Low power Cricket, reduce regulated air volume?
Hello everyone, first post on this forum.
I recently got myself a Cricket WB .177 that I’m now in the process of tuning for consistency and accuracy at 10 Joules (~7 fpe) which is the non-FAC limit in Sweden where I live.
One of the mods I’ve made is a plastic spacer that fits inside the chamber that contains the regulated air, that is between the regulator and the valve. The purpose of this spacer is to reduce the volume of the regulated air. I used to work with a Hatsan AT44 that I fitted an Altaros regulator to and one of the tips that I got from the manufacturer was that on low power you gain consistency if you reduce the regulated air volume. The idea is that if you use very little air per shot, then the regulator won’t notice that it needs to refill/repressurize after every shot. The reducer makes the regulated air volume relatively larger per shot.
Now, on the eng.kalibrgun.ru forum, I’ve seen contradictory opinions. That a larger reservoir of regulated air actually is beneficial for consistency. I think it was nutshot (a seemingly respected an knowledgeable tuner/member) who expressed this opinion.
What is your take on this?
For a low power air rifle as mine, what is best for consistency?
Large or small regulated air volume?
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Well, it seems I have to answer my own question. :whistle:
I removed the volume spacer and it seems consistency actually improved. Although the results were not 100% conclusive I can say for sure that nothing was for the worse with the spacer out so I’m not going to use it.
Hiya Willie! Good to see you on here too! 🙂 Thanks on the offer to borrow the RAI, I might take you up on it if the actual reg tester delays further.
Mr. Rowe seems to be the all-mighty Cricket guru indeed, I’ve already spent a lot of time studying his youtube tutorials which were very informative. I’m definitely a fan! :biggrinn: I read about his 7 fpe Cricket “fly buster” and I want something along those lines: low power conforming to Swedish legal limit, great consistency and deadly accuracy. Not sure I have the nerve to bother the man with PM’s all so early in my talonairgun.com career, but he’s free to chime in with his wisdom at any time.
And so is anyone else with some relevant knowledge to share! :biggrinn:
And well, if I don’t get any guidance on the matter here I’ll just go empirical on that Crickets — …er, regulated air volume. 
Yo, Loose !
Contact Ernest (Sniperlabyo here at TAG) and most of the questions regarding Crickets and meaning of life will be answered right there. If you decide to go the added volume – route i have a RAI (from Imppu) you can borrow to see if the idea holds water. Shows you the regulated pressure as well. Ha det gott ! :darth-vader:
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Your Bug is brand new and needs its time to properly break in. The reg etc needs a good amount of shots thru it to get settled. Once again , PM Ernest …
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