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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Thanks to thepalidin and SMP Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Thanks to thepalidin and SMP   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:32 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Thanks for the info and inspiration...I just ordered a QB78 Deluxe in .22 caliber, and the Gold Service from Archer Airguns. Now can you airgun braniacs can help me make it just a bit more powerful? _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:38 pm Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Congrats Radar, you can get the XP tune kit from Archer. It adds 100 fps according to him. I had him do it to my QB79. You will be pleasantly surprised when you get this rifle. Ernesto   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:22 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA My Crosman is stock and hits hard. I'll watch to see what you do. _________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:40 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA I just looked up the QB 79 and it still shows. That's the one that takes the large co2 bottle stock. I was never interested in it but thought I'd mention it if you weren't aware of it.   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:10 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Sure...Blame poor ol Sean.... why not eh. Are you going to run it on HPA or C02? First thing you'll want is this gadget. http://www.archerairguns.com/Bulk-Fill-Cap-p/ibbfc2.htm It allows you to run bulk C02 or HPA depending on your mood. It also gives you a dual purpose rifle. Running on C02 with no preload is a nice basement target rifle. Same gun on HPA is a nice Hunter...Bob's up to 40+ fpe _________________ Sean   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:53 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Poor old Sean wrote: Sure...Blame poor ol Sean.... why not eh. Of course! (The wife can't get to you easily from here.) SMP wrote: Are you going to run it on HPA or C02? First thing you'll want is this gadget. http://www.archerairguns.com/Bulk-Fill-Cap-p/ibbfc2.htm It allows you to run bulk C02 or HPA depending on your mood. It also gives you a dual purpose rifle. Running on C02 with no preload is a nice basement target rifle. Same gun on HPA is a nice Hunter...Bob's up to 40+ fpe Cool. Well I didn't know I could run on HPA, so I was planning on CO2--so maybe both. I reckon I'll take the time waiting for delivery to do some more research on this one. A true 600 fps MV in .22 would be fine with me. I'll see what their "Gold Service" chronograph print out tells me. If it's like 500 fps, I'm going to look for a little power boost. I would like to be able to do a little starling and squirrel control. But mostly paper since I already have the Disco set up and sighted-in for hunting at more than 25 fpe. But how nice to have a target practice gun that I can drop a couple Powerlets into and just go shoot a whole bunch with no pumping. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:55 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA thepaladin wrote: I just looked up the QB 79 and it still shows. That's the one that takes the large co2 bottle stock. I was never interested in it but thought I'd mention it if you weren't aware of it. I did see that, thanks, but what sold me was the 12 gram Powerlets, actually. Easy, pocket-sized, and disposable. I don't even know where to get CO2 bulk fill around here. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:10 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA I believe it will take the paint ball sized bottles (my Beretta CX4 and my Hammerli 850[.22] uses them). But, I prefered the 12 gram powerlets to. Handy. I do have an adapter that allows me to load 2 powerlets at once. _________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:20 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario radar wrote: Of course! (The wife can't get to you easily from here.) Funny thing that's exactly what went through my mind. Here is food for thought. I think you'll find the velocity will be 500-525 fps right out of the box. And there is something to be said for leaving it there. It's more than enough power to shoot starlings and squirrels. (95% of all Canadian airgun owners are restricted to 500fps and they do loads of hunting at this power. ) Beyond that 480 to 540 is the ideal speed for paper accuracy That will give you a very good shot count on a pair of caplets and a more controlled rate of expansion cooling. 600fps on C02 takes a lot more gas. Then if you want more bang simply charge it up on air....I had to dial mine down a lot and restrict the port to stay under 600 fps when running HPA _________________ Sean   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:29 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Oh ya I almost forgot. There is a decent little increase in speed to be had by just changing the transfer port seal.. _________________ Sean   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:47 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA OK I already gots a few question for you guys then. oddtodd, (I love that cartoon by the way) do paintball tanks come full of CO2 and then are refilled or thrown away? Are they just like big powerlets--because I never have seen one, but PA sells these big 88g CO2 disposable cylinders. Sean I might leave it alone then. I'm used to flatter shooting, but then I rarely shoot beyond 25-30 yards except for paper. I saw that Archer seal kit video this afternoon from Mr. Archer...other than that, would I just preload the hammer spring like an PCP gun? Or could I do that instead of the seal kit maybe? This will be the first CO2 gun I ever, ever had, even when I was a kid pelly-whacking the local chipmunk population. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:54 pm Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Radar paintball co2 tanks come empty, they are refillable. I have a 9oz and a 4oz tank for mine. You get about 600 shots with the 9oz tank. Ernesto   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:57 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Thank Big Ern. I suppose I could get one at a paintball shop and they'd fill it there? I'll prolly stick to the little powerlets though. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:06 pm Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Any paintball store can fill your tank. I pay $3.00 to fill the 9oz tank. I used to fill my tanks when I used to paintball at an Army surplus store too. Can't wait to hear how you like your new QB. I was really surprised how nice it was when I got mine. Ernesto   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:13 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA There are also the large disposable co2 cylinders. There are Crosman bulk tanks that simply thread on and are pierced like the 12 gram ones. I looked up the Pyramyd page: http://wop.pyramydair.com/s/a/Crosman_AirSource_pre_filled_disposable_88_gram_CO2_tank_25ct_BULK/1022 _________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." 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