EDgun Edgun Leshiy 2

[ctshooter]

I wanted to share some findings I made today. Initially I had been using the EagleVision VCK-2 adapter from AoA on my 1/2UNF moderators. I saw Fransisco was selling the Eagle Vision VCB-2 and when Brian stocked them decided to try it out as it had a sleeker line covering the end of the barrel. 

I had thought it was working just fine, but I had been switching between the VCK-2 and VCB-2 when I swapped barrels. I started to notice a week or so ago that I was not getting one-hole groups at my indoor 13 yard setup. I mostly shoot the Leshiy 2 off-hand so it's not something I'd pick up all the time, but I started shooting it from the bench yesterday afternoon and I couldn't for the life of me get a one-hole 8 shot group with the VCB-2 adapter.

Light-bulb moment back to when I was trying the 14mm DonnyFL adapter. I wonder if the end of the barrel is sitting flush with the inside of adapter.

Caliper time:

Internal depth of the VCB-2 = 1.12"

Installed the adapter tightly on a barrel and put a Sharpie mark.

Compare the two measurements and there's definitely ~1/4" of space between the barrel end and the adapter end. 

I removed the VCB-2 and replaced it with the VCK-2 and back to single hole 8-shot mags. 

 

[smellofcordite]

I wanted to share some findings I made today. Initially I had been using the EagleVision VCK-2 adapter from AoA on my 1/2UNF moderators. I saw Fransisco was selling the Eagle Vision VCB-2 and when Brian stocked them decided to try it out as it had a sleeker line covering the end of the barrel. 

I had thought it was working just fine, but I had been switching between the VCK-2 and VCB-2 when I swapped barrels. I started to notice a week or so ago that I was not getting one-hole groups at my indoor 13 yard setup. I mostly shoot the Leshiy 2 off-hand so it's not something I'd pick up all the time, but I started shooting it from the bench yesterday afternoon and I couldn't for the life of me get a one-hole 8 shot group with the VCB-2 adapter.

Light-bulb moment back to when I was trying the 14mm DonnyFL adapter. I wonder if the end of the barrel is sitting flush with the inside of adapter.

Caliper time:

Internal depth of the VCB-2 = 1.12"

Installed the adapter tightly on a barrel and put a Sharpie mark.

Compare the two measurements and there's definitely ~1/4" of space between the barrel end and the adapter end. 

I removed the VCB-2 and replaced it with the VCK-2 and back to single hole 8-shot mags. 

That is something that I noticed when I got my Leshiy as well, the threading is nice but not concentric to the bore. Concentricity of the threading on suppressed(centerfire) rifles is crucial in order to not run into issues especially when you are talking about long wait times with an NFA item and 200 dollar tax stamps. I still haven't shot mine, but if it becomes an issue I am going to have to chalk it up on the lathe to have everything trued up and square. 

 

[Leatherman]

I like the external regulator gauge, just to see that the reg is working as it should. I like the foster fitted plentum for testing too. Great stuff. Now if someone can come up with a way to adjust the reg externally. Wishful thinking. I would think he lost some plentum volume when increasing the wall thickness that 10mm. Probably not enough to notice on the smaller calibers. 

 

[Rford71]

There’s a couple people on Facebook working on a external adjusted regulator using FX parts.

 

[jeffman]

For the sub 12 market the plenum size is not that important we reduce the plenum on most rifles, it helps the reg cycle we use a lot less air per shot than the high power setups so the reg gets a bit weezy with a large plenum

 

[Leatherman]

There’s a couple people on Facebook working on a external adjusted regulator using FX parts.

What Facebook page are you seeing this? I follow EdGun Leshiy and EdGun west on Instagram .

 

[Rford71]

Leatherman, 

it’s the Facebook Edgun Leshiy 2 Owners Group

 

[ctshooter]

I experienced a mishap of the semi-auto function today. My mags were not rotating on all of the shots and it was very firm to rotate the mag by hand. Spent a few hours trying out different things, cleaning everything, adjusting the top screw to the hole the mag goes in. Nothing seemed to make a difference until I started inspecting the the notched piece on the valve part that rotates the magazine and noticed the pin protruding what seemed like a bit too far out. Knocked it back in so the pin was flush with the back and everything seems good again. What I can assume is that is the pin had pushed out far enough that it was pressing against the hex screw in the middle of the magazine causing binding.

Just a heads-up of something else to check for those with semi function issues. I'd say about 5-6,000 rounds in before this happened to me. 

Part 46 below:

 

[Leatherman]

I wonder how that pin is held in the part 20? Pressed or perhaps loctite? Thanks for the heads up. It got up to 57 degrees today so I took the Leshiy for a walk around my property. Shot a couple sparrows in the low undergrowth switching from scope to my Hallosun red dot. The 30 really pops those sparrows. I had 2 shots that sounded a little strange, underpowered. And I didn’t hear the pellet hit any background brush as I should have. I opened the action and there was a pellet inline with the barrel and a couple of empty chambers from previous shots. I rotated the magazine 360 degrees and fired it and it shot fine so I don’t know if I was just hearing the muzzle blast without the pellet hitting anything solid, there is still snow on the ground. It is really interesting how much noise the pellet hitting something solid adds to the overall sound of the shot. Especially the 30 caliber JSB’s going over 900 FPS. 

 

[davidsng]

I experienced a mishap of the semi-auto function today. My mags were not rotating on all of the shots and it was very firm to rotate the mag by hand. Spent a few hours trying out different things, cleaning everything, adjusting the top screw to the hole the mag goes in. Nothing seemed to make a difference until I started inspecting the the notched piece on the valve part that rotates the magazine and noticed the pin protruding what seemed like a bit too far out. Knocked it back in so the pin was flush with the back and everything seems good again. What I can assume is that is the pin had pushed out far enough that it was pressing against the hex screw in the middle of the magazine causing binding.

Just a heads-up of something else to check for those with semi function issues. I'd say about 5-6,000 rounds in before this happened to me. 

Part 46 below:

Great info +1. I shot my L2 in -5 degree weather last week and experienced a little of that magazine rotation issue. Then I shot today in 36 degree weather and no issues. What temps didyou shoot in?

 

[towle]

... Knocked it back in so the pin was flush with the back and everything seems good again. What I can assume is that is the pin had pushed out far enough that it was pressing against the hex screw in the middle of the magazine causing binding...

Part 46

Thanks, I also find this pin to move back over time but do not interfere with function in any way

 

[towle]

I wonder how that pin is held in the part 20? Pressed or perhaps loctite?

Only press-fit, no loctite in any Edgun products as far as I know and thanks for that

 

[scottblair]

Well, I've been having problems with mag indexing since the beginning. Received L2 on February 11th. About 1k rounds down the barrel. .22 cal. 350mm. The only mod I did was turn in the reg 1/4 turn, (15 min) and change nozzles to one .7 and one .5 to reduce the velocity down to the 850 range shooting JSB 13.4 domes. This combo presents a ragged hole at 35 yards supported. Very pleased with accuracy!

Can't find a rhyme or reason for the mag malfunction. Looked into everything mentioned on AGN, and had a text exchange with Brian. I have six magazines, and the problem persists with all of them. About every 30 shots or so it happens a couple of times. The mag just stops short of barrel alignment by about 1/3 of it's normal rotation, and the trigger does nothing while the mag is off alignment with the barrel. I simply push/rotate the top of the mag, and then it clicks into position, and the trigger works normal again.

I hope Ed and Brian are digging into this malfunction to find the solution, as it is very annoying and unacceptable for a Semi Auto.

Scott

 

[ctshooter]

I experienced a mishap of the semi-auto function today. My mags were not rotating on all of the shots and it was very firm to rotate the mag by hand. Spent a few hours trying out different things, cleaning everything, adjusting the top screw to the hole the mag goes in. Nothing seemed to make a difference until I started inspecting the the notched piece on the valve part that rotates the magazine and noticed the pin protruding what seemed like a bit too far out. Knocked it back in so the pin was flush with the back and everything seems good again. What I can assume is that is the pin had pushed out far enough that it was pressing against the hex screw in the middle of the magazine causing binding.

Just a heads-up of something else to check for those with semi function issues. I'd say about 5-6,000 rounds in before this happened to me. 

Part 46 below:

Great info +1. I shot my L2 in -5 degree weather last week and experienced a little of that magazine rotation issue. Then I shot today in 36 degree weather and no issues. What temps didyou shoot in?

This was shooting all indoors since winter kicked off.

 

[JWilson]

I experienced a mishap of the semi-auto function today. My mags were not rotating on all of the shots and it was very firm to rotate the mag by hand. Spent a few hours trying out different things, cleaning everything, adjusting the top screw to the hole the mag goes in. Nothing seemed to make a difference until I started inspecting the the notched piece on the valve part that rotates the magazine and noticed the pin protruding what seemed like a bit too far out. Knocked it back in so the pin was flush with the back and everything seems good again. What I can assume is that is the pin had pushed out far enough that it was pressing against the hex screw in the middle of the magazine causing binding.

Just a heads-up of something else to check for those with semi function issues. I'd say about 5-6,000 rounds in before this happened to me. 

Part 46 below:

Great share.

So if the pin moves forward, part 19 can not retract far enough to disengage from the magazine right. If this is the case seems we can inspect by pressing 19 back to ensure it retracts beyond the face correct? The hole in the index mechanism allows access to reseat the pin without disassembly as well right?

I just don’t want anyone disassembling unnecessarily. Mainly me

 

[ctshooter]

I experienced a mishap of the semi-auto function today. My mags were not rotating on all of the shots and it was very firm to rotate the mag by hand. Spent a few hours trying out different things, cleaning everything, adjusting the top screw to the hole the mag goes in. Nothing seemed to make a difference until I started inspecting the the notched piece on the valve part that rotates the magazine and noticed the pin protruding what seemed like a bit too far out. Knocked it back in so the pin was flush with the back and everything seems good again. What I can assume is that is the pin had pushed out far enough that it was pressing against the hex screw in the middle of the magazine causing binding.

Just a heads-up of something else to check for those with semi function issues. I'd say about 5-6,000 rounds in before this happened to me. 

Part 46 below:

Great share.

So if the pin moves forward, part 19 can not retract far enough to disengage from the magazine right. If this is the case seems we can inspect by pressing 19 back to ensure it retracts beyond the face correct? The hole in the index mechanism allows access to reseat the pin without disassembly as well right?

I just don’t want anyone disassembling unnecessarily. Mainly me

Not exactly. Part 19 was still moving back and forth fine. It was just the silver pin in the middle was pushing into the middle of the magazine causing too much friction for the mechanism to spin the mag. 

Definitely nothing to take apart here, just tapping a pin back into place. 

 

[JWilson]

Got it

 

[towle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uxt8zdRWMM

 

[ron11dot3]

New to the air rifle world and going to jump full in with an L2. I’m in the next batch group from Brian. Have a couple of questions for you all.

Does anyone know if Huma is going to come out with a speed loader? There are some really interesting 3D printed ones out there but would love to get a solid built one. 

I’ll be hand pumping at first so going with the cf bottle. More work up front for bit longer shooting sessions. for those using the bottle, where are you mounting the mag holders? Like Ed, I’m left eye dominant so can’t mount them on the top bar or it will interfere with my check weld nor close properly. I think I’ve seen them mounted on the front moderator so that maybe where they’ll go. 

April can’t come fast enough. Pretty excited to get going with all this. 

 

[Peskådot671]

New to the air rifle world and going to jump full in with an L2. I’m in the next batch group from Brian. Have a couple of questions for you all.

Does anyone know if Huma is going to come out with a speed loader? There are some really interesting 3D printed ones out there but would love to get a solid built one. 

I’ll be hand pumping at first so going with the cf bottle. More work up front for bit longer shooting sessions. for those using the bottle, where are you mounting the mag holders? Like Ed, I’m left eye dominant so can’t mount them on the top bar or it will interfere with my check weld nor close properly. I think I’ve seen them mounted on the front moderator so that maybe where they’ll go. 

April can’t come fast enough. Pretty excited to get going with all this.

The factory mag holders use o-rings to wrap around the air cylinder. We just have to find the right size o-ring to fit snug around the 300cc bottle. If anyone knows, I would appreciate the info as well.