Benjamin Feeding my Akela

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ToddGeddes63 said:
MAN! that's a grip of iguanas! are you limited on how many you can shoot in a day?
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No sir, they are invasive and a nuisance. It's a free for all all year long. You just can't do it in certain cities, unless you have contracts and water management are cracking down on people shooting in canals due to accidents from people who just kills the iguanas and have no regards for the surroundings.
 
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JaceSpace1369 said:
That makes sense, now you've got me thinking. I may have to check my baffles to make sure the ammo isn't striking them, making that vibration so violent. I' thinking it's coming from the spring area, but it's transfered throughout the whole gun to where I can' see through my scope when I take my shot. It's not everytime either, or even most times it's at random.

Yeah, and I have many more posts on this forum.
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Just try an oring or tape to see if it helps. If it's your barrel ringing I'll make you a band also..if it works for me.
 
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Mike_Lenardon said:
Just try an oring or tape to see if it helps. If it's your barrel ringing I'll make you a band also..if it works for me.
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I will have to see if something is amiss. I did end up removing the shroud when I initially got the gun 2 clean the barrel and I put it back, but I never saw or heard anything fall out. Especially because I had the muzzle end of the shroud pointing downwards when I am removed, it.
 
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Yeah I held my shroud while I took a couple of shots. My case it's definitely the shroud rattling on the front air tube clamp
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Mike_Lenardon said:
Picked up an Akela in 177. At the same time I grabbed the tune-up kit. Wondering what you're feeding the gun and how do you like the spring kit.
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Mike
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Hi Mike,

More data for .177 Akela owners who got those great close out deals...

...shot this 200 30-Challenge card with mine today - in "sub-optimal" conditions.

Target: 30-Yard Challenge: 200 14X (10-ring is .125" diameter, center X-dot is 4/100" diameter)
Rifle: Benjamin Akela .177 (2.42" length cut down factory hammer spring)
Ammo: FX 10.3g at 880fps (last chronoed on 10/9/24 - probably slower today due to lower 38F temp)
Huma Mod 30 - just one section
Arken EPL-4 6x24 FFP at 24x
Starting fill pressure 2,300psi on rifle gauge - measured indoors)
Weather: 3mph mild breeze - freezing rain @ 38F throughout card

I was itching to shoot despite winter weather. I shot one sighter on this card - see white dot to the right of target pair #2 - then shot 24 straight at the card.

I shot row #1 with a single shot loader from my Remimex Daystar (same rifle as Akela/Cayden/Kratos) - it was taking too long to load and pellets were getting wet as I single loaded, so I ran inside and loaded a couple mags. Used mags to shoot the remaining rows. Final targets were target pair #11.

The rifle is completely stock except the following:
  • Removed the baffles and spring from the shroud - left air stripper on end of barrel.
  • Added DonnyFL moderator adapter to end of shroud to allow use of Huma Mod30.
  • Hammer spring is stock 3.5" factory spring cut to 2.42" in length

Of course, the internals and trigger are polished up to EPG standards :)

This is unregulated - and I did not change my vertical hold throughout these 25 shots (1 sighter). I've posted Akela shot strings previously on AGN.

I'd have followed with a 30-Masters card, but got tired on the freezing water running down my neck.

-Ed

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