I ordered a .22 cal that I'm planning to do some work on and then give as a gift. When it arrived Thursday, I checked the crown and although the lands are beveled to different lengths:
View attachment 416188 I'm not seeing any pilot damage to the lands further down so that was a pleasant surprise. To get a quick baseline, I cleaned the barrel, mounted a scope, aired it up, and headed outside to test a few different pellets. At 30 yards, CPHP and Daisy hollow points were each printing groups in the 3/4" to 1" range which isn't bad at all for these pellets in a completely stock budget PCP. However when I grabbed the tin of Norma 17.6gr domes, it promptly turned in a group measuring 0.195" CTC, well under MoA:
View attachment 416189 The next day I tried a couple more groups with the Normas. Not as magical as the first (0.490" and 0.460") but still exceeding my expectations for a $130 PCP in OEM form.
View attachment 416190 So it's showing good potential and I expect it will improve with some barrel work.