Anybody have the huggett moderator? Specifically on a 22 Wildcat? It's very quiet but I am experiencing wild inaccuracy with it.
Huggett Moderator experience
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"THE" most important attribute for any muzzle device, is... Concentricity! Even if the pellet does not hit the baffles, the imbalance will throw off the pellet. And, there is even a formula for the size of the holes through the baffles. Most experts say 10% larger, but even 15% larger is fine.
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I'm suspecting that it may be causing clipping. Did it come with the gun or was it added on later? I have multiple moderators including Huggets and Weihrauch. If the accuracy is poor with it on but is great with it off, there is clipping.
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It was added later. Nothing I can do about it? Gun has 600 rounds through it and I just got the moderator.
and yes, groups are good without it and all over the place with it.
and yes, groups are good without it and all over the place with it.
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I had that same problem with another very high quality LDC made by a forum member here on my Huntsman. Turned out the adapter between the LDC and the factory shroud was slightly off, which caused the LDC to clip. Ordered a new adapter and replaced it. No more clipping.
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take the Huggett apart and see if it's clipping. If it's clipping the rear washer, drill it out slightly larger. Should take care of the problem
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The end cap does have some slight marks on it. The two center washers (not really washers I guess) don't seem to have any marks but hard to tell. Do those push out easily?
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Take the end cap off. The insert will slide out although it might be a little tight. Just stick your finger in slide it out. After you get the insert out, pull out the washer and check for clipping.
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Yea i had this problem myself, my daystate (hugget) worked well for around 3000 pellets and then all of a sudden it started to clip. Just had to buy a new one.
Was the carbon fiber reflex mk4?
Was the carbon fiber reflex mk4?
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I put a NC 22 cal and a Hugget 25 cal on my Wildcat and experienced the same thing. Luckily I have a lathe in my shop, so chucked up the barrel and set up a mic on the face that the moderator mates to. Sure enough. It was off so the moderator was not parallel to the bore. Turned it down just enough to aline it and now my accuracy and POI are the same with the moderator on or off. Just a side note. I can tell no difference between the moderator from Neil and the one from Hugget in sound or accuracy. Quality is the same, but price is less. If your POI is not the same with the moderator on then you are experiencing clipping or the pellet is co close it's being effected by uneven air compression on one side. Good luck
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I had a similar issue with a different LDC and I was able to make it work better by adding a spring inside to hold the baffles in place so they didn't move. I also drilled out the offending baffle slightly to make the hole wide enough so that pellets could pass without touching. It solved the issue for me without causing a noticeable difference in the level of noise control.
I think the issue on mine was caused by the threads not being cut straight on the barrel and not the LDC itself.
I used a drill press but, for a job like that, where you are just widening an existing hole, it wouldn't be too hard to do it with a regular hand drill. Just make sure you lock the baffle down well in a vise before you drill (especially if the baffle is metal).
I think the issue on mine was caused by the threads not being cut straight on the barrel and not the LDC itself.
I used a drill press but, for a job like that, where you are just widening an existing hole, it wouldn't be too hard to do it with a regular hand drill. Just make sure you lock the baffle down well in a vise before you drill (especially if the baffle is metal).
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yea might give mine the drill, but i found a danish brand that was just 20 € (nm was a sale, around 60 now) vs the 100ish for the Daystate. Just as good. No need to try and salvage the daystate one.
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I drilled out the openings slightly, initial testing looks good. I bet threads on the fun are slightly off. POI may be slightly different but that's probably expects with a slight chance in velocity, especially at 70 yards where i am shooting at.
if I want to use this same moderator for a .25 gun I guess just drill it out a little more?
if I want to use this same moderator for a .25 gun I guess just drill it out a little more?
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I"ve used a .25 moderator on a .22 but haven't done the reverse. I don't see why drilling it bigger wouldn't work. Let us know
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I have a Huggett Mod on my Wildcat (.25) ... super quite, absolutely backyard friendly. POI/Velocity are the same ...
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I had a problem with my .25 Wildcat not grouping well, turned out to be embarrassingly simple. The Huggett was approx 2 turns loose on the shroud, and the shroud itself was a couple of turns loose. Doubt yours is loose like that, but if there's even a 1% chance this helps then it was worth posting.
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Mousefart- Roger that.... check your equipment prior to shooting"teeken"I have a Huggett Mod on my Wildcat (.25) ... super quite, absolutely backyard friendly. POI/Velocity are the same ...
Teeken - Great lookin Wildcat with the Huggett. Did you have it installed the same time you purchased the Wildcat or after?
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Does aoa glue the moderators on when they leave the store ? Pretty sure a while back I looked a huggett from aoa and it said it had to be installed by them permanently .
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Not sure why they would have to glue a moderator on, but they can certainly check to make sure it's shooting properly with the moderator installed. Initially, I wanted a Huggett but I just didn't want to send my Wildcat back to AOA after having it for a couple weeks (too eager). So now my Wildcat with a NC moderator is on target blasting pests, and targets out to 100+ yds. I'm sure a Huggett would have done similar if I sent it back to AOA for a Huggett fitting.
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