Last year I purchased Grizzly Lathe in order to have some fun at the house in the evening after the kids go to bed and I get some time to myself. It took me a few months fabricating the WorkBench as I only dedicated an hour here and there on it, but it was finally completed this fall.
After going through the break in period and getting all of the Lathe Components aligned/tuned in I was ready for a project. But what project??? (I had so many drawn out at this point so it was hard to decide.
I had a Crown Action sitting in the safe waiting for the TJ .25 Blank to be turned down and threaded so i thought I might as well start with a project with threads so I could get that learning curve our of the way.
I ended up getting some Aluminum Stock and Machining it to the exact barrel specs I needed so I would make sure I had all the tooling needed and get some practice Threading/Turing as well.
In an afternoon I had the Aluminum Practice Barrel completed and theBl Brass Transfer Port threaded on as well as the DonnyFL on the opposite end. Well, I guess it was time to Chuck up the TJ Blank and start making chips!
I completed the Barrel and Tested the Fitment. All worked out great and now was the time for a tune/test with some Hades Pellets (As I have found these to be very consistent and accurate for Squirrel Hunting), but my buddy hit me up and upped the day for our annual squirrel hunt to the day before we planned. I was excited to go and wanted to shoot this new Crown Setup so I loaded a few pellets in the magazine and shot them outside my basement door (1100pm) to ensure the barrel would chamber and shoot a pellet.
The following morning my buddy arrived at the house and we loaded up to hit some local farms for our Hunt. He asked me how the Crown was shooting and I replied, "don't know, haven't tested it. I figured we would get to our first farm and shoot a group/do a quick tune over the Chronograph/zero the scope."
I had him shoot a quick group with the Impact I loaned him for the day (my first quality PCP that is my go-to squirrel rifle and have had for around 4 years now). He shot 3 pellets at 35 yards and just said, "yep, one hole as always". He then poured some coffee started getting his gear on.
I got out the Chronograph, loaded a magazine, and got ready for a what I hoped to be a quick and painless tuning experience so we could get on our way. After around 15 shots I was shooting 840fps/ 0.3" group at 35/ Zeroed the scope. Damn, I was impressed. I really never thought I would have a desire to pick up another rifle besides my Trusty Impact when hitting the woods, but I don't know.
We spent the day hopping between some farms and had some great luck. I enjoyed Slinging, Shooting, and the overall feel of this Crown. Now I'm thinking I'm going to have to have the "it's not you, it's me" conversation with the Impact and start taking this Crown out more often before Season comes to a close.
Short Story Long the .25 TJ Super Compact Crown project was a success and happy to have the capability to completed future projects like this one.
After going through the break in period and getting all of the Lathe Components aligned/tuned in I was ready for a project. But what project??? (I had so many drawn out at this point so it was hard to decide.
I had a Crown Action sitting in the safe waiting for the TJ .25 Blank to be turned down and threaded so i thought I might as well start with a project with threads so I could get that learning curve our of the way.
I ended up getting some Aluminum Stock and Machining it to the exact barrel specs I needed so I would make sure I had all the tooling needed and get some practice Threading/Turing as well.
In an afternoon I had the Aluminum Practice Barrel completed and theBl Brass Transfer Port threaded on as well as the DonnyFL on the opposite end. Well, I guess it was time to Chuck up the TJ Blank and start making chips!
I completed the Barrel and Tested the Fitment. All worked out great and now was the time for a tune/test with some Hades Pellets (As I have found these to be very consistent and accurate for Squirrel Hunting), but my buddy hit me up and upped the day for our annual squirrel hunt to the day before we planned. I was excited to go and wanted to shoot this new Crown Setup so I loaded a few pellets in the magazine and shot them outside my basement door (1100pm) to ensure the barrel would chamber and shoot a pellet.
The following morning my buddy arrived at the house and we loaded up to hit some local farms for our Hunt. He asked me how the Crown was shooting and I replied, "don't know, haven't tested it. I figured we would get to our first farm and shoot a group/do a quick tune over the Chronograph/zero the scope."
I had him shoot a quick group with the Impact I loaned him for the day (my first quality PCP that is my go-to squirrel rifle and have had for around 4 years now). He shot 3 pellets at 35 yards and just said, "yep, one hole as always". He then poured some coffee started getting his gear on.
I got out the Chronograph, loaded a magazine, and got ready for a what I hoped to be a quick and painless tuning experience so we could get on our way. After around 15 shots I was shooting 840fps/ 0.3" group at 35/ Zeroed the scope. Damn, I was impressed. I really never thought I would have a desire to pick up another rifle besides my Trusty Impact when hitting the woods, but I don't know.
We spent the day hopping between some farms and had some great luck. I enjoyed Slinging, Shooting, and the overall feel of this Crown. Now I'm thinking I'm going to have to have the "it's not you, it's me" conversation with the Impact and start taking this Crown out more often before Season comes to a close.
Short Story Long the .25 TJ Super Compact Crown project was a success and happy to have the capability to completed future projects like this one.
