Just bought a Akela
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Good day all and happy Thanksgiving!!
Yes unfortunately for now the available.177 Akela’s are out of stock. I did sell quite a lot of them. There are many many more .177 Akela’s waiting here at Airgun Revisions.
I won’t release any more until I acquire an inventory of mags. We are working on overstocking them so customers who purchased guns in the past can get additional ones. If obtaining new ones from Reximex becomes an issue we might look into contracting an established mag maker like DARKO.
All the best, Rich
Yes unfortunately for now the available.177 Akela’s are out of stock. I did sell quite a lot of them. There are many many more .177 Akela’s waiting here at Airgun Revisions.
I won’t release any more until I acquire an inventory of mags. We are working on overstocking them so customers who purchased guns in the past can get additional ones. If obtaining new ones from Reximex becomes an issue we might look into contracting an established mag maker like DARKO.
All the best, Rich
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Hi Rich,
No doubt you know your way around these guns, you and I have been comparing notes for years. You company is now “THEE Source” and hopefully will keep the rifles going for many years. Another good potential source of parts is RexiMex - as I’ve found the RexiMex Daystar Pretensis and the Cayden to be essentially the same rifle mechanically.
As the original poster was considering the spring kit for his .177, I was just trying to let him know that to use the kit with .177 is - especially if his intent is just swapping springs - not as simple to get it optimized as it was using the kit with his .22.
As far as your allen adjuster, I like it - so I tried it with a bunch of different springs. I actually found a spring that works better than both the stock spring and yours - and works with your allen adjuster.
Thanks for keeping the Craftsmen Series alive,
-Ed
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I ordered a couple of hammer springs from Crosman today. They didn't have any .177 in stock, but I did get some for the .22. These should be the same, correct?
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Yes. The .177 and .22 use the same spring.
The .25 uses the same spring - except it is longer. The .177 and .22 spring is 3.5 inches long and the .25 is 4.25 inches long.
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I got my springs from Crosman, and cut one. After bending the end back flat, I ended up at 2.65, close enough I guess. I still have a couple to experiment with.
I went to the range, and it was shooting JSB 8.4 in the 875-890 range with the power adjuster in the middle, and the hammer adjuster backed all the way out. I turned the power adjuster one mark hotter, and started shooting in the 950 range. That power adjuster is sensitive. I guess I need to try and figure a balance between the hammer spring preload, and the power adjuster.
The gun is accurate for a first test. I tried some old boxed Premiers, a couple of JSBs, and some Kodiaks. Oddly the Kodiaks wouldn't cycle, so I couldn't test them. Trigger is also pretty nice. It seems that when you take up the slack from the first stage, it doesn't run into a bump for the second stage, just fires when you get so far. Might need a little adjustment, or more familiarization. Pretty light pull. I didn't do a full shot string. Also,I was shooting from a bench, and was rather surprised how comfortable it was. I had no issues with the bullpup configuration, or scope placement.
I also had my Brocock Bantam bottlegun with me for comparison. Bantam is much louder, with a heavier trigger pull. Accuracy is pretty close, with the Brocock edging the Akela, but it was first test with the Akela. Both do best with JSB pellets, no surprise there.
I did find a couple mags on Amazon. Thanks to the poster above who mentioned it.
Overall, I am really surprised that the Akela is as nice as it is. Fit and finish isn't on par with the high end guns, but considering the retail price it was way less than half their price, it looks pretty good, and seems like a workhorse. Then you consider I paid $169 for it, and it's a ridiculous value.
Don't look now, but AR seems to have some more .177s for $169, as the "sold out" designation is gone. If you don't get one, you're missing out on the best deal ever. I'm struggling not to get another one. Better hurry!
I went to the range, and it was shooting JSB 8.4 in the 875-890 range with the power adjuster in the middle, and the hammer adjuster backed all the way out. I turned the power adjuster one mark hotter, and started shooting in the 950 range. That power adjuster is sensitive. I guess I need to try and figure a balance between the hammer spring preload, and the power adjuster.
The gun is accurate for a first test. I tried some old boxed Premiers, a couple of JSBs, and some Kodiaks. Oddly the Kodiaks wouldn't cycle, so I couldn't test them. Trigger is also pretty nice. It seems that when you take up the slack from the first stage, it doesn't run into a bump for the second stage, just fires when you get so far. Might need a little adjustment, or more familiarization. Pretty light pull. I didn't do a full shot string. Also,I was shooting from a bench, and was rather surprised how comfortable it was. I had no issues with the bullpup configuration, or scope placement.
I also had my Brocock Bantam bottlegun with me for comparison. Bantam is much louder, with a heavier trigger pull. Accuracy is pretty close, with the Brocock edging the Akela, but it was first test with the Akela. Both do best with JSB pellets, no surprise there.
I did find a couple mags on Amazon. Thanks to the poster above who mentioned it.
Overall, I am really surprised that the Akela is as nice as it is. Fit and finish isn't on par with the high end guns, but considering the retail price it was way less than half their price, it looks pretty good, and seems like a workhorse. Then you consider I paid $169 for it, and it's a ridiculous value.
Don't look now, but AR seems to have some more .177s for $169, as the "sold out" designation is gone. If you don't get one, you're missing out on the best deal ever. I'm struggling not to get another one. Better hurry!
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