My new rifle arrived today guys. Let’s say I was a little excited… check out how fast I got it up and running… here is my timeline, lol…
1:45 - FedEx delivers box
1:48 – Box Opened and contents confirmed, rifle inspected
2:00 – Barrel cleaned with Patchworm, Scope mounted
2:00 – 2:35 – Work
2:42 – Scope sighted in at 30 yards (5 total shots)
2:48 – Chronoed 1st 5 shot group (shots 6-10 – one hole @ 30 yards)
2:57 – Power adjusted from 921 to 902 fps during 5 shot group (tested how many clicks relates to fps)
3:13 – Completed 40 Yard Masters target (2 sighters) 179 6X with Athlon Argos – not enough scope
3:30 – 4:30 - Break
4:30 – Swapped scopes from Wolverine – zeroed Sightron 36x (5 shots)
4:53 – Completed 2nd 40 Yard Masters target – 193 9X – new personal record for 40 Masters
5:23 – Completed 3rd 40 Yard Masters target – 188 7X (perfect conditions)
5:30 – Packed up and moved everything inside
I purchased this used rifle off eBay. It appears to be close to new. Seller included 3 new FX tins of pellets!
The Power Pup is a special Dreamline with a large 80cc plenum. This one had a nice short 500mm .25 barrel.
So, now I have three 500mm barrels for my 2 Dreamlines (.177, .22 and .25). I have one Dreamline stock in bullpup format and one in classic rifle format.
I like the 500mm barrel for FX rifles – because they use a non-traditional barrel that is so thin that I worry about flex/harmonics in lengths longer than 500mm.
So, I can mix n match my Dreamline between Classic and Bullpup format and swap any caliber onto either stock!
This Power Pup shoots lights out. Trigger has lots of slop, but I like shooting bullpups (i.e. my Prophets) – this thing handles very much like my RTIs – just lighter.
On just its second card (1st card with appropriate scope) it shot a 193 Masters card at 40 yards - 1st rifle to break 190 at 40 Yard Masters!
One of the photos shows my zeroing and chronoing sequence- 15 shots total to zero, chrono, shot tiny 5-shot group, then shot 2nd 5-shot group while adjusting speed to preferred 902 fps.
-Ed