Confused about FX liners

[Bravo1956]

I have a FX Dreamline Compact in 22 (new model with plenum and narrow shroud) I have wanted to play with 25 cal luckily found the 25 cal barrel kit with 600mm superior liner. Well unfortunately there are no 25 cal pellets available except Hatsan Vortex on Amazon so played with those a bit.

I then bought a 600mm superior barrel liner in 22 thinking it would fit right the 25 cal shroud, but no go, evidently barrel liners can only by changed for same caliber kits.

Live and learn I guess.

 

[Glem.Chally]

Yes the parts are caliber specific, if you have the .22 parts like this just swap them around.

https://www.huma-air.com/FX-Impact-Caliber-Exchange-Set-with-V2-Dual-Hole-Transfer-Port-and-High-Flow-Pin-or-Pellet-Probe

The shroud is the same between the .177, 22, 25 and 30 at least. The barrel housing (beneath shroud) is also the same other than length 500, 600, 700 etc.

So if you have a .22 parts from the gun you bought why can't you fit the .22 liner? You need a good amount of heat to remove the parts I sent a link to, liner lock and the connector piece that screws into the barrel house. Little propane torch or heat gun will do the trick, apply heat till it starts to smoke and they should release.

But maybe there's a new shroud I don't know about.

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

hmmm I'm not directly familiar with the dreamline barrels. But I do know the shroud on the Crown barrels are interchangeable. So I have a 700mm .22 barrel I threw a 500mm shroud on, and 500mm liner in.... Not sure if you could do the same for your short .22 barrel or not.

 

[Bravo1956]

That Huma caliber change kits uses the old mounting system, the new barrel change kit has a lock nut on the outside of the liner that tightens the liner and it has no moderator system at the muzzle.

I cannot find any diagrams of the new (maybe?) Lock nut barrel system.

 

[Glem.Chally]

Can you take some pics? Can upload by hitting this.

 

[tor47]

Liners of different cal. has roughly the same wall thicknes. So a different cal. will also have different outer diameter.

 

[qball]

Just not worth it, get another barrel so you end up with 2 good barrels as supposed to a bunch of headache. Worse you can do is sell the other barrel. 

 

[Bravo1956]

Here are the pics

 

[Glem.Chally]

Here are the pics

Wierd, yeah never seen that.

 

[Airdudebro]

Sticks you found that put the hard way. Best bet is to come to a forum or Facebook group and ask around.

 

[Bravo1956]

I believe this just the new FX system as opposed to the previous style that most of the barrel changing vids are about.