The Zelos shorties looks good. After being spoiled with FX air guns, the ping on the Zelos is hard to accept especially being next to the ear.
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Umarex Zelos pics ..
- Thread starter Perle
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Picked this up for cheap on eBay after the seller couldn't reseal it. Added a c88 valve and an FX liner kit. I have a .22 500mm superior liner in it now. It's doing about 45-50fpe with the reg set at 165bar. At 50m it shoots alot of stuff well but at 100m the 23g H&N .218 do the best.
I picked up a 700mm heavy and the extension as well so will test it next week.
View attachment IMG_20250216_114522.heic
I picked up a 700mm heavy and the extension as well so will test it next week.
View attachment IMG_20250216_114522.heic
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That’s the whole point of the exercise! I figured this would be the best example ( 450mm barrel ).
Butt to bottle length end is 27.5 in
A tatsu would put it at 29.5
But the mini Magna works great.
Glad you like it. Dave really came through here. It’s smooth as silk.
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That's awesome! I love compact builds! I prefer higher power, but if it's compact enough I'm okay with lower to normal power. He sure does great work!
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i figured many took the notos and modded it to 30 32 fpe longer barrel and more shot capacity * bottles and z blocks
it made more sense to me to take the zelos and have a compact made for less than a full mod and barrel notos.
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I made my notos have a crazy shot count. Power was enough to take down iguanas and it was accurate enough shooting dimed sized groups at 50yds with crosmans. I hated the trigger so I got rid of it.
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165 reg. Do you remember Hammerspring turns ? From flush ?
This is with no porting or plenum increase ?
Impressive power.
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I did. Once I included the 480cc CF Bottle at no extra charge, I sold it in a day or two. I even tested it and had a max shot per fill of 82 full regulated shots with JTS 25.39gr at 905fps.
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It was tempting I must say.
I think 2 zelos are enough but hey .. I like em so ya never know. You should still post a pic here of it …
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I have the c88 valve which has 7mm tp compared to the standard valve with 3.7mm. The FX liner thimble has a larger TP vs the stock barrel as well, I forget the measurements off hand thought. I don't recall the hammer spring settings but it's cranked in.
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Got my 700m heavy liner yesterday and installed it. Reg was at 165Bar. Shot some groups at 50m and 100m. .218 NSA 25g 1025 fps, 27g 940fps, & 30g 900fps, shot well at. a 100m. 2nd to them were the JSB KO .217 & .218 and the JSBMRD deeps. Was shooting West and had 10-15mph S crosswind so he groups should tighten up next time.
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Try the zan 28.5gr .218, those are by far the best in accuracy in my buddies zelos even at 810fps out to 174yds
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Ya, I'll try them. I have the .217 sampler pack but wasn't able to get to testing them today. Need to order the .218 pack.
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Yeah that's what I had on hand at the time as well as apolo slugs and something else. The 28.5gr beat everything else. Hitting an upright coca cola can at 174yds 8 times in a row is a true testament in my eyes, specially at about 810fps
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I just received my Zelos .25 from PA and it weights 7.29 lbs filled with air. No mod or scope or anything else has been added.
For a 6 lbs gun, could adding air add that much weight? Other than the weight, the Zelos is shooting fine.
For a 6 lbs gun, could adding air add that much weight? Other than the weight, the Zelos is shooting fine.
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