Wika Gauged Royale and Crown

[jking]

I ordered a few Wika 28mm gauges with the plan to replace the FX gauges on my Royale and Crown. I turned them down to 26.5mm. There's not a lot of material left at 26.5mm and I found out the hard way that by trying to go a little smaller that just didn't work. At 26.5 I did have to enlarge the hole in the stock just a little. I used sand paper rolled up on a slotted 3/8" rod and chucked up in a cordless drill. I think they turned out really well and I feel very comfortable with the accuracy of the gauges. When I received the gauges I checked each one against my Crystal digital test gauge and if they weren't right on the money they might have been 2-5 bar off at the very most on the worst one. Anyway here's how they turned out.

The Royale....

The Crown.....

Jking

 

[Dairyboy]

Very nice! I like the look of the Wika gauges. Has a classic look to them.

 

[Tweeter]

Nice job! I think every "high end" airgun should come with the best gauge (Wika) out of the box, not some inaccurate made in China gauge....

 

[heavy-impact]

Nice work and I agree with Tweeter.

 

[stoti]

Those look really nice, great work!

Stoti

 

[2D1C]

They do look good Jimmy.

 

[Tomiboy]

Very nice fit Jimmy!

 

[Glem.Chally]

Damn that looks like its made to be there, great work as usual Jimbo.

 

[Crusher]

Great looking install. good job man.

Crusher

 

[zx10wall]

Stupendous!

 

[tibor]

very nice I can read that...those stock gages are hard for me to see...thanks for sharing

 

[Guest]

Very nice Jimmy! Sort of makes you wonder why FX didn't think of that.

 

[mubhaur]

Very nice 

 

[mtnGhost]

Very classy look! I've always been a horologist with a taste for simple, functional dials - Wika should get into the watchmaking business!

 

[jking]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I still need to re-stain the inside of the hole on the Royale where I enlarged the hole. I also forgot to mention that I left the plastic washer/bushing in both guns and just added a #105 chubby O-ring. I had to go past hand tight about a 1/2 turn for 100% sealing.

I also sent some photos to Huub, which he liked very much. I asked if he was able to go all the way to 26mm which should fit into the hole without any stock alterations. He didn't say that he did buy I told him about how thin the material was at 26.5mm. He did say that he still had plenty of material left and that the walls were pretty thick to start out with so hopefully the ones he's selling are a drop in mod.

@mtnGhost- the one that I got a little too deep on and ripped open really reminded me of the internals of a watch. Funny you mentioned that..

Jking

 

[Guest]

Hey Jimmy here are some 300 bar gauges that are 26mm...https://www.huma-air.com/Mini-pressure-gauge-26-mm-round-body-G1/8-BSP

 

[jking]

Hey Chuck, yeah those are the ones he turned down to fit after I gave him a few ideas and the measurements needed to fit the Crown and Royale guns. It's a win win for FX and HUMA. Definitely an improvement. These are the ones mentioned above that should be 26mm and a drop in replacement.

Jk

 

[Guest]

I wondered where he got that idea ...

 

[jking]

It's great that he listens and acts to the what people recommend to improve our guns as you well know.

Jimmy

 

[Nutcracker]

Nice job. Like Dairyboy said, "a classic look". I like the Wika 315 better than Huma's. Wika's gauge is easier for me to see. Good move on Huma's part to turn down some of their gauges , makes them a lot easier to install. I could not get the Huma gauge to stop leaking, with the fat oring. However I removed the flat disc, maybe that is where I messed up.