, 12:30:23 PM »

cnjl3-
Yes, I guess I should have been clear. Those results are with the regular JSB's in .25.

With more turns out the first shot drops to low to be where I want. I'm happy with four shots, I just keep tinkering and trying to get 5. I think I will have to drop the pressure and change the spring to get 5 almost equal shots. But, I'm not sure it's worth it.

I didn't order the LDC because I already have one. It's about as loud as you would expect. It's not backyard friendly without one. But with one it's nice and tame.

The Good:
It’s a pumper!
It’s a multi-shot pumper
It’s very pretty
The machine work looks great
It puts out 4 shots at 40 ft/lbs that are pretty consistent
It can put out more power with more pressure
It was packed great

The Kinks:

It had a leak when it got to me
The gauge manifold was tapped too deep. Because it's an NPT thread it needs to be tight but you can't tighten it or it bottoms out on the gun before getting tight. To make maters worse the pump lever was bumping it slightly. So even though Mike wrapped it in Teflon tape, when the pump lever would move it started leaking. I fixed it by putting two very thin copper washers under it, wrapping it in Teflon and blue locktite. Also I added a piece of leather under the pump arm to keep it from hitting the CO2 bulb. At some point I'll remove the excess wood.

The magazine/fill probe has issues.
The magazine is machined too tightly causing the fill probe oring to get caught and torn on it. It also makes it very hard to push the probe through the magazine. I'm working on that right now. I've drilled out one hole but I want to take is slowly so I don't mess anything up.

The piece at the end of the carbon fiber on the barrel is not properly aligned on my gun.
It causes the pellet to strike the end of my LDC. It's not off by much. The best I can measure shows .004 but it seems to be enough to cause issues. I'll machine it square when I get the barrel off.

On my gun the barrel was accidentally epoxied to the receiver.
I ordered a .25 and a .22 but right now I only have a .25. The barrel was epoxied to the receiver. Mike wasn't able to get it off so I asked him to send it to me. When I have time I plan on making a fixture and heating the receiver up with a torch to loosen the epoxy.

The Stuff I Don’t Care About But Some Might:

The stock looks good but if you look close you can see where dust and lint got in the finish.

Some scratches from assembly

When empty it wouldn't fill by pumping. Even with it the bolt pulled back, it needed a tank to get the valve to seat.

If you’re not careful it will pinch you. The older Sheridans and Benjamins have rounded corners that don't bite you. This doesn't. I think it makes it look better but I have one large bruse on my chest and two on my hand because I wasn't careful.

Overall, I like it. I don't think a gun that cost this much should have these issues but I'm willing to deal with them because there is nothing else out there like this gun. Mike has been very responsive recently with email and communication. I'm sure that over time he will get all of the kinks worked out.

Here are a few more pictures for you:

Matt

Norm_m · « **Reply #947 on:** April 22, 2016, 02:47:33 PM »

Ok is it me or do none of the pictures show up???

Norm

Matt15 · « **Reply #948 on:** April 22, 2016, 02:51:24 PM »

Quote from: Norm_m on April 22, 2016, 02:47:33 PM

Ok is it me or do none of the pictures show up???

Norm

None of them show up for me.

nervoustrigger · « **Reply #949 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:00:00 PM »

They're showing up fine here in Opera but not in Chrome...which is ironic because the pictures are hosted on Google.

MichaelM · « **Reply #950 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:04:59 PM »

yea I dont see them in chrome either

ezman604 · « **Reply #951 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:32:06 PM »

Hmmm...
Using IE11 here, pictures showing fine.
Just tried Chrome, no go. No pictures, just an empty box.

bnowlin · « **Reply #952 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:52:33 PM »

Me too IE11 just fine.
Bobn

match · « **Reply #953 on:** April 22, 2016, 04:28:11 PM »

old firefox with javascript and cookies disabled from anything google - works fine.

Rescue35 · « **Reply #954 on:** April 22, 2016, 04:49:14 PM »

Im on Chrome and they were up earlier for me. Now they are gone. Nice looking rifle.

c670809 · « **Reply #955 on:** April 22, 2016, 07:07:26 PM »

Sorry guys, I'm not sure what's going on. They are working fine for me. They're hosted on Google. When I get home tonight I'll see if I can do something different.

Tater · « **Reply #956 on:** April 22, 2016, 07:11:49 PM »

I saw them all up this morning, but now can't see any of them. Mozilla Firefox both times.

rsterne · « **Reply #957 on:** April 22, 2016, 07:33:03 PM »

IE11, no photos visible in reply #946....

Bob

Norm_m · « **Reply #958 on:** April 22, 2016, 07:34:34 PM »

I am using IE 11

Reply # 935 & 937 pictures are OK

Reply # 944 & 946 pictures do not show up

Norm

ezman604 · « **Reply #959 on:** April 22, 2016, 08:35:26 PM »

LOL
Saw them at work. Get home, running W7 and IE11, no go. Black boxes with X. Even right clicked to copy properties of photo, opened a web page to one and get a white dash. No picture.
Guess I have to go back to work to see them again. Nah...not till Monday.

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Millennium Pumper Production - *The Beginning* - And The Lousy End

Author Topic: Millennium Pumper Production - *The Beginning* - And The Lousy End (Read 292111 times))

Millennium Pumper Production - The Beginning - And The Lousy End

Author Topic: Millennium Pumper Production - The Beginning - And The Lousy End (Read 292111 times))