Ever wonder what would happen if you took the Smooth off a Smooth Twist?

[Vetmx]

I decided that 14.75” was the perfect length for my Dreamline. FX offerings are too long or too short. Knew I didn’t want to cut the choke off so I gambled. I cut the smooth off and went to work on the leade. I focused on getting the pellet to chamber exactly like it did before. Without going into detail, lots of lathe time and valve lapping compound. Had to shorten everything else. Ironically FX uses 1/2 threads on the liner tube tension nut. Metric everywhere else. Does it shoot? 

 

[Vetmx]

Yes.

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

Very nice Looks like you lost no accuracy at all. Also a pretty good length for shooting pellets.

I think the 380mm barrels are available now. But I recon the dreamline needs a smaller shroud?

Either way, if I had the tools, I'd rather make what I had work than buy more. Nice work!

 

[Rj]

Very nice! 

 

[Vetmx]

What FX calls a 380 actually only has a 298.45mm liner. What FX calls a 500 only has a 482.6 mm liner. The liner being the important part, those factory numbers are a little misleading.

 

[Yo]

Good job! YO!

 

[Vetmx]

I figured I needed around a 375mm liner to hit 880fps with 18.1gr pellets without having to lean super hard on the gun. Just came upstairs from the chronograph. Was at 881fps. Talk about lucky. Now I have to finish the shroud. I have an idea that might eliminate the need to hang a can on such a nice little gun. If successful, I will post the results. If this topic dies, you know I failed. The gun is a Dreamtac Compact.

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

Air stripper and a couple self-contained baffles should do the trick.



Curious, I'll measure my 380 later. I know the crown barrel won't fit you're gun, though, for the shroud being too thick. 

 

[Spray1Mark]

Nice, we cut the liners down as short as 200mm (8") using the rear end without choke and in some instances they actually shoot better even in 12FPE.

I had to make my own DreamTac Compact as they still aren't widely availible here, this is a 300mm liner set-up with cylinder shortened to suit.

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

FYI, I did measure my Crown 380mm barrel. It is 15" on the dot.... so, I'm not sure which barrels are not true to that, but the continuum short barrel is 15"

 

[Vetmx]

The Dreamline Compact 380mm barrel is 11.75”. I am talking the liner only. The important part.

 

[Ranchibi]

Very nice work and groups! Your P-rod didn’t disappoint either .

 

[Vetmx]

Very nice work and groups! Your P-rod didn’t disappoint either

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You always have to allow for the Walmart Crosman fliers. Now here are two groups with the Dreamline at 35yrds with Wally 14.3 cheap pellets. When this Wuhan madness lets up, we will be headed to my sisters in Va for our spring airgun fest. I prayed my Compact would shoot some cheap lead. Group on the right is not going to cut it. Turned the wheel from 25/30 to 177/22. Shot the group on the left. Love it! Will test at 50yrds tomorrow.

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

The Dreamline Compact 380mm barrel is 11.75”. I am talking the liner only. The important part.

That is weird. My liner is 15" assembly is 17 and 1/4"



Those 14.3 chps dont like being pushed very fast in my Crown. But they do in my un-choked TJ barrel. Any day you can get cheap pellets to group like that is a good day!

 

[mtnGhost]

Nice, we cut the liners down as short as 200mm (8") using the rear end without choke and in some instances they actually shoot better even in 12FPE.

I had to make my own DreamTac Compact as they still aren't widely availible here, this is a 300mm liner set-up with cylinder shortened to suit.

That looks GREAT! Very nice job there