a few questions for the .20 tss’ers
only airguns i’ve had are sheridan, benjamin, 2100, and my rws 48. Really considering pulling the trigger on an ss and am considering the 5mm. From what i’ve read, the .20 shoots flatter than a .22 and has more knockdown power than .177. My plan was to buy a stock ss and make the baffles based on some of the instructions i’ve read on the forum. The gun being as quiet as possible is important to me. As far as accuracy is concerned, i’d like to be able to take rabbit/squirrel size game out to 40 yds or so, w/an occasional 50-60 yd shot. Would the tss in .20 be right for me, or should i just go w/.22? Also, do the baffles really make the gun super quiet and what seems to be the best design that i can follow from home?
This forum is really informative and i appreciate all the threads i’ve already read concerning these airguns, Thanx, Sloan
All Replies
Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
i might just go w/.22. You mentioned this cal was harder on the baffles? Do the perforated pipe w/scotch felt work as well in .22 as .177?
thanx
Only reason I’d own a .20 is if that was the max legal caliber.
At PCP power levels the .22 shoots plenty flat enough. Springer and pumper shooters are usually the ones saying that .20 has a benefit over .22 trajectory wise – but even then, if .22 is available I’ll take it.
For what you want it for, Sloan, any of the 3 would be up to the job. The “flat shooting .20″ is a hang over from springers and pumpers, with the velocities we can get from PCP’s, there’s really no advantage to it, IMO. Especially when you factor in the limited selection of pellets available.
If being able to keep it quiet is especially important, I’d recommend .177, it’s easier to keep internal baffles intact with that caliber. At least that’s what I’ve found. If you want REALLY quiet plus powerful, go with an 18″ .22 barrel and talk to Tony about a shroud. About all you’ll hear is the pellet smacking the target. Overall length will be about the same as a Condor. If you want to keep it close to TSS length, go 12” barrel in a Talon frame, and then talk to Tony.
Check the shrouds and mods section for ideas on baffles, lots of good info there, but it’s always a bit of trial and error. I had mine really quiet at one time with a .177 barrel, then made the error of swapping in my .22 barrel. Had to crank up the power for the .22 and promptly trashed my internals. Good luck.
Dave
Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
thanx
Sorry, pal, I was trying lots of different ideas, some my own, but then got away from the whole thing because I didn’t like the short barrels :-). As I recall, I’d made some baffles from some heavy wall aluminum tube that I’d put a series of slices in on my band saw, sort of a circular aluminum lattice, looked cool. Some washers, orings, and scotchbrite finished it off. It was working really well at lower power, .177 Kodiaks were around 850 fps IIRC. Mostly hammer slap, then the pellet strike. Decided to try the .22 barrel, and the extra internal pressure ended up collapsing my baffles, which then resulted in some nasty internal clipping. I never really got back into it after that, noise isn’t an issue where I live. And now I have an AA S400E with full shroud, plenty quiet enough for my needs :-)! Later.
Dave