NV091 Stoeger X20 S Rebuild Part 3. Quick and dirty rebuild, tuning, chronograph testing.

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Жыл бұрын

Sorry it is later than I'd hoped for but here it is, my take on rebuilding the Stoeger X20 S, also featuring taking apart a Mk6 BSA Meteor to get a free spring, shortening an airgun spring and chronograph testing.
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#X20S
#airgun
#airrifles
#airrifleshooting
#airriflehunting
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#chronograph
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@jayratbone3693 2 ай бұрын

very useful tutorial, it was really helpful.Thank you for sharing it

@nickvending9688 2 ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for commenting. Glad it was helpful.

@nikosmelidis6961 2 ай бұрын

I just serviced my air rifle with your video thanks you mate !! It was very easy except the trigger I didn’t understand how to assembly it and took me almost 2 hours to figure out how to do it haha .. ps the Hellenic rifle G3A3 was much much easier when I served my country haha

@nickvending9688 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad the video was helpful that's great to hear. The triggers can be a bit of a headache. HK G3A3, now that's a nice rifle.

@michi_danksta Ай бұрын

Thank you. I had recently bought a stoeger s4000e from ebay. It is the Canadian version and says 495fps. I want to upgrade it to the USA specs. I now feel comfortable at tearing it apart.

@nickvending9688 Ай бұрын

Hello, I'm glad the video was helpful. Good luck with the project. All the best, Nick.

@stevenfreeman7798 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video look forward to range time!

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated 👍🏻. Fingers crossed the gun is shooting well now. I'll do some pellet testing too so it should be interesting.

@ianbishop5951 Жыл бұрын

Nice job Nick, bet the owner will be well chuffed 👍

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, hope so. Just got to try it out on the range first and zero it for them.

@johngriffiths3309 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Nick good vid 👍🏻

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, much appreciated 👍🏻. Glad you enjoyed the video.

@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 Жыл бұрын

Good work 🙂👍. Please take no offense, just a suggestion for your woodclamp, the woodclamp I have, has a bolt to screw up and down, makes adjustments to put in pins much easier. Thought that might help you. Also for the piston seal, after heating it up, put it face down and push the piston on top of it at an angle and it will pop right on 🙂👍.

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated. All tips and hints gratefully received. I do have a sash clamp and it would have made life a lot easier if only the thread wasn't so short. I must remember to get another one and then build a permanent airgun spring compressor seeing as I'm doing more and more of them, much better than my current make do and mend method. As you say the fine adjustment from a thread will make a world of difference. Great suggestion with the piston seal, I will try that next time. All the best, Nick 👍🏻.

@toxicliver Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say good job on the video Nick. I'm sure you know but don't be surprised if the point of impact changes while the new breach seel beds in. As I said I'm sure you already aware it can happen. All the best. Jim

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim, much appreciated. Good point, I'll be zeroing it for the owner so I will keep checking it for them every couple of months. I'd wager it will have more shots put through it when I range test it than they will fire in a year, but yes better safe than sorry.

@alexbuey2894 Жыл бұрын

Nice video mate

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated 👍🏻

@alanmullock381 Жыл бұрын

A bit of minor surgery and now running sweetly!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

An impressive improvement over the last time. I reckon it will shoot well now, certainly better than before.

@paulspeller968 Жыл бұрын

very nice mate . yes indeed was running just a bit hot . i find those pellets are quite generous in there head size always a tight fit in all my guns . i think that is going to do ok . probably just a bit high on the scale for me i like a spring gun at around 10.5 to 11 velocity definitely does not mean accuracy that’s for sure . however what a great use of old parts my friend. looking forward to see how that shoots

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, much appreciated 👍🏻. I prefer 10.5-11 too, certainly for target use. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, should be a good gun now for not a lot of expense - but only the targets will determine that 🤞.

@eskimojulie Жыл бұрын

I did like the video and left a 👍, If you empty a tub of plumbers mate into your pellet trap Nick it will stop the ricochets and quieten it no end , never dries either so lasts for years 🙂.

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated. Thank you for the tip, I'd have never thought of that. I'll have to drop by B&Q in the way home tomorrow.

@alexbuey2894 Жыл бұрын

Yeah i jus put old rag in it works a treat mate 👌

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

The plumber's mate worked a treat, but yes good call with the rag 👍🏻

@cardiffpicker1 Жыл бұрын

I just use a cardboard box and an old towel, pellet catcher makes too much noise

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

@@cardiffpicker1 thanks, I'll try that 👍🏻

@bobking4031 11 ай бұрын

You can buy springs seals gas ram systems from custom air seals in australia in fact you can buy a gas ram system to fit that stoeger off them and many other rifles

@nickvending9688 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, but I'm not going to bother doing a gas ram conversion on it. As I keep saying in the videos, money was tight on this build.

@bobking4031 11 ай бұрын

Moly grease only i love watching you backyard blokes try to repair something when you dont have a clue what you are doing and why might pay if you learnt how to measure a spring

@nickvending9688 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Bob. Well my back yard job gave good results in the end. I know how to measure a spring, I figured it would help folks more if I showed what happens when you put the spring in whole first. I have tried moly grease before, it went sticky and the guns lost power. So I tried wheel bearing grease and it worked just fine.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

did you put the piston weight back in or leave it out?

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

I replaced the piston weight with the plastic top hat that I took out of the BSA.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

did you put the extra piston weight that came fitted from the factory...back into the piston?

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

I put a plastic one in, it was the one that came out of the meteor that I dismantled to get the spring.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

@@nickvending9688 did it make any difference?

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

@@dorianspence1335 I'll be honest, I did it all in one go so I couldn't tell you if it was the plastic top hat or the different spring that made any difference. However the gun went from I think from memory it was under 8ftlb to mid 10ftlb, so improvements in refinement were balanced by the increase in muzzle energy.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

is there a way to dampen the recoil on a springer? I have the Stoeger RX20 S3 that someone literally begged me to take because they couldn't shoot accurately with it. they had it "detuned' whatever that means...to try to get decent groupings and accuracy. I don't know what was done until I open it up and have a look. I've tried to shoot with it myself and it is rather difficult to get half decent accuracy or groupings. it's the .22 version. I'm new to plinking so still very green with this sport. I was told by the guy who gave it to me to rather sell it as it will never shoot like a weirauch...it's a cheap entry level product not meant for accuracy...which I think is a pity really...it's a very sleek looking rifle

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

A good quality springer can be tuned to shoot very nicely. Some are docile to shoot from the factory, such as my HW77K. The Stoegers have quite a few design flaws that make them inaccurate, they are a budget rifle but the cheaper Remington Express shoots so much better. I'm not sure how they would have detuned the Stoeger, maybe they shortened the spring to reduce the recoil and muzzle flip.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

@@nickvending9688 that's what I'm thinking

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

@@nickvending9688 what's the difference between gas ram and spring? do you think it would be worth it to tune the Stoeger RX20 to shoot better? if so what can I try, to make it more accurate? If I could get the recoil dampened and cancel the muzzle flip...I think it would be pretty decent?! I haven't tuned the trigger yet

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

@@dorianspence1335 gas ram uses in effect the same system as the pneumatic struts on a car boot, so it uses the compression of gas in place of a spring to propel the piston forward when the trigger is released. The gas is contained, so it is not a PCP or a single stroke pneumatic. Gas ram rifles tend to be quite unrefined, especially budget air rifles and can be extremely variable in terms of power and consistency. Check out my videos on Gamo rifles to see just how different what is basically the same gun can be. I prefer spring over gas ram. In terms of tuning the Stoeger I've done a few jobs in it over the series. Personally though, I wouldn't really bother with it, better put the money towards something else.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

@@nickvending9688 thanks very much for your advice I really appreciate it. have a good weekend👍🏻

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

could one use waterproof grease?

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Hmm not sure on that one. I favour the wheel bearing grease.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

the guy gave me the RX20 S3 to sell and put money towards a PCP or better springer

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Not really sure how much one would sell for. I'm likely selling the X20S from the series on behalf of the owner but I reckon it would struggle to get £75.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

what is the top hat for?

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for your comment. A nonmetallic top hat isolates the spring from the piston to cut down on vibration. It also allows the spring to rotate freely, which helps with shot consistency.

@dorianspence1335 Жыл бұрын

what is PTFE lube?

@nickvending9688 Жыл бұрын

It's an oil containing PTFE. It seems to work well but only in small quantities.