For those who own the Crown Continuum, how rigid is the new Superlight barrel system (380mm and 700mm)? Would you lean it against a wall resting on the barrel? Does it suffer from wandering POI?
FX Crown Superlight barrel question
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Personally I would never lean any of my Crowns (Continuum Mk1 and a 600mm MK2) with either of the 380, 600 or 700mm barrels against a wall, using the barrel as the resting point.
I have not found any of my Crowns to have a wandering POI, but, as stated above, I don't lean them against the barrel. I did at one point install a barrel band (from Ohio Airguns) on my 700mm barrel, but I found absolutely no difference in accuracy between that and the "floating" barrel.
Chris
I have not found any of my Crowns to have a wandering POI, but, as stated above, I don't lean them against the barrel. I did at one point install a barrel band (from Ohio Airguns) on my 700mm barrel, but I found absolutely no difference in accuracy between that and the "floating" barrel.
Chris
Thanks for the reply Chris. Unfortunately in the gun cabinet they can end up leaning on the barrel depending how many are in there at the time. I prefer to not store them that way, but laws are laws.
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Good point. I didn't think of that as a possible problem. That's how I keep my Powder Burner Rifles in the safe, but my air rifles are kept separately from the firearms, in my locked "gun room", in locked cases and some with trigger locks as well. They are mot required to be in a safe as they are not firearms here. I lock them from personal preference, but they are either on some kind of rest or lying on their sides in a case.
Chris
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I just upgraded to the 700mm barrel and I actually have it leaning next to my back door so I can take some quick shots on these rabbits attacking my garden. And its still on point just shot it yesterday. When I have the 380 on I lay in on my mantel above the fireplace but the 700 is a little big with the picture frames my wife has up.. And supposedly I cant take them down to fit the gun... LOL
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Mine does not have wandering POI either, but I also set it in the safe so as not to put pressure on the barrel... just to be safe. I do that for all my air rifles though.
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When oh when are we going to see industry wide proper barrel mounting. A couple of set screws holding a barrel in such expensive ag's is just plain lazy, cost cutting garbage!
Knife
Knife
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I have the Crown continuum and am shooting the 700mm barrel. In my opinion, the way it is assembled it should be as sturdy as any "free floating" barrel, When considering a steel firearm's barrel to receiver assembly, one must take into account the strength of the material used to construct the firearm. The steels are high quality specialty steels designed for high pressures.
The new light barrel construction from FX is as strong as the sum of the parts. They have incorporated a very basic law of engineering by spacing the center liner held by rigid struts to an outer structural aluminum tube. The assembly itself is very rigid and it is then slid into a mating boss in the receiver block and held rigid by four setscrews. I can't think of a better way to do it and allow user access.
I don't think leaning the rifle against the doorjamb, or corner in your house is going to cause any movement of the assembly, nor permanent bending, however, I don't handle any of my airguns, especially my crown with that 700mm barrel like a garden tool. They just aren't built like firearms!
The new light barrel construction from FX is as strong as the sum of the parts. They have incorporated a very basic law of engineering by spacing the center liner held by rigid struts to an outer structural aluminum tube. The assembly itself is very rigid and it is then slid into a mating boss in the receiver block and held rigid by four setscrews. I can't think of a better way to do it and allow user access.
I don't think leaning the rifle against the doorjamb, or corner in your house is going to cause any movement of the assembly, nor permanent bending, however, I don't handle any of my airguns, especially my crown with that 700mm barrel like a garden tool. They just aren't built like firearms!
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i rest my .22 continuum in my gun vault verticle with the barrel in a snug padded rest
about 30" +/-, above the buttpad with either barrel, 380mm or 700.
never have any poi changes from original site in.
so, that throws out whining about proper barrel mounting....
the new crowns have 4 screws securing them and the new stand-off barrel to shroud spacers which are plenty good to support the barrel assembly.
about 30" +/-, above the buttpad with either barrel, 380mm or 700.
never have any poi changes from original site in.
so, that throws out whining about proper barrel mounting....
the new crowns have 4 screws securing them and the new stand-off barrel to shroud spacers which are plenty good to support the barrel assembly.
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