I finally achived some accuracy with slugs and Airforce Condor.. I took the factory Airforce lother wather barrel with choke at 18 inchs and cut 1 inch off the muzzle end.. I hand lead lapped the barrel.. Its .221 in diameter... I got a mold from a .225 48 grain bowman mold decked down to a weight of now 39.0 grains.. To my suprise in testing the slugs unsized at .225 shoot best.. Im using a Doug Noble valve and heavy spring and 110 gram hammer .. Its accurate and right at 1050-1065fps... I wasnt expecting good results...I figured it wouldnt stablise in the 1-17.7 twist..I was wrong...The Lother walther barrel looks really good in the borescope..The best interior finish i have in a barrel currently... I thought i needed a 28 inch barrel in a Airgun to get 1050 fps with 40 grain...You can do it with 17 inch in Airforce...The same combo with doug valve and 28inch barrel 1165fps-1200. Im handi cap...Im so happy with accuracy with12mm 17 inch barrel Airforce Condor..Even with moderator very short and Light...I can carry with cane or crutches...Anyways so happy to finally have a accurate 22 cal slug slinger for Legal Pa small game hunting on my property...Thanks AGN friends that helped me along the way..
Airforce Airforce 22 Condor 17 inch LW Barrel 39 gr at 1050 fps
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Great to hear... I did similar with a .177 Condor that I was determined to make into a mini slugger. Had originally tried to use lapping compound to remove the choke and after about an hour of that just said 'piss on it' and chucked up the barrel, cut the choke off, recrowned and done. Still havent tested with a lot of slugs, but initial results were encouraging and my groups at 65 yards were about half the size of before.
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Lol, I wondered how that turned out.
Lapping a barrel into performing is certainly a patience-requiring process.
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haha... yes, sir. Your post with your results inspired me to try and I lapped...and lapped...and lapped.... the more I lapped, the more it became obvious to me that I had a small lathe and really could live with an inch or so less barrel on that thing. So that's what I did. Funny thing is my dozen year old HF lathe was really, REALLY struggling to get through that barrel and so I ended up getting an upgraded lathe shortly after that fiasco. So indirectly, your post inspired me to try, fail, realize my current lathe was crap and then get another lathe.
About $2.00 worth of pure lead and powder coating..A few hundred slugs....Beat tariffs... lol
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It is real loud without moderator...Same power as 22lr...Same noise...With a Moderator 1.5inch diameter x 12 inchs tames its down very nicely.. Im waiting on the dony Fl talon P 1\2-20 moderator adaptor for the endcap...The differnt valves make different amounts of noise...The Doug noble valve turned all the way up is Texan loud..The trajectron valve works good too a little less powerful and a little less loud and much cheaper and easier to get at $100.00 price tag... Doug Noble valve is a absoulte beast for Condor platforms..
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This has been debated over and over, but wanted to get your opinion on the powder coating. Benefit for air guns? I know folks talk about less lead dust, etc... but that makes zero difference to me. Great looking little pills there, by the way!
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