AEA Tested smooth bore Zues 72 today!

[elittle1234]

I'm keeping the 24" zeus as a slug barrel, then using the 16" for shot and slugs. I wish it was easier to swap the barrels, I'd like to see if I could somehow modify the barrel nut so it can be unscrewed without having to take off the air bottle.

 

[elittle1234]

Aluminum wasn't fancy enough so I thought why not make a transfer port out of titanium! It turns out titanium is just a little bit harder to work than aluminum...

It's almost ready to fit in the opening. This is a lot of work lol. About 1 hour on the belt sander, maybe 12 hours of hand filing and 2 hours of the dremel using carbide bits. I know for sure my neighbors hate me right now!

 

[elittle1234]

It is 6Al4V grade 5 titanium.

 

[elittle1234]

Beard got

Beard got caught in the drill while I was trying to drill the titanium. I've destroyed at least 4 bits and am bleeding a bit from getting my hair pulled out of my face. LoL

 

[elittle1234]

Only 12hrs of hand filing to remove 1.2mm of titanium... the belt sander was leaving an uneven surface so I had to finish with a file. Prob going to cost about 50$ in bits to make the port in the middle.

 

[elittle1234]

ridiculous amount of work lol. Now if I could just find a super unbreakable valve pin it might be indestructible!

 

[elittle1234]

Its a total fail! The drill bit deflected off the lip of the transfer port when I was drilling so the holes are too low, the port rattles around and doesn't fit correctly. PWNAGE

 

[anonymous_.457]

View attachment 412454so after 2 shots my zeus transfer port exploded... so I spent about 10 hours so far making this one by hand out of aluminum lol. I used a belt sander, hack saw, dremel, and a lot of files. My hands are sore and I'm about half way there. I also have ordered several kinds of metal pins to try out that are thicker than the 2mm stock pin.

Good ole aea.......

 

[PCPdad]

Thanks for sharing. If it works would love to see more patterns. How do these hold up compared to PBBA?

 

[anonymous_.457]

Thanks for sharing. If it works would love to see more patterns. How do these hold up compared to PBBA?

Don't get your hopes up high.... PBBA is the best and most versatile air shotgun on the market IMO....

 

[elittle1234]

That's from the smooth bore zeus at 15ft. That's a 1.5" shell filled with steel #1 shot. The problem is trying to get the shell to release the shot and not leave as one solid piece like it did with that big hole above the pattern.
I'm trying to find a way for the card wad that keeps the shot in the shell to be blown off easy but still leave the shell intact so it doesn't fall apart in a pocket or pack.
Until I find a place to do this close to my house I can only try this once in a while inside my house so progress is slow.