My New Akela

[B.Guns.]

Looks like the hammer spring is in too far causing you to have a descending shot string. Are you filling to 200 bar?

There is no hammer spring adjustment. I'm filling all the way.

The hammer spring is adjustable. Have you verified its backed all the way out?

Thanks Troy. I didn't know that. Where can I find it?

 

[B.Guns.]

Definitely a prettier stock than I expected, grats! Also, I like the placement of the pressure gauge. You can just lay down the rifle and glance over to see your fill instead of having to turn the thing upside down frequently or put your face in front of the barrel.

Thanks. I'm really liking the stock also. I do like the guage placement also. I hate leaning into the barrel to check the gauge.

 

[B.Guns.]

Definitely a prettier stock than I expected, grats! Also, I like the placement of the pressure gauge. You can just lay down the rifle and glance over to see your fill instead of having to turn the thing upside down frequently or put your face in front of the barrel.

Thanks. I'm really liking the stock also. I do like the guage placement also. I hate leaning into the barrel to check the gauge.

Nevermind I found it. It was turned in about a half turn. Now it’s all the way out. Back to testing.

 

[B.Guns.]

Well I’m getting a good improvement at 3/4 Power with 1 mag but then my string just dumps. First mag has a 14 spread with a 4.4 stdev. Second mag I got a 44 spread . I don’t know what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[B.Guns.]

After backing out my hammer spring adjuster all the way. Which was about 1/2 turn the best strings I got so far is in the half power mode. Heres 5 strings for 5 mags that I shot from 3000-1800 Let me know if these are ok or close to what you're getting. All shots were quite accurate at 25 yards.
Description: Akela1/2 Power detuned spring mag 1
Notes 1:
Notes 2:
Distance to Chrono(FT): 4.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 14.30
Temp: 76 °F
BP: 1007.64 inHg
Altitude: 9200.00
# FPS FT-LBS PF
12 833 22.04 11.91
11 824 21.56 11.78
10 828 21.77 11.84
9 830 21.88 11.87
8 826 21.67 11.81
7 826 21.67 11.81
6 824 21.56 11.78
5 830 21.88 11.87
4 828 21.77 11.84
3 825 21.62 11.80
2 822 21.46 11.75
1 823 21.51 11.77
Average: 826.6 FPS
SD: 3.3 FPS
Min: 822 FPS
Max: 833 FPS
Spread: 11 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.1
True MV: 827 FPS

Created: 09/04/20 02:35 PM
Description: Akela1/2 Power detuned spring mag 2
Notes 1:
Notes 2:
Distance to Chrono(FT): 4.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 14.30
Temp: 77 °F
BP: 1007.64 inHg
Altitude: 9200.00
# FPS FT-LBS PF
12 803 20.48 11.48
11 810 20.84 11.58
10 807 20.68 11.54
9 811 20.89 11.60
8 812 20.94 11.61
7 815 21.09 11.65
6 816 21.15 11.67
5 820 21.35 11.73
4 824 21.56 11.78
3 826 21.67 11.81
2 824 21.56 11.78
1 831 21.93 11.88
Average: 816.6 FPS
SD: 8.5 FPS
Min: 803 FPS
Max: 831 FPS
Spread: 28 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.1
True MV: 817 FPS

Description: Akela1/2 Power detuned spring mag 3
Notes 1:
Notes 2:
Distance to Chrono(FT): 4.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 14.30
Temp: 76 °F
BP: 1007.64 inHg
Altitude: 9200.00
# FPS FT-LBS PF
12 796 20.12 11.38
11 802 20.43 11.47
10 798 20.22 11.41
9 801 20.38 11.45
8 803 20.48 11.48
7 805 20.58 11.51
6 811 20.89 11.60
5 805 20.58 11.51
4 808 20.73 11.55
3 812 20.94 11.61
2 816 21.15 11.67
1 816 21.15 11.67
Average: 806.1 FPS
SD: 6.6 FPS
Min: 796 FPS
Max: 816 FPS
Spread: 20 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.1
True MV: 806 FPS

Description: Akela1/2 Power detuned spring mag 4
Notes 1:
Notes 2:
Distance to Chrono(FT): 4.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 14.30
Temp: 76 °F
BP: 1007.64 inHg
Altitude: 9200.00
# FPS FT-LBS PF
12 770 18.83 11.01
11 771 18.88 11.03
10 768 18.73 10.98
9 777 19.17 11.11
8 778 19.22 11.13
7 781 19.37 11.17
6 785 19.57 11.23
5 784 19.52 11.21
4 789 19.77 11.28
3 787 19.67 11.25
2 790 19.82 11.30
1 798 20.22 11.41
Average: 781.5 FPS
SD: 9.1 FPS
Min: 768 FPS
Max: 798 FPS
Spread: 30 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.1
True MV: 782 FPS

Description: Akela1/2 Power detuned spring mag 5
Notes 1:
Notes 2:
Distance to Chrono(FT): 4.00
Ballistic Coefficient: 1.000
Bullet Weight(gr): 14.30
Temp: 76 °F
BP: 1007.64 inHg
Altitude: 9200.00
# FPS FT-LBS PF
12 725 16.69 10.37
11 729 16.88 10.42
10 735 17.16 10.51
9 742 17.48 10.61
8 749 17.82 10.71
7 747 17.72 10.68
6 751 17.91 10.74
5 753 18.01 10.77
4 758 18.25 10.84
3 763 18.49 10.91
2 770 18.83 11.01
1 770 18.83 11.01
Average: 749.3 FPS
SD: 14.8 FPS
Min: 725 FPS
Max: 770 FPS
Spread: 45 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.1
True MV: 750 FPS

 

[Hummer57]

Where is the hammer spring? I did turn the screw behind the trigger in very slightly and the trigger is much better. I’m a newb and don’t know much about hammer springs.

 

[B.Guns.]

Where is the hammer spring? I did turn the screw behind the trigger in very slightly and the trigger is much better. I’m a newb and don’t know much about hammer springs.

To get to the hammer spring adjuster you need to remove the action from the stock. It’s on the back of the action. It’s a silver flat head screw. The spring itself is in front of the adjuster inside the receiver.

 

[qball]

That’s super awesome looking stock!!! And the shot string is pretty darn impressive too! This little gun is quite tempting.....

 

[oldsparky]

Those Akels's grab my attention. I am anxious to see hear how they are shooting at 50 yards. If its close to MOA I may have to grab one up.

 

[Gunner1985]

Those Akels's grab my attention. I am anxious to see hear how they are shooting at 50 yards. If its close to MOA I may have to grab one up.

Same, I'm watching this thread The gun looks gorgeous and, has a great warranty. It seems well thought out, minus the placement of the side lever. Ive always had a stellar experience with Crosman's customer service. If the accuracy is there at 50yards, I'll count my coins and order one. 

 

[smythsg]

Mr Sparky, my Akela will easily break small hen eggs at 50 yards ( with a SIG 2MOA red dot scope) with NSA 17.5 gn slugs. I rarely shoot paper, as my airguns are used exclusively for hunting. My fav reactive targets are small hen eggs (about the size of a squirrel head). I cannot attest to how good they are as target riflles, but they are excellent for small game hunting rifles.

 

[oldsparky]

Are guys putting a moderator on them? Are they pretty loud without one?

 

[JohnL57]

Are guys putting a moderator on them? Are they pretty loud without one?

The one I have is not loud, but because your cheek is right on the breech you hear more mechanical noise than on a traditional rifle. I'm still figuring it out, one thing I found is the cheek rest had to be removed in order to get a sight picture even with high pic rings. This is my first pup so it's all kind of new.

 

[B.Guns.]

That’s super awesome looking stock!!! And the shot string is pretty darn impressive too! This little gun is quite tempting.....

Thank you. I really like the look of stock also. It's a real good shooter and I'm still dialing it in.

 

[B.Guns.]

Those Akels's grab my attention. I am anxious to see hear how they are shooting at 50 yards. If its close to MOA I may have to grab one up.

Same, I'm watching this thread The gun looks gorgeous and, has a great warranty. It seems well thought out, minus the placement of the side lever. Ive always had a stellar experience with Crosman's customer service. If the accuracy is there at 50yards, I'll count my coins and order one.

It's a very accurate rifle. I'm not that good at 50 yards but I'm sure the gun is. I've seen other peoples groups that were 1/2' or less. I'm good for around an inch and close to a 1/2" on my very best days. But it's not the guns fault. It's just me.

 

[B.Guns.]

Are guys putting a moderator on them? Are they pretty loud without one?

I don't feel I need one. At full power I get a bit of a pop but I don't consider it loud. As soon as it's backed off of full power it becomes pretty much silent. I hear the hammer and the pellet hitting the target.

 

[oldsparky]

Thanks B.Guns, So as you posted above your FPS where do you consider it quite 750 - 850



thanks

 

[B.Guns.]

900 and below is what I'm finding.

 

[B.Guns.]

Here's some groups at 50 yards using JSB 15.8s. Most were 6 shots.

 

[B.Guns.]

It seems my Akela has developed a leak. The last 2 mornings its been between 2-300 psi lower than where I filled it to when I finished shooting.

I'm going to try a little soapy water around the gauge and foster fitting today. But otherwise I guess I'll be sending in for warranty work. This might explain why my shot strings were not as consistent as other owners strings.