Deadly “SYN” Squad

[JoeKool]

Hello AirgunNation Peoples,



Introducing the “Deadly “SYN” Assassination Squad” known for their black “SYN” (synthetic) attire, and the ruthless elimination of a marked target (Starlings, Squirrels, & Pigeons are their specialty), and hard hitting near silent operation! 



The element of surprise...

The ice cold stare they give a shot Starling!

Just kidding, Kill Bill 1 & 2 are two of my favorite movies!! Lolololol!



Seriously, today was a day for “SYN” aka my synthetic stocked FX airguns. To lighten the blow of self quarantine I stretched the legs of my three synthetic airguns today. All 3 are tuned for power so I loaded up with Monster and Heavy JSB pellets and printed some 10 shot groups at 50 and 100 yards. At the backyard range. The gusty winds grew worse as the session progressed.



Winds @ 11:00am

Each airgun topped off beforehand.

First up, the FX Dreamline Classic .177

Ammo: JSB Exact Monster 13.43gr

50 yard target, 10 shot group 

100 yard target, 10 shot group

Winds @ 12:00pm (noon) increasing

Second up, the FX DreamPup .22

Ammo: JSB Exact Jumbo Monster Redesigned 25.39gr

50 yard target, 10 shot group 

100 yard target, 10 shot group

Winds @ 1:00pm increasing still

Third up, the FX Crown .25

The Crown .25 only recently became a “SYN” (synthetic), after finding a offer I could not refuse on a pre-owned synthetic stock from AOA! (in excellent condition) Just $149! The 7 coats of clear gloss (plus sanding) on the original walnut stock I delicately refinished is too fine for the woods. Now, she is ready for the elements!

Ammo: JSB Exact King Heavy MKI 33.95gr

50 yard target, 10 shot group 

100 yard target, 10 shot group

Full 50 yard targets and gong sighters 

Full 100 yard targets and gong sighters

To wrap up, the wind reeked havoc on the .177 and .22 100 yard groups, but not on the fun I had shooting them. The Crown had the weight on it’s side for wind bucking. My first love for hunting ammo choices for these three critter getters is a good old heavy JSB pellet! I wouldn’t push the Dreamline Classic .177 much past 50 yards for real world hunting. The DreamPup .22 is more of a 75 - 80 yard and in sniper, but the Crown .25 is the one I’d comfortably attempt a kill shot at 100 or more with the King Heavy Diabolo’s.



Hope you folks are breaking the monotony with some airgun fun of your own in these crazy times!



Stay safe. Stay home. Stay smart.



JoeKool

 

[biohazardman]

Wow allot of werq went into that post! Thanks for it the info will be very helpful to some.

 

[L.Leon]

Really good 50 yard groups and the groups at a 100 are great considering the wind.

 

[Butch]

Good shooting Joe. I do have a couple of questions about you crown. What barrel length are you using? How many mods to get that power out of the heavys? And one more, how many shots per fill?

thanks,

Butch

 

[randy_68]

Great shooting there Joe. 

I shot my Huben .22 at 100 yards for the first time on Friday evening. It was so nice and calm so I had to try. At first I was disappointed as my groups were hovering around 3 to 4". But as I increased reg pressure they started to tighten up. At about 130 bar reg pushing the 25 gr JSB at 930 fps they tightened up considerably. My last group before running out of light I shot this group. Without the one low shot it measures 1 3/8". I still have more experimenting to do when I have more time to see if I can do better. 

I know out to 50 yards r so this thing is a laser and nothing is safe. Loving my Huben

 

[JoeKool]

Good shooting Joe. I do have a couple of questions about you crown. What barrel length are you using? How many mods to get that power out of the heavys? And one more, how many shots per fill?

thanks,

Butch

* 600mm slug liner “A”



* 3 Modifications (only)

- a hammer weight
- high pressure huma-air reg (@170bar)

- 580cc carbon fiber bottle

+ tuning



* 64 shots per fill on this “MAX” tune = four 16 shot magazines (lower settings yield more shots)

 

[Ranchibi]

Joe, wonderful groups at both distances! Your tunes are excellent and just one of the reasons your groups are so good ( the shooter is just as important), a testament to your dedication to the sport! 3 beautiful guns too . Keep up the incredible work ethic sir as your passion shows in the groups!

 

[Greenarrow]

Good stuff JKool! I just got a Royale 400 back in house so I have a similar stable of FX guns as you do.



What stud to rail adapters are you using on your rifles to mount the bipods? Thanks.

 

[JoeKool]

Good stuff JKool! I just got a Royale 400 back in house so I have a similar stable of FX guns as you do.



What stud to rail adapters are you using on your rifles to mount the bipods? Thanks.

Nice guns!

On the Crown I have:

https://www.opticsplanet.com/accu-tac-sling-stud-adapter-rail-for-bipod.html





On the Dreamline’s I have:

 

[JoeKool]

Wow allot of werq went into that post! Thanks for it the info will be very helpful to some.

Thanks Bio! All in fun tho!

Really good 50 yard groups and the groups at a 100 are great considering the wind.

Appreciate it L.L.! The wind wasn’t playing around!

Great shooting there Joe. 

I shot my Huben .22 at 100 yards for the first time on Friday evening. It was so nice and calm so I had to try. At first I was disappointed as my groups were hovering around 3 to 4". But as I increased reg pressure they started to tighten up. At about 130 bar reg pushing the 25 gr JSB at 930 fps they tightened up considerably. My last group before running out of light I shot this group. Without the one low shot it measures 1 3/8". I still have more experimenting to do when I have more time to see if I can do better. 

I know out to 50 yards r so this thing is a laser and nothing is safe. Loving my Huben

Thanks randy! Happy shooting and that Huben is NOOICE!!

Joe, wonderful groups at both distances! Your tunes are excellent and just one of the reasons your groups are so good ( the shooter is just as important), a testament to your dedication to the sport! 3 beautiful guns too

. Keep up the incredible work ethic sir as your passion shows in the groups!

You’re too kind Ranchibi!

 

[Koenreich]

Awesome post!

 

[davelarson]

Excellent post, thanks for sharing. I love seeing groups shot at different distances from different rifles. You are deadly with all your rifles for sure, good job. Thanks again for taking the time to post this.

 

[Hoople]

Excellent post as per usual. You de man on the Dreamline for sure. Wonder if you can share more info on your .22. I'm pretty sure my setup is similar to yours. IE ported 600mm barrel, 2mm spacer, power plenum, barrel band etc. My Dreamlite with slug liner A, is shooting JSB 25gr @ about 905 fps, reg at 140 bar; I haven't got to do much testing at 100 yet but so far showing awesome accuracy potential.

Wondering what liner you are using? Have you tried slugs? And if you could share more detail on your settings? Thanks much.

 

[Blejda]

Great job. I love reading your posts. Nice rifles and shooting. 

 

[JoeKool]

Excellent post as per usual. You de man on the Dreamline for sure. Wonder if you can share more info on your .22. I'm pretty sure my setup is similar to yours. IE ported 600mm barrel, 2mm spacer, power plenum, barrel band etc. My Dreamlite with slug liner A, is shooting JSB 25gr @ about 905 fps, reg at 140 bar; I haven't got to do much testing at 100 yet but so far showing awesome accuracy potential.

Wondering what liner you are using? Have you tried slugs? And if you could share more detail on your settings? Thanks much.

Thanks Hoople, nice Dream-lite!



My DreamPup .22 has the 600mm Slug “A” liner. The Regulator is @ 130 bar. Transfer port is on .25/.30. The 17cc FX DL plenum is installed with an additional 1.25” worth of aluminum plenum spacers before the AMP regulator inside the air cylinder (totaling about 40 to 45 cc of additional plenum volume) . The air cylinder is a blank larger 410mm or 290cc cylinder found on the Dreamline .25 caliber in which I drilled the vent hole in a specific, measured location for the additional plenum volume (between the AMP regulator o-rings). External regulator adjustments are still possible. The hammer spring has a 3mm shim increasing the hammer preload. The rest is just a bunch of time harmonically tuning her just right. Yes, she does shoot slugs well, launching Nielsen Specialty Ammo HP 23 grain slugs at 950 fps using the same “MAX” tune that the JSB Monster Redesigned 25.39 grain where shot in the original post of this thread.



My eyes are brown, I’m about 6 feet tall, and my driver’s license number is.... lol!


Geez, hope that’s enough information...



But really, I don’t mind sharing...


Be Kool

 

[JoeKool]

Awesome post!

Excellent post, thanks for sharing. I love seeing groups shot at different distances from different rifles. You are deadly with all your rifles for sure, good job. Thanks again for taking the time to post this.

Great job. I love reading your posts. Nice rifles and shooting.

Thanks fellas, all the best to ya!

 

[Hoople]

Excellent post as per usual. You de man on the Dreamline for sure. Wonder if you can share more info on your .22. I'm pretty sure my setup is similar to yours. IE ported 600mm barrel, 2mm spacer, power plenum, barrel band etc. My Dreamlite with slug liner A, is shooting JSB 25gr @ about 905 fps, reg at 140 bar; I haven't got to do much testing at 100 yet but so far showing awesome accuracy potential.

Wondering what liner you are using? Have you tried slugs? And if you could share more detail on your settings? Thanks much.

Thanks Hoople, nice Dream-lite!



My DreamPup .22 has the 600mm Slug “A” liner. The Regulator is @ 130 bar. Transfer port is on .25/.30. The 17cc FX DL plenum is installed with an additional 1.25” worth of aluminum plenum spacers before the AMP regulator inside the air cylinder (totaling about 40 to 45 cc of additional plenum volume) . The air cylinder is a blank larger 410mm or 290cc cylinder found on the Dreamline .25 caliber in which I drilled the vent hole in a specific, measured location for the additional plenum volume (between the AMP regulator o-rings). External regulator adjustments are still possible. The hammer spring has a 3mm shim increasing the hammer preload. The rest is just a bunch of time harmonically tuning her just right. Yes, she does shoot slugs well, launching Nielsen Specialty Ammo HP 23 grain slugs at 950 fps using the same “MAX” tune that the JSB Monster Redesigned 25.39 grain where shot in the original post of this thread.



My eyes are brown, I’m about 6 feet tall, and my driver’s license number is.... lol!


Geez, hope that’s enough information...



But really, I don’t mind sharing...


Be Kool

Thanks for taking the time to respond. Wow! Your numbers are unbelievable especially at 130bar; that extra plenum is paying off big time.

Thanks my Dreamlite is a work in progress. I hope to use it to compete in 100yd BR, and shoot long distance slugs, eventually. The shot count sucks so up next I hope to add a bottle adapter and bottle.

Brown eyes? My eyes are grey, but my wife tells me that I am so full of it they look brown sometimes. Just saying. Cheers.

 

[Bigragu]

Great post, Joe. That crown of yours is amazing in your tune. Nice set up of your property, too.

 

[JoeKool]

Great post, Joe. That crown of yours is amazing in your tune. Nice set up of your property, too.

Thanks Bigragu! That FX Crown .25 is a gem, and the usability went up two notches with the synthetic stock installed. No worries as far as it being to nice and delicate to get somewhat banged around in the field anymore. My country boy range works out great, I shoot nearly everyday!!



Happy air gunning!  

 

[JoeKool]

Good “SYN”!