The .25 sure is a great shooter!Glad you made this post, my next pcp is going to a snowpeak m60b or zelos but I wasn't sure if wanted to go the m60b .30 route but now I will just go with zelos .25, cheaper ammo anyways
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The .25 sure is a great shooter!Glad you made this post, my next pcp is going to a snowpeak m60b or zelos but I wasn't sure if wanted to go the m60b .30 route but now I will just go with zelos .25, cheaper ammo anyways
The Zelos .25 barrel is accurate as is.Everybody gets to make their own choices but I personally don't get a short Zelos or M60B. If you want a shorter lighter gun why not just get a P35 or Bullshark or P35X? I put on an aftermarket plenum and drilled out the passages and my P35-25 is just short of 50 fpe for at least 40 shots. The shot count is helped a lot by the fact that when it falls off the reg the velocity does not go slowly down like regulated guns normally do. It stays within 15 fps of the regulated velocity for at least another 12 shots. It is accurate and reasonably quiet with an in shroud 3D printed moderator. It's about at the same noise level as my P35-22 which is at just over 30 fpe. It has a 450mm barrel. The extra 40mm of a bullshark barrel should give you 10-20 fps. This gun like MKII JSB 34 grain and pushes them 775-810 fps depending on temperature and how much hammer spring I give it. I plan to try a reduced diameter poppet when I have a replacement in-hand.
I just see the Zelos/M60 as a long barrel high capacity magazine airgun. But if you want to shorten the barrel it's your gun. It just seems easier to start with a shorter gun.
What does Firewalker think about this?The Zelos .25 barrel is accurate as is.
If I were to shorten my Zelos .25, Id be interested in ONLY removing the empty space between the barrel and the shroud.
That would shorten its overall length by aprox. 4", and I imagine would be as easy as simply shortening the shroud.
Using the OEM barrel and simply shortening the shroud, , it would be 4" shorter, louder, and very inexpensive.
What about the length of the tube then? Wouldn't it be sticking out past the shorter shroud? Or are you meaning adding a moderator directly to the barrel?What does Firewalker think about this?
Would this be an inexpensive and feasable way to shorten the overall length of the Zelos by 4", without investing in a FX barrel?
I didn't have intentions to chop it, but now it appeals to me. I bought the 60 only because I wanted to try 30 caliber since 357 is a tad much for my needs. I've had 2 guns in 357, and it's just too much.Everybody gets to make their own choices but I personally don't get a short Zelos or M60B. If you want a shorter lighter gun why not just get a P35 or Bullshark or P35X? I put on an aftermarket plenum and drilled out the passages and my P35-25 is just short of 50 fpe for at least 40 shots. The shot count is helped a lot by the fact that when it falls off the reg the velocity does not go slowly down like regulated guns normally do. It stays within 15 fps of the regulated velocity for at least another 12 shots. It is accurate and reasonably quiet with an in shroud 3D printed moderator. It's about at the same noise level as my P35-22 which is at just over 30 fpe. It has a 450mm barrel. The extra 40mm of a bullshark barrel should give you 10-20 fps. This gun like MKII JSB 34 grain and pushes them 775-810 fps depending on temperature and how much hammer spring I give it. I plan to try a reduced diameter poppet when I have a replacement in-hand.
I just see the Zelos/M60 as a long barrel high capacity magazine airgun. But if you want to shorten the barrel it's your gun. It just seems easier to start with a shorter gun.
@FirewalkerWhat does Firewalker think about this?
Would this be an inexpensive and feasable way to shorten the overall length of the Zelos by 4", without investing in a FX barrel?
This is still stock barrel length and mod, so 36".What's going to be the OAL?
Gotcha, sounds like it's going to work out for ya there!This is still stock barrel length and mod, so 36".
When I cut it down, It will be right at 30". It's also getting a 425cc 250 bar steel bottle off a Kral. That should give me more shots and lose about 8 oz off the front end. I prefer the flat bottom end since the moderator will also be flat. The flat mod end and round CF bottle end doesn't look right to me when they're stacked evenly.
Those things are unbelievably long! I had a gen 1 and it was like 48" or something like that.Gotcha, sounds like it's going to work out for ya there!
This thread has really made me think about just cutting the barrel of my G2, so I spoke with Dana from Terminadorindustries.com and tomorrow I'll be sending off my G2 .30 SL to get that barrel cut from 28" to 19" it's supposed to still make around 83fpe for 32ish shots while bringing down that monstrous OAL.
Yeah, it's a whooping 53" long fully extended with the moderator.they way I shot it was about 49-50". But it's about to be 39-40" long with the mod after the cut.Those things are unbelievably long! I had a gen 1 and it was like 48" or something like that.
A short bottle.What about the length of the tube then? Wouldn't it be sticking out past the shorter shroud? Or are you meaning adding a moderator directly to the barrel?